Empire Comfort Systems VFP36SP32EN-2, VFP36PP32EN-2, VFP36SP32EP-2 Important Safety Information

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

•An unvented room heaterhaving an input rating of more than 6,000 Btu per hour shall not be installed in a bathroom

•An unvented room heater having an input rating of more than 10,000 Btu per hour shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.

•Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies.

•Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of high surface temperature and should stay away to avoid burns or clothing ignition.

•Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in the same room with the appliance.

•Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or near the appliance.

•Installation and repair should be done by a qualified service person. This appliance should be inspected before use and at least annually by a professional service person. More frequent cleaning may be required due to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding materials, etc. It is imperative that control compartments, burners and circulating air passageways of the appliance be kept clean.

•Do not use this room heater if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water.

•You must operate heater with fireplace screen in place.

•Do not place trash, logs or other articles on the log set during operation.

•During manufacturing, fabricating and shipping, various components of this appliance are treated with certain oils, filmsorbondingagents.Thesebondingagentsarenotharmful but may produce annoying smoke and smells as they are burned off during initial operation of the appliance. This is a normal temporary occurrence.Awindow should be opened during the initial bake out period.

•Correct installation of the ceramic fiber logs, proper location of the heater and annual cleaning are necessary to avoid potential problems with sooting. Sooting, resulting from improper installation or operation, can settle on surfaces outside the fireplace. See instructions for proper installation.

•WARNING: Do not allow fans to blow directly into the fireplace. Avoid any drafts that alter burner flame patterns.

•WARNING: Do not use a blowerinsert, heat exchangerinsert or other accessory not approved for use with this heater.

•WARNING! This fireplace needs fresh air for ventilation to run properly. This fireplace has an ODS (oxygen depletion sensor) which will shut down the heater if adequate fresh air is not available. See troubleshooting section in the instructions.

•WARNING: DO NOT operate this appliance unless all components including logs, burners, and controls are in good working condition. Never operate this appliance if any log or twig is broken, or out of their intended position. Refer to the Log set placement instructions for correct log and twig positioning.

Replacement components are available through your local dealer as indicated in the How to Order Repair Parts section of the appliance manual.

•Keep appliance area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids.

•WARNING: Failure to keep the primary air opening(s) of the burner(s) clean may result in sooting and property damage.

warning

When used without adequate combustion and ventilation air,			Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to
heater may give off CARBON MONOXIDE, an odorless, poi-			death.
sonous gas.		Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu,
	Do not install heater until all necessary provisions are	with headache, dizziness and/or nausea. If you have these signs,
	made forcombustion and ventilation air. Consult the writ-	heater may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once!
	ten instructions provided with the heater for information	Have heater serviced.
	concerning combustion and ventilation air. In the absence	Some people — pregnant women, persons with heart or lung
	of instructions, refer to the National Fuel Gas Code,ANSI	disease, anemia, those under the influence of alcohol , those at
	Z223.1/NFPA 54, Air for Combustion and Ventilation, or	high altitudes — are more affected by carbon monoxide than
	applicable local codes.	others.
This heater is equipped with a pilot light safety sys-		The pilot light safety system senses the depletion of oxygen at its
tem designed to turn off the heater if not enough fresh air		location. If this heater is installed in a structure having a high
is available.		vertical dimension, the possibility exists that the oxygen supply
		at the higher levels will be less than that at the heater. In this type
	Do NOT TAMPER WITH PILOT LIGHT SAFETY
		of application, a fan to circulate the structure air will minimize
	SYSTEM!
		this effect. The use of this fan will also improve the comfort level
	If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh air.
		in the structure. When a fan is used to circulate air, it should be
If heater keeps shutting off, have it serviced. Keep burner and		located so that the air flow is not directed at the burner.
control compartment clean.

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