FOR SAFE OPERATION
A. READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:Readandadhere
totheseinstructions.Donotallowanyonewhohas not
readtheinstructionstoassemble,light,adjustor
operatetheheater.
WARNING:
Keep the heater out of the reach of children.
B. PROPANE IS VERY FLAMMABLE:Intheeventofa
leak,propanewillaccumulateandthepossibilityofa
fireispresent.Propanegasisscentedanditsstrong
odorisreadilydetectable.Neverstrikeamatchorbring
anyflameorcreateanelectricsparkinanenclosure
whenyousmellpropanegas.Ventilatethearea
thoroughly,movetheheateroutside,findandcorrect
thesourceoftheleakbeforeattemptingtolightany
appliance.Ifyouareunsureoftheseinstructions
evacuateimmediatelyandcallforhelp.
C. GAS LEAKAGE:Iftheleakcannotbecorrected,do
nottamperwiththeheater.Followtheshutdown
instructionsandreturntheheatertothedealeror
addressgivenonthelastpage.
D. LEAK DETECTION:Beforeeachuseoftheheater,
checkallfittingsandconnectionswithasoapsolution
tobesuretherearenoleaks.NEVER, NEVERUSEANY
FLAMEFORLEAKTEST.
E. CONNECTING HEATER TO PROPANE CYLINDER:
Alwaysconnecttheheatertothedisposablecylinderin
theoutdoorsorinawellventilatedarea.NEVER
connectthisheatertoacylindernearanopenflame.
F. USE OF HEATER:Alwaysoperatetheheaterwiththe
propanecylinderinanuprightpositiononalevel
non-combustiblesurface.NEVERplacethecylinderon
itssidewhenoperatingtheheater.
G. ATTEND HEATER:Donotleaveheaterunattended
whileitisinoperation.
H. ALWAYS USE A MATCH TO LIGHT HEATER: NEVER
attempttolighttheheaterwithasparklighter
I. DO NOT TAMPER:Shouldtheheaternotperform
properly,suchaslittleornoheatwhenoperatinginthe
"Hi"position,orforanyotherreason,DONOTATTEMPT
TOREPAIRORTAMPERwiththeheater.Anytampering
couldmaketheuseoftheheaterunsafeanddangerous.
Returntheheatertothedealerorthe addressgiven
onthelastpageforrepairorreplacement.
BTU/HR. Rating
Model No.
Propane Gas
MH15
15,000
Figure4
Normal Operating Procedure
Vertical
5
J. FOR STORAGE:TheheaterHi-Med-Lo-Offregulating
valveshouldalwaysbeturnedto"off"whentheheater
isnotinuse.Allowatleast15minutesforcooling
beforehandlingandstoring.Detachpropanecylinder
fromheaterbeforestoring.DONOTstorepropane
cylindersnearopenflameorheat.
K. DO NOT TRANSPORT OR MOVE APPLIANCE
WHILE IN OPERATION OR WHILE HEATER IS
ATTACHED. FOLLOW SHUTDOWN AND STORAGE
INSTRUCTIONS TO TRANSPORT OR MOVE THIS
APPLIANCE.
VENTILATION
A. WARNING: This heater is an unvented appliance
and MUST be used ONLY in a well ventilated
area. NEVERattempttooperatetheheaterinsideany
vehicle,camperorenclosure.
B. FOR OUTDOOR USE ONLY.Anycombustionprocess
requiresandconsumesoxygen,andwillproducecarbon
monoxide..
C. WARNING:Provideampleventilation.Thisheater
consumesair(oxygen).Donotusethisheaterin
unventilatedstructurestoavoidendangeringyourlife.
Provideadditionalventilationforanyadditional
fuel-burningappliancesandadditionaloccupants.
MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
A. Whenoperating,theheatersurfacesareextremely
hot.Keepsleepingbags,clothing,andallcombustible
materialsclearoftheheaterbyatleastthefollowing
distances:
B. WARNING:Toavoidinjuryorpropertydamagenever
allowclothing,tents,orothercombustiblematerial
within30"oftheheater.Thisheatermustbelocated
atleast24"abovethefloorlevelwheninuse.Never
operatetheheaterwhilesleeping.
C.WARNING:Neverdirecttheheatoutputofthisheater
towardanypropanetankwithin20feet.
Clearances to Combustibles
From C.L. of HTR. To Floor
24"
Sides
Rear
Ceiling
30"
30"
36"