Safety Information; Qualified Installing Agency - Pleasant Hearth VFF-PH20LPB Manual Del Usuario

SAFETY INFORMATION

1. This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This appliance is
not convertible for use with other gases.
2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) inside any structure. Locate propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors.
3. If you smell gas
• shut off gas supply
• do not try to light any appliance
• do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building
• immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. Follow the gas supplier's instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department
4. This fireplace shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.
5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood-burning fireplace. Use only the logs provided with the fireplace.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool. Using these
added items can cause sooting. Do not add lava rock around base. Rock and debris could fall into
the control area of fireplace.
7. This fireplace is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off fireplace and
call a qualified service person. Note: During initial operation, slight smoking could occur due to log
curing and fireplace burning manufacturing residues.
8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in Cleaning and Maintenance, page 32.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner or similar products, turn fireplace off. If heated,
the vapors from these products may create a white powder residue within burner box or on adjacent
walls or furniture.
10. This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation to run properly. This fireplace has an Oxygen Depletion
Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the fireplace if not enough fresh air is
available. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, page 9-11. If fireplace keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, page 34.
11. Do not run fireplace
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored.
• under dusty conditions.
12. Do not use this fireplace to cook food or burn paper or other objects.
13. Never place any objects in the fireplace or on logs.
14. Do not use fireplace if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician
to inspect the room fireplace and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which
has been under water.
15. Turn off and unplug fireplace and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair fireplace.
16. Operating fireplace above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
17. Do not operate fireplace if log is broken. Do not operate fireplace if log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
18. To prevent performance problems, do not use propane/LP fuel tank of less than 100 lb. capacity.
19. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.
Only a qualified agency should install and
replace gas piping, gas utilization equip-
ment or accessories, and repair and equip-
ment servicing. The term "qualified agency"
means any individual, firm, corporation, or
company that either in person or through a
representative is engaged in and is respon-
sible for:

QUALIFIED INSTALLING AGENCY

a) Installing, testing, or replacing gas piping or
b)Connecting, installing, testing, repairing, or
servicing equipment; that is experienced in
such work; that is familiar with all precautions
required; and that has complied with all the re-
quirements of the authority having jurisdiction.
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