Use and Care Guide

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Safety Rules
NOTE: FOR YOUR SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING SMOKE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOME IF NOT ALREADY
INSTALLED.
CAUTION! Do not touch the heater until it has cooled.
SAFETY NOTICE: If this heater is not properly installed, a house re may result. For your safety, follow the
installation directions. Contact local building or re ofcials about restrictions and installation inspection
requirements in your area.
READ THESE RULES AND THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. Check with local codes. The installation must
comply with their rulings. Observe closely the
clearances to combustibles.
2. Do not install this heater in a mobile home or trailer.
3. Always connect this heater to a chimney and
vent to the outside. Never vent to another room or
inside a building. DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A
CHIMNEY FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
4. Do not connect a wood burning heater to a Type
B gas vent. This is not safe and is prohibited by
the National Fire Protection Association Code.
This heater requires approved masonry or UL,
ULC Listed Residential Type and Building Heating
Appliance Chimney. Use a 6" diameter chimney,
or larger, that is high enough to give a good draft.
5. Be sure that your chimney is safely constructed and
in good repair. Have the chimney inspected by
the Fire Department or a qualied inspector. Your
insurance company may be able to recommend
a qualied inspector.
6. Inspect chimney connector and chimney twice
monthly during the heating season for any deposit
of creosote or soot which must be removed (see
Chimney Maintenance).
7. Provide air for combustion from outside the house
into the room where the heater is located. If the
intake is not in the same room, air must have free
access in to the room.
8. To prevent injury, do not allow anyone to use this
heater who is unfamiliar with the correct operation
of the heater.
9. For further information on using your heater safely,
obtain a copy of the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) publication "Using Coal and
Wood Stoves Safely" NFPA No. HS-10-1978. The
address of the NFPA is Batterymarch Park, MA
02269.
• For more information on a Canadian
Installation, obtain a copy of CAN/CSA - B365
- M91 Installation Code for Solid-Fuel-Burning
Appliances and Equipment.
10. Disposal of Ashes - Ashes should be placed in
a metal container with a tight tting lid. The
closed container of ashes should be placed on a
noncombustible oor or on the found, well away
from all combustible materials, pending nal
disposal. If the ashes are disposed of by burial in
soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be
retained in the closed container until all cinders
have thoroughly cooled.
11. CAUTION - The special paints used on your heater
may give off some smoke while they are curing
during the rst few res. Build small res at rst.
Children and people/animals with lung problems
should take caution during the curing process.
12. CARING FOR PAINTED PARTS - This heater has
a painted jacket which is durable but it will not
stand rough handling or abuse. When installing
your heater, use care in handling. Clean with soap
and warm water when heater is not hot. DO NOT
use any acids or scouring soap, as these wear and
dull the nish. PAINT DISCOLORATION WILL OCCUR
IF THE HEATER IS OVERFIRED. FOLLOW OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
13. All persons, especially children, should be alerted
to hazards from high surface temperatures and
kept away while in operation. Small children
should not be left unsupervised when in the room
with the heater.
14. Keep the area adjacent to the heater free from
all combustible materials, gasoline, and other
ammable vapors.
15. This heater should not be used as a primary source
of heat.