Installation Guide

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WHATFUELSNOTTOUSE:
CAUTION
NEVERUSEGASOLINE,GASOLINETYPELANTERNFUEL,KEROSENE,CHARCOAL
LIGHTERFLUID,ORSIMILARLIQUIDSTOSTARTOR“FRESHENUP”AFIREINTHIS
HEATER.KEEPALLSUCHLIQUIDSWELLAWAYFROMTHEHEATERWHILEINUSE.
ADDITIONALLY,NEVERAPPLYFIRESTARTERTOANYHOTSURFACEOREMBERSINTHE
STOVE.DONOTUSECHEMICALSORFLUIDS
TOSTARTTHEFIRE.
DONOTBURNFLAMMABLEFLUIDSSUCHASGASOLINE,NAPHTHAORENGINEOIL.
DONOTBURNGARBAGE;LAWNCLIPPINGSORYARDWASTE;MATERIALS
CONTAININGRUBBER,INCLUDINGTIRES;MATERIALSCONTAININGPLASTIC;WASTE
PETROLEUMPRODUCTS,PAINTORPAINTTHINNERS,ORASPHALTPRODUCTS;
MATERIALSCONTAININGASBESTOS;CONSTRUCTIONORDEMOLITIONDEBRIS;
RAILROADTIESORPRESSURETREATEDWOOD;MANUREORANIMALREMAINS;SALT
WATERDRIFTWOODOROTHERPREVIOUSLYSALTWATERSATURATEDMATERIALS;
UNSEASONEDWOOD;PAPERPRODUCTS,CARDBOARD,PLYWOODOR
PARTICLEBOARD.THEPROHIBITIONAGAINSTBURNINGTHESEMATERIALSDOESNOT
PROHIBITTHEUSEOFFIRESTARTERSMADEFROMPAPER,CARDBOARD,SAWDUST,
WAXANDSIMILARSUBSTANCESFORTHEPURPOSEOFSTARTINGAFIREINAN
AFFECTEDWOODHEATER.BURNINGTHESEMATERIALSMAYRESULTINRELEASEOF
TOXICFUMESORRENDERTHEHEATERINEFFECTIVEANDCAUSESMOKE.
SafeWoodburningPractices
Onceyourwoodburningapplianceisproperlyinstalled,followtheseguidelinesforsafe
operation:
Keepallflammablehouseholditems—drapes,furniture,newspapers,andbooks—far
awayfromtheappliance.
Startfiresonlywithnewspaper,drykindlingandallnaturalororganicfirestarters.
Neverstartafirewithgasoline,kerosene,orcharcoalstarter.
Donotburnwetorgreen(unseasoned)logs.
Donotuselogsmadefromwaxandsawdustinyourwoodstovetheyaremadefor
openhearthfireplaces.Ifyouusemanufacturedlogs,choosethosemadefrom100
percentcompressedsawdust.
Buildhotfires.Formostappliances,asmolderingfireisnotasafeorefficientfire.
Keepthedoorsofyourwoodburningapplianceclosedunlessloadingorstokingthelive
fire.Harmfulchemicals,likecarbonmonoxide,canbereleasedintoyourhome.
Regularlyremoveashesfromyourwoodburningapplianceintoametalcontainerwith
acover.Storethecontainerofashesoutdoorsonacementorbrickslab(notona
wooddeckornearwood).Seeashremovalinstructionsinyourowner’smanual.
Keepafireextinguisherhandy.
Remembertocheckyourlocalairqualityforecastbeforeyouburn.