Installation Guide

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INSTALLATION
NOTICE: This heater is intended for use as supplemental heat. Use this heater along with your
primary heating system. Do not install this heater as your primary heat source. If you have a
central heating system, you may run system’s circulating blower while using heater. This will
help circulate the heat throughout the house.
WARNING: A qualied technician must install heater. Follow all local codes.
WARNING: Never install the heater:
• in a bedroom or bathroom
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other ammable objects are less than 42
in. from the front, top or sides of the heater.
• in high trac areas
• in windy or drafty areas
CAUTION: This heater creates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall surfaces next
to heater. Installing heater next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating heater where impurities
(such as tobacco smoke, aromatic candles, cleaning uids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.) in the air
exist, may cause walls to discolor.
IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moisture to the air. Although this is benecial, installing heater in
rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture. See Air for
Combustion and Ventilation, pages 8 through 10.
CHECK GAS TYPE
Be sure your gas supply is right for your heater.
WARNING: This appliance is designed for installation in only a solid-fuel burning masonry or
UL 127 factory-built replace or in a listed ventless rebox enclosure. Exception: DO NOT
install this appliance in a factory-built replace that includes instructions stating it has not been
tested or should not be used with unvented gas logs. s worksheet to determine if you have a
conned or unconned space.
WARNING: Solid-fuels shall not be burned in a replace in which an unvented room heater is
installed.
WARNING: Any outside air ducts and/or ash dumps in the replace shall be permanently
closed at time of appliance installation.
WARNING: Any glass doors shall be fully opened when the appliance is in operation.
WARNING: Before installing in a solid-fuel burning replace, the chimney ue and rebox
must be cleaned of soot, creosote, ashes and loose paint by a qualied chimney cleaner.
WARNING: Do not allow fans to blow directly into the replace. Avoid any drafts that alter
burner ame patterns.
WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory not ap-
proved for use with this heater.