Installation manual
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INFORMATION
Keep the appliance area clear
and free from combustible
materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
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. If you smell gas
l Shut off gas supply.
l Do not try to light any appliance.
l Do not touch any electrical switch;
do not use any phone in your
building.
l Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow
the gas supplier’s instructions.
l If you cannot reach your gas
supplier, call the fire department.
3. This heater shall not be
installed in a bedroom or
bathroom.
4. This heater needs fresh,
outside air ventilation to run
properly. This heater has an
Oxygen Depletion Sensor
(ODS) safety shutoff system.
The ODS shuts down the
heater if not enough fresh air
is available. See Fresh Air for
Combustion and Ventilation
pages 4 and 5.
5. Keep all air openings in front
and at the bottom of heater clear
and free of debris. This will
insure enough air for proper
combustion.
6. If heater shuts off. Do not
relight until you provide fresh,
outside air. If heater keeps
shutting off, have it serviced.
WARNINGS
IMPORTANT: Read this
owner’s manual carefully and
completely before trying to
assemble, operate, or service
this heater. Improper use of
this heater can cause serious
injury or death from burns,
fire, explosion, electrical
shock, and carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Do not place clothing or other
flammable material on or near
the appliance. Never place any
objects on the heater.
Due to high temperatures, heater
should be kept out of
traffic and away from furniture
and draperies.
Surface of heater becomes
very hot when running heater.
Keep children and adults away
from hot surface to avoid burns
or clothing ignition. Heater will
remain hot for a time after shuting
down. Allow surface to cool
before touching.
Carefully supervise young
children when they are in the
same room with heater.
Make sure grill guard is in
place before running heater.
8. Turn heater off before using
furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner, or similar products. If
heated, the vapors from these
products may create a white
powder residue within burner
box or on adjacent walls or
furniture.
9. Do not use heater if any part
has been under water
Immediately call a qualified
service technician to inspect
the room heater and to replace
any part of the control system
and any gas control which has
been under water.
10. Turn off heater and let cool
before servicing. Only a quali
fied service person should
service and repair heater.
11. Operating heater above eleva
tions of 4,500 feet could cause
pilot outage.
DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoning may lead to death!
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
Early signs of carbon monoxide
poisoning resemble the flu with
headaches, dizziness, or nausea
If you have these signs, the heater
may not be working properly. Get
fresh air at once! Have heater
serviced. Some people are more af-
fected by carbon monoxide than
others. These include pregnant
women, persons with heart or lung
disease or anemia, those under the
influence of alcohol, and those
at high altitudes.
Natural Gas: Natural gas is
odorless. An odor-making agent is
added to natural gas. The odor
helps you detect a natural gas leak .
However, the odor added to natural gas
can fade. Natural gas may be
present even though no odor exists.
Make certain you read and under-
stand all warnings. Keep
this manual for reference. It is your
guide to safe and proper operation
of this heater.
WARNING: Do not use any
accessory not approved for
use with this heater.
WARNING: Any change to
this heater or its controls can
be dangerous.
l where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored
l under dusty conditions
7. Do not operate heater
State of Massachusetts: The
installation must be made by a li-
censed plumber or gas fitter in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Sellers of unvented propane or natu-
ral gas-fired supplemental room heat-
ers shall provide to each purchaser a
copy of 527 CMR 30 upon sale of the
unit.
In the state of Massachusetts,
unvented propane or nature gas-fired
space heaters shall be prohibited in
bedrooms and bathrooms.
Modeles MN200HBA, MN300HBA,
MN200TBA, MN300TBA are equipped
for natural gas. Field conversion is
not permitted.
WARNING