United States Stove Company 1261 - Manual (Page 3)

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Safety Rules
SAFETY NOTICE: If this heater is not properly installed, a house fi re may result. For your safety, follow the installation
directions. Contact local building or fi re offi
cials about restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area.
Read these rules and the instructions carefully.
1. Check with local codes. Th e 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 CON-
NECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY FLUE SERVING ANOTHER
APPLIANCE.
4. Do not connect a wood burning heater to a Type B gas vent. Th is
is not safe and is prohibited by the National Fire Protection As-
sociation Code. Th
is heater requires approved masonry or UL
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 qualifi ed
inspector. Your insurance company may be able to recommend a
qualifi 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.
CAUTION! Do not touch the heater until it has cooled.
NOTE:
FOR YOUR SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING SMOKE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOME IF NOT ALREADY IN-
STALLED.
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. Th
e
address of the NFPA is Batterymarch Park, MA 02269.
10. Disposal of Ashes - Ashes should be placed in a metal container
with a tight fi tting lid. Th e closed container of ashes should be
placed on a noncombustible fl oor or on the found, well away from
all combustible materials, pending fi 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 - Th e special paints used on your heater may give
off some smoke while they are curing during the fi rst few fi res.
Build small fi res at fi rst. Children and people/animals with lung
problems should take caution during the curing process.
12. CARING FOR PAINTED PARTS - Th is 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 fi nish. PAINT
DISCOLORATION WILL OCCUR IF THE HEATER IS OVER-
FIRED. 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 fl ammable vapors.
15. Th is heater should not be used as a primary source of heat.