FMI VSGF36NRC - Manual (Page 4)

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1. This appliance is only for use with type of
gas indicated on rating plate. This appliance
is not convertible for use with other gases.
2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s)
inside any structure. Locate propane/LP
supply tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units
only).
3. If you smell gas
• shut off gas supply
• do not try to light any appliance
• do not touch any electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your building
• immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow gas supplier’s
instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department
4. This fireplace shall not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom.
5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood-
burning fireplace. Use only logs provided
with fireplace.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such
as pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool.
Using these added items can cause soot-
ing. Do not add lava rock around base.
Rock and debris could fall into control
area of fireplace.
7. To prevent creation of soot, follow in-
structions in Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 25.
8. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn heater off.
If heated, vapors from these products may
create a white powder residue within burner
box or on adjacent walls or furniture.
SAFETY
Continued
9. This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation to
run properly. This fireplace has an Oxygen
Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff
system. The ODS shuts down the fire-
place if enough fresh air is not available.
See Air for Combustion and Ventilation,
page 7. If fireplace keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, page 26.
10. Do not run fireplace
• where flammable liquids or vapors are
used or stored
• under dusty conditions
11. Do not use this fireplace to cook food or
burn paper or other objects.
12. Do not use fireplace if any part has been
exposed to or under water. Immediately
call a qualified service technician to in-
spect fireplace and to replace any part of
control system and any gas control which
has been under water.
13. Do not operate fireplace if any log is
broken. Do not operate fireplace if a log
is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
14. Turn fireplace off and let cool before
servicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair fireplace.
15. Operating fireplace above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
16. To prevent performance problems in
propane/LP units, do not use propane/LP
fuel tanks of less than 100 lbs. capacity
(propane/LP units only).
17. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.
State of Massachusetts: The installa-
tion must be made by a licensed plumber
or gas fitter in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Sellers of unvented propane or natural
gas-fired supplemental room heaters shall
provide to each purchaser a copy of 527
CMR 30 upon sale of the unit.
Vent-free gas products are prohibited for
bedroom and bathroom installation in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
LOCAL CODES
Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all
local codes. In the absence of local codes,
use the latest edition of The National Fuel
Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
Note: Where listed vented decorative logs are re-
quired, thermostat operation is not permitted.