Martin Fireplaces 400BWBIA - Manual (Page 38)

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MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY
DON’Ts
1. Donʼt allow other installations or operation considerations
to take priority over safety considerations.
2. Donʼt attempt to use the fireplace until the installation is
complete.
3. Donʼt use unlisted parts and accessories with the fireplace
except for special flashings fabricated locally.
4. Donʼt use damaged parts or accessories with this fire-
place.
5. Donʼt install the fireplace in an exposed or uninsulated
area.
6. Donʼt install the fireplace over carpeting.
7. Donʼt install the fireplace on a poorly constructed base
or fail to fasten down or attach the fireplace to prevent it
from shifting out of position.
8. Donʼt create or allow a crack to develop between the
metal face of the fireplace and noncombustible trim.
9. Donʼt use power blowers or air circulation systems with
this fireplace that are not specifically recommended by
Martin Hearth and Heating.
10. Donʼt connect accessory air circulation blowers to
improperly fused or ungrounded electrical circuits.
11. Donʼt install the fireplace where flammable or explosive
liquids or vapors are likely to be present.
12. Donʼt neglect all the considerations mentioned in this
manual concerning clearances to combustibles, spac-
ing from obstructions and proper chimney height when
selecting the location and installing the chimney.
13. Donʼt allow insulating materials to contact the chim-
ney.
14. Donʼt neglect to apply caulking or mastic to the required
joints of the flashing and between the flashing roof.
15. Donʼt dry clothing or other articles near the fireplace.
16. Donʼt store or place flammable liquids, gases or pressur-
ized containers near the fireplace.
17. Donʼt neglect to instruct all responsible persons in the
proper and safe operation of the fireplace.
18. Donʼt fail to instruct all persons, especially children and
elderly persons, concerning the hazards of improper oper-
ation and unauthorized tampering with the fireplace.
19. Donʼt use this fireplace to burn paper, cardboard, or other
debris.
20. Donʼt neglect to inspect and clean the chimney regu-
larly.
21. Donʼt operate the fireplace with the glass fire screen doors
partially open. The doors should always be fully open or
fully closed.
22. Donʼt use gasoline, kerosene, engine oil, charcoal lighter
fluid or other flammable liquids to start or intensify a fire.
Using these and similar materials can cause an explosion
within the fireplace.
23. Donʼt store fuel supply closer to the fireplace than the
minimum spacing required for combustible materials.
24. Donʼt subject the fireplace to the intense heat of a large
fire the first three times the fireplace is used, but build
moderate fires to allow the materials to cure and adjust.
25. Donʼt clean the chimney with metallic devices or chemical
cleaners.
26. Donʼt use the fireplace or chimney for venting wood or
coal burning heaters or inserts unless approved in writing
by Martin Hearth and Heating.
27. Donʼt put combustibles within 24 inches of the fireplace
opening