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SAFETY
INFORMATION
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.
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 affected by carbon
monoxide than others. These
include pregnant women, people
with heart or lung disease or
anemia, those under the influence
of alcohol, and those at high
altitudes.
Make certain you read and
understand all Warnings. Keep
this manual for reference. It is
your guide to safe and proper
operation of this heater.
WARNING: Any change to this
heater or its controls can be
dangerous.
WARNING: Do not allow fans
to blow directly into the stove.
Avoid any drafts that alter
burner flame patterns. Ceiling
fans can create drafts that alter
burner flame patterns. Altered
burner patterns can cause
sooting.
WARNING: Do not use a
blower insert, heat exchanger
insert or other accessory not
approved for use with this
heater.
VENT-FREE NATURAL OR L.P GAS STOVE HEATER
Due to high temperatures, the
appliance should be located out of
traffic and away from furniture and
draperies.
Do not place clothing or other
flammable material on or near the
appliance. Never place any objects on
the heater.
Stove becomes very hot when running
heater. Keep children and adults away
from hot surfaces to avoid burns or
clothing ignition. Stove will remain
hot for a time after shutdown. Allow
surfaces to cool before touching.
Carefully supervise young children
when they are in the room with
heater. When using the handheld
remote accessory, keep selector
switch in the OFF position to prevent
children from turning on burners with
remote.
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
• 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 the gas supplier’s
instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas
supplier, call the fire department
3. This heater shall not be installed
in a bedroom or bathroom.
4. Do not use this stove as a wood
burning fireplace. Use only
models MA C100BATLP, MA
C100BATNAT, MA
CVFB200LP, or MA
CVFB200NAT series vent-free
gas log heater.
5. Do not add extra logs or
ornaments such as pine cones,
vermiculite, or rock wool. Using
these added items can cause
sooting.
6. During initial operation, slight
smoking could occur due to
heater burning manufacturing
residues.
7. To prevent the creation of soot,
follow the instructions in
“Cleaning and Maintenance”,
page 19.
8. Before using furniture polish,
wax, carpet cleaners, or similar
products, turn heater off. If heated,
the vapors from these products
may create a white powder residue
within burner box or on adjacent
walls or furniture.
9. This heater has an Oxygen
Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety
shutoff system. The ODS shuts
down the heater if not enough
fresh air is available. See “Air for
Combustion and Ventilation”,
pages 3 through 5. If heater keeps
shutting off, see “Trouble-
shooting”, pages 20 through 22.
10. Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
11. Do not use this stove to cook food
or burn paper or other objects.
12. Do not use heater if any part has
been exposed to or 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.
13. Do not operate heater if any log is
broken.
14. Turn heater off and let cool before
servicing. Only a qualified service
person should service and repair
heater.
15. Operating heater above elevations
of 4,500 feet could cause pilot
outage.
16. Do not place stove directly on
carpeting, vinyl tile, or any
combustible material other than
wood. The stove must set on a
metal or wood panel extending the
full width and depth of the
appliance.
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