www.desatech.com111160-01C 3SAFETY INFORMATIONWARNING: This product con-tains and/or generates chemicalsknown to the state of Californiato cause cancer or birth defects,or other reproductive harm.IMPORTANT: Read this owner’smanual carefully and completelybefore trying to assemble, oper-ate, or service this heater. Im-proper use of this heater cancause serious injury or deathfrom burns, fire, explosion, elec-trical shock, and carbon mon-oxide poisoning.DANGER: Carbon monoxidepoisoning may lead to death!Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of car-bon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu, withheadaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you have thesesigns, the heater may not be working properly. Getfresh air at once! Have heater serviced. Somepeople are more affected by carbon monoxide thanothers. These include pregnant women, people withheart or lung disease or anemia, those under theinfluence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.Natural and Propane/LP Gas: Natural and propane/LP gases are odorless. An odor-making agent isadded to the gas. The odor helps you detect a gasleak. However, the odor added to the gas can fade.Gas may be present even though no odor exists.Make certain you read and understand all warn-ings. Keep this manual for reference. It is yourguide to safe and proper operation of this heater.WARNING: Any change tothis heater or its controls can bedangerous.WARNING: Do not allow fansto blow directly into the fireplace.Avoid any drafts that alter burnerflame patterns. Ceiling fans cancreate drafts that alter burnerflame patterns. Altered burnerpatterns can cause sooting.WARNING: Do not use ablower insert, heat exchangerinsert, or other accessory notapproved for use with this heater.Due to high temperatures, theappliance should be located outof traffic and away from furni-ture and draperies.Do not place clothing or otherflammable material on or nearthe appliance. Never place anyobjects on the heater.Heater base assembly becomesvery hot when running heater.Keep children and adults awayfrom hot surface to avoid burnsor clothing ignition. Heater willremain hot for a time after shut-down. Allow surface to cool be-fore touching.Carefully supervise young chil-dren when they are in the roomwith heater.You must operate this heaterwith a fireplace screen in place.Make sure fireplace screen isclosed before running heater.Keep the appliance area clearand free from combustible ma-terials, gasoline, and other flam-mable vapors and liquids.1. This appliance is only for use with the typeof gas indicated on the rating plate. Thisappliance is not convertible for use withother gases.2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) in-side any structure. Locate propane/LP supplytank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units only).3. To prevent performance problems, do not usepropane/LP fuel tank of less than 100 lbs. ca-pacity (propane/LP units only).