www.desatech.com104415-01M 3SAFETY INFORMATIONWARNING: This product con-tains and/or generates chemicalsknown to the State of Californiato cause cancer or birth defectsor other reproductive harm.IMPORTANT: Read this owner’smanual carefully and completelybefore trying to assemble, op-erate or service this fireplace.Improper use of this fireplacecan cause serious injury ordeath from burns, fire, explo-sion, electrical shock and carbonmonoxide poisoning.DANGER: Carbon monoxidepoisoning may lead to death!Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbonmonoxide poisoning resemble the flu, with head-aches, dizziness or nausea. If you have these signs,the heater may not be working properly. Get freshair at once! Have heater serviced. Some peopleare more affected by carbon monoxide than others.These include pregnant women, people with heartor lung disease or anemia, those under the influenceof alcohol and those at high altitudes.Natural and Propane/LP Gas: Natural and pro-pane/LP gases are odorless. An odor-makingagent is added to these gases. The odor helps youdetect a gas leak. However, the odor added to thegas can fade. Gas may be present even though noodor 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 canbe dangerous.WARNING: Do not use ablower insert, heat exchangerinsert or other accessory not ap-proved for use with this heater.WARNING: Do not allow fansto blow directly into the heater.Avoid any drafts that alter burnerflame patterns. Ceiling fans cancreate drafts that alter burnerflame patterns. Altered burnerpatterns can cause sooting.Due to high temperatures, theappliance should be located outof traffic and away from furnitureand 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. Heaterwill remain hot for a time aftershutdown. Allow surface to coolbefore touching.Carefully supervise young chil-dren when they are in the roomwith heater. When using the hand-held remote accessory, (Remote-Ready Models Only) keep selectorswitch in the OFF position toprevent children from turning onburners with remote.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.