Desa FVFM27PR Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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www.desatech.com 108382-01G8INSTALLATIONNOTICE: This heater is intendedfor use as supplemental heat.Use this heater along with yourprimary heating system. Do notinstall this heater as your pri-mary heat source. If you have acentral heating system, you mayrun system’s circulating blowerwhile using heater. This will helpcirculate the heat throughout thehouse. In the event of a poweroutage, you can use this heateras your primary heat source.WARNING: A qualified ser-vice person must install heater.Follow all local codes.NOTICE: State or local codes mayonly allow operation of this appli-ance in a vented configuration.Check your state or local codes.WARNING: Before installingin a solid fuel burning fireplace,the chimney flue and fireboxmust be cleaned of soot, creo-sote, ashes and loose paint by aqualified chimney cleaner. Creo-sote will ignite if highly heated.A dirty chimney flue may createand distribute soot within thehouse. Inspect chimney flue andfirebox for damage. If damaged,repair flue and firebox beforeoperating heater.WARNING: Seal any freshair vents or ash clean-out doorslocated on floor or wall of fire-place. If not, drafting may causepilot outage or sooting. Use aheat-resistant sealant. Do notseal chimney flue damper.WARNING: Never install theheater• in a bedroom or bathroomunless installed as a ventedappliance, see page 11• in a recreational vehicle• where curtains, furniture, cloth-ing, or other flammable objectsare less than 42" from the front,top, or sides of the heater• in high traffic areas• in windy or drafty areasCAUTION: This heater cre-ates warm air currents. Thesecurrents move heat to wall sur-faces next to heater. Installingheater next to vinyl or cloth wallcoverings or operating heaterwhere impurities (such as, butnot limited to, tobacco smoke,aromatic candles, cleaning flu-ids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.) inthe air exist, may discolor wallsor cause odors.IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moisture tothe air. Although this is beneficial, installing heaterin rooms without enough ventilation air may causemildew to form from too much moisture. See Airfor Combustion and Ventilation, page 5.CHECK GAS TYpEUse only the correct type of gas (natural or pro-pane/LP). If your gas supply is not the correct gastype, do not install heater. Call dealer where youbought heater for proper type heater.WARNING: This applianceis equipped for (natural or pro-pane/LP) gas. Field conversionis not permitted.INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES(Vent-Free Operation Only)WARNING: Maintain theminimum clearances. If you can,provide greater clearances fromfloor, ceiling, and adjoining wall.