Desa GXSVYD18NRA Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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www.desatech.com 113084-01J8INSTALLATIONIMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moistureto the air. Although this is beneficial, installingheater in rooms without enough ventilationair may cause mildew to form from too muchmoisture. See Air for Combustion and Ventila-tion, page 5.CHECK GAS TYPEUse only the correct type of gas (natural orpropane/LP). If your gas supply is not thecorrect gas type, do not install heater. Calldealer where you bought heater for propertype heater.WARNING: This appliance isequipped for either natural gasor propane/LP gas but not both.Gas type is indicated on the rat-ing plate. Field conversion is notpermitted.cLEARANcES TO cOMBUSTIBLESWARNING: Maintain theminimum clearances. If you can,provide greater clearances fromfloor, ceiling and adjoining sideand back walls.Carefully follow the instructions below. Thisstove is a freestanding unit designed to setdirectly on the floor. IMPORTANT: You mustmaintain minimum wall and ceiling clearancesduring installation. The minimum clearancesare shown in Figure 4, page 9. Measure fromoutermost point of stove top.Minimum Wall and Ceiling Clearances(see Figure 4, page 9)A. Clearances from outermost point of stovetop to any combustible side wall shouldnot be less than 12".B. Clearances from outermost point of stovetop to any combustible back wall shouldnot be less than 6" (includes corner instal-lations).C. Clearances from the stove top to the ceil-ing should not be less than 48".NOTIcE: 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 fire-place. Follow all local codes.WARNING: Never install theheater• in a bedroom or bathroom• in a recreational vehicle• where curtains, furniture,clothing or other flammableobjects are less than 42" fromthe front, top or sides of theheater• 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.