Desa HDVF3018N Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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www.desatech.com 119421-01E8INSTALLATIONWARNING: Never install theheater• in a bedroom or bathroomunless installed as a ventedappliance (see page 11)• 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.IMPORTANT: 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 the correct gas type (natural or propane/LP) for your unit. If your gas supply is not cor-rect, do not install heater. Call dealer whereyou bought heater for proper type 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.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 log heater. This willhelp circulate the heat from yourlog heater throughout the house.In the event of a power outage,you can use this heater as yourprimary 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 bya qualified chimney cleaner.Creosote will ignite if highlyheated. A dirty chimney flue maycreate and distribute soot withinhouse. 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.