Napoleon GVFL18 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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3W415-0809 / B / 01.07.113.12B! WARNING• THIS APPLIANCE IS HOT WHEN OPERATED AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS IF CONTACTED.• ANY CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS TO THIS APPLIANCE OR ITS CONTROLS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND ISPROHIBITED.• Under no circumstances should this appliance be modified.• Do not operate appliance before reading and understanding operating instructions. Failure to operate appliance according tooperating instructions could cause fire or injury.• Risk of burns. The appliance should be turned off and cooled before servicing.• Do not install damaged, incomplete or substitute components.• Risk of cuts and abrasions. Wear protective gloves and safety glasses during installation. Sheet metal edges may be sharp.• Provide adequate ventilation and combustion air. Provide adequate clearance for servicing and operating this appliance. Neverobstruct the front opening of the appliance.• If the appliance shuts off, do not re-light until you provide fresh air. If the appliance keeps shutting off, have it serviced. Keepburner and control compartment clean.• Do not burn wood or other materials in this appliance.• Children and adults should be alerted to the hazards of high surface temperature and should stay away to avoid burns orclothing ignition.• Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in the same room as the appliance. Toddlers, young children andothers may be susceptible to accidental contact burns. A physical barrier is recommended if there are at risk individuals in thehouse. To restrict access to an appliance, install an adjustable safety gate to keep toddlers, young children and other at riskindividuals out of the room and away from hot surfaces.• Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies.• Ensure you have incorporated adequate safety measures to protect infants/toddlers from touching hot surfaces.• Clothing or other flammable material should not be placed on or near the appliance.• Check with your local hearth specialty dealer for safety screens and hearth guards to protect children from hot surfaces. Thesescreens and guards must be fastened to the floor.• Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing must be replaced prior to operating the appliance.• It is imperative that the control compartments, burners and circulating blower and its passageway in the appliance are keptclean. The appliance should be inspected before use and at least annually by a qualified service person. More frequentcleaning may be required due to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding, material, etc. The appliance area must be kept clearand free from combustible materials, gasoline and other flammable vapours and liquids.• Furniture or other objects must be kept a minimum 4 feet away from the front of the appliance.• Do not use this appliance if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect theappliance and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water.• Do not allow fans to blow directly into the appliance. Avoid any drafts that alter burner flame patterns.• Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or any other accessory not approved for use with this appliance.• Carbon or soot should not occur in a vent free appliance as it can distribute into the living area of your home. If you notice anysigns of carbon or soot, immediately turn off your appliance and arrange to have it serviced by a qualified technician beforeoperating it again.• Keep the packaging material out of reach of children and dispose of the material in a safe manner. As with all plastic bags,these are not toys and should be kept away from children and infants.• As with any combustion appliance, we recommend having your appliance regularly inspected and serviced as well as having aCarbon Monoxide Detector installed in the same area to defend you and your family against Carbon Monoxide.• The gas log appliance must be secured to the appliance floor to ensure that the position is not changed while adjusting thecontrols.• Sooting and an improper burn may result from shifting of the gas logs by moving the appliance. A gas leak could be caused bymoving the appliance.• If you are installing the appliance into a sunken application, you must raise the appliance floor to allow access to the gas logcontrols. Raising the floor ensures adequate air flow and guards against sooting. The appliance floor must be raised usingnoncombustible materials.• This appliance is for installation only in a solid-fuel burning masonry or UL 127 factory-built appliance or in a listed ventlessfirebox enclosure. It has been design certified for these installations. Exception: DO NOT install this appliance in a factory-builtappliance that includes instructions stating it has not been tested or should not be used with unvented gas logs.• This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This appliance is not convertible for use withother gases.• A appliance screen must be in place when the appliance is operating and, unless other provisions for combustion air areprovided, the screen shall have an opening for introduction of combustion air.• State or local codes may only allow operation of this appliance in a vented configuration. Check your state or local codes.• Ensure clearances to combustibles are maintained when building a mantel or shelves above the appliance. Elevatedtemperatures on the wall or in the air above the appliance can cause melting, discolouration or damage to decorations, a T.V. orother electronic components.2.0 INTRODUCTION