Operating instructions

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MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY
DON’Ts
1. Don’t allow other installations or operation considerations
to take priority over safety considerations.
2. Don’t attempt to use the replace until the installation is
complete.
3. Don’t use unlisted parts and accessories with the replace
except for special ashings fabricated locally.
4. Don’t use damaged parts or accessories with this re-
place.
5. Don’t install the replace in an exposed or uninsulated
area.
6. Don’t install the replace over carpeting.
7. Don’t install the replace on a poorly constructed base
or fail to fasten down or attach the replace to prevent it
from shifting out of position.
8. Don’t create or allow a crack to develop between the
metal face of the replace and noncombustible trim.
9. Don’t use power blowers or air circulation systems with
this replace that are not specically recommended by
MHSC.
10. Don’t connect accessory air circulation blowers to
improperly fused or ungrounded electrical circuits.
11. Don’t install the replace where ammable or explosive
liquids or vapors are likely to be present.
12. Don’t neglect all the considerations mentioned in this
manual concerning clearances to combustibles, spac-
ing from obstructions and proper chimney height when
selecting the location and installing the chimney.
13. Don’t allow insulating materials to contact the chim-
ney.
14. Don’t neglect to apply caulking or mastic to the required
joints of the ashing and between the ashing roof.
15. Don’t dry clothing or other articles near the replace.
16. Don’t store or place ammable liquids, gases or pressur-
ized containers near the replace.
17. Don’t neglect to instruct all responsible persons in the
proper and safe operation of the replace.
18. Don’t fail to instruct all persons, especially children and
elderly persons, concerning the hazards of improper oper-
ation and unauthorized tampering with the replace.
19. Don’t use this replace to burn paper, cardboard, or other
debris.
20. Don’t neglect to inspect and clean the chimney regu-
larly.
21. Don’t operate the replace with the glass re screen doors
partially open. The doors should always be fully open or
fully closed.
22. Don’t use gasoline, kerosene, engine oil, charcoal lighter
uid or other ammable liquids to start or intensify a re.
Using these and similar materials can cause an explosion
within the replace.
23. Don’t store fuel supply closer to the replace than the
minimum spacing required for combustible materials.
24. Don’t subject the replace to the intense heat of a large
re the rst three times the replace is used, but build
moderate res to allow the materials to cure and adjust.
25. Don’t clean the chimney with metallic devices or chemical
cleaners.
26. Don’t use the replace or chimney for venting wood or
coal burning heaters or inserts unless approved in writing
by MHSC.
27. Don’t put combustibles within 24 inches of the replace
opening