Empire Comfort Systems BF-20-2 Manuel D’Utilisation

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THIS IS A HEATING APPLIANCE

DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT FRONT PANEL INSTALLED.

• An unvented room heater having an input rating of

more than 6,000 Btu per hour shall not be installed in a

bathroom.

• An unvented room heater having an input rating of more

than 10,000 Btu per hour shall not be installed in a bedroom

or bathroom.

• Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located

out of trafﬁc and away from furniture and draperies.

• Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of

high surface temperature and should stay away to avoid

burns or clothing ignition.

• Young children should be carefully supervised when they

are in the same room with the appliance.

• Do not place clothing or other ﬂammable material on or

near the appliance.

• Due to high surface temperatures, keep children, clothing

and furniture away.

• WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger

insert or other accessory not approved for use with

heater.

• Installation and repair should be done by a QUALIFIED

SERVICE PERSON. The appliance should be inspected

before use and at least annually by a professional service

person. More frequent cleaning may be required due to

excessive lint from carpeting, bedding materials, etc. It

is imperative that control compartments, burners and

circulating air passageways of the appliance be kept

clean.

• DO NOT use this room heater if any part has been under

water. Immediately call a qualiﬁed service technician

to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of the

control system and any gas control which has been under

water.

• Keep appliance area clear and free from combustible

materials, gasoline and other ﬂammable vapors and

liquids.

• WARNING: ANY CHANGE TO THIS HEATER OR ITS

CONTROLS CAN BE DANGEROUS.

Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing an

appliance must be replaced prior to operating the heater.

• WARNING: Failure to keep the primary air opening(s)

of the burner(s) clean may result in sooting and property

damage.

WARNING

When used without adequate combustion and ventilation air,

heater may give off CARBON MONOXIDE, an odorless, poi-

sonous gas.

Do not install heater until all necessary provisions are made

for combustion and ventilation air. Consult the written in-

structions provided with the heater for information concerning

combustion and ventilation air. In the absence of instructions,

refer to the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, Section

5.3 or applicable local codes.

This heater is equipped with a PILOT LIGHT SAFETY SYS-

TEM designed to turn off the heater if not enough fresh air is

available.

DO NOT TAMPER WITH PILOT LIGHT SAFETY

SYSTEM!

If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh air.
If heater keeps shutting off, have it serviced. Keep burner and

control compartment clean.

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING MAY LEAD TO

DEATH.

Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the ﬂu, with

headache, dizziness and/or nausea. If you have these signs, heater

may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once! Have heater

serviced.
Some people — pregnant women, persons with heart or lung dis-

ease, anemia, those under the inﬂuence of alcohol , those at high

altitudes — are more affected by carbon monoxide than others.
The pilot light safety system senses the depletion of oxygen at

its location. If this heater is installed in a structure having a high

vertical dimension, the possibility exists that the oxygen supply

at the higher levels will be less than that at the heater. In this type

of application, a fan to circulate the structure air will minimize

this effect. The use of this fan will also improve the comfort level

in the structure. When a fan is used to circulate air, it should be

located so that the air ﬂow is not directed at the burner.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION