Empire Comfort Systems VFCT25-3 Manuel D’Utilisation

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When used without adequate combustion and ventilation air,

heater may give off CARBON MONOXIDE, an odorless,

poisonous gas.

Do not install heater until all necessary provisions are

made for combustion and ventilation air. Consult the writ-

ten instructions 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.

WARNING

• 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.

• Due to high surface temperatures, keep children, clothing and

furniture away.

• Under no circumstances should any solid fuels (wood, coal,

paper or cardboard etc.) be used in this appliance.

• The ﬂow of combustion and ventilation air must not be obstructed

in any way.

• Keep appliance area clear and free from combustible materials,

gasoline and other ﬂammable vapors and liquids.

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

or other accessory not approved for use with this heater.

• WARNING: This appliance is equipped for (natural gas or

propane) gas. Field conversion is not permitted.

• 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.

• Keep burner and control compartment clean.
• 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 make a periodic visual check of pilot and burners. Clean

and replace damaged parts.

THIS IS A HEATING APPLIANCE

DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT FRONT PANEL INSTALLED.

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

disease, 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