LOCATING YOUR FIREPIT:

• Place your firepit in a location that allows you to take advantage of the best landscape views of your garden and or backyard
• Be aware of prevailing wind conditions
• Place your firepit at least 10-feet away from any structure or combustible surface.
• Check your owner’s manual for recommended clearance requirements for walls, structures or buildings.
• Place your firepit in a spot clear of hanging trees, branches, brushes, or anything else that is flammable, or overhangs
• Place your firepit on rock, stone, concrete or bricks, never on wooden decks
• Check with management, if you live in an apartment, to learn the requirements and fire codes for using an LP gas outdoor fireplace in your apartment complex
• Choose a spot with good drainage
• Locate your firepit on the southeast side of a garden as a “fire element” as part of Feng Shui design, the Taoist art and science of living in harmony with the environment

USING YOUR FIREPIT

• Always use firepits outdoors, never in a building, garage or other enclosed area
• Never leave the fire unattended
• Do not allow children or animals near any outdoor fire pit
• Use safety gloves and tongs when interacting with firepit, such as moving ceramic logs, lava rock or fire glass
• Cooking on a gas firepit is not recommended
• Do not burn wood in a gas firepit
• Converting LP burning firepits to natural gas is not recommended and could void the manufacturer’s warranty
• Check all factory connections for leaks
• Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable liquids or vapors in the vicinity of this or any other appliance

LEAK TEST A GAS FIREPIT BEFORE OPERATING:

• Always perform leak test before lighting the outdoor fireplace and each time the tank is connected for use
• Do not smoke while leak testing.
• Do not use or permit sources of ignition in the area while conducting a leak test
• Conduct the leak test outdoors in a well-ventilated area
• Do not use matches, lighters or a flame to check for leaks
• Do not use an outdoor firepit until any and all leaks are corrected.

If you are unable to stop a leak, disconnect the LP gas supply. Call a gas appliance serviceman or your local LP gas supplier

LP GAS LEAK TEST PROCEDURE:

• Turn the hand wheel of the propane tank about a third of the way
• Apply soapy water to all connections; if a bubble appears do not use the tank

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS AND THE APPLIANCE IS NOT LIT:

• Do not try lighting any appliance
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone
• Follow the gas supplier’s instructions
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS AND THE APPLIANCE IS IN USE:

• Shut off gas to appliance
• Extinguish any open flame
• Open lid
• If odor continues, keep away from the appliance and immediately call your gas supplier or your fire department

LP TANK SAFTEY TIPS:

• Never store a spare tank beneath a firepit
• Always store tanks upright
• Never store a tank in temperatures of 125 degrees F or more
• Secure tank upright when transporting, in a well-ventilated area of your vehicle. Drive directly to where it will be used. Do not allow tank to sit in a vehicle unattended
• Never use or store a propane tank indoors
• If storing firepit indoors, disconnect tank. Move tank to a secure, well-ventilated location outdoors
• Do not try to repair a damaged tank or tank valve
• Take a damaged tank to a qualified propane supplier for repairs or disposal
• Ensure the tank valve handle is in the "Closed" position when the tank is not in use

For additional safety tips, refer to your owner’s manual, or visit bluerhino.com