model VELOCITY 1
PERSONAL HEATER
OWNER’S GUIDE
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CONTENTS
Important Safety Instructions .............. 4
Safety Features .................................... 9
Controls .............................................. 10
How to Use ........................................ 11
Cleaning ............................................. 12
Storage ............................................... 13
Reset Heater ...................................... 14
Troubleshooting ................................ 15
Warranty ............................................. 16
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READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING
THIS HEATER
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This owner’s guide and any additional inserts are considered part of the
product. They contain important information about safety, use and disposal.
Before using the product, please familiarize yourself with all operating and
safety instructions. Please keep all documents for future reference and pass
these documents on, together with the product, to any future owner. See
www.vornado.com to view, download and print the most current version of
this owner’s guide.
INTENDED USE: This product is intended to heat and circulate the air
in indoor living spaces only. This product is not intended for commercial
or industrial use. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms,
laundry areas, and similar damp locations. The manufacturer assumes no
responsibility for damage or injury due to unauthorized use or product
modication. Failure to follow these directions will void the product warranty.
WARNING: When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of re, electric shock, and injury to
persons, including the following:
WARNING: Risk to Children and Impaired Persons
- Extreme caution is required during the installation, operation, cleaning
and maintenance of this product by or around children age 12 years and
younger and anyone with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
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appliance, its parts and packaging material.
INSTALLATION WARNING—To reduce risk of re, electrical shock and
injury to persons, observe the following:
- A heater has hot and arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas
where gasoline, paint, or flammable liquids are used or stored.
- Do not use this heater in an RV, boat or during any application where
battery power is converted to AC power.
- Place this product at least 3 feet away on all sides from electrical outlets,
furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, curtains and other objects that
may cause or catch on re. Do not place the heater near a bed because
objects such as pillows or blankets can fall off the bed and be ignited by
the heater.
- Operate only in the upright position.
- To prevent a possible re, do not place the heater on soft surfaces, like a
bed, where air intakes or exhaust can be blocked in any manner.
- No part of this product (the appliance, power cord, plug, packaging,
etc.) should be placed near furnaces, replaces, stoves or other high
temperature heat sources. Do not use in a window, on an uneven or
unstable surface, or near water.
- The appliance, power supply, power cord and plug cannot come into
contact with water. Do not use this product on wet surfaces. Do not use
this product in a bathtub or shower or position product where it may fall
into a bathtub, laundry, swimming pool or other water container. Do not
use this product outdoors or expose it to weather or elements.
- Do not run cord under carpeting. Do not cover cord with throw rugs,
runners, or similar coverings. Do not route under furniture or appliances.
Arrange cord away from trafc area and where it will not be tripped over.
The cord should not hang over edges of counters or be placed where
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it can be crimped or closed in doors. Place appliance near an easily
accessible outlet so the product can be unplugged quickly during an
emergency.
- Do not modify this product with any aftermarket accessory.
SAFE USE WARNING—To reduce risk of re, electrical shock and injury
to persons, observe the following:
- Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not
recommended by the manufacturer may cause re, electric shock, or injury
to persons.
- Extreme caution is required at all times a heater is in operation. Always
unplug heater when not in use. Vornado does not recommend unattended
and unsupervised use of this heater.
- This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch
hot surfaces. If provided, use handles when moving this heater.
- Always plug heaters directly into a wall outlet/receptacle. Never use
with an extension cord or relocatable power tap (outlet/power strip). Do
not use this heater on a surge-protected unit or Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupted (GFCI) outlet.
- Before plugging power cord into electrical outlet, be sure that all
electrical information on the rating label, including voltage, is compatible
with your outlet’s power supply.
- WARNING: To reduce likelihood of circuit overload, re and electric
shock, do not operate with a solid state speed device, such as a dimmer
control switch. Use of this appliance on the same electrical circuit as
another high energy use product, such as a vacuum cleaner, blender,
variable speed fan or circular saw is not advised. Do not use this heater
with a timer designed to automatically turn the unit on or off, as this may
accidentally disable the heater’s thermal cutout safety feature.
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