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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE 4. This fireplace shall not be installed in SAFETY Due to high temperatures, the a bedroom or bathroom. appliance should be located out INFORMATION 5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood- of traffic and away from furniture burning fireplace. Use only the logs and draperies. provided with the fireplace. WARNINGS 6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments Do not place clothing or other IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock flammable m
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L I P F F O L WARMER TEMP COOLER AUTO ON OFF O OWNER’S MANUAL SAFETY LOCAL CODES Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all INFORMATION local codes. In the absence of local codes, use Continued the latest edition of The National Fuel Gas 16. Operating fireplace above elevations of Code ANS Z223.1, also known as NFPA 54*. 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. *Available from: 17. To prevent performance problems, do American National Standards Institute, Inc. not use propane/LP fuel tanks of l
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE combustion and ventilation. However, in PRODUCT AIR FOR buildings of unusually tight construction, FEATURES COMBUSTION AND you must provide additional fresh air. Unusually tight construction is de- VENTILATION OPERATION fined as construction where: a. walls and ceilings exposed to the WARNING: This heater shall This vent-free fireplace is clean burning. It outside atmosphere have a con- not be installed in a confined space requires no outside venting. There i
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OWNER’S MANUAL AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR FIREPLACE LOCATION Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space Use this work sheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space. Space: Includes the room in which you will install fireplace plus any adjoining rooms with doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms. 1. Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height). Length x Width x Height = _______________
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE AIR FOR 12" COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Ventilation Continued Ventilation Grills Grills Into Adjoining Room, Into Adjoining VENTILATION AIR Or Option 2 Room, Remove Option 1 Ventilation Air From Inside Door into Building Adjoining Room, This fresh air would come from an adjoining ¢¢¢¢ QQQQ Option unconfined space. When ventilating to an 3 adjoining unconfined space, you must pro- ¢¢¢¢QQQQ vide two permanent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and
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OWNER’S MANUAL Use the dimensions shown for rough open- 2. Slide the hood on top of the deflector INSTALLATION ings to create the easiest installation. See and align the center hole with the holes Built-In Fireplace Installation, page 9. in the exhaust shroud and louver panel. NOTICE: This heater is intended 3. Using Phillip’s head screw provided, IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add mois- for use as supplemental heat. Use insert the center screw through the hood, ture to the air. Although this is b
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE 4. Place hearth base accessory against 1 12 /4 INSTALLATION 1 wall at installation location. Cut an ac- 10 /2 Continued 3 8 /4 cess hole in hearth top to run gas line Example 7 7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for other side. to fireplace (see Figure 9). Make sure 1 5 /4 to locate access hole so cabinet mantel 1 8. Tighten trim hanging screws (#10-16 3 /2 3 will cover it when installed. Note: You 1 /4 with .25 shoulder) into holes in cabi- 7/8 can secure base to fl
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OWNER’S MANUAL 9. Plug electrical cord into electrical out- BUILT-IN FIREPLACE INSTALLATION let installed in step 2. INSTALLATION Continued 10. Install brass trim after final finishing 10. Carefully insert fireplace into cabinet Built-in installation of this fireplace involves and/or painting of wall (see Figure 7, mantel. Be careful not to scratch or installing fireplace into a framed-in enclo- page 8). sure. This makes the front of fireplace flush damage hearth base, cabinet mantel, or with wa
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE INSTALLATION CAUTION: Never connect CAUTION: Use only new, Continued heater directly to the propane/ black iron or steel pipe. Inter- LP supply. This heater requires nally-tinned copper tubing may MANTEL CLEARANCES FOR an external regulator (not sup- be used in certain areas. Check BUILT-IN INSTALLATION plied). Install the external regu- your local codes. Use pipe of 1/2" lator between the heater and pro- diameter or greater to allow If placing mantel above
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OWNER’S MANUAL 4. Attach gas line from gas supply (see INSTALLATION Figure 21). Check gas connection of CAUTION: Do not pick up log Continued base assembly by burners. This flexible gas line attached to gas regu- could damage burners. Only lator of fireplace (see Figure 21). We recommend that you install a sediment handle base by grates. trap in supply line as shown in Figure 18, 5. Check all gas connections for leaks. See page 10. Locate sediment trap where it is Checking Gas Connections, page
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than Pressure Testing Fireplace Gas INSTALLATION 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa) Connections Continued 1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 22). CHECKING GAS ure 22). 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- CONNECTIONS 2. Open propane/LP supply tank valve. ther using compressed air or opening 3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is propane/LP supply tank valve. WARNING: Test all gas pi
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L I P F F O L O OWNER’S MANUAL One Piece INSTALLATION Log Set Continued INSTALLING LOGS CAUTION: Do not remove the warning and instruction labels Middle attached to the heater base as- Section at sembly. These markings contain Bottom of important warranty information. Log Set Burner WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only "U"-shaped parts specifically approved with Chassis Cutout in this heater may result in property Chassis damage or per
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O L I P F F O H I L ® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE Note: You may be running this LIGHTING OPERATING heater for the first time after hook- INSTRUCTIONS FIREPLACE ing up to gas supply. If so, the con- trol knob may need to be pressed in WARNING: You must operate FOR YOUR SAFETY for 30 seconds or more. This will al- this heater with the front window READ BEFORE low air to bleed from the gas system. assembly in place. Make sure LIGHTING 7. With control knob pressed in, press front window assem
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N O T O H L I I L P OWNER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT: Do not leave the se- OPTIONAL REMOTE OPERATING lector switch in the REMOTE posi- OPERATION FIREPLACE tion when the pilot is not lit. This will Note: All remote control accessories must drain the battery. Continued be purchased separately (see Accessories, IMPORTANT: Be sure to press the 10. Wait one minute and switch selector pages 22 and 23). Follow instructions in- ON/OFF buttons on the hand held switch to the ON position to light cluded with the r
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE OPTIONAL BLOWER OPERATING INSPECTING OPERATION FIREPLACE BURNERS Continued Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame WARNING: This fireplace has patterns often. a three-prong, grounded electri- • In the AUTO mode, the thermostat cal plug. This plug helps protect in the hand-held remote unit con- PILOT FLAME PATTERN you against electrical shock. Only trols the room temperature. To in- Figure 32 shows a correct pilot flame pattern. connect plug to a properly
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off heater CAUTION: Never use a wire, and let cool before servicing. Only needle, or similar object to clean Note: For additional help, visit DESA a qualified service person should ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/ International’s technical service web site service and repair heater. pilot unit. at www.desatech.com. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor button is pressed,
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner does not light after ODS/pilot is lit 1. Burner orifice clogged 1. Clean burner (see Cleaning and Mainte- nance, page 21) or replace burner orifice 2. Inlet gas pressure is too low 2. Contact local propane/LP gas company 3. Burner orifice diameter is too small 3. Replace burner orifice 4. Thermopile leads disconnected or im- 4. Reconnect leads (see Wiring Diagram, properly connected page 2
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued WARNING: If you smell gas • Shut off gas supply. • Do not try to light 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. IMPORTANT: Operating fireplace where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning supplies, paint, paint remover, cigare
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AUTO ON OFF ® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE WIRING DIAGRAM REPLACEMENT PARTS Note: For proper operation of optional ac- cessories, the wires from the switch to the Note: Use only original replacement parts. control must be connected exactly as shown. This will protect your warranty coverage for parts replaced under warranty. PARTS UNDER WARRANTY Contact authorized dealers of this product. If they can’t supply original replacement part(s), call DESA International’s Techni- cal Service Departm
