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®
VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS
®
COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
VMH26PRA
15,000 to 26,000 Btu/Hr
Shown with Optional
Remote Control Ready
Cabinet Mantel/Hearth
Base Accessory
WARNING: Improper installation,
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
adjustment, alteration, service, or
followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result caus-
maintenance can cause injury or
ing property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
property damage. Refer to
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 4. This fireplace shall not be installed in SAFETY WARNING: Do not use a blower a bedroom or bathroom. insert, heat exchanger insert, or INFORMATION 5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood- other accessory not approved for burning fireplace. Use only the logs use with this fireplace. provided with the fireplace. WARNINGS WARNING ICON G 001 6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments Due to high temperatures, the such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock IMPO
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WARMER TEMP COOLER AUTO ON OFF OWNER’S MANUAL SAFETY PRODUCT UNPACKING 1. Remove log box and fireplace from INFORMATION FEATURES carton. IMPORTANT: The fireplace Continued hood is inside the cardboard protective SAFETY PILOT 16. Operating fireplace above elevations of end wrap on the left side of fireplace This fireplace has a pilot with an Oxygen 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. (as viewed from front). A decal is on Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff 17. Do not operate fireplace if any
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Log ASSEMBLY Shoulder Screw WARNING: Always have branch support and screen in place before operating fireplace. This prevents excessive tempera- tures on fireplace surfaces. Burner Support WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this fireplace may result in prop- erty damage or personal injury. ASSEMBLING FIREPLACE Tools Required: • Phillips screwdriver • 5/16" h
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OWNER’S MANUAL Confined and Unconfined Space PROVIDING ADEQUATE AIR FOR VENTILATION The National Fuel Gas Code, ANS Z223.1 COMBUSTION AND defines a confined space as a space whose The following are excerpts from National VENTILATION volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec- 3 Btu per hour (4.8 m per kw) of the aggre- tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation. gate input rating of all appliances installed WARNING: This heater shall All spaces in homes
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR FIREPLACE LOCATION Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space Use this worksheet 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 Widt
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OWNER’S MANUAL AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION 12" Continued VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Grills Into Adjoining Room, Ventilation Air From Inside Ventilation Option 2 Grills Or Building into Adjoining Remove Room, Door into This fresh air would come from an adjoining Option 1 Adjoining Room, unconfined space. When ventilating to an Option 3 adjoining unconfined space, you must pro- vide two permanent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor on the wall conn
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Note: Your Vanguard fireplace is designed INSTALLATION to be used in zero clearance installations. CAUTION: If you install the fireplace in a home garage Wall or framing material can be placed NOTICE: This heater is intended • fireplace pilot and burner must directly against any exterior surface of for use as supplemental heat. Use be at least 18 inches above your fireplace, except where standoff spac- this heater along with your pri- ers are integrall
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OWNER’S MANUAL 2. If installing GA3400T blower acces- IMPORTANT: When finishing your fire- INSTALLATION sory, do so at this time. Follow instruc- box, combustible materials such as wall Continued tions included with blower accessory. board, gypsum board, sheet rock, drywall, plywood, etc. may be butted up next to the BUILT-IN FIREPLACE Note: If not installing blower acces- sides and top edge of the firebox. Combus- sory, you may wish to run electrical INSTALLATION tible materials should never ov
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Hole for 3" wood screw for 8. Remove brass trim kit and mantel. Be INSTALLATION attaching fireplace to mantel careful not to damage wall or mantel. Continued 9. Place wood base next to wall at instal- lation location. Mantel Clearances for Built-In 3 Installation 10. Attach wood base to floor with two 1 /4" Shoulder black screws provided (see Figure 13). Screws If placing mantel above built-in fireplace, If the floor is concrete use anchor you must mee
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3 2 1 OWNER’S MANUAL 3. Note the wire locations on back of Installing Blower Assembly INSTALLATION AUTO/OFF/ON switch. The terminals Continued CAUTION: Label all wires on back of switch are numbered 1, 2, and 3. Carefully remove red wire from Top Brass Trim prior to disconnection when ser- terminal 3 and blue wire from termi- vicing controls. Wiring errors Set nal 1. Black wire can remain on middle can cause improper and danger- Slot Screws ous operation. terminal 2 (see Figure 16). 4. Carefull
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 1. Install a snap bushing found in hard- (see Figure 20). Set the cable bundle INSTALLATION ware kit into one of the holes found rear between the burner bracket and outer Continued of valve cover shield. The other hole is casing, away from the burner. 8. Reconnect red wire to switch position for a strain relief clamp (not supplied) 5. Test to make sure the blower is work- 3. Reconnect blue wire to switch posi- to secure incoming electrical supply. ing
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OWNER’S MANUAL The installer must supply an external regu- Installation must include a equipment shutoff INSTALLATION lator. The external regulator will reduce valve, union, and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. Continued incoming gas pressure. You must reduce Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge incoming gas pressure to between 11 and hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from Attaching Wood Base to Solid 14 inches of water. If you do not reduce fireplace (see Figure 23). Floor incoming gas pressure, fir
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE INSTALLATION CAUTION: Avoid damage to Continued regulator. Hold gas regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas CONNECTING FIREPLACE piping and/or fittings. TO GAS SUPPLY Installation Items Needed • Phillips screwdriver • sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not provided) 1. Remove fireplace screen. Remove two screws that hold fireplace screen in Shoulder place for shipping. These screws are Screw located near top of screen. Discard screws. Lift
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OWNER’S MANUAL 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 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 26). Figure 26). CHECKING GAS 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- 2. Open propane/LP supply tank valve. CONNECTIONS ther using compressed air or opening 3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is propane/LP supply tank valve. in the OFF position. WARNING: Test all gas pip-
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE OPTIONAL WALL MOUNTED INSTALLATION THERMOSTAT - GWMT1 Continued OPTIONAL WIRELESS HAND- WARNING: Read and follow HELD REMOTE CONTROL installation instructions. Instal- Black Wire lation should be done by a quali- ACCESSORIES Red Wire fied installer familiar with low- (GHRC Series & GHRCTA voltage wiring procedures. Wire Harness* Series) Installing Receiver WARNING: Do not connect 1. Remove screws. this thermostat to any electrical source! Electrical
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AUTO ON OFF OWNER’S MANUAL OPTIONAL WALL SWITCH - INSTALLATION GWMS2 Continued Terminal “W” W 6. Connect one bare wire end to each ter- WARNING: Read and follow minal (“W” and “R”) of the thermostat installation instructions. Instal- base (see Figure 35). lation should be done by a quali- fied installer familiar with low- 7. Install the base onto the wall with the voltage wiring procedures. provided screws. 8. Move the temperature adjustment back and forth to insure the bimetal is free WARNING
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N O T ® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 7. With control knob pressed in, press LIGHTING OPERATING and release ignitor button. This will INSTRUCTIONS light pilot. The pilot is attached to the FIREPLACE front burner. If needed, keep press- WARNING: You must operate ing ignitor button until pilot lights. FOR YOUR SAFETY this fireplace with the fireplace Note: If pilot does not stay lit, con- READ BEFORE screen in place. Make sure fire- tact a qualified service person or gas LIGHTING plac
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O F F O 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 drain the battery. Note: All remote control accessories must Continued be purchased separately (see Accessories, IMPORTANT: Be sure to press the Pilot Burner pages 28 and 29). Follow installation in- ON/OFF buttons on the hand held Ignitor structions on page 16 of this manual. remote control unit for up to 3 sec- Electrod
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® VMH26PRA COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Auto/Off/On Switch GWMT1 WALL OPERATING MOUNTED FIREPLACE THERMOSTAT Continued (OPTIONAL) IMPORTANT: This remote control Make sure the heater switch is on AUTO has been specially engineered to take and set the temperature adjustment on an air temperature sample every 5.5 wall thermostat to the desired setting. minutes in the auto mode. It will not The thermostat has been electronically respond immediately to the tempera- calibrated at the factory and r
