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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS FiREplA cE iNSERT
OWNER’S OpERATiON AND iNSTAllATiON MANUAl
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REMOTE READY GAS FiREA pl cE iNSERT
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol-
lowed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
— WHAT TO D
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TABE l OF cONTENTS Safety Information ............................................... Cleaning and Maintenance ................................ 3 Local Codes......................................................... 5 Wiring Diagrams ................................................ 4 Unpacking............................................................ 5 Troubleshooting ................................................. 5 Product Identification ........................................... 5
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SAFETY iNFORMATiON WARNING: Do not allow fans Continued to blow directly into the fireplace insert. Avoid any drafts that alter WARNING: This product con- burner flame patterns. Ceiling fans tains and/or generates chemicals can create drafts that alter burner known to the state of California flame patterns. Altered burner pat- to cause cancer or birth defects terns can cause sooting. or other reproductive harm. WARNING: Any outside air IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s ducts and/or ash d
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10. This fireplace insert needs fresh air ventila- SAFETY iNFORMATiON tion to run properly. This fireplace insert has Continued an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the You must operate this fireplace fireplace insert if not enough fresh air is avail- insert with the fireplace insert able. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, screen and hood in place. Make page 6. If fireplace insert keeps shutting off, see Troubleshooting, page 25. sure fireplace
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L I P F F O L O SAFETY iNFORMATiON pRODUcT Continued iDENTiFicATiON 23. Refractory, glass doors, screen rails, screen Three Piece mesh and solid-fuel log grates (if applicable) Log Set can be removed from the fireplace before installing the unvented fireplace insert. Optional 24. Smoke shelves, shields and baffles may be Remote removed if attached by mechanical fasteners. Control O l cAl cODES Install and use fireplace insert with care. Follow all loc
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Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers and fuel pRODUcT FEATURES burning appliances draw air from the house to OPERATION operate. You must provide adequate fresh air for This vent-free fireplace insert is clean burning. It these appliances. This will insure proper venting requires no outside venting. There is no heat loss of vented fuel-burning appliances. out a vent or up a chimney. Heat is generated by PROVIDING ADEQUATE both realistic flames and glowing embers. When vENTILATION used
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* Do not include direct-vent gas appliances. Di- AiR FOR cOMBUSTiON rect-vent draws combustion air from the outdoors AND VENTilATiON and vents to the outdoors. Continued Example: 40,000 Gas water heater __________ Btu/Hr Confined and Unconfined Space 33,000 Vent-free fireplace + _________ Btu/Hr The National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 73,000 defines a confined space as a space whose volume Total = _________ Btu/Hr is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour 4. Compare th
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AiR FOR cOMBUSTiON Ventilated Outlet Attic AND VENTilATiON Air Continued Outlet Air To Attic vENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From Inside Building To This fresh air would come from an adjoining un- Crawl Space confined space. When ventilating to an adjoining Inlet Air unconfined space, you must provide two perma- Ventilated Inlet Air nent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and Crawl Space one within 12" of the floor on the wall connecting the two spaces (see options 1 and 2, Figure 3)
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ELECTRICAL HOOKUP iNSTAllATiON (Blower Accessory) Continued This fireplace insert includes a blower assembly with an electrical cord. The electrical cord is five CAUTION: This fireplace in- feet in length. You must locate fireplace insert sert creates warm air currents. within reach of a 120 volt grounded electrical These currents move heat to wall outlet. If not, install and properly ground GA3555, three-prong 120 volt electrical outlet, in fireplace surfaces next to fireplace insert.
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iNSTAllATiON CAUTION: Do not overtight- Continued en. Metal can bend, warp or break 4. Using Phillips screwdriver, remove four under excessive strain. screws attaching top louver (see Figure 7). 5. Place top surround panel at top of fireplace 9. Install trim after final finishing and/or painting insert. Bottom edge of panel will slide under of wall. top edge of insert. Align top panel screw holes with those in insert. Install four #10 Phillips screws, do not tighten. See Figure 8. 6
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iNSTAllATiON Continued INSTALLING HOOD Example Install hood to top of firebox as shown in Figure 10. Use 5 Phillips screws, provided, to attach hood to fireplace insert and 2 Phillips screws, provided, to attach hood and surround sides to fireplace insert. * *Minimum 16" from Side Wall Figure 11 - Minimum Clearance for Combustible to Wall Mantel Clearances for Insert Installation If there is a mantel above masonry fireplace, you must meet minimum clearance between mantel shelf and top o
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iNSTAA ll TiON Continued Wall board or facing material (above fireplace) may be of Mantel Shelf combustible material, 10" including decorative mantel ornaments or 8" other similar projec- 6" tions off of the facing 1 material. 2 /2" Fireplace Noncombustible Material May Project Off this Surface above Fireplace Insert the Insert Hood 13" 16" 19" 21" Note: All vertical Wire-mesh measurements are Screen from top of insert hood Supplied Hood Must opening to bottom Be Used at All Times of mantel shel
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Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not iNSTAA ll TiON likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps moisture Continued and contaminants. This keeps them from going into fireplace insert gas controls. If sediment trap CAUTION: Use only new, is not installed or is installed wrong, fireplace may not run properly. black iron or steel pipe. Inter- nally-tinned copper tubing may Supplied Flexible be used in certain areas. Check Gas Line Propane/LP your local codes. Use pipe of From Exter
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To Fireplace iNSTAA ll TiON Gas Regulator Continued Equipment Shutoff Valve 3. Route gas supply line through access opening Propane/LP of fireplace insert (see Figure 15). To External Regulator Flexible Gas Line NOTICE: Most building codes from Fireplace Gas do not permit concealed gas Regulator Provided Natural connections. A flexible gas line with Fireplace Insert To Gas Meter is provided to allow accessibility from the fireplace (see Figure 16). Figure 16 - Attaching Flexible Ga
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Equipment iNSTAA ll TiON Shutoff Continued Valve Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than Gas 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa) Meter 1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 17). 2. Pressurize supply piping system by either open- ing propane/LP supply tank for propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve located on or near gas meter or using compressed air. Manual Gas Valve 3. Check all joints from gas meter to equipment shutoff valve for natural gas (see Figure 18) Figure 18 - Checking Gas Joints (Natur
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6. While firmly holding edges of trim together, iNSTAllATiON tighten both set screws on the adjusting plate Continued with slotted screwdriver. 3. Install gas piping to fireplace location. This 7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 for other side. installation includes an approved flexible gas 8. Line up holes in surround trim with holes on line (if allowed by local codes) after the equip- side panels of fireplace surround assembly. At- ment shutoff valve. The flexible gas line must tach with screws
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L I P F F O L O iNSTAA ll TiON Continued Crossover Log #3 INSTALLING LOGS Front Log # CAUTION: Do not remove the warning and instruction labels at- Back tached to the heater base assembly. Log #1 These markings contain important warranty and safety information. Grate Prongs WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this heater may result in property Burner d
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INSTALLING 9-vOLT BATTERIES iNSTAllATiON Two 9-volt batteries (not included) are required Continued to operate this heater with the wireless hand- OPTIONAL WIRELESS HAND-HELD held remote control set. Install one battery in the REMOTE CONTROL ACCESSORIES receiver and one in the hand-held remote control (GHRCB and GHRCTB) unit. Note: Only use alkaline batteries. Installing Remote Receiver Unit 1. Disconnect switch wires from the control valve. Remote Receiver 2. Remove screws attaching swit
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L I P F F O H I L OpERATiNG FiREA pl cE NOTICE: During initial operation iNSERT of new fireplace insert, burning logs will give off a paper-burning FOR YOUR SAFETY smell. Open damper or window READ BEFORE LIGHTING to vent smell. This will only last a few hours. WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, 1. STOP! Read the safety information column 1. a fire or explosion may result 2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open. causing propert
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OpERATiNG FiREA pl cE TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE iNSERT Continued Shutting Off Heater 7. With control knob pressed in, press and 1. Turn control knob clockwise to the release ignitor button. This will light pilot. OFF position. The pilot is attached to the front burner. If 2a. Set selector switch in the OFF position. needed, keep pressing ignitor button until 2b. If Using Optional Hand-Held Remote: Set pilot lights. remote selector switch in the OFF position Note: If pilot does not st
