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® UNVENTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE 4. Do not use this fireplace as a wood- SAFETY Due to high temperatures, the burning fireplace. Use only the logs appliance should be located out INFORMATION provided with the fireplace. of traffic and away from furniture 5. Do not add extra logs or ornaments and draperies. WARNINGS such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool. Using these added items can Do not place clothing or other IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s cause sooting. Do not add lava rock manual care
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L I P F F O L WARMER TEMP COOLER AUTO ON OFF O OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCT LOCAL CODES Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all IDENTIFICATION local codes. In the absence of local codes, use One Piece Log Set the latest edition of The National Fuel Gas Code ANS Z223.1, also known as NFPA 54*. *Available from: American National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway New York, NY 10018 National Fire Protection Association, Inc. Batterymarch Park Optional Quincy, MA 02269 Remote Control UNPACK
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® UNVENTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE buildings of unusually tight construction, PRODUCT AIR FOR you must provide additional fresh air. FEATURES COMBUSTION AND Unusually tight construction is de- fined as construction where: VENTILATION OPERATION a. walls and ceilings exposed to the outside atmosphere have a con- This vent-free fireplace is clean burning. It WARNING: This heater shall tinuous water vapor retarder with requires no outside venting. There is no heat not be installed in a confined space
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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 NATURAL 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 one
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OWNER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add mois- 2. Slide the hood on top of the deflector INSTALLATION ture to the air. Although this is beneficial, and align the center hole with the holes installing fireplace in rooms without enough in the exhaust shroud and louver panel. NOTICE: This heater is intended ventilation air may cause mildew to form 3. Using Phillip’s head screw provided, for use as supplemental heat. Use from too much moisture. See Air for Com- insert the center screw through
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® UNVENTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE 4. Place hearth base accessory against wall 1 12 /4 INSTALLATION 1 at installation location. Cut an access 10 /2 Continued 3 8 /4 hole in hearth top to run flexible gas line Example 7 to fireplace (see Figure 9). Make sure to 8. Tighten trim hanging screws (#10-16 1 5 /4 locate access hole so cabinet mantel will 1 with .25 shoulder) into holes in cabi- 3 /2 3 cover it when installed. Note: You can 1 /4 nets. Place the assembled trim onto fire- 7/8 secure base to
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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 man- Built-in installation of this fireplace involves and/or painting of wall (see Figure 7, tel. Be careful not to scratch or damage installing fireplace into a framed-in enclo- page 8). sure. This makes the front of fireplace flush hearth base, cabinet mantel, or any l
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® UNVENTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE IMPORTANT: Install equipment shutoff INSTALLING GAS PIPING TO INSTALLATIONS valve in an accessible location. The equip- FIREPLACE LOCATION Continued ment shutoff valve is for turning on or shutting off the gas to the appliance. MANTEL CLEARANCES FOR WARNING: This appliance re- BUILT-IN INSTALLATION Check your building codes for any special quires a 1/2" NPT (National Pipe requirements for locating equipment shutoff Thread) inlet connection to the If placing mant
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OWNER’S MANUAL 6. Replace log base assembly back into INSTALLATIONS fireplace. Feed flexible gas line into fire- CAUTION: Do not pick up log Continued base assembly by burners. This place base area while replacing log base could damage burners. Only assembly. Make sure the entire flexible CONNECTING FIREPLACE handle base by grates. gas line is in fireplace base area. Reat- TO GAS SUPPLY tach log base assembly to fireplace with Installation Items Needed screws removed in step 2. 3. Route flexibl
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® UNVENTED NATURAL 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 21). ure 21). CHECKING GAS 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- 2. Open main gas valve located on or near CONNECTIONS ther using compressed air or opening gas meter. main gas valve located on or near gas 3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is WARN
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L I P F F O L O OWNER’S MANUAL One Piece INSTALLATIONS 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 pe
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O L I P F F O H I L ® UNVENTED NATURAL 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 assembly
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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 pages 22 and 23). Follow instructions in- 11. Set flame adjustment knob to any ON/OFF buttons on the hand held cluded with the remote control. level between HI and LO
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® UNVENTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE OPTIONAL BLOWER OPERATING INSPECTING OPERATION FIREPLACE BURNERS Continued Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame WARNING: This fireplace has patterns often. • In the AUTO mode, the thermostat a three-prong, grounded electri- in the hand-held remote unit con- cal plug. This plug helps protect PILOT FLAME PATTERN trols the room temperature. To in- you against electrical shock. Only crease the room temperature, press Figure 31 shows a correct pilot flame pat-
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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 NATURAL 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 natural 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 20) 5.
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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 NATURAL 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 Department
