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ELECTRIC FIREPLACE/INSERT
26" MODELS CGEF26B, VEF26B, ES301
32" MODELS CGEF32D, VEF32B
SAFETY INFORMATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
Patent No. 7,219,456 B1
Read these instructions completely before beginning
installation. Failure to follow them could cause a heater
malfunction resulting in serious injury and/or property
damage.
WARNING: All electric heaters have hot and arcing
or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where
gasoline, paint or flammable liquids are or are stored.
Thi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety .................................................................. 2 Cleaning and Maintenance .................................. 8 Listing Approvals ................................................. 3 Technical Service............................................... 12 Product Dimensions ............................................ 3 Replacement Parts ............................................ 12 Product Identification ........................................... 4 Troub
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SAFETY Continued 14. A heater has hot and arcing or sparking 18. Always disconnect power before perform- parts inside. Do not use it in areas where ing any cleaning, maintenance or reloca- gasoline, paint or flammable liquids or tion of heater. vapors are used or stored. 19. To prevent a possible fire, do not burn 15. Use this heater only as described in this wood or other materials in this heater. manual. Any other use not recommended 20. To prevent electric shock or fire, always by the man
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION Flame Control Remote Hide Control Handle Ember Control Magnetic Panel Door Catch Backlight Heat Vents Control (Behind Door) Front Glass Heater Flame Ember Backlight Power Back Glass ON/OFF Heater Power Control Button Remote Log Set Figure 2 - Product Identification UNPACkING AND TESTING Carefully remove unit from box. Prior to permanently installing unit, test to make sure WARNING: Do not operate unit operates properly. To do this, plug unit's the unit if it is
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LOCATING FIREPLACE Continued Figure 3 illustrates a variety of ways the heater may be located in a room. The heater may CAUTION: Do not expose the be installed directly on the floor or raised on heater to the elements (such as a hearth. rain, etc.) Corner Mantel Installation CAUTION: Wear gloves and safety glasses for protec- Framed tion during installation and Into Wall maintenance. or Existing Wall Mantel This electric fireplace can be installed in a Fireplace Installation mantel
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INSTALLATION Continued Note: It is strongly advised that you hire Framing a qualified professional to undertake this Figure 4, shows a typical framing of this heater step in order to prevent personal injury. using combustible materials. All required Once flue is capped, chimney is no longer clearances to combustibles must be adhered suitable for wood burning. to. Header height is measured from the base of the heater. Note: Do not install this unit into a fireplace that is prone to dampnes
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INSTALLATION Continued Installing as Insert CAUTION: Provide adequate Once the site has been prepared, your fire- place insert can be installed. clearances around the air open- 1. Make sure power switch is in the OFF ings and adequate accessibility position. clearances for servicing and 2. Plug fireplace into a 15-amp/120 volt, proper operations. grounded outlet. 3. Push fireplace insert so trim is against fin- ished mantle or wall surface. FINIShING steel, iron, brick, tile, concrete, slat
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OPERATION Continued HEATER Off Low Medium High FLAME Off Low Medium High EMBER Off Low Medium High BACKLIGHT Off Low High Figure 7 - Fireplace Settings (Default Settings are Circled) Figure 6 - Remote Control For Electric Fireplace CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Glass Bracket WARNING: Always discon- Screws nect power and allow the heater Screws to cool before performing any cleaning, maintenance or reloca- tion of this heater. Turn controls to OFF and remove plug from outlet or turn off circu
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued 6. Remove brackets from heater/blower (see REPLACING LOG Figure 12). Save brackets and screws. 1. Follow steps 1 through 4 of Cleaning 7. To remove heater from blower, remove 4 Firebox, page 8. screws (2 per side). 2. Remove screws from each side of log that secure log to sides and remove log (see 8. If replacing blower, remove screws from brackets on blower (see Figure 13, Figure 10). page 10). Install brackets to new blower. 3. Install new log using scr
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued 4. Gently push new control board onto Blower standoffs to install. 5. Reconnect wires to main control board (see Wiring Diagram, page 14). 6. Replace glass with brackets, and top panel. 7. Replace trim Main Control Heater Transformer Board Figure 13 - Removing Heater from Blower Standoffs REPLACING TRANSFORMER 1. Follow steps 1 through 3 under Replacing Heater/Blower, page 9. 2. Disconnect transformer wires from control board. 3. Remove screws and nuts f
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued 5. Connect wires to main control board (see 5. There are several wires attached to bot- Wiring Diagram, page 14). tom panel. Carefully remove panel. 6. Replace glass with brackets, and top 6. Disconnect wires from motor and LED panel. drum assembly. 7. Remove screws from bottom panel to REPLACING SETTINGS CONTROL remove assembly. BOARD 8. If motor on assembly fails, loosen clamps 1. Follow steps 1 through 3 under Replacing (see Figure 18). Remove screws fr
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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued 3. To access glass to clean or replace, fol- CLEANING OR REPLACING BACK low steps 1 and 7 under Replacing Flame SCREEN (GLASS) Generation LED, page 11. Set aside bot- 1. The glass is cleaned in the factory during tom panel. assembly. During shipment, installation, 4. Using gloves, gently remove glass panel handling, etc. glass surface may collect by sliding it toward you. There is a rubber dust particles. These can be removed bumper on each corner of gl
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TROUBLEShOOTING WARNING: Turn off appliance and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDy Fireplace turns off and will not 1. Fireplace has overheated 1. Reset switch by turning main turn on and safety devise has cause power switch off and waiting thermal switch to disconnect 5 minutes then turning it back or home circuit breaker has on or reset circuit breaker opened Flame is not moving 1. Loose wirin
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WIRING DIAGRAM 26" 32" 36" FIREPLACE MAIN CONTROL BOARD PCB BOARD AND FUNCTION CONTROL ASSEMBLY TRANSFORMER P/N F801-0015-9000 (Rev. A) 2 RED WHITE 1 120V/650W*2 120V/14W 24V/15W 120V/4W 24V/1W 24V/0.5W BLACK ON/OFF POWER LBS RCS THM BRW BLU BRW SCT LDA MTR LDS BROWN BROWN SCARLET BLUE WHITE BLACK BLOWER V33 BLACK SCARLET D HEATER BROWN Syn. MOTOR BLUE THERMOCOUPLE BROWN REMOTE HEATER SENSOR LED HEATER/BLOWER POWER CORD SETS ASSEMBLY LED FLAME MODEL MF500 STRIP LED BACKLIGHT LED EMBER STRIP ST
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ACCESSORIES Purchase these accessories from your local 32" WALL MANTELS WITH BASE dealer. If they can not supply these acces- AND TRIM (For 32" Models) sories, call DESA Heating Products Sales CMA306FA - Oak, Traditional with Dentil Department at 1-866-672-6040 for informa- Molding tion. Always refer to the DESA (distributor) CMA310F - Cherry, Arched model number when referencing your heater. GMC90FA - Light Oak, Georgian You can also write to the address listed on W32AOSA - Light Oak, T
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PARTS MODELS CGEF26B, VEF26B, ES301, CGEF32D AND VEF32B 12 19 2 21 18 9 16 5 6 13 7 8 1 14 15 4 17 10 11 3 20 16 www.desatech.com 120927-54B
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PARTS This list contains replaceable parts used in your fireplace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 12 of this manual. KEy NO. PART NO. DESCRIPTION QTy. 1 120925-30 Blower • • 1 2 120927-06 Rear Glass (Screen) • 1 120928-06 Rear Glass (Screen) • 1 3 120927-05 Log Set • 1 120928-05 Log Set • 1 4 120927-07 Flame Effect Mirror • 1 120928-07 Flame Effect Mirror • 1 5 120927-08 Handles • • 2 6 120927-09 Main Control Board and Standoffs (5) • • 1 7
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WARRANTY kEEP ThIS WARRANTY Model _____________________________ Serial No. __________________________ Date Purchased _____________________ Always specify model and serial numbers when communicating with the factory. The only warranty applicable is our standard written warranty. We make no other warranty, expressed or implied. LIMITED WARRANTY ELECTRIC FIREPLACE/INSERT DESA Heating, LLC warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and components for one (1) year from the date
