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®
VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS
®
COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
VMH26PR
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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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 3. If you smell gas these products may create a white pow- SAFETY • shut off gas supply der residue within burner box or on INFORMATION • do not try to light any appliance adjacent walls or furniture. • do not touch any electrical switch; 13. This fireplace needs fresh air ventila- WARNINGS do not use any phone in your building WARNING ICON G 001 tion to run properly. This fireplace has • immediately call your gas supplier an oxygen depletion sensor (O
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HI TEMP MAN LO ON AUTO OFF STATUS OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Fireplace Cabinet SAFETY PILOT This fireplace has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensor Shutoff System (ODS). The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent- free room fireplaces. The ODS/pilot shuts off the fireplace if there is not enough fresh air. Screen PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM This fireplace has a piezo ignitor. This sys- tem requires no matches, batteries, or other sources to light fireplace. Logs REMOTE
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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Screen Back Log ASSEMBLY Shipping Screw Shoulder Screw WARNING: Always have branch support and screen in place before operating fireplace. This prevents excessive tempera- tures on fireplace surfaces. Burner Support Screw 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 Branch Support To
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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 1992 Section 5.3) defines a confined space The following are excerpts from National VENTILATION as a space whose volume is less than 50 Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec- 3 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m per tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation. kw) of the aggregate input rating of all WARNING: This heater shall All spaces in homes fal
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® VMH26PR 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 Width
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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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® VMH26PR 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 integrally
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OWNER’S MANUAL 2. If installing GA3400(T) blower acces- 5. Carefully set fireplace in front of rough INSTALLATION sory, do so at this time. Follow instruc- opening with back of fireplace inside Continued tions included with blower accessory. wall opening. BUILT-IN FIREPLACE Note: If not installing blower acces- 6. Attach flexible gas line to fireplace gas sory, you may wish to run electrical regulator. See Connecting Fireplace to INSTALLATION wiring to your fireplace for future Gas Supply, page
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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 3 1 /4" Screw 12. Check for leaks. See Checking Gas INSTALLATION Connections, page 15. Continued 13. Place mantel around fireplace. Be care- Mantel Clearances for Built-In ful not to damage wall or mantel. Wood Installation 14. Place brass trim kit on the shoulder Base screws located on the side and top of If placing mantel above built-in fireplace, the fireplace. Firmly snap the brass trim you must meet minimum clearance between Figure 13 - Attaching
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3 2 1 OWNER’S MANUAL 4. Carefully disconnect green and white Installing Blower Assembly INSTALLATION wires at their insulated connectors. Note: If you are using a mantel with your Continued 5. In top of the heater cabinet, locate the heater, use the following instructions. If four mounting holes on the outer cas- INSTALLING BLOWER your heater is built-in, see For Built-In In- ing. Align these four holes with those stallation on page 12. ACCESSORY GA3400T on the blower bracket assembly. Attach 1.
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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 4. Plug power cord to the outlet receptacle For Built-In Installation INSTALLATION (not provided) as shown in figure 19. Continued Wind the extra cable in power cord and WARNING: A licensed electri- and tie it up with the plastic wire strap 9. Install the switch plate on the valve cian must connect the wiring har- (see Figure 19). Set the cable bundle cover shield with 2 #10 screws provided ness to electrical supply follow- between the burner bracket a
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OWNER’S MANUAL The installer must supply an external regu- Installation must include a manual 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 Extension Cord 14 inches of water. If you do not reduce fireplace (see Figure 23). Use extension cord if needed. The cord must incom
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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Screen Continued Shipping Screw CONNECTING FIREPLACE TO GAS SUPPLY Shoulder Installation Items Needed Screw • Phillips screwdriver • sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not provided) 1. Remove fireplace screen. Remove two screws that hold fireplace screen in place for shipping. These screws are Screen located near top of screen. Discard screws. Lift fireplace screen up and pull out to remove. 2. Remove screws that attach branch sup- Branc
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OWNER’S MANUAL Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than Pressure Testing Fireplace Gas INSTALLATION 1/2 PSIG Connections Continued 1. Close manual shutoff valve (see Fig- 1. Open manual shutoff valve (see ure 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- 3. Check all j
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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE OPTIONAL WALL MOUNTED INSTALLATION THERMOSTAT - GWMT1 Continued Remote OPTIONAL WIRELESS HAND- WARNING: Read and follow Receiver HELD REMOTE CONTROL installation instructions. Instal- Black Wire ACCESSORIES lation should be done by a quali- Red Wire fied installer familiar with low- (GHRC Series & GHRCT Series) voltage wiring procedures. Wire Harness* Installing Receiver 1. Remove screws. WARNING: Do not connect 2. Disconnect switch wires from the con
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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 34). 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 ® VMH26PR 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 place
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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 26 and 27). 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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® VMH26PR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE GWMT1 WALL OPERATING OPERATING BLOWER MOUNTED FIREPLACE This blower has three settings: ON, OFF, THERMOSTAT Continued and AUTO. In the ON position, the blower (OPTIONAL) will operate constantly. In the OFF posi- tion, the blower will not operate. In the IMPORTANT: The hand-held remote Make sure the heater switch is on AUTO AUTO position, the blower will start when control unit must be near the heater. and set the temperature adjustment on the thermostat
