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®
VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS
®
COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
VMH26NR
15,000 to 26,000 Btu/Hr
Remote Control Ready
Shown with Optional
Cabinet Mantel/Hearth
Base Accessory
WARNING: Improper installa-
WARNING: If the information in this manual
tion, adjustment, alteration, ser-
is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion
vice, or maintenance can cause
may result causing property damage, per-
injury or property damage. Re-
sonal injury, or loss of life.
fer
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® VMH26NR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 2. If you smell gas 11. Before using furniture polish, wax, car- SAFETY • shut off gas supply pet cleaner, or similar products, turn INFORMATION • do not try to light any appliance heater off. If heated, the vapors from • do not touch any electrical switch; do these products may create a white pow- not use any phone in your building. der residue within burner box or on WARNINGS WARNING ICON G 001 • immediately call your gas supplier adjacent walls or f
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LO HI TEMP MAN ON AUTO OFF STATUS OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION FEATURES SAFETY PILOT Fireplace Cabinet 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. PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM Screen This fireplace has a piezo ignitor. This sys- tem requires no matches, batteries, or other sources to light fireplace. REMOTE CONT
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® VMH26NR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Screen ASSEMBLY Shipping Back Log Screw WARNING: Always have branch support and screen in Shoulder Screw place before operating fireplace. This prevents excessive tempera- tures on fireplace surfaces. Burner Support WARNING: Failure to position Screw 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: •
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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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® VMH26NR 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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® VMH26NR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE Note: Your Vanguard fireplace is designed INSTALLATION to be used in zero clearance installations. CAUTION: If you install the Wall or framing material can be placed fireplace in a home garage NOTICE: This heater is intended directly against any exterior surface on the • fireplace pilot and burner must for use as supplemental heat. Use rear, sides, or top of your fireplace, except be at least 18 inches above this heater along with your pri- where stand
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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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® VMH26NR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 3 1 /4" Screw 13. Place mantel around fireplace. Be care- INSTALLATION ful not to damage wall or mantel. Continued 14. Place brass trim kit on the shoulder Mantel Clearances for Built-In screws located on the side and top of Installation the fireplace. Firmly snap the brass trim Wood Base over the shoulder screws on fireplace If placing mantel above built-in fireplace, (see Figure 12). Figure 13 - Attaching Wood Base to Floor you must meet minimum clea
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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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® VMH26NR 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 Installation must include a manual shutoff CONNECTING TO GAS INSTALLATION valve, union, and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. SUPPLY Continued Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from Extension Cord WARNING: A qualified ser- fireplace (see Figure 22). Use extension cord if needed. The cord must vice person must connect fire- IMPORTANT: Install main gas valve have a three-prong, grounding plug and a place to gas supply. Follow all (manual shutoff valve
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® VMH26NR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Screen Shipping Continued Screw CONNECTING FIREPLACE Shoulder Screw TO GAS SUPPLY Installation Items Needed • Phillips screwdriver • sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not provided) Screen 1. Remove fireplace screen. Remove two screws that hold fireplace screen in place for shipping. These screws are located near top of screen. Discard Branch screws. Lift fireplace screen up and pull Support out to remove. 2. Remove screws that attach br
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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 Figure ure 25). CHECKING GAS 25). 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- CONNECTIONS 2. Open main gas valve located on or near ther using compressed air or opening gas meter. main gas valve located on or near gas 3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is WARNING: Test all gas pip- meter. in the
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® VMH26NR 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- ACCESSORIES Black Wire 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 Wires from 2. Disconnect switch wires f
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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 installation instructions. Instal- minal (“W” and “R”) of the thermostat lation should be done by a quali- base (see Figure 33). 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 ® VMH26NR COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE 7. With control knob pressed in, press LIGHTING OPERATING and release ignitor button. This will INSTRUCTIONS FIREPLACE light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front burner. If needed, keep press- WARNING: You must operate FOR YOUR SAFETY ing ignitor button until pilot lights. this fireplace with the fireplace READ BEFORE Note: If pilot does not stay lit, con- screen in place. Make sure fire- LIGHTING tact a qualified service person or gas place
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O F F O OWNER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT: Do not leave the selec- OPTIONAL REMOTE OPERATING tor switch in the REMOTE position OPERATION FIREPLACE 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 26 and 27). Follow installation in- ON/OFF buttons on the hand held Pilot Burner structions included with remote control. Ignitor remote control unit for up to 3 sec- Electro
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® VMH26NR 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- IMPORTANT: The hand-held remote tion, the blower will not operate. In the Make sure the heater switch is on AUTO control unit must be near the heater. AUTO position, the blower will start when and set the temperature adjustment on Do not keep th
