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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE 4. This fireplace shall not be installed in SAFETY Due to high temperatures, the a bedroom or bathroom. appliance should be located out INFORMATION 5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood- of traffic and away from furniture burning fireplace. Use only the logs and draperies. WARNINGS provided with the fireplace. 6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s Do not place clothing or other such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock manual care
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OWNER’S MANUAL SAFETY LOCAL CODES Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all INFORMATION local codes. In the absence of local codes, use Continued the latest edition of The National Fuel Gas 16. Operating fireplace above elevations of Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54*. 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. *Available from: 17. To prevent performance problems, do not use propane/LP fuel tanks of less American National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway than 100 lbs. capacity. New York, NY 10018
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE Unusually tight construction is de- PRODUCT AIR FOR fined as construction where: FEATURES COMBUSTION AND a. walls and ceilings exposed to the outside atmosphere have a con- OPERATION VENTILATION tinuous water vapor retarder with This vent-free fireplace is clean burning. It -11 a rating of one perm (6 x 10 kg WARNING: This heater shall requires no outside venting. There is no heat 2 per pa-sec-m ) or less with open- not be installed in a confined space loss
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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 PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE AIR FOR 12" COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Ventilation Ventilation Grills Grills Continued Into Adjoining Room, Into Adjoining Or Option 2 Room, VENTILATION AIR Remove Option 1 Door into Adjoining Ventilation Air From Inside Room, Building QQQQ¢¢¢¢ Option 3 This fresh air would come from an adjoining ¢¢¢¢ QQQQ unconfined space. When ventilating to an adjoining unconfined space, you must pro- 12" ¢¢¢¢QQQQ vide two permanent openings: one within 12" of
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OWNER’S MANUAL ELECTRICAL HOOKUP INSTALLATION CAUTION: This fireplace cre- (Model VSGF28PTC or ates warm air currents. These cur- VSGF28PVA with GA3750 or NOTICE: This heater is intended rents move heat to wall surfaces GA3650T Series Blower) for use as supplemental heat. next to fireplace. Installing fire- Use this heater along with your place next to vinyl or cloth wall This fireplace has a blower assembly with an primary heating system. Do not coverings or operating heater electrical cord. T
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE CONVENTIONAL FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Trim INSTALLATION Continued Hanging Conventional installation of this fireplace Screws ASSEMBLING AND involves installing fireplace along with the ATTACHING OPTIONAL corner or cabinet mantel with hearth base Hanging BRASS TRIM accessories against a wall in your home (see Notches Accessories, page 22 and 23). Follow the (Included with Mantel on Trim instructions below to install the fireplace in Accessory) this manner. IMPORT
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OWNER’S MANUAL 10. Carefully insert fireplace into cabinet BUILT-IN FIREPLACE INSTALLATION mantel (Figure 12). Be careful not to INSTALLATION Continued scratch or damage hearth base, cabinet Built-in installation of this fireplace involves mantel, or any laminate trim on hearth 4. Place hearth base accessory against installing fireplace into a framed-in enclo- base. Remove protective material from wall at installation location. Cut an ac- sure. This makes the front of fireplace flush top of hear
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE Mantel Clearances for Built-In Installation Items Needed INSTALLATION Installation Before installing fireplace, make sure you Continued have the items listed below. If placing mantel above built-in fireplace, 4. Carefully set fireplace in front of rough you must meet minimum clearance between • external regulator (supplied by installer) opening with back of fireplace inside mantel shelf and top of fireplace opening. • piping (check local codes) wall opening. •
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OWNER’S MANUAL CONNECTING FIREPLACE INSTALLATION NOTICE: Most building codes do TO GAS SUPPLY not permit concealed gas con- Continued nections. A flexible gas line is Installation Items Needed Installation must include an equipment provided to allow accessibility shutoff valve, union, and plugged 1/8" NPT • 5/16" hex socket wrench or nut-driver from the fireplace (see Figure 20). tap. Locate NPT tap within reach for test The flexible gas supply line con- • Phillips screwdriver gauge hook up. NP
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP 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- CHECKING GAS ure 21). ure 21). CONNECTIONS 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- 2. Open propane/LP supply tank valve. ther using compressed air or opening 3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is propane/LP supply tank valve. WARNING: Test all gas pi
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OWNER’S MANUAL Crossover INSTALLATION Log (#4) Front Log (#1) Continued Hole Cutout Notch INSTALLING LOGS Peg WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with Grate this heater may result in property Prongs damage or personal injury. Metal Grate Bar CAUTION: Do not remove the Figure 23 - Installing Front Log (#1) metal data plates attached to the heater base assembly. The data plates contain important warranty Midd
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE 7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 LIGHTING OPERATING seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 INSTRUCTIONS FIREPLACE seconds, release control knob. Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps WARNING: You must operate Thermostat-Controlled Models 3 through 7. This fireplace has a this fireplace with the fireplace safety interlock system. Wait one (1) screen in place. Make sure fire- FOR YOUR SAFETY minute for system to reset before place screen is installed befo
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OWNER’S MANUAL Manually-Controlled Models LIGHTING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FIREPLACE FOR YOUR SAFETY Continued READ BEFORE WARNING: You must operate LIGHTING this fireplace with the fireplace TO TURN OFF GAS screen in place. Make sure fire- TO APPLIANCE place screen is installed before WARNING: If you do not fol- running fireplace. low these instructions exactly, a Shutting Off Fireplace fire or explosion may result caus- Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to ing property damage, personal NO
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE BLOWER OPERATING VARIABLE CONTROL OPERATION OPERATION FIREPLACE MODEL VSGF28PTC The variable control valve can be set to any Continued heat setting and flame height desired, by 6. Continue pressing control knob in. simply turning the control knob until that WARNING: This fireplace has Press and release ignitor button. This setting is attained. Even the lowest setting a three-prong, grounded electri- will light pilot. The pilot is attached to provides realisti
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OWNER’S MANUAL FRONT BURNER FLAME OPERATING INSPECTING PATTERN FIREPLACE BURNERS Figure 34 shows correct front burner flame Continued Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pattern. Figure 35 shows incorrect front patterns often. burner flame pattern. The incorrect burner Blower Kit Model GA3650T flame pattern shows yellow tipping at top of Series PILOT FLAME PATTERN blue flame. Locate the blower switch by opening the Figure 32 shows a correct pilot flame pat- lower louver on fireplace. Blow
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE 4. Check the injector holder located at the LOGS CLEANING AND end of the burner tube again. Remove • If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to MAINTENANCE any large particles of dust, dirt, lint, or Installing Logs, page 13, to properly re- pet hair with a soft cloth or vacuum place logs. cleaner nozzle. WARNING: Turn off fireplace • Replace log(s) if broken or chipped and let cool before cleaning. 5. Blow air into the primary air holes on (dime-sized or larg
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING CAUTION: Never use a wire, WARNING: Turn off fireplace needle, or similar object to clean and let cool before servicing. Only Note: For additional help, visit DESA ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/ a qualified service person should International’s technical service web site pilot unit. service and repair fireplace. at www.desatech.com. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor button is pre
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® UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY One or both burners do not light after ODS/ 1. Burner orifice(s) clogged 1. Clean burner(s) (see Cleaning and Main- pilot is lit tenance, page 18) or replace burner orifice(s) 2. Burner orifice(s) diameter is too small 2. Replace burner orifice(s) 3. Inlet gas pressure is too low 3. Contact local propane/LP gas company 4. Mislocated crossover tube 4. Contact qualified service person Delayed ignit
