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VENT-FREE COMPACT FIREPLACE
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
Shown with Optional Cabinet Mantel/Hearth Base Accessory
MODELS VMH26TPC AND VMH26TNC
14,000 to 26,000 Btu/Hr with Thermostat
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL G
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WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, altera- tion, service, or maintenance can cause injury or prop- erty damage. Refer to this manual for correct installation and operational procedures. For assistance or addi- tional information consult a qualified installer, service agency, or the gas supplier. WARNING: This is an unvented gas-fired heater. It uses air (oxygen) from the room in which it is installed. Provisions for adequate combustion and ventilation air must be provided. Refer to Air
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SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger WARNING: This product con- insert, or other accessory not tains and/or generates chemicals approved for use with this fire- known to the state of California place. to cause cancer or birth defects, or other reproductive harm. Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located out IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s of traffic and away from furni- manual carefully and completely ture and draperies. before trying to assemble,
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13. Do not use fireplace if any part has been under SAFETY INFORMATION water. Immediately call a qualified service tech- Continued nician to inspect the room fireplace and to re- 3. If you smell gas place any part of the control system and any • shut off gas supply gas control which has been under water. • do not try to light any appliance 14. Turn off and unplug fireplace and let cool be- • do not touch any electrical switch; do not fore servicing. Only a qualified service per- use any phone in
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PRODUCT FEATURES ASSEMBLY SAFETY PILOT WARNING: Always have This fireplace has a pilot with an Oxygen Deple- branch support and screen in tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The place before operating fireplace. ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room This prevents excessive tem- fireplaces. The ODS/pilot shuts off the fireplace peratures on fireplace surfaces. if there is not enough fresh air. PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM WARNING: Failure to position This fireplace has a piezo ignit
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ASSEMBLY AIR FOR COMBUSTION Continued AND VENTILATION 5. Reattach screen by placing the notches in the screen frame over the shoulder screws and WARNING: This heater shall pushing down. not be installed in a confined space or unusually tight construction Assembling Hood 1. Locate four black phillips sheet metal screws unless provisions are provided from the hardware packet. for adequate combustion and ven- 2. Rotate hood as shown in Figure 3. Make sure tilation air. Read the following in- hood t
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DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW AIR FOR COMBUSTION FOR FIREPLACE LOCATION AND VENTILATION Continued Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space Unusually tight construction is defined as Use this work sheet to determine if you have a construction where: confined or unconfined space. a. walls and ceilings exposed to the out- Space: Includes the room in which you will install side atmosphere have a continuous fireplace plus any adjoining rooms with doorless pas- water vapor retarder with a r
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AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION 12" Continued A. Rework worksheet, adding the space of an adjoin- Ventilation Grills Into Adjoining Room, Ventilation ing room. If the extra space provides an uncon- Option 2 Grills Or into Adjoining Remove fined space, remove door to adjoining room or add Room, Door into Option 1 Adjoining ventilation grills between rooms. See Ventilation Room, Option 3 Air From Inside Building. B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventila- tion Air From Outdoors.
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IMPORTANT: Vent-free fireplaces add moisture INSTALLATION to the air. Although this is beneficial, installing fireplace in rooms without enough ventilation air NOTICE: This heater is intended may cause mildew to form from too much mois- for use as supplemental heat. ture. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages Use this heater along with your 6 through 8. primary heating system. Do not Note: Your Vanguard fireplace is designed to be install this heater as your pri- used in zero clearance i
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Note: When installing fireplace directly on car- INSTALLATION peting, tile or other combustible material, other Continued than wood flooring, the fireplace shall be installed LOCATING FIREPLACE on a metal or wood panel extending the full width and depth of the fireplace. WARNING: Maintain the CAUTION: If you install the minimum clearances shown in fireplace in a home garage Figures 6 and 7. If you can, pro- • fireplace pilot and burner must vide greater clearances from be at least 18 inches ab
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INSTALLATION WARNING: Do not allow any Continued combustible materials to over- lap the firebox front facing. WARNING: If pre-wiring, do not connect wiring to any elec- IMPORTANT: Noncombustible materials such as trical source at this time. brick, tile, etc. may overlap the front facing, but should never cover any necessary openings like Install fireplace electrical outlet louvered slots. and connect wiring to outlet be- fore connecting to electrical WARNING: Do not allow non- source. The fir
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4. Assemble trim kit. See Assembling Perimeter INSTALLATION Trim, page 13. Continued 5. Firmly snap trim kit on shoulder screws. Shoulder screws are located on fireplace cabi- WARNING: Never modify or net (see Figure 12). cover the louvered slots on the 6. Align trim kit for flush fit around opening. front of the firebox. 7. Use two 3" wood screws provided and attach fireplace base to wooden base (see Figure 12). 8. Remove trim kit and mantel. Be careful not WARNING: Use only non- to damage wa
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Slot INSTALLATION Set Screws Continued Top Trim 3 10. Attach wood base to floor with two 1 /4" black Mitered Edge screws provided (see Figure 13). If the floor is concrete use anchor method (see Attaching Adjusting Side Wood Base to Solid Floor, page 16). Plate Shim Trim 11. Install gas line. See Connecting To Gas Sup- Slot ply, page 16. Figure 14 - Assembling Perimeter Trim 12. Check for leaks. See Checking Gas Connec- tions, page 18. INSTALLING BLOWER ACCESSORY 13. Place mantel around fireplac
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3 2 1 sembly to the outer casing with 4 #10 screws INSTALLATION provided (see Figure 17). Continued 6. Route the wire harness through the hole in left Branch Support side of baffle. Pull wire harness through lower opening above where the valve shield was re- Shoulder moved. (see Figure 17). Screw 7. Insert the 4 wire harness into one of the round holes in the rear of the valve cover shield and Valve Cover through the rectangular hole in the front of Remove Shield shield (see Figure 17). Screw 8.
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3 2 1 lief clamp (not supplied) to secure incoming INSTALLATION electrical supply. Continued 2. Follow steps 2 through 6 in Installing Blower Valve Cover Assembly, page 13. Also remove black wire Shield from middle switch terminal 2. 3. Remove black plastic strain relief and power cord from switch plate. The power cord supplied will not be used in built-in installations. Pop in the plastic snap bushing found in hardware kit into the hole left by supply cord/strain relief. Switch Screw 4. A licen
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INSTALLATION CAUTION: Never connect pro- Continued pane/LP fireplace directly to the Extension Cord propane/LP supply. This fireplace Use extension cord if needed. The cord must have a requires an external regulator (not three-prong, grounding plug and a three-hole recep- supplied). Install the external regu- tacle. Make sure cord is in good shape. It must be heavy enough to carry the current needed. An under- lator between the fireplace and sized cord will cause a drop in line voltage. This wi
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of screen. Discard screws. Lift fireplace screen INSTALLATION up and pull out to remove. Continued 2. Remove screws that attach branch support to Installation must include a equipment shutoff valve, fireplace (see Figure 24). Carefully lift up union, and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. Locate NPT tap branch support and remove from fireplace (see within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must Figure 24). be upstream from fireplace (see Figure 23). 3. Route flexible gas line included from fireplace IMPOR
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cated on or near gas meter for natural gas, or INSTALLATION using compressed air. Continued 4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. To Fireplace Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to Equipment Shutoff Gas Regulator Valve Provided by gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Installer 5. Correct all leaks at once. 6. Reconnect heater and equipment shutoff valve to gas supply. Check reconnected fittings for Flexible Gas Line leaks. from Fireplace Gas Test Pressures Equal To or Less
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS INSTALLATION • Do not try to light any appliance. Continued • Do not touch any electric switch; do not Equipment use any phone in your building. Shutoff Valve • Immediately call your gas supplier from Propane/LP a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas Supply Tank supplier’s instructions. • If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department. C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the gas control knob. Never use tools. If the knob will not push in or turn by h
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Pilot Burner OPERATING FIREPLACE Ignitor Electrode Thermocouple Continued 5. Turn control knob counterclockwise to the PILOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 29). Note: You may be running this fireplace for the first time after hooking up to gas supply. If so, the control knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This Figure 30 - Pilot (Propane/LP Shown) will allow air to bleed from the gas system. TO TURN OFF GAS • If control knob does not pop up w
