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BLUE FLAME VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
FA-10BA,
FAS-10BB,
and FA-60BA
10,000 and 6,000 Btu/Hr
Thermostat and
Non-Thermostat Models
WARNING: If the information in this manual is
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may
result causing property damage, personal in-
jury, 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 GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the fire department.
— Installation and service must be performed by
a qualified installer, service agency, or the
gas supplier.
WARNING: This is an unvented
gas-fired heater. It uses air (oxy-
gen) from the room in which it
is installed. Provisions for ad-
equate combustion and venti-
lation air must be provided.
Refer to
Air For Combustion
and Ventilation
on page 4 of
this manual.
WARNING: Improper installa-
tion, adjustment, alteration,
service, or maintenance can
cause injury or property dam-
age. Refer to this manual for
correct installation and opera-
tional procedures. For assis-
tance or additional informa-
tion consult a qualified in-
staller, service agency, or the
gas supplier.
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket*, permanently located, manufac-
tured (mobile) home, where not prohibited by local codes.
This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This
appliance is not convertible for use with other gases.
*Aftermarket: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale, from the manufacturer
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NATURAL GAS HEATER
SAFETY
INFORMATION
WARNINGS
IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, oper-
ate, or service this heater. Im-
proper use of this heater can
cause serious injury or death from
burns, fire, explosion, and car-
bon monoxide poisoning.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs
of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the
flu, with headaches, dizziness, and/or nau-
sea. If you have these signs, the heater may
not be working properly. Get fresh air at
once! Have heater serviced. Some people
are more affected by carbon monoxide than
others. These include pregnant women,
people with heart or lung disease or anemia,
those under the influence of alcohol, and
those at high altitudes.
Natural Gas: Natural gas is odorless. An
odor-making agent is added to natural gas.
The odor helps you detect a natural gas leak.
However, the odor added to natural gas can
fade. Natural gas may be present even though
no odor exists.
Make certain you read and understand all
warnings. Keep this manual for reference. It
is your guide to safe and proper operation of
this heater.
DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoning may lead to death!
WARNING: Any change to this
heater or its controls can be
dangerous.
WARNING: Do not use any
accessory not approved for use
with this heater.
Due to high temperatures, the
appliance should be located out
of traffic and away from furniture
and draperies.
Do not place clothing or other
flammable material on or near
the appliance. Never place any
objects on the heater.
Surface of heater becomes very
hot when running heater. Keep
children and adults away from
hot surface to avoid burns or
clothing ignition. Heater will re-
main hot for a time after shut-
down. Allow surface to cool be-
fore touching.
Carefully supervise young chil-
dren when they are in the same
room with heater.
Make sure grill guard is in place
before running heater.
Keep the appliance area clear and
free from combustible materials,
gasoline, and other flammable
vapors and liquids.
1. This appliance is only for use with the
type of gas indicated on the rating plate.
This appliance is not convertible for use
with other gases.
2. If you smell gas
• shut off gas supply
• do not try to light any appliance
• do not touch any electrical switch; do
not use any phone in your building
• immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department
3. This heater needs fresh, outside air ven-
tilation to run properly. This heater has
an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS)
safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts
down the heater if not enough fresh air
is available. See Fresh Air for Combus-
tion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.
4. Keep all air openings in the front and
bottom of heater clear and free of de-
bris. This will insure enough air for
proper combustion.
5. If heater shuts off, do not relight until
you provide fresh, outside air. If heater
keeps shutting off, have it serviced.
6. Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
7. Before using furniture polish, wax, car-
pet cleaner, or similar products, turn
heater off. If heated, the vapors from
these products may create a white pow-
der residue within burner box or on
adjacent walls or furniture.
8. Do not use heater if any part has been
under water. Immediately call a quali-
fied service technician to inspect the
room heater and to replace any part of
the control system and any gas control
which has been under water.
9. Turn off heater and let cool before ser-
vicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair heater.
10. Operating heater above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
11. Do not install models FA-10BA and
FAS-10BB in a bathroom.
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PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
Figure 1 - Vent-Free Natural Gas Heater (Model FA-10BA Shown)
Control Knob
Heater
Cabinet
Grill
Guard
Glass
Panel
Front
Panel
LOCAL CODES
Install and use heater with care. Follow all
local codes. In the absence of local codes, use
the latest edition of The National Fuel Gas
Code ANS Z223.1, also known as NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
UNPACKING
1. Remove heater from carton.
2. Remove all protective packaging ap-
plied to heater for shipment.
3. Check heater for any shipping damage.
If heater is damaged, promptly inform
dealer where you bought heater.
PRODUCT
FEATURES
SAFETY DEVICE
This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen
Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff sys-
tem. The ODS/pilot is a required feature for
vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts
off the heater if there is not enough fresh air.
PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM
This heater has a piezo ignitor. This system
requires no matches, batteries, or other
sources to light heater.
THERMOSTATIC HEAT
CONTROL ON THERMOSTAT
MODEL FAS-10BB
This heater has a control valve with a ther-
mostat sensing bulb. This results in the
greatest heater comfort and may result in
lower gas bills.
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NATURAL GAS HEATER
FRESH AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
WARNING: This heater shall
not be installed in a confined space
or unusually tight construction
unless provisions are provided
for adequate combustion and ven-
tilation air. Read the following in-
structions to insure proper fresh
air for this and other fuel-burning
appliances in your home.
Today’s homes are built more energy effi-
cient than ever. New materials, increased
insulation, and new construction methods
help reduce heat loss in homes. Home owners
weather strip and caulk around windows and
doors to keep the cold air out and the warm air
in. During heating months, home owners
want their homes as airtight as possible.
While it is good to make your home energy
efficient, your home needs to breathe. Fresh
air must enter your home. All fuel-burning
appliances need fresh air for proper com-
bustion and ventilation.
Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers, and
fuel burning appliances draw air from the
house to operate. You must provide ad-
equate fresh air for these appliances. This
will insure proper venting of vented fuel-
burning appliances.
PROVIDING ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
The following are excerpts from National
Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec-
tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation.
All spaces in homes fall into one of the three
following ventilation classifications:
1. Unusually Tight Construction
2. Unconfined Space
3. Confined Space
The information on pages 4 through 6 will
help you classify your space and provide
adequate ventilation.
Unusually Tight Construction
The air that leaks around doors and win-
dows may provide enough fresh air for
combustion and ventilation. However, in
buildings of unusually tight construction,
you must provide additional fresh air.
Unusually tight construction is de-
fined as construction where:
a. walls and ceilings exposed to the
outside atmosphere have a con-
tinuous water vapor retarder with
a rating of one perm (6 x 10
-11
kg
per pa-sec-m
2
) or less with open-
ings gasketed or sealed
and
b. weather stripping has been
added on openable windows and
doors
and
c. caulking or sealants are applied
to areas such as joints around
window and door frames, be-
tween sole plates and floors, be-
tween wall-ceiling joints, be-
tween wall panels, at penetra-
tions for plumbing, electrical, and
gas lines, and at other openings.
If your home meets all of the three
criteria above, you must provide ad-
ditional fresh air. See
Ventilation Air
From Outdoors
, page 6
.
If your home does not meet all of the
three criteria above, proceed
Deter-
mining Fresh-Air Flow for Heater Lo-
cation,
page 5.
Confined and Unconfined Space
The National Fuel Gas Code, ANS Z223.1
defines a confined space as a space whose
volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000
Btu per hour (4.8 m
3
per kw) of the aggre-
gate input rating of all appliances installed
in that space and an unconfined space as a
space whose volume is not less than 50
cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m
3
per
kw) of the aggregate input rating of all
appliances installed in that space. Rooms
communicating directly with the space in
which the appliances are installed*, through
openings not furnished with doors, are con-
sidered a part of the unconfined space.
This heater shall not be installed in a con-
fined space or unusually tight construction
unless provisions are provided for adequate
combustion and ventilation air.
* Adjoining rooms are communicating only
if there are doorless passageways or ventila-
tion grills between them.
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WARNING: If the area in which the heater may be operated is smaller than that defined as an unconfined space
or if the building is of unusually tight construction, provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by one of
the methods described in the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANS Z223.1, Section 5.3
or applicable local codes.
FRESH AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
Continued
DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER 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 heater 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 = _________________ cu. ft. (volume of space)
Example:
Space size 20 ft. (length) x 16 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) = 2560 cu. ft. (volume of space)
If additional ventilation to adjoining room is supplied with grills or openings, add the volume of these rooms to the total volume of
the space.
2. Divide the space volume by 50 cubic feet to determine the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support.
__________ (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = (Maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)
Example:
2560 cu. ft. (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = 51.2 or 51,200 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)
3. Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.
Vent-free heater ______________ Btu/Hr
Gas water heater* ______________ Btu/Hr
Gas furnace ______________ Btu/Hr
Vented gas heater ______________ Btu/Hr
Gas fireplace logs ______________ Btu/Hr
Other gas appliances* + ______________ Btu/Hr
Total = ______________ Btu/Hr
* Do not include direct-vent gas appliances. Direct-vent draws combustion air from the outdoors and vents to the outdoors.
4. Compare the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support with the actual amount of Btu/Hr used.
_____________ Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)
_____________ Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)
Example:
51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)
54,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)
The space in the above example is a confined space because the actual Btu/Hr used is more than the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support.
You must provide additional fresh air. Your options are as follows:
A. Rework worksheet, adding the space of an adjoining room. If the extra space provides an unconfined space, remove door to adjoin-
ing room or add ventilation grills between rooms. See Ventilation Air From Inside Building, page 6.
B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventilation Air From Outdoors, page 6.
C. Install a lower Btu/Hr heater, if lower Btu/Hr size makes room unconfined.
If the actual Btu/Hr used is less than the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support, the space is an unconfined space. You will need no
additional fresh air ventilation.
Continued
Example:
Gas water heater 44,000 Btu/Hr
Vent-free heater + 10,000 Btu/Hr
Total = 54,000 Btu/Hr
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FRESH AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
Continued
Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building
Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors
Ventilation Air From Outdoors
Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation
grills or ducts. You must provide two per-
manent openings: one within 12" of the
ceiling and one within 12" of the floor.
Connect these items directly to the outdoors
or spaces open to the outdoors. These spaces
include attics and crawl spaces. Follow the
National Fuel Gas Code NFPA 54/ANS
Z223.1, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and
Ventilation for required size of ventilation
grills or ducts.
IMPORTANT:
Do not provide openings for
inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a
thermostat-controlled power vent. Heated air
entering the attic will activate the power vent.
VENTILATION AIR
Ventilation Air From Inside
Building
This fresh air would come from an adjoining
unconfined space. When ventilating to an
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 connecting the two spaces
(see options 1 and 2, Figure 2). You can also
remove door into adjoining room (see op-
tion 3, Figure 2). Follow the National Fuel
Gas Code NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Section
5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for
required size of ventilation grills or ducts.
WARNING: Rework work-
sheet, adding the space of the
adjoining unconfined space. The
combined spaces must have
enough fresh air to supply all
appliances in both spaces.
Or
Remove
Door into
Adjoining
Room,
Option 3
Ventilation Grills
Into Adjoining Room,
Option 2
12"
12"
Ventilation
Grills
into Adjoining
Room,
Option 1
Outlet
Air
Ventilated
Attic
Outlet
Air
Inlet
Air
Inlet Air
Ventilated
Crawl Space
To
Crawl
Space
To Attic
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For convenience and efficiency, install heater
• where there is easy access for operation,
inspection, and service
• in coldest part of room
Figure 4 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed
From Front of Heater
36"
2"
FLOOR
CEILING
Minimum
Minimum to Top
of Carpeting, Tile,
or Other Combustible
Material
6"
Minimum
From
Sides of
Heater
Left
Side
Right
Side
INSTALLATION
WARNING: A qualified ser-
vice person must install heater.
Follow all local codes.
CHECK GAS TYPE
Use only natural gas. If your gas supply is
not natural, do not install heater. Call dealer
where you bought heater for proper type
heater.
INSTALLATION ITEMS
Before installing heater, make sure you have
the items listed below:
• piping (check local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)
• equipment shutoff valve *
• ground joint union
• test gauge connection *
• sediment trap
• tee joint
• pipe wrench
* An CSA/AGA design-certified equipment
shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an accept-
able alternative to test gauge connection.
The optional CSA/AGA design-certified
equipment shutoff valve can be purchased
from your dealer. See Accessory, page 18.
LOCATING HEATER
This heater is designed to be mounted on a wall.
WARNING: Maintain the mini-
mum clearances shown in Figure
4. If you can, provide greater clear-
ances from floor, ceiling, and
joining wall.
WARNING: Never install the
heater
• in a bathroom (Models FA-
10BA and FAS-10BB only. FA-
60BA is allowed in bathroom.
Check local codes.)
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, cloth-
ing, or other flammable objects
are less than 36 inches from the
front, top, or sides of the heater
• as a fireplace insert
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
CAUTION: If you install the
heater in a home garage
• heater pilot and burner must be
at least 18 inches above floor
• locate heater where moving ve-
hicle will not hit it
CAUTION: This heater cre-
ates warm air currents. These
currents move heat to wall sur-
faces next to heater. Installing
heater next to vinyl or cloth wall
coverings or operating heater
where impurities (such as to-
bacco smoke, aromatic candles,
cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene
lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may
discolor walls.
I
MPORTANT:
Vent-free heaters add mois-
ture to the air. Although this is beneficial,
installing heater in rooms without enough
ventilation air may cause mildew to form from
too much moisture. See Fresh Air for Com-
bustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.
NOTICE: This heater is intended
for use as supplemental heat. Use
this heater along with your pri-
mary heating system. Do not in-
stall this heater as your primary
heat source. If you have a central
heating system, you may run
system’s circulating blower while
using heater. This will help circu-
late the heat throughout the
house. In the event of a power
outage, you can use this heater
as your primary heating source.
Continued
INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL
Mounting Bracket
The mounting bracket is located on back
panel of heater. It has been taped there for
shipping. Remove mounting bracket from
back panel.
Mounting
Bracket
Figure 5 - Mounting Bracket
INSTALLING THERMOSTAT
SENSING BULB -
For T-Stat Models Only
Remove clip and bulb from shipping loca-
tion. Place clip and bulb into operation loca-
tion (see Figure 6)
Figure 6 - Moving Thermostat Sensing
Bulb
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INSTALLATION
Continued
Attaching Mounting Bracket To
Wall
Note:
Wall anchors, mounting screws, and
spacers are in hardware package. The hard-
ware package is provided with heater.
Attaching To Wall Stud Method
For attaching mounting bracket to wall studs
1. Drill holes at marked locations using
9/64" drill bit.
2. Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line
up last hole on each end of bracket with
holes drilled in wall.
3. Insert mounting screws through bracket
and into wall studs.
4. Tighten screws until mounting bracket
is firmly fastened to wall studs.
Attaching To Wall Anchor Method
For attaching mounting bracket to hollow
walls (wall areas between studs) or solid
walls (concrete or masonry)
1. Drill holes at marked locations using
5/16" drill bit. For solid walls (concrete
or masonry), drill at least 1" deep.
2. Fold wall anchor as shown in Figure 9.
3. Insert wall anchor (wings first) into
hole. Tap anchor flush to wall.
Figure 8 - Mounting Bracket Clearances
Figure 9 - Folding Anchor
WARNING: Maintain minimum
clearances shown in Figure 8. If
you can, provide greater clear-
ances from floor and joining wall.
Figure 7 - Removing Front Panel Of Heater
Methods For Attaching
Mounting Bracket To Wall
Only use last hole on each end of mounting
bracket to attach bracket to wall. Attach
mounting bracket to wall in one of two
ways:
1. Attaching to wall stud
2. Attaching to wall anchor
Attaching To Wall Stud: This method pro-
vides the strongest hold. Insert mounting
screws through mounting bracket and into
wall studs.
Attaching To Wall Anchor: This method
allows you to attach mounting bracket to
hollow walls (wall areas between studs) or
to solid walls (concrete or masonry).
Decide which method better suits your needs.
Either method will provide a secure hold for
the mounting bracket.
Removing Front Panel Of Heater
1. Remove two screws near bottom cor-
ners of front panel.
2. Lift straight up on grill guard until it stops.
Grill guard will slide up about 1/4".
3. Pull bottom of front panel forward, then
down.
4. Remove cardboard packing from grill
and glass.
Marking Screw Locations
1. Tape mounting bracket to wall where
heater will be located. Make sure
mounting bracket is level.
2. Mark screw locations on wall (see
Figure 8).
Note:
Only mark last hole on each end
of mounting bracket. Insert mounting
screws through these holes only.
3. Remove tape and mounting bracket
from wall.
4. For thin walls (1/2" or less), insert red
key into wall anchor. Push red key to
“pop” open anchor wings.
IMPORTANT:
Do not hammer key!
For thick walls (over 1/2" thick) or solid
walls, do not pop open wings.
5. Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line
up last hole on each end of bracket with
wall anchors.
6. Insert mounting screws through bracket
and into wall anchors.
7. Tighten screws until mounting bracket
is firmly fastened to wall.
Figure 10 - Popping Open Anchor Wings
For Thin Walls
Figure 11 - Mounting Heater Onto Mount-
ing Bracket
Mounting Bracket
(attached to wall)
Placing Heater On Mounting
Bracket
1. Locate two horizontal slots on back
panel of heater.
2. Place heater onto mounting bracket.
Slide horizontal slots onto stand-out tabs
on mounting bracket (see Figure 11).
12
1
/
8
"
14
1
/
2
"
Min.
6
3
/
4
"
Min.
Adjoining Wall
Only Insert Mounting
Screws Through Last
Hole On Each End
Floor
Installing Bottom Mounting
Screws
1. Locate bottom mounting hole. This
hole is near bottom on back panel of
heater (see Figure 12, page 9).
2. Mark screw location on wall.
3. Remove heater from mounting bracket.
Stand-Out
Tab
Horizontal
Slots
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