INTERNATIONAL
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PC-BVBN (02285)
CONVERSION KIT
NATURAL GAS TO PROPANE/LP GAS
For Use When Converting Models SBVBN(A) or CBVBN(A)
This conversion kit must be installed by a qualified service agency.
Read these instructions completely before installing this conversion kit.
Before proceeding, make sure the gas control valve is in the “OFF” position, all electrical
power to the appliance is OFF, and the fireplace is cool to the touch.
CAUTION: The gas supply shall be shut off prior to disconnecting the
electrical power before proceeding with the conversion.
Parts included with this kit:
Part No. Description Quantity
Instruction Sheet 1
105798-04 Pilot Orifice, Propane/LP 1
105523-02 Burner, Propane/LP 1
104506-04 Main Burner Orifice (1.39mm) 1
105799-02 Gas Valve Regulator 1
105801-02 Conversion Label, English 1
106038-02 Conversion Label, French 1
106080-01 Conversion Information Label 1
Tools Required
• 10mm Open End Wrench • 3/8" Socket, Nut Driver or
• 5/16" Socket or Nut Driver Slotted Screwdriver
• 18mm Open End Wrench or • #2 Phillips Screwdriver
Adjustable Wrench • 7/16" Open End Wrench
• 3/4" Open End Wrench or • Needle Nose Pliers
Adjustable Wrench • High Temperature Silicone Sealant
• 7/8" Open End Wrench or (GE RTV 106/Loctite RTV 81585)
Channel Lock Pliers • Thread Sealant (Resistant to Propane/LP)
If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased this
kit or DESA International at 1-800-972-7879 for referral information.
REMOVING GLASS DOOR
The glass door must be removed to allow
access inside the firebox chamber for conversion. To remove the glass door, the front
panel on the stove body must be removed.
1. To remove the stove front panel, remove two 10mm hex bolts from bottom of stove and one phillips head bolt
from top of stove (see Figure 1).
2. Using a 3/8" socket or slotted screwdriver remove the screws from the two
tabs at the top of the glass door (see
Figure 2, page 2). Hold glass door securely to keep it from falling forward.
3. Grasp door by both sides and ease it
upward off the lower bracket (see Figure 2, page 2).
Bolt (Phillips
Head)
Bolt (10mm Hex)
Note:
Stove Front Panel
Figure 1 - Removing Stove Front Panel
Appearance of
Stove Body may vary
depending on Model
PC-BVBN (02285) Conversion Kit
Screw (3/8" Hex or Slotted Screwdriver)
Glass
Door
Note:
Appearance of Stove Body
may vary depending on Model
Figure 2 - Removing/Replacing Glass
Door
REMOVING STOVE
DROPPED BOTTOM
To provide easier access to the control compartment area and gas inlet tubing, the stove
dropped bottom must be removed.
Using a 10mm socket or an adjustable
wrench, remove the four bolts securing the
stove bottom to the chassis (see Figure 3).
Stove Chassis
Stove
Swing
Door
LOG REMOVAL
Carefully remove the log set and ember
material from around the burner and place
them outside the combustion chamber.
BURNER, MAIN BURNER
ORIFICE, AND PILOT
ORIFICE CONVERSION
1. Open stove swing door. This allows access below firebox to gas line connections and gas control valve.
2. Disconnect flare fitting connected to the
brass elbow from the underside of stove
insert. Use a 3/4" open end wrench on
the flare fitting (see Figure 4).
3. Turn brass elbow and main burner orifice counterclockwise to remove from
burner. The main burner orifice is
threaded into the burner inlet. The brass
elbow may have a slight resistance
since the main burner orifice has been
sealed with RTV silicone. Use a 7/8"
open end wrench or channel lock pliers for brass elbow and main burner orifice removal.
4. Remove existing main burner orifice from
brass elbow and replace with main burner
orifice supplied with conversion kit.
Note:
The new main burner orifice will
have the number 139 stamped on it for
identification purposes. Apply a small
amount of thread sealant to the main
burner orifice before tightening (see Figure 5). Sealant must be resistant to propane/LP gas.
Burner
Mounting Screw
(5/16" Hex)
5. Remove the burner by loosening the
two 5/16" hex mounting screws (see
Figure 4). Lift burner up and out.
6. Convert the pilot burner by changing out
the quick change orifice.
Note:
It is not
necessary to remove the pilot gas tube
for conversion. Using a 7/16" open end
wrench, turn pilot target hex fitting counterclockwise and remove (see Figure 6).
7. Remove original pilot orifice using
needlenose pliers or fingertips. Replace
with the pilot orifice supplied with conversion kit.
Note:
The new pilot orifice
has 012 LP stamped on it for identification purposes (see Figure 7).
8. Place open end of conversion pilot orifice
into pilot barrel (see Figure 6).
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the pilot orifice is properly mated and aligned inside pilot barrel.
Main Burner
Orifice (18mm
Hex)
Apply Thread
Sealant Here
Only
Brass Elbow
Figure 5 - Removing/Replacing Main
Burner Orifice
Pilot Target Hood
Pilot Target Fitting
Thermocouple
(7/16" Hex)
Pilot Orifice
Thermopile
Stove
Dropped
Bottom
Bolt
(10mm Hex)
Note:
may vary depending on Model
Figure 3 - Removing Stove Dropped
Bottom
Lock
Washer
Appearance of Stove Body
Flat
Washer
Fireplace
Floor
Aluminum Tubing
Figure 4 - Removing Main Burner Orifice,
Brass Elbow, and Aluminum Tubing
Flare Fitting
2
RTV
Silicone
Main Burner
Orifice
Brass Elbow
Pilot Barrel
Figure 6 - Removing/Replacing Pilot
Orifice
Stamping
Identification
x
x
x
x
x
Figure 7 - Pilot Orifice Stamping
Identification Location
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
9. Replace pilot target removed in step 6,
page 2. Tighten pilot target hex fitting
until the pilot target aligns with the thermocouple and thermopile (see Figure 8).
10. Replace original burner with burner
supplied with conversion kit. Attach
with the two 5/16" hex mounting
screws removed in step 5, page 2.
11. Attach main burner orifice and brass
elbow assembly to burner. Place main
burner orifice into threaded end of
burner and turn clockwise to tighten
(see Figure 4, page 2). Align the brass
elbow with the flare fitting on the aluminum tubing.
12. Reconnect the aluminum tube/flare fitting onto the brass elbow (see Figure 4,
page 2).
13. Reapply R TV silicone to seal area where
orifice passes through the bottom combustion chamber (see Figure 4, page 2).
Thermocouple
Pilot Target
Thermopile
4. Place rubber gasket supplied with regulator kit on gas control valve. Align two
of the holes on the gasket with orientation pins on gas control valve.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure gasket is
properly seated and aligned on gas control valve.
5. Position regulator assembly supplied
with conversion kit over rubber gasket
on gas control valve. Align the notch
in the regulator assembly with the pin
on the gas control valve.
6. Attach regulator assembly to gas control valve using the two mounting
screws removed in step 2, page 2.
Tighten screws securely (approximately 25in-lbs.) (see Figure 9).
Machine Screws
(Phillips Head)
O
L
H
I
Rubber
Gasket
Regulator Assembly
Figure 9 - Removing/Replacing Regulator
Assembly and Rubber Gasket
P
I
OFF
L
O
T
ON
Gas Control
Valve
French This
English This
Side
Side
Lighting Instruction
Plate
Figure 10 - Applying English and French
Conversion Labels over Existing
Certification Labels on Lighting
Instruction Plate
DIRECT VENT DECORATIVE FIREPLACE
Conversion Kit Model
Type of Gas
Figure 8 - Pilot Target Alignment
GAS CONTROL VALVE
CONVERSION
Convert the gas control valve by swapping
out the valve regulator portion of the gas
valve.
1. Open bottom swing door on stove to
allow access to gas control valve.
2. Using a phillips head screwdriver, remove the two mounting screws fastening the regulator assembly to the gas
control valve (see Figure 9).
3. Remove regulator assembly and rubber
gasket from control valve (see Figure 9).
CONVERSION LABELING
AND PLACEMENT
1. Apply the English and French conversion labels over the top of the existing
certification labels (see Figure 10). Existing certification labels are located on
the lighting instruction plate inside the
gas valve compartment area. With permanent ink, print the previous model
number on the label in the space provided (see Figure 11).
2. After filling in the data required on the
conversion information label, affix it to
the stove bottom next to the gas control valve. Make sure it is easily seen
when the swing door is opened (see Figure 12).
®
Previous Model #
Figure 11 - Print Previous Model Number
on Conversion Labels
CONVERSION INFORMATION LABEL
This appliance was converted on
– – to gas
Day Month Year
with Kit No.
by
(name and address of organization making
this conversion), which accepts the
responsibility that this conversion has been
properly made.
106080-0156060
Figure 12 - Conversion Information Label
Continued
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FINAL PREPARATION
1. Replace logs and embers back into the
correct positions as instructed in your
appliance Owner’s Manual.
2. Reinstall glass door and stove front
panel on fireplace. T o do so, reverse the
instructions under Removing Glass
Door on page 1.
3. Reinstall stove dropped bottom on fireplace. T o do so, reverse the instructions
under Removing Stove Dropped Bottom
on page 2.
The conversion is now complete.
Refer to the section on Checking Gas Con-
nections and Operating Fireplace in your
appliance Owner’s Manual.
WARNING: Test all gas piping and connections for leaks
after installing or servicing. Correct leaks at once.
WARNING: Never use an open
flame to check for a leak. Apply
commercial leak test solution to
all gas joints. Bubbles forming
show a leak. Correct all leaks at
once.
WARNING: This conversion
kit shall be installed by a qualified service agency in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions and all applicable codes
and requirements of the authority having jurisdiction. If the information in these instruction is
not followed exactly, a fire, explosion, or production of carbon
monoxide may result causing
property damage, personal injury,
or loss of life. The qualified service agency is responsible for
the proper installation of this kit.
The installation is not proper and
complete until the operation of
the converted appliance is
checked as specified in the
manufacturer’s instructions supplied with the kit.
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INTERNATIONAL
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REV. A
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