Desa PCVDR24 RGA User Manual
NATURAL GAS LOG
VENTED DECORATIVE APPLIANCES
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
TESTED AND
LISTED BY
Model PCVDR24
RGA 2-72
Std RADCO Listing No. 1292
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 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.
APPROVED
WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service, or maintenance can cause
injury or property damage. Refer to this manual for correct
installation and operational
procedures. For assistance or
additional information consult
a qualified installer, service
agency, or the gas supplier.
WARNING: This appliance is
for installation only in a solidfuel burning masonry or UL127
factory-built fireplace, constructed of noncombustible
material, and connected to a
working flue. (See page 7 for
minimum flue opening.)
WARNING: This is a gas-fired appliance. It uses air (oxygen) from the room in which
it is installed. Provisions for adequate combustion and ventilation air must be
provided. Refer to
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket* manufactured (mobile) home, where not prohibited by
state or local codes.
* Aftermarket: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale, from the manufacturer
Air for Combustion and Ventilation
Save this manual for future reference.
section on page 4 of this manual.
VENTED NATURAL GAS LOGS
SAFETY
INFORMATION
WARNINGS
WARNING ICON G 001
WARNING: Keep flue open
when operating unit.
IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, operate, or service this log set. Improper use of this log set can cause
serious injury or death from burns,
fire, explosion, electrical shock,
and carbon monoxide poisoning.
DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoning may lead to death!
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early
signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu, with headaches, dizziness,
or nausea. If you have these signs, the log set
may not be working properly. Get fresh air
at once! Have log set 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 the gas. The
odor helps you detect a gas leak. However,
the odor added to the gas can fade. 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 log set.
WARNING: Any change to this
log set or its controls can be
dangerous.
1. This appliance, as supplied, is only for
use with the type of gas indicated on
the rating plate. This appliance is convertible for use with propane/LP, using
the GA9050 or GA9150 pilot kit.
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. F ollow the
gas supplier’s instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier ,
call the fire department
3. Never install the log set
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or
other flammable objects are less than
42 inches from the front, top, or sides
of the log set
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
4. Before installing in a solid fuel burning fireplace, the chimney flue and firebox must be cleaned of soot, creosote,
ashes and loose paint by a qualified
chimney cleaner. Creosote will ignite
if highly heated. Inspect chimney flue
for damage.
5. Y ou must operate this log set with a fireplace screen in place. Make sure fireplace
screen is closed before running log set.
6. This log set is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn
off appliance and call a qualified service person.
eration, slight smoking could occur due
to log curing and the burning of manufacturing residues. You may wish to add
more ventilation by opening a window .
7. To reduce the creation of soot, follow
the instructions in Cleaning and Main-
tenance, page 18.
8. Do not allow fans to blow directly into
the fireplace. Avoid any drafts that alter burner flame patterns. Ceiling fans
can create drafts that alter burner flame
patterns. Altered burner patterns can
increase sooting.
9. Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert, or other accessory not
approved for use with this log set.
10. This log set needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly. See Air for
Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4
through 6.
Note:
During initial op-
11. Do not run log set
• where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not burn solid fuel in the fireplace
after installing the log set. Do not use
this log set to cook food or burn paper
or other objects.
13. Log set becomes v ery hot when in use.
Keep children and adults away from hot
surface to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Log set will remain hot for a time
after shut-down. Allow surface to cool
before touching.
14. Carefully supervise young children
when they are in the room with log set.
15. Do not use appliance if any part has been
exposed to or under water . Immediately
call a qualified service technician to inspect the room appliance and to replace
any part of the control system (if using
GA9050 or GA9150) and any gas control which has been under water.
16. To help prevent breakage, new logs
must be broken-in (see Curing logs
page 12).
17. Turn log set off and let cool before servicing, installing, or repairing. Only a
qualified service person should install,
service, or repair log set.
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PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
Grate
Burner
Pan
Grate Enhancer
Grate Steps
OPTIONAL
PRODUCT
FEATURES
ON/OFF SAFETY VALVE/
PILOT KIT AND PROPANE/LP
CONVERSION
An optional valve/safety pilot kit with a
piezo ignitor is available for this appliance.
This system requires no matches, batteries,
or other sources to light. You must use this
optional system for propane/LP conversion.
See Accessories, page 18.
REMOTE CONTROL READY
(MILLIVOLT) SAFETY VALVE/
PILOT KIT
An optional millivolt safety valve/pilot kit
with a piezo ignitor is available for this
appliance. This system requires no matches,
batteries, or other sources to light. This
system may be connected to a wall switch or
hand-held wireless remote control. See Ac-
cessories, page 18.
Burner
Clamp
Burner Inlet
Burner
Manifold
Figure 1 - Product Identification
Fitting
Serial Number ________________________________________
LOCAL CODES
Install and use log set 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
CAUTION: Do not remove the
metal data plates from the burner
pan. The d ata plates contain important product information.
1. Remove logs, hearth kit, pan materials,
and hardware from carton.
2. Remove all protective packaging applied to logs and base for shipment.
3. Check all items for any shipping damage. If damaged, promptly inform
dealer where you bought the product.
REMOTE CONTROL
ACCESSORIES
There is an optional hand-held ON/OFF
remote control that can be purchased separately for this log set. You must use the
millivolt safety valve/pilot kit to use remote
accessories with this appliance. See Acces-
sories, page 18.
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AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
WARNING: This appliance
shall not be installed in a confined space or unusually tight
construction unless provisions
are provided for adequate combustion and ventilation air. Read
the following instructions to insure proper fresh air for this and
other fuel-burning appliances in
your home.
Today’s homes are built more energy efficient 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 combustion and ventilation.
Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers, and
fuel burning appliances draw air from the
house to operate. You must provide adequate fresh air for these appliances. This
will insure proper venting of vented fuelburning appliances.
PROVIDING ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
The following are excerpts from National
Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Section 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 windows 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 defined as construction where:
a. walls and ceilings exposed to the
outside atmosphere have a continuous water vapor retarder with
a rating of one perm (6x10
per pa-sec-m2) or less with openings gasketed or sealed
b. weather stripping has been
added on openable windows and
doors
c. caulking or sealants are applied
to areas such as joints around
window and door frames, between sole plates and floors, between wall-ceiling joints, between wall panels, at penetrations for plumbing, electrical, and
gas lines, and at other openings.
If your home meets all of the three
criteria above, you must provide additional fresh air. See
From Outdoors
If your home does not meet all of the
three criteria above, proceed to
termining Fresh-Air Flow For Appliance Location
and
Ventilation Air
, page 6.
, page 5.
and
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kg
De-
Confined and Unconfined Space
The National Fuel Gas Code (ANS Z223.1,
1992 Section 5.3) defines a confined space
as a space whose volume is less than 50
cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m3 per
kw) of the aggregate 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 m3 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 considered a part of the
unconfined space.
This log set shall not be installed in a confined 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 ventilation grills between them.
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DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR APPLIANCE 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 appliance 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:
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:
3. Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.
Gas fireplace logs _____________ Btu/Hr
Gas water heater* _____________ Btu/Hr
Gas furnace _____________ Btu/Hr
Vented gas heater _____________ Btu/Hr
Vent-free heater _____________ 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:
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.
Space size 20 ft. (length) x 16 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) = 2560 cu. ft. (volume of space)
2560 cu. ft. (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = 51.2 or 51,200 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)
Example:
Gas water heater 40,000 Btu/Hr
Gas fireplace logs + 55,000 Btu/Hr
Total = 95,000 Btu/Hr
51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)
95,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)
WARNING: If the area in which the appliance 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
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or applicable local codes.
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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 provide 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 option 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 worksheet, adding the space of the
adjoining unconfined space. The
combined spaces must have
enough fresh air to supply all
appliances in both spaces.
Ventilation Air From Outdoors
Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation
grills or ducts. You must provide two permanent 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:
inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a
thermostat-controlled power vent. Heated air
entering the attic will activate the power vent.
Do not provide openings for
Ventilation
Grills
Into Adjoining
Room,
Option 1
Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building
Or
Remove
Door into
Adjoining
Room,
Option
3
12"
Outlet
Air
Ventilation Grills
Into Adjoining Room,
Ventilated
Attic
Outlet
Air
Inlet
Air
Inlet Air
Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors
Crawl Space
12"
Option 2
To Attic
To
Crawl
Space
Ventilated
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