Desa Victor Hearth, SVYD18NR Series, SVYD18PR Series Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS STOVE HEATER

OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL

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Model SVYD18NR/PR Series Remote-Ready Control Gas Log Heater

(Burner System For Cast Iron Stoves)

Patent Pending

Amity™ Victor Hearth™

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 per-

formed by a qualified installer, service agency, or the gas supplier.

WARNING: The SVYD18NR/PR series ventfree gas log heater is only approved for use in the SCIVF(*) series, PSCIVF(*) series, or VH(*) series cast iron stove models.

(* Indicates Color Suffix Designation)

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 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 for Combustion and Ventilation

section on

page 4 of this manual.

This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket*, permanently located, manufactured (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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY INFORMATION ............................................................ 2

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ..................................................... 3

LOCAL CODES........................................................................... 3

PRODUCT FEATURES .............................................................. 4

AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION ........................... 4

INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 6

OPERATING HEATER.............................................................. 13

INSPECTING BURNERS.......................................................... 16

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ............................................ 16

TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................. 18

SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNINGS

WARNING: This product contains and/or generates chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s manual carefully and completely before trying to assemble, operate, or service this heater. Improper use of this heater can cause serious injury or death from burns, fire, explosion, electrical shock, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................... 21

WIRING DIAGRAM ................................................................... 21

REPLACEMENT PARTS .......................................................... 21

SERVICE HINTS....................................................................... 21

TECHNICAL SERVICE ............................................................. 21

ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN AND PARTS LIST ....... 22

ACCESSORIES ........................................................................ 26

OWNER’S REGISTRATION FORM.......................................... 27

WARRANTY INFORMATION...................................... Back Cover

WARNING: 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 cause sooting.

WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert, or other accessory not approved for use with this fireplace.

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 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 and Propane/LP Gas: Natural and propane/LP gases are

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 heater.

WARNING: Any change to this heater or its controls

can be dangerous.

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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.

Stove becomes very hot when running heater. Keep children and adults away from hot surface to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Heater will remain hot for a time after shutdown. Allow surface to cool before touching.

Carefully supervise young children when they are in the room with stove. When using the optional handheld remote accessory, keep selector switch in the OFF position to prevent children from turning on burners with remote.

Keep the appliance area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors and liquids.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

LOCAL CODES

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. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) inside any structure. Locate propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units only).

3. 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

4. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.

5. Do not use this stove as a wood burning fireplace. Use only model SVYD18PR/NR series vent-free gas log heater for SCIVF(*), PSCIVF(*), and VH(*) series cast iron stove models.

6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool. Using these added items can cause sooting.

7. This log heater is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off heater and call a qualified service person.

Note:

During initial operation, slight smoking could occur due

to log curing and heater burning manufacturing residues.

8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in Clean- ing and Maintenance, page 16.

9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaners, or similar products, turn heater off. If heated, the vapors from these products may create a white powder residue within burner box or on adjacent walls or furniture.

10. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation 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 Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6. If heater keeps shutting off, see Trouble- shooting, pages 18 through 20.

11. Do not run heater

• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored

• under dusty conditions

12. Do not use this stove to cook food or burn paper or other objects.

13. Do not use heater if any part has been exposed to or under water. Immediately call a qualified 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.

14. Do not operate heater if any log is broken. Do not operate heater if a log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).

15. Turn heater off and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater.

16. Operating heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.

17. To prevent performance problems, the use of a propane/LP tank of less than 100 lb. capacity (propane/LP units only).

18. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Stove Body

One Piece Log Set Inside Stove Cavity

Control Knob

Flame Adjustment Knob

Stove Door (Shown in the open position)

Piezo Ignitor

Gas Log Heater Base Assembly

Remote Selector Switch

Figure 1 - Typical Stove Cabinet Model with Gas Log Heater (Shown is Amity™ Model with Model SVYD18PR/NR Heater)

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 ANSI Z223.1/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

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PRODUCT FEATURES

AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION

Providing Adequate Ventilation

PRODUCT FEATURES

OPERATION

This heater is clean burning. It requires no outside venting. There is no heat loss out a vent or up a chimney. Heat is generated by realistic, dancing yellow flames. This heater is designed for vent-free operation. State and local codes in some areas prohibit the use of vent-free heaters.

SAFETY PILOT

This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS/pilot is a required feature for ventfree 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.

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 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 fuel-burning appliances.

PROVIDING ADEQUATE VENTILATION

The following are excerpts from National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/ NFPA 54, 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 e xposed to the outside atmosphere

have a continuous water vapor retarder with a rating of one perm (6 x 10 openings gasketed or sealed

b. weather stripping has been added on openable win-

dows 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 f or 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

tion,

page 5.

, page 6.

Determining Fresh-Air Flow For Heater Loca-

Confined and Unconfined Space

The National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 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.

* Adjoining rooms are communicating only if there are doorless passageways or ventilation grills between them.

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kg per pa-sec-m2) or less with

and

Ventilation Air

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AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION

Determining fresh-air flow for heater location

DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER 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 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:

height) = 2560 cu. ft. (volume of space) If additional ventilation to adjoining room is supplied with grills or open-

ings, add the volume of these rooms to the total volume of the space.

2. Multiply the space volume by 20 to determine the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support.

__________ (volume of space) x 20 = (Maximum Btu/Hr the space

Example:

Btu/Hr the space can support)

3. Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.

* Do not include direct-vent gas appliances. Direct-vent draws combustion air from the outdoors and vents to the outdoors.

Space size 20 ft. (length) x 16 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling

can support)

2560 cu. ft. (volume of space) x 20 = 51,200 (maximum

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

Example:

Gas water heater _____________ Btu/Hr Vent-free heater + _____________ Btu/Hr Total = _____________ Btu/Hr

40,000 30,000 70,000

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 adjoining room or add ventilation grills between rooms. See V entilation Air Fr om Inside Building, page 6.

B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventilation Air From Out-

doors, 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.

51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support) 70,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)

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, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 Section 5.3

or applicable local codes

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Ventilation Air

INSTALLATION

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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, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills or ducts.

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, ANSI

Z223.1/NFPA 5, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation

for required size of ventilation grills or ducts.

IMPORTANT:

attic if attic has a thermostat-controlled power vent. Heated air entering the attic will activate the power vent.

Ventilation

Grills

Into Adjoining

Room,

Option 1

Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building (Amity™ Stove Model Shown)

Do not provide openings for inlet or outlet air into

12"

Ventilation Grills

Remove Door into Adjoining

Room, Option

Into Adjoining Room,

Option 2

12"

Outlet Air

Inlet Air

Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors (Amity™ Stove Model Shown)

Ventilated Attic

To Attic

Crawl

Space

Ventilated

Crawl Space

INSTALLATION

NOTICE: This heater is intended for use as supplemental heat. Use this heater along with your primary heating system. Do not install 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 circulate the heat throughout the house. In the event of a power outage, you can use this heater as your primary heat source.

WARNING: A qualified service person must in-

stall heater. Follow all local codes.

WARNING: Never install the heater

• in a bedroom or bathroom

• in a recreational vehicle

• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flam-

mable objects are less than 42 inches from the front, top, or sides of the heater

• in high traffic areas

• in windy or drafty areas

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INSTALLATION

12"

Minimum

12"

Minimum

48"

Minimum

Ceiling

Side Wall Side Wall

Back Wall

Side Wall Side Wall

Minimum

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CAUTION: This heater creates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall surfaces next to heater. Installing heater next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating heater where impurities (such as, but not limited to, tobacco smoke, aromatic candles, cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may discolor walls or cause odors.

INSTALLATION

Check Gas Type

Clearances to Combustibles

Front View

IMPORTANT:

Vent-free heaters add moisture 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 Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.

CHECK GAS TYPE

Use the correct gas type (natural or propane/LP) for your unit. If your gas supply is not correct, do not install heater. Call dealer where you bought fireplace for proper type fireplace.

CLEARANCES TO COMBUSTIBLES

(Vent-Free Operation Only)

WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling, and adjoining side and back walls.

Carefully follow the instructions below. This stove is a freestanding unit designed to set directly on the floor. maintain minimum wall and ceiling clearances during installation. The minimum clearances are shown in Figure 4. Measure from outermost point of stove top.

Minimum Wall and Ceiling Clearances (see Figure 4)

A. Clearances from outermost point of stove top to any combus-

tible side wall should not be less than 12 inches.

B. Clearances from outermost point of stove top to any combus-

tible back wall should not be less than 6 inches (includes corner installations).

C. Clearances from the stove top to the ceiling should not be less

than 48 inches.

IMPORTANT:

You must

Corner

Wall

Minimum

Top View

Wall

Minimum

Front of

Stove Unit

Side View

Front of

Stove Unit

Ceiling

48"

Minimum

Back Wall

Minimum

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Floor

Figure 4 - Minimum Clearance to Walls and Ceiling (Stove May Vary Depending on Model)

INSTALLATION

Stove Cavity Assembly

INSTALLATION

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STOVE CAVITY ASSEMBLY

1. Lift off corrugated box enclosing stove body crating.

2. Remove all screws fastening the wood frame enclosure. Spread wood frame open and lift away from plastic-bagged stove body . The bottom pieces of pallet wood will remain bolted to the stove body.

3. Remove plastic bag from stove body.

4. Remove back panel from stove (see Figure 5). Use an adjustable wrench or a 10 mm socket. Remove six (6) bolts and washers. Keep bolts and washers to reattach back panel later.

5. Remove all contents from inside stove cavity. Contents include: (1) - Stove bottom (4) - Legs (Amity™ and Victor Hearth™ models include leg

leveler bolts) (1) - Bottom door (1) - Top grate (1) - Hardware kit bag with fasteners

6. Carefully lay stove body on back to attach bottom components to stove body (see Figure 6). Rest stove on drop cloth or blanket to avoid scratching stove edges.

7. Remove remaining pallet wood attached to bottom of stove body (see Figure 7). Use an adjustable wrench to remove bolts.

Bolt

Back Stove

Panel Product Identification Label

8. Fasten each leg to stove with four (4) M8 x 1.25 - 20mm bolts. Use a flat washer and lock washer with each bolt. Tighten bolts into threaded holes on stove body (see Figures 8 and 9). Use an adjustable wrench or a 12mm socket.

Front

Bolt

Pallet Wood

Figure 7 - Removing Pallet Wood From The Bottom of The Stove

Door Hinge Step Bolt Hole

Leg Hole

Figure 8 - Locating Threaded Holes for Stove Bottom, Legs, and Door Attachment (Appearance May Vary Depending on Model)

Bottom Of Stove Unit

Front

Holes for Stove Bottom

Door Catch Bolt With Adjustable Hex Nuts Hole

Pallet Wood

Bottom Of Stove Unit

Leg Hole

Bottom Of Stove Unit

Leg Hole

Figure 5 - Removing Back Panel

Top of Stove Unit

Front of

Front of Stove Unit

Drop Cloth/ Blanket

Figure 6 - Laying Down Stove On Side (Stove Style May Vary Depending on Model)

Pallet Wood Bolted to Stove Body Bottom

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Stove Unit

Top of Stove Unit

Washers

Bolt

Leg

Figure 9 - Attaching Stove Legs (Amity™ Model Shown)

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9. Fasten stove bottom to stove with four (4) M6 x 1 - 25mm bolts. Use a flat washer and lock washer with each bolt. Tighten bolts into threaded holes on stove body (see Figure 8, page 8, and Figure 10). Use an adjustable wrench or a 10mm socket.

10. Attach stove door by inserting step bolt through door hinge pivot hole and into threaded hole in stove body (see Figure 8, page 8 and Figure 11). Use an adjustable wrench or a 12mm socket to fasten step bolt. Tighten step bolt until snug. Make sure door moves freely .

11. Install door catch bolt (M8 x 1.25-55mm with two M8 hex nuts) into threaded hole on stove body (see Figure 8, page 8). Use an adjustable wrench or a 12mm socket. The catch bolt has two hex nuts attached to it (see Figure 12). The top nut is a bolt stop and the bottom nut is for door leveling adjustment.

12. Check general catch bolt alignment with door claw. Make final adjustment and door leveling after stove is in normal standing position.

13. Carefully lift stove back up on its four attached legs.

14. Set top grate into stove top.

15. If available, install gas log heater inside stove cavity before installing the back panel (see Installing Gas Log Heater Into Stove, page 10).

16. Fasten back panel to stove with six (6) M6 x 1 - 20mm bolts and washers. Make sure product identification label is located on the outside in lower left-hand corner.

Stove Bottom

Washers

Stove Cavity Assembly (Cont.)

Stove Door

Threaded Hole

Door Hinge

Step Bolt

Figure 11 - Attaching Stove Door (Appearance May Vary Depending on Model)

Figure 12 - Catch Bolt and Door Claw Orientation

Bolt Shoulder

Door

Door Claw

INSTALLATION

Stove Door

Door Hinge

Step Bolt

Stove Bottom

Bolt Stop Adjusting

Nut

Catch Bolt

Bolt Shoulder

Bolt

Figure 10 - Attaching Stove Bottom (Amity™ Model Shown)

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CAUTION: Do not remove the data plates attached to the heater base assembly. The data plates contain important warranty and safety information.

Bottom Of Stove Unit

WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this heater may result in property damage or personal injury.

CAUTION: After installation and periodically thereafter, check to ensure that no flame comes in contact with any log. With the heater set to HI, check to see if flames contact any log. If so, reposition logs according to the log installation instructions in this manual. Flames contacting logs will create soot.

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