European Home VISION Installation, Operation And Owner's Manual

VISION VENT FREE GAS FIREPLACE

Installation, Operation and Owner’s Manual

This is an unvented gas-red heater. It
uses air (oxygen) from the room in which
it is installed. Provisions for adequate
combustion and ventilating air must be
provided. Refer to page 6.

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.

INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the
appliance.
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future
reference.

WARNING: If the information in these
instructions is not followed exactly, a re
or explosion may result causing property

-- Do not store or use gasoline or other
ammable 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 re department.

-- Installation and service must be performed
by a qualied installer, service agency or the
gas supplier.

Report #284-F-03-5 Apr. 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Important Safety Information 3

General Installation Information 6

Specications and Dimensions 8

Before You Begin 10

Electrical Requirements 10

Installation Clearances 11

Combustion Air Supply 14

Framing 17

Installing the Fireplace 18

Gas Supply 18

Facing 19

Installing the Burner Module 21

Panel Installation 23

Stone Conguration 24

Surrounds 26

Operating Instructions 27

Maintenance 29

Troubleshooting 30

Parts List 32

Warranty 33

Programming the Remote Control Appendix A

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Read these instructions carefully before installing or trying to operate this Vent Free gas heater.

• Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous.

• Improper installation or use of the heater can cause serious injury or
death from re, burns, explosion or carbon monoxide poisoning.

• Do not allow fans to blow directly into the replace. Avoid any drafts
that alter burner ame patterns.

WARNING

• Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory,
not approved for use with this heater.

1. Due to high temperatures, the heater should be located out of trac and away from
furniture and draperies.

2. Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of high surface temperature and
should stay away to avoid burns or clothing ignition.

3. Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in the same room with the
heater.

4. Do not place clothing or other ammable material on or near the heater.

5. Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing an appliance, must be replaced prior to
operating the heater.

6. Installation and repair should be done by a qualied service person. The heater should
be inspected before use and at least annually by a professional service person. More
frequent cleaning may be required due to extensive lint from carpeting, bedding material,
etc. It is imperative that control compartments, burners and circulating air passageways
of the heater be kept clean.

7. To prevent malfunction and/or sooting, an unvented gas heater should be cleaned before
use and at least annually by a professional service person.

8. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning are similar
to the u with headaches, dizziness and/or nausea. If you have these signs, obtain fresh air
immediately. Have the heater serviced as it may not be operating properly.

9. The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with the

National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.l/NFPA54.

10. This unit was tested and listed ANSI Z21.11.2-2007 by OMNI-Test Laboratories.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Read these instructions carefully before installing or trying to operate this Vent Free gas heater.

11. Do not install this heater in a bathroom or bedroom.

12. Correct installation of the ceramic stones, proper location of the heater, and annual
cleaning are necessary to avoid potential problems with sooting. Sooting, resulting from
improper installation or operation, can settle on surfaces outside the replace. See stone
placement instructions for proper installation.

13. WARNING: Avoid any drafts that alter burner ame patterns. Do not allow fans to blow
directly into replace. Do not place a blower inside burn area of rebox. Ceiling fans may
create drafts that alter burner ame patterns. Sooting and improper burning will occur.

14. Caution: Candles, incense, oil lamps, etc. produce combustion by-products including
soot. Vent Free heaters will not lter or clean soot produced by these types of products.
In addition, the smoke and/or aromatics (scents) may be reburned in the Vent Free heater
which can produce odors. It is recommended to minimize the use of candles, incense, etc.
while the Vent Free heater is in operation.

15. Keep room area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline and other ammable
vapors and liquids.

16. This appliance is intended for supplemental heating.

17. Unvented gas heaters emit moisture into the living area. In most homes of average
construction, this does not pose a problem. In houses of extremely tight construction,
additional mechanical ventilation is recommended.

18. During manufacturing, fabricating and shipping, various components of this heater
are treated with certain oils, lms or bonding agents. These chemicals are not harmful
but may produce annoying smoke and smells as they are burned o during the initial
operation of the heater; possibly causing headaches or eye or lung irritation. This is a
normal and temporary occurrence. The initial break-in operation should last two to three
hours with the burner at the highest setting. Provide maximum ventilation by opening
windows or doors to allow odors to dissipate. Any odors remaining after this initial break­in period will be slight and will disappear with continued use.

19. Input ratings are shown in BTU per hour and are for elevations up to 2,000 feet. For
elevations above 2,000 feet, input ratings should be reduced 4 percent for each 1,000 feet
above sea level. Refer to the National Fuel Gas Code.

20. The heater and its main gas valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping
system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of ½ psig (3.5
kPa).

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Read these instructions carefully before installing or trying to operate this Vent Free gas heater.

21. The heater must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its equipment
shuto valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures
equal to or less than ½ psi (3.5 kPa).

22. Do not use this room heater if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualied
service technician to inspect the heater and to replace any part of the control system and
any gas control which has been under water.

23. This heater must not be used with glass doors in the closed position. This can lead to pilot
outages and severe sooting outside the replace.

24. Never burn solid fuels in a replace where an unvented heater is installed.

25. A replace screen is not required for this heater. If desired, a replace screen may be
purchased from European Home or a third party supplier.

26. WARNING: Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous.

27. When this heater is installed directly on carpeting, tile or other combustible material,
other than wood ooring, the heater shall be installed on a metal or wood panel
extending the full width and depth of the heater.

28. This appliance is approved for installation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters has issued approval number G3-0311­479 for this appliance.

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GENERAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION

CODES

Adhere to all local codes or, in their absence, the latest edition of THE NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE ANSI Z223.1 or
NFPA54 which can be obtained from…

American National Standards Institute, Inc.

1430 Broadway

New York, NY 10018

or

National Fire Protection Association, Inc.

Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269

ADEQUATE COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION AIR

This heater shall not be installed in a conned space or unusually tight construction unless provisions are provided
for adequate combustion and ventilation air.

The National Fuel Gas Code, (ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54), denes a conned 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. An unconned space is dened 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 unconned space.

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 1

perm (6 x 1011 kg per pa-sec-m2) or less with openings gasketed or sealed;

b) weather stripping has been added on operable windows and doors, and

c) caulking or sealants are applied to areas such as joints around window and door frames, between sole plates and
oors, between wall-ceiling joints, between wall panels, at penetrations for plumbing, electrical, and gas lines, and at
other openings.

This appliance is equipped for natural gas.

Field conversion is not permitted.

WARNING

If the area in which the heater may be operated does not meet the

required volume for indoor combustion air, combustion and ventilation

air shall be provided by one of the methods described in the National

Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, the International Fuel Gas Code or

WARNING

applicable local codes

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The following formula can be used to determine the maximum heater rating (per the denition of unconned space)
that is allowed in your space:

Maximum BTU/Hr. = x 1000

Example A: Consider two connecting rooms with an open area between, with the following dimensions: L1 = 15½ ft.,
L2 = 12 ft., W = 12 ft., H = 8 ft.

x 1000 = 52,800 BTU/Hr.

Example B: If there were a door between the two rooms the calculation would be based only on the room with the
heater.

x 1000 = 29,760 BTU/Hr.

Will my space support a Vision Vent Free Gas Fireplace?

Maximum BTU/hr. my space will support (use formula above) 1) __________________

BTU/hr. of European Home Vision Vent Free Gas Fireplace 2) ____39,000________

If the answer to 1) is greater than 2) then your space will support the installation of the Vision Vent Free Gas Fire­place; if 1) is less than 2) then your space will not support a Vision Vent Free.

(L1 + L2)ft. x (W)ft. x (H)ft.
50

(15½ + 12)ft. x (12)ft. x (8)ft.
50

(15½)ft. x (12)ft. x (8)ft.
50

If the area in which the heater may be operated is smaller than that

dened as an unconned 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

WARNING

54, Air for Combustion and Ventilation or applicable local codes.

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SPECIFICATIONS and DIMENSIONS

Fuel Type: Natural Gas ONLY

Manifold Pressure: 3.5” (0.87 kPa)

Minimum Supply Pressure: 4.0” (1.0 kPa)

Maximum Supply Pressure: 7.0” (1.7 kPa)

Orice Size: 6 Port #55 DMS

Input: High Fire - 39,000 BTU/hr.

Low Fire - 27,000 BTU/hr.

Wall Adapter Specications

Input Voltage: 120V AC
Input Power: 9 W
Output Voltage: 6V DC
Output Current: 500 mA
Size: 3.1”H x 2”W x 1.7”D
Output Cord Length: 6 Feet
Agency Approvals: UL, CSA

All dimensions are in inches.

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Vision Vent Free Natural Gas Burner Listing Label

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

NOTE!

Remove the combustion air door required in your particular installation. See the

COMBUSTION AIR SUPPLY section for details.

Reset the Vision Vent Free Gas Fireplace. See RESETTING THE SYSTEM in the OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS section for details.

You should have the following tools and
supplies:

• Saw

• Hammer

• Pliers

• Phillips and straight-blade screwdrivers

• Spirit level

• Tape measure and framing square

• Electric drill and assortment of drill bits

• Safety glasses and gloves

• Framing material

• Manometer

• #6 or #8 self-tapping screws, ½”  ¾” long

• Leak detection uid (non-corrosive) or gas
detector

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Vision Vent Free Gas Fireplace uses a receiver and remote control for its burner operation. The
remote control comes with a 9V battery and the receiver is powered by a 120V AC wall adapter.

This installation must provide for an approved 120V AC wall receptacle to be placed within the six
foot cord limit of the wall adapter.

The receiver should be powered by the wall adapter. Batteries do not provide an electrical

backup for the wall adapter. Using batteries in combination with the wall adapter can dam­age the receiver.

All installations in the U.S. and Canada must be in compliance with any and all applicable electrical
codes.

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INSTALLATION CLEARANCES

Several issues must be addressed when selecting a suitable location for the Vision Vent Free Gas
Fireplace. Observing the required clearances to combustible materials, the accessibility of the gas
supply and the routing of the gas vent must all be considered.

The following clearances to combustible materials must be observed:

• Combustible materials, including mantles, on the front wall must not be located within the
shaded area shown in Figure 1.

• Combustible materials must not be located inside the areas dened by the standos in Figure 2.
Also see Figure 7 in the FRAMING section.

• Non-combustible mantles may be installed provided the top of the mantle is not higher than the
combustible limit. If a mantel is required above the combustible limit then non-combustible
facing must be used up to the top of the mantel.

NO combustible facing material

38½”

allowed inside shaded area

49”

Standos shown by arrows

Figure 1

Figure 2

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