FMI VSGF33PRC, VSGF33NRC Owner's Manual

UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS FIREPLACE

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OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL

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Shown with optional cabinet mantel with hearth base and trim accessories.

VSGF33PRC AND VSGF33NRC

REMOTE-READY FIREPLACE SYSTEM

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not

followed exactly, a re or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.

— 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.

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Safety .................................................................. 2

Product Identication ........................................... 4

Local Codes......................................................... 5

Unpacking............................................................ 5

Product Features ................................................. 5

Air For Combustion and Ventilation ..................... 6

Installation ........................................................... 8

Operation ........................................................... 18

Inspecting Burners............................................. 21

Cleaning and Maintenance ................................ 22

SAFETY

Wiring Diagram .................................................. 23

Troubleshooting ................................................. 24

Parts .................................................................. 28

Replacement Parts ............................................ 32

Specications .................................................... 32

Service Hints ..................................................... 32

Technical Service............................................... 32

Accessories ....................................................... 33

Warranty ..............................................Back Cover

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-red 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 6

of this manual.

This appliance may be in-

stalled 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

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.

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SAFETY

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DANGER: Carbon monoxide

poisoning may lead to death!

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs

of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the

u, 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 inu­ence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.

Natural and Propane/LP Gas: Natural and
propane/LP gases are odorless. An odor­making 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.

WARNING: Do not use a

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

WARNING: Do not allow fans

to blow directly into the replace.
Avoid any drafts that alter burner
ame patterns. Ceiling fans can
create drafts that alter burner
ame patterns. Altered burner
patterns can cause sooting.

Due to high temperatures, the
appliance should be located out
of trafc and away from furniture
and draperies.

Do not place clothing or other
ammable material on or near
the appliance. Never place any
objects on the heater.

Fireplace front and screen be­come very hot when running re­place. Keep children and adults

away from hot surfaces to avoid

burns or clothing ignition. Fire­place will remain hot for a time
after shutdown. Allow surfaces
to cool before touching.

Carefully supervise young chil-

dren when they are in the room

with replace. When using the
optional hand-held remote ac­cessory, keep selector switch
in the OFF position to prevent
children from turning on burners
with remote.

You must operate this replace
with the replace screen and
hood in place. Make sure re­place screen and hood are in
place before running heater.

Keep the appliance area clear
and free from combustible ma­terials, gasoline, and other am­mable 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. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s)
inside any structure. Locate propane/LP
supply tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units
only).

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SAFETY

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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 re department

4. This replace shall not be installed in a

bedroom or bathroom.

5. Do not use this replace as a wood-burn­ing replace. Use only the logs provided
with the replace.

6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such

as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool.

Using these added items can cause soot­ing. Do not add lava rock around base.
Rock and debris could fall into the control

area of replace.

7. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the

instructions in Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 22.

8. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner, 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.

9. This replace needs fresh air ventilation to
run properly. This replace has an Oxygen

Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff
system. The ODS shuts down the re­place if enough fresh air is not available.
See Air for Combustion and Ventilation,

page 6. If replace keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, page 24.

10. Do not run replace

• where ammable liquids or vapors are

used or stored

• under dusty conditions

11. Do not use this replace to cook food or
burn paper or other objects.

12. Do not use replace if any part has been
exposed to or under water. Immediately
call a qualied service technician to in­spect the replace and to replace any part

of the control system and any gas control

which has been under water.

13. Do not operate fireplace if any log is

broken. Do not operate replace if a log
is chipped (dime-sized or larger).

14. Turn fireplace off and let cool before

servicing. Only a qualied service person
should service and repair replace.

15. Operating replace above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.

16. To prevent performance problems in

propane/LP units, do not use propane/LP

fuel tanks of less than 100 lbs. capacity
(propane/LP units only).

17. Provide adequate clearances around air

openings.

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Log Set

Optional
Remote
Control

Figure 1 - Log Base Assembly

Front
Burner

Rear
Burner

Base
Assembly

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Fireplace
Hood

Firebox
Support

Screen
Assembly

Top Outer Casing

Top Louver
Assembly

Optional

Blower

Assembly
(Not
Included)

Bottom
Louver
Assembly

Figure 2 - Fireplace

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LOCAL CODES

Install and use replace 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

Note: Where listed vented decorative logs
are required, thermostat operation is not
permitted.

UNPACKING

CAUTION: Do not remove the

data plates attached to the heater
base assembly. The data plates
contain important warranty and
safety information.

1. With utility knife, cut the carton all the way

around above the staples on the bottom
tray. Lift the carton off the heater. Remove
packing.

Note: The hood is located in the packing

on the right hand side of the heater front.
Lift the heater off the bottom tray.

State of Massachusetts: The installation
must be made by a licensed plumber or
gas tter in the Commonwealth of Mas­sachusetts.

Sellers of unvented propane or natural

gas-red supplemental room heaters shall

provide to each purchaser a copy of 527
CMR 30 upon sale of the unit.

Vent-free gas products are prohibited for
bedroom and bathroom installation in the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

2. Locate two screws above top corners of
the replace screen. Remove and discard
these screws. Lift replace screen up and

pull out to remove.

3. Remove protective packaging applied to

logs, log base assembly, and replace.

4. Remove fireplace hood from carton
insert.

5. Check all items for any shipping damage.

If damaged, promptly inform dealer where
you bought replace.

PRODUCT FEATURES

OPERATION

This vent-free replace is clean burning. It re­quires no outside venting. There is no heat loss

out a vent or up a chimney. Heat is generated

by both realistic ames and glowing embers.
When used without the optional blower, the
replace requires no electricity making it ideal

for emergency backup heat.

SAFETY DEVICE

This replace has a pilot with an Oxygen

Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff

system. The ODS/pilot is a required feature

for vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilot

system shuts off the replace if there is not

enough fresh air.

PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM

This replace has a piezo ignitor. This sys­tem requires no matches, batteries, or other
sources to light replace.

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OPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL

ACCESSORY

There are four optional remote controls (not
included) that can be purchased separately for
this log heater:

• wall switch

• wall thermostat

• hand-held ON/OFF remote

• hand-held thermostat remote

See Accessories, page 33.

OPTIONAL BLOWER ASSEMBLY

ACCESSORY

This replace accepts an optional blower as­sembly (not included). The GA3650T Series

blower operates thermostatically and features

a variable speed control. The GA3750 Series
operates manually and also features a variable

speed control. The blower circulates heated air
from the replace into the room. Use of blower
is optional. See Accessories, page 33.

AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION

WARNING: This heater shall

not be installed in a room or
space unless the required vol­ume of indoor combustion air
is provided by the method de­scribed in the National Fuel Gas

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

applicable local codes. 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 ef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

efcient, 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, replaces, 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, Air for
Combustion and Ventilation.

All spaces in homes fall into one of the three

following ventilation classications:

1. Unusually Tight Construction

2. Unconned Space

3. Conned Space
The information on pages 5 through 7 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.

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Unusually tight construction is dened as

construction where:

a. walls and ceilings exposed to the out-

side atmosphere have a continuous
water vapor retarder with a rating of one
perm (6 x 10
with openings 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, between sole plates
and oors, 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 Ventilation Air From Outdoors, page 7.
If your home does not meet all of the three

criteria above, proceed to Determining
Fresh-Air Flow For Heater Location.

Conned and Unconned Space

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 ag-

gregate input rating of all appliances installed in

that space and an unconned 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 ag-

gregate 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.

* 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

DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW

FOR FIREPLACE LOCATION

Determining if You Have a Conned or
Unconned Space

Use this work sheet to determine if you have
a conned or unconned space.

Space: Includes the room in which you will install
replace 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)

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Or

Remove
Door into
Adjoining

Room,
Option

3

Ventilation Grills

Into Adjoining Room,

Option 2

Ventilation

Grills Into

Adjoining

Room,

Option 1

12"

12"

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Continued

Example: Space size 20 ft. (length) x 16 ft.

(width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) = 2,560 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. Multiply the space volume by 20 to determine
the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support.

________ (volume of space) x 20 = (Maxi-

mum Btu/Hr the space can support)

Example: 2,560 cu. ft. (volume of space) x

20 = 51,200 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can

support)

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

Vent-free replace _________ Btu/Hr
Gas water heater* _________ Btu/Hr

Gas furnace _________ Btu/Hr
Vented gas heater _________ Btu/Hr
Gas replace 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.

Example:

Gas water heater _____________ Btu/Hr
Vent-free replace + ___________ Btu/Hr

Total = ____________ Btu/Hr

40,000
33,000
73,000

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: 51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the

space can support)

73,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of

Btu/Hr used)

The space in the example is a conned 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
unconned space, remove door to adjoining
room or add ventilation grills between rooms.

See Ventilation Air From Inside Building.

B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See

Ventilation Air From Outdoors page 8.

C. Install a lower Btu/Hr replace, if lower Btu/

Hr size makes room unconned.

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If the actual Btu/Hr used is less than the maxi-

mum Btu/Hr the space can support, the space is
an unconned space. You will need no additional

fresh air ventilation.

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 applicable local codes.

VENTILATION AIR

Ventilation Air From Inside Building

This fresh air would come from an adjoining
unconned space. When ventilating to an
adjoining unconned space, you must provide
two permanent openings: one within 12" of the
ceiling and one within 12" of the oor on the
wall connecting the two spaces (see options
1 and 2, Figure 3). You can also remove door
into adjoining room (see option 3, Figure 3).
Follow the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI

Z223.1/NFPA 54, Air for Combustion and
Ventilation for required size of ventilation

grills or ducts.

Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Inside

Building

Outlet
Air

Ventilated
Attic

Outlet
A

ir

Inlet
Air

Inlet Air

Ventilated

Crawl Space

To

Crawl

Space

To Attic

AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION

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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 oor. 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 54, 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 thermo-

stat-controlled power vent. Heated air entering
the attic will activate the power vent.

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 qualied ser­vice person must install re­place. Follow all local codes.

WARNING: Never install the

replace

• in a bedroom or bathroom

• in a recreational vehicle

• where curtains, furniture,

clothing, or other ammable
objects are less than 36" from
the front and 42" from the top

• in high trafc areas

• in windy or drafty areas

of replace. For side clear­ances see Figure 8, page 10

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Figure 4 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors

CAUTION: This replace cre-

ates warm air currents. These

currents move heat to wall sur-

faces next to replace. Installing
replace next to vinyl or cloth
wall coverings or operating
heater where impurities (such
as, but not limited, to tobacco

smoke, aromatic candles, clean-

ing uids, oil or kerosene lamps,
etc.) in the air exist, may discolor
walls or cause odors.

Note: Your replace is designed to be used

in zero clearance installations. Wall or fram­ing material can be placed directly against
any exterior surface on the rear, sides, or

top of your replace, except where standoff

spacers are integrally attached. If standoff

spacers are attached to your replace, these
spacers can be placed directly against wall

or framing materials.

Use the dimensions shown for rough openings

to create the easiest installation. See Built-In
Fireplace Installation, page 11.

IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moisture

to the air. Although this is benecial, installing
replace in rooms without enough ventilation
air may cause mildew to form from too much

moisture. See Air for Combustion and Ventila­tion, page 6.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the fireplace is

level. If replace is not level, log set will not
work properly.

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INSTALLATION

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CHECK GAS TYPE

Use the correct gas type (natural or propane/

LP) for your replace. If your gas supply is not
correct, do not install replace. Call dealer
where you bought replace for proper type
replace.

WARNING: This appliance is
equipped for natural or propane/
LP gas but not both. Gas type is
indicated on rating plate. Field
conversion is not permitted.

ELECTRICAL HOOKUP

(Models GA3750A and GA3650TB Blower
Accessories, and GA3555 Internal
Duplex Kit)

This replace accepts a blower assembly
with an electrical cord. The electrical cord is
ve feet in length. You must locate replace
within reach of a 120 volt grounded electrical
outlet. If not, you must install an electrical
outlet within reach of replace power cord.

The GA3555 outlet accessory may be used

for built-in applications with blower accessory

installed.

INSTALLING HOOD

Install hood to rail already installed in replace
as shown in Figure 5. Use 3 Phillips screws

provided.

Rail

Hood

1. Remove packaging from three pieces
of trim.

2. Locate four screws, two adjusting plates
with set screws, and two shims in the
hardware packet.

3. Align shim under adjusting plate as shown

in Figure 6.

4. Slide one end of adjusting plate/shim

in slot on mitered edge of top trim (see
Figure 6).

5. Slide other end of adjusting plate/shim

in slot on mitered edge of side trim (see
Figure 6).

6. While firmly holding edges of trim to-

gether, tighten both set screws on the
adjusting plate with slotted screwdriver.

7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for other side.

8. Tighten trim hanging screws (#10 x 6.25

shoulder) into holes in cabinets. Place

the assembled trim onto replace cabinet.
Align hanging notches on trim with hang­ing screws on side of replace (see Figure

7). Push trim rmly into place, sliding
hanging notches over hanging screws.

Set Screws

Top
Trim

Mitered
Edge

Slot

Slot

Adjusting

Plate

Shim
Mitered
Edge

Side Trim

Figure 6 - Assembling Perimeter Trim

Trim
Hanging

Screw

Figure 5 - Installing Hood

ASSEMBLING AND ATTACHING
OPTIONAL PERIMETER TRIM

Screws

Hanging
Notches
on Trim

(Included with Mantel Accessory)

IMPORTANT: If you are recessing the rebox
in a wall, do not attach trim at this time. See
Built-In Fireplace Installation, page 11.

Note: These instructions show assembling
and attaching trim to replace.

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Assembled
Trim

Figure 7 - Attaching Perimeter Trim to

Fireplace

INSTALLATION

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INSTALLATION CLEARANCES

WARNING: Maintain the

minimum clearances. If you can,
provide greater clearances from
oor, ceiling, and adjoining wall.

Carefully follow the instructions below. This
will ensure safe installation.

Minimum Clearances For Side Combustible
Material, Side Wall, and Ceiling

A. Clearances from the side of the replace

cabinet to any combustible material and

wall should follow diagram in Figure 8.

Example: The face of a mantel, bookshelf,

etc. is made of combustible material and
protrudes 3 1/2" from the wall. This com-

bustible material must be 4" from the side
of the replace opening (see Figure 8).

B. Clearances from top of replace opening

to ceiling should not be less than 42".

MINIMUM CLEARANCE TO

COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS

Top 0", Left and Right Sides 16",

Bottom and Rear 0", Front 36"

Example

*

*Minimum 16" from Side Wall

Figure 8 - Minimum Clearance for

Combustible to Wall

CONVENTIONAL FIREPLACE

INSTALLATION

Conventional installation of this fireplace

involves installing replace along with the
corner, face, or cabinet mantel with hearth
base accessories against a wall in your home.
Follow the instructions in this section to install
the replace in this manner.

1. Assemble cabinet mantel, hearth base,

and trim accessories. Assembly instruc-

tions are included with each accessory.

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2. When installing blower, install a properly
grounded, 120 volt three-prong electrical
outlet at replace location if an outlet is not
there. If possible, locate outlet so cabinet
mantel will cover it when installed (see

Figure 9).

3. Install gas piping to replace location. This
installation includes an approved exible
gas line (if allowed by local codes) after
the equipment shutoff valve. The exible

gas line must be the last item installed on
the gas piping. See Installing Gas Piping
to Fireplace Location, page 13.

4. Place hearth base accessory against wall at

installation location. Cut an access hole in

hearth top to run exible gas line to replace

(see Figure 9). Make sure to locate access

hole so cabinet mantel will cover it when

installed.

Note: You can secure base to oor using

wood screws. Countersink screw heads

and putty over.

5. Route exible gas line through access

hole in hearth base.

6. Center cabinet mantel on hearth base (see

Figure 10, page 11). Make sure mantel is
ush against wall.

7. Break off nailing anges (see Figure 11,
page 11) with hammer or pliers.

8. Place cardboard or other protective mate­rial on top of hearth base. Carefully set

replace on protective material, with back
of replace inside mantel opening.

9. Attach exible gas line from replace gas

regulator to gas supply. See Connecting
Fireplace to Gas Supply, page 14.

Electrical Outlet

Rigid Pipe and Gas
Shutoff Valve

Hearth Base

Figure 9 - Placing Hearth Base

Accessory Against Wall

Gas Line
Access Hole

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INSTALLATION

35 1/2"

17

3

/4"

33"

Continued

10. If blower is installed, route blower electri-

cal cord through access holes in either

side of replace.

Note: Bushing may be moved if neces-

sary. Plug electrical cord into electrical
outlet.

11. Carefully insert replace into cabinet mantel.

Be careful not to scratch or damage hearth

base, cabinet mantel, or any laminate trim

on hearth base. Remove protective material
from top of hearth base and from front of

replace (if any).

Note: You can secure replace to hearth

or oor. Open lower louver. Locate screw
holes in bottom of base. Tighten wood
screws through these holes and into hearth
or oor.

12. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections, page 15.

Cabinet
Mantel

Figure 10 - Installing Cabinet Mantel

Figure 12 - Inserting Fireplace Into

Cabinet Mantel

BUILT-IN FIREPLACE

INSTALLATION

Built-in installation of this replace involves
installing replace into a framed-in enclosure.
This makes the front of replace ush with wall.
If installing a mantel above the replace, you
must follow the clearances shown in Figure
16, page 12. Follow the instructions below to
install the replace in this manner.

Actual Framing

Height 32 3/8" 33"

Front Width 34 5/16" 35 1/2"

Depth 16 11/16" 17 3/4"

1. Frame in rough opening. Use dimensions

shown in Figure 13 for the rough opening.
If installing in a corner, use dimensions
shown in Figure 14, Figure 12, for the
rough opening. The height is 33" which
is the same as the wall opening above.

Nailing
Flanges

Figure 11 - Location of Nailing Flanges

Figure 13 - Rough Opening for Installing

in Wall

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