Kingsman ZVFB2410MVN, ZVFB2410MVP, ZVFB2426MVN, ZVFB2426MVP Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) FIREBOX

Circulating Models

Listed Certified for USA ZVF24

ZVFB2410MVN, ZVFB2410MVP, ZVFB2426MVN, ZVFB2426MVP

Burner Systems are approved to: ANSI Z21.11.2-2007

for the ZVF24 Vent Free Firebox only

Owner’s Operation

and Installation Manual

Warning

If the information in this manual is not followed
exactly, a fire or explosion my 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.

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

The ZVF24 Firebox is to be used
only with certain vent-free gas log
heaters (see Page 20). Do not burn
wood or other materials in these
fireboxes.

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Rev. July 24, 2008

Warning

Carefully review the instructions

supplied with the decorative type

unvented room heater for the

minimum size requirement.

DO NOT INSTALL THE APPLIANCE

IN THIS FIREBOX UNLESS THIS

FIREBOX MEETS THE MINIMUM

DIMENSIONS REQUIRED FOR THE

INSTALLATION

Warning

FOR USE ONLY WITH

A LISTED GAS-FIRED UNVENTED

DECORATIVE ROOM HEATER

NOT TO EXCEED

40,000 BTU/H.

DO NOT BUILD A WOOD FIRE

Warning

This is an unvented gas-fired heater. It uses air (oxygen) from the
room in which installed. Provisions for adequate combustion and

ventilation must be provided. Refer to Page 7.

This appliance must be

installed by a licensed

plumber or gas fitter in

the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts and meet

the requirements of 527

CMR 30 and 248 CMR.

INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.

CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

PreInstallation Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Local Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Air for Combustion and Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10

Providing Adequate Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Determining Air Flow for Firebox Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Ventilation Air From Inside Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Ventilation Air From Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Fireplace Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Framing Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Installing

Installing by Framing Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Installing Firebox Using Optional Pre-Built Mantel Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Installing Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Installing Z33FK Fan Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Installing ZVF2410 & ZVF2426 Brick Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Trim Assembly & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Designer Trim Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Overlay & Designer Door Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Installing Burner System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Cleaning and Servicing of Burner / ODS Pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Log Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Millivolt Lighting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Illustrated Burner Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-24

Parts List & Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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About curing of the paint

Your stove or fireplace has been painted with the highest quality silicone stove paint. This paint dries
quickly in 15-20 minutes when first applied at the factory. However, due to the high temperature silicone
components, the paint will cure when heat is applied to the appliance as it is first used.
The following information applies to the curing process to get the paint fully hard and durable.

Fire the appliance four successive times for 10 minutes each firing and a 5 minute cool down between
each. Be aware during log and firebox paint curing that a white deposit may be developing on the inside
of the glass doors. It is important to remove this white deposit from the glass doors with an appropriate
cleaner to prevent build-up (such as Windex or a commercial fireplace glass cleaner).

• Babies, small children, pregnant women and pets should leave the area during the cure phase.

• Ventilate well, open doors and windows.

• Do not touch during curing.

Why does my fireplace or stove give off odour?

It is normal for your fireplace to give off some odour. This is due to the curing of the paint, adhesives,
silicones and any undetected oil from the manufacturing process as well as the finishing materials used
with the installations (e.g. marble, tile and the adhesives used to adhere this product to the walls can react
with heat and cause odours).

It is recommended that you burn your gas fireplace or stove for a minimum of four hours at a time with
the fan off after the curing of the paint has been completed. These odours can last upward to 40 hours of
burn time, keep burning at a minimum of four hours per use until odours dissipate.

Noise coming from the fireplace?

• Noise caused by metal expanding and contracting as it heats up and cools down, similar to the sound
produced by a furnace or heating duct. This noise does not affect the operation or longevity of your
fireplace.

PRE-INSTALLATION QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

SAFETY INFORMATION WARNINGS

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WARNINGS

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

Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the
flu, with headaches, dizziness, and / or nausea. If you have
these signs, the heater may not be working properly. Get

fresh air at once! Turn off gas appliance. Have appliance
serviced. Some people (such as pregnant women, persons

with heart or lung disease, persons with anemia and those at
high altitudes) are more affected by carbon monoxide than
others. Make certain you read and understand all warnings.

1. Use correct gas type for your appliance. Do not convert
from one gas type to another.

2. If this appliance is for use with Propane gas, do not
place propane supply tank(s) inside any structure.
Locate propane supply tank(s) outdoors.

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. Do not use this appliance for burning trash or cooking.
Never place matches, paper, garbage, or any other
material on top of logs or logs into flame.

5. Warning: Always operate appliance with front
fireplace screens closed.

6. Make sure any safety screen or guard removed for
servicing is in place before running appliance.

7. Never run appliance in a small, closed room. Open the
door into next room to help ventilate.

8. If appliance shuts off, do not relight until you provide
fresh outside air. If appliance keeps shutting off, have it
serviced.

9. Do not run appliance:
– where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored.
– under dusty conditions.

10. Surface of appliance becomes very hot when operating.
Keep children and adults away from hot surface.
Appliance will remain hot for some time after
shutdown. Allow surface to cool before touching.

11. Do not use this appliance if any part has been
submerged under water. Immediately call a qualified
technician to inspect the appliance and to replace any
part of the control system and gas control which has
been under water.

12. The installation must conform with local codes or, in
the absence of local codes, with the National Fuel Gas
Code, ANSI Z223.1.

13. Never install the appliance:
– in a bedroom, bathroom, mobile home, or recreational
vehicle.
– where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable
objects are less than forty-two inches (42”) from the
front

of the appliance.
– in high traffic areas.
– in windy or drafty areas.

14. Disconnect the appliance and its individual shut off
valve from the gas supply piping system during any
pressure testing of that system at test pressures in
excess of 1/2 psig, (3.5kPa).

DANGER

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

MAY LEAD TO DEATH!

NOTE: It is recommended that a Carbon Monoxide
(CO) Detector be installed in or near bedrooms and on all
levels of your home. Place a detector about 15 feet (4.5
meters) outside the room that houses your gas appliance.

This appliance is equipped for

(Natural or Propane) Gas.

Field conversion is not permitted.

Warning: Failure to position parts in accordance

with these diagrams or failure to use only part
specifically approved with this heater may result in
property damages or personal injury.

SAFETY INFORMATION WARNINGS Cont.

15. Isolate the appliance from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual manual shut off valve during any
pressure testing of the the gas supply piping system at test pressure equal or less than 1/2 psig.

16. Do not use any type of after-market blower that fits inside the fireplace. Drafts created by these type of blowers may
cause sooting.

17. Turn off appliance and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should install, service and repair
appliance.

18. Inspect the appliance before use and at least annually by a professional service person. Frequent cleaning may be
required due to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding material, etc. It is important that control compartment, burner and
circulating air passage of the appliance be kept open.

19. When operated for the first time, there will be some smell from the appliance. This will diminish and disappear after a
few hours of operation.

20. Warning: Do not allow fans to blow directly into the fireplace. Avoid any drafts that alter flame patterns.

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

22. The firebox canopy must not be replaced with a canopy which may be provided with the decorative type UNVENTED
room heater.

23. Warning: Do not operate ceiling fans in same room as the vent free appliance.

24. Must be installed by a licensed gasfitter in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Complies to code 527CMR.

25. Unvented gas fired appliances may be used only for supplemental heat and/or decorative purposes and under no
circumstances shall they provide a primary heat source.

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Warning: Failure to keep the primary air opening(s) of the burner(s) clean may result in sooting and property damage.

LOCAL CODES

Install and use fireplace 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, also known as NFPA
54*. Firebox must be electrically grounded in accordance
with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 (latest
edition).

*Available from:

American National Standards Institute, Inc. National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
1430 Broadway BatterymarchPark
New York, NY 10018 Quincy, MA 02260

FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING

A. This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted by hand. When lighting the pilot, follow these instructions exactly.

B. Before lighting, smell all around the appliance area for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because some gas is

heavier than air and will settle on the floor.

What to do if you smell gas

• Do not try to light any appliance.

• Do not touch any electric 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.

C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the gas control knob. Never use tools. If the knob will not push in or turn by hand,

don’t try to repair it, call a qualified service technician or gas supplier. Force or attempted repair may result in a fire or
explosion.

D. Do not use this appliance if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect the

appliance and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water.

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WARNING

If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal
injury or loss of life.

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AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION

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, fireboxes, 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. NFPA 54/ANSI 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 14 through 16 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
building of usually 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 (6 x 10-11 per pasec-m2) or less 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

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 Ventilation Air From Outdoors, page 16.

Confined and Unconfined Space

The National Fuel Gas Code (ANSI 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.
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.

DETERMINING AIR FLOW FOR FIREBOX LOCATION

Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space

Use the work sheet on the next page to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space.

Space: Includes the room in which you will install firebox plus any adjoining rooms with doorless
passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms.

WARNING

This firebox shall not be installed in a confined space
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.

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AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Cont.

1. Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height).

Length x Width x Height = ______________ cu. ft. (volume of space)

Example: Space size 22ft. (length) x 18 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) = 3168 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. Divide the space volume by 50 cubic feet to determine the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support.
______________ (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = 63.3 or 63,300 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)

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

Vent-free firebox __________________ Btu/Hr

Gas water heater* __________________ Btu/Hr

Gas furnace __________________ Btu/Hr

Vented gas heater __________________ Btu/Hr

Gas firebox logs __________________ Btu/Hr

Other gas appliances* + __________________ Btu/Hr

Total = __________________ Btu/Hr

Example: Gas water heater 40,000 Btu/Hr

Vent-free firebox with log heater + 39,000 Btu/Hr

Total = 79,000Btu/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: 63,300 Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)

79,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)

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 a follows:

A. Rework work sheet, adding the space of an adjoining room. If the extra space provides and unconfined space, remove

door to adjoining room or add ventilation grills between rooms, See Ventilation Air from Inside Building, page 15.

B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See ventilation Air

from Outdoors, page 16.

C. Install a lower Btu/Hr firebox, 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 fined

space. You will need no additional fresh air ventilation.

WARNING

If the area in which the firebox and gas log heater may be
operated is smaller than that defined as an unconfined
space, provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by
one of the methods described in the National Fuel Gas
Code, ANSI Z223.1, 1992, Section 5.3.