Valor Fireplaces 922ECP, 922ECN User Manual

PORTRAIT

DECORATIVE

Models 922ECN/ECP

Decorative Vented Gas Fireplace

With Coal effect fuel

Installation & Operating Instructions

INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.

CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.

Please read this manual BEFORE installing and operating this appliance.

WARNING: If the information in these

instructions 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 the 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.

This appliance may be installed in an

after-market 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, unless a certi ed kit is used.

This appliance is a domestic room-heating
appliance. It must not be used for any other
purposes such as drying clothes, etc.

This appliance is suitable for installation in a
bedroom or bed sitting room.

Massachusetts: The piping and  nal
gas connection must be performed by a

licensed plumber or gas  tter in the State of

Massachusetts.

MILES INDUSTRIES LTD.

4000192-07

©2008, Miles Industries Ltd. All rights reserved.

Manufactured by

British Columbia, Canada

www.miles replaces.com

Thank You ...

For purchasing a Valor by Miles Industries. Your new radiant gas heater is a technical
appliance that must be installed by a qualied dealer. Each Valor is fully tested during
the production process for your safety and comfort.

Your unit has been professionally installed by:

Dealer Name _______________________________________

Phone Number ______________________________________

Should you encounter an operational problem, call your dealer immediately.

Do not try to repair the unit as you may cause an injury or damage the replace.

The information contained in this installation manual is believed to be correct at

the time of printing. Miles Industries Ltd. reserves the right to change or modify any
information or specications without notice. Miles Industries Ltd. grants no warranty,
implied or stated, for the installation or maintenance of your heater, and assumes no
responsibility for any consequential damage(s).

We recommend that our gas
hearth products be installed
and serviced by professionals

who are certied in the United

States by NFI (National Fireplace
Institute®).

Designed and Manufactured by

Miles Industries Ltd.

190 – 2255 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver B.C., CANADA V7H 3B1

Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]

www.milesreplaces.com

© Copyright Miles Industries Ltd., 2008

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Table of Contents

Safety and Warning Information ..............................................................4

Specications ............................................................................................5

Choice of Fronts ........................................................................................6

Options .......................................................................................................6

Location in the room .................................................................................7

Gas Supply Installation ...........................................................................10

Firebox Installation (insert application only) ........................................11

Remote Control Installation ....................................................................12

Ceramic Fuel Bed Installation ................................................................13

923ACF Adorn Cast Front Installation ...................................................15

Adorn Safety Guard Fitting .....................................................................15

Operation Checks ....................................................................................16

Owners Information .................................................................................17

Lighting Instructions ...............................................................................19

Warranty ...................................................................................................20

Replacement Parts ..................................................................................21

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Safety and Warning Information

READ and UNDERSTAND all instructions carefully
before starting the installation. FAILURE TO FOLLOW

these installation instructions may result in possible re

hazard and will void the warranty.

Prior to the rst ring of the replace, READ the
Owner’s Information section of this manual.

DO NOT USE this appliance if any part has been under

water. Immediately, CALL a qualied service technician
to inspect the unit and to replace any part of the control

system and any gas control that has been under water.

THIS UNIT IS NOT FOR USE WITH SOLID FUEL.

Installation and repair should be PERFORMED by a
qualied service person. The appliance and venting

system should be INSPECTED before initial use and at

least annually by a professional service person. More
frequent cleaning may be required due to excessive
lint from carpeting, bedding, etc. It is IMPERATIVE that
the unit’s control compartment, burner, and circulating
air passageways BE KEPT CLEAN to provide for
adequate combustion and ventilation air.

Always KEEP the appliance clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other ammable
vapors and liquids.

This gas replace and vent assembly MUST be vented

directly to the outside and MUST NEVER be attached

to a chimney serving a separate solid fuel burning
appliance. Each gas appliance MUST USE a separate

vent system. Common vent systems are PROHIBITED.

INSPECT the external vent cap on a regular basis to

make sure that no debris, plants, trees, shrubs are
interfering with the air ow.

TURN OFF the gas before servicing this appliance.
It is recommended that a qualied service technician
perform an appliance check-up at the beginning of

each heating season.

Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing

MUST BE REPLACED

DO NOT place furniture or any other combustible

household objects within 36” of the replace front.

BE CAREFUL not to put any decorating objects
sensitive to heat to close above or around the replace
as it gets very hot when operating.

DO NOT use this heater as a temporary source of heat

during construction.

before operating this appliance.

NEVER OBSTRUCT the ow of combustion and
ventilation air. Keep the front of the appliance CLEAR
of all obstacles and materials for servicing and proper
operation.

Due to the high temperature, the appliance should
be LOCATED out of trafc areas and away from
furniture and draperies. Clothing or ammable material
SHOULD NOT BE PLACED on or near the appliance.

Children and adults should be ALERTED to the

hazards of high surface temperature and should
STAY AWAY to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Young

children should be CAREFULLY SUPERVISED when

they are in the same room as the appliance.

This unit MUST be used with a vent system as
described in this installation manual. NO OTHER vent

system or components MAY BE USED.

NOTE: When operating your new replace for the rst time, some vapors may be released due to the burning

of curing compounds used in the manufacture of the appliance. They may cause a slight odor and could cause
the ames to be the full height of the rebox, or even slightly higher, for the rst few hours of operation. It is also
possible that these vapors could set off any smoke detection alarms in the immediate vicinity. These vapors are
quite normal on new appliances. We recommend opening a window to vent the room. After a few hours use, the
vapors will have disappeared and the ames will be at their normal height.

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Specications

Approvals and Codes

This appliance is certied to ANSI Z21.50b–2005/CSA 2.22b–2005 Vented Gas Fireplaces Standard for use in

Canada and USA.

The appliance complies with CGA P.4.1, Testing method for measuring annual replace efciencies.
The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes with the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1or the Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code CAN/CGA-B149. Only qualied licensed or trained
personnel should install the appliance.

Venting

This appliance must be connected to an approved venting system.

Ratings

NG LPG

Altitude (Ft) 0-4500 *

Input Max. (Btu/h) 20,500 19,000

Input Min (Btu/h) 12,000 12,500

Manifold pressure (in.w.c.) 3.7 10.5

Min. Supply pressure (in. w.c.) 5 11

Max. Supply pressure (in. w.c.) 10.5 13

*Tested to CAN/CGA - 2.17 Gas red appliances for use at high altitudes. In USA, installations may require deration

over 2000’—Check local codes.

Electrical

The unit does not require an electrical power source.

Supply Gas

Model 922ECN is for use only with natural gas. Model 922ECP is for use only with propane gas. The supply
pressure must be between the limits listed above.

The supply connection is 3/8”NPT male thread. The supply pipe connection is to a exible connector at the left hand
side of the appliance.

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Options

975ZCK Zero Clearance Kit—For installation into combustible type framing.

976BRK Bedroom Kit—Includes optional thermostat handset and wiring harness (for use in Canada only).

923ACF—Adorn Cast Front.

539 or 549 Cast Iron Arch Fronts—Also require #540WDK Wire Dress Guard, supplied separately.

3336 Closure Plate—For insert installations to cover up to 33” high x 36” wide.

Choice of Fronts

21-1/2” 39” 31”

38”

34”

30-1/4”

923 Adorn 539 Windsor Arch with Plate 549 Windsor Arch no Plate

Note : the 539/549 Fronts require a 540 WDK Wire Dress Guard with the 922 heater.

Cast Iron Tolerances – Due to the nature of Cast Iron, dimensional consistency may vary from one unit to the next
and some variation in surface nish and atness is to be expected. We have done our best to control and make

allowance, however some variation is inevitable.

Closure plates may be required for insert applications where cast fronts do not cover entire openings.

Standard black 33” high x 36” wide closure plate with black aluminum extrusion edge is available.

For installation instructions with Adorn cast front, see Adorn cast front installation section.

For Windsor Arch cast fronts see instructions supplied with individual kit.

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Location in the room

ceiling

See
mantel
table

A

36” min.

to combust.

mat’l

B

Min. 39-1/2”

Center line

Edge of
protruding
arch

4-3/4”

This appliance must not be connected to a chimney ue serving a separate solid-fuel burning appliance.
Note: The State of Massachusetts requires that any ue damper must be removed or permanently welded in the
open position.

The appliance can be installed in the following constructions:

Solid-fuel (non-combustible) replaces

As supplied, this appliance can be installed as an inset in an existing solid fuel type replace with a chimney and

4” dia. liner.

The replace must be built in accordance with the national, state provincial or territorial building code recognised by

the authority having jurisdiction, or in the absence of such a code, in accordance with the National Building Code

of Canada or the National Fire Protection Association code in the USA. The size of the replace recess must be
sufcient to accommodate the appliance as shown in gure below.

If previously used for burning solid-fuel, the chimney must be swept before installation of the appliance. Both
chimney and replace must be checked for soundness before installation of the appliance. The liner must be a type
approved by the enforcing authority and installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

The appliance must be installed on a oor, which is sufciently at and level to ensure stability. Some replace
constructions have a well in the oor at the back that may need to be lled in.

Though not mandatory, we recommend that carpet, soft vinyl or other combustible oor coverings are kept at least
16” from the front of the appliance since these types of materials may be affected by the radiant heat output from
this appliance.

The minimum clearances from any combustible constructions at the front of the appliance are shown below.

The appliance must be connected to a vent that is a minimum of 9’-0” in height and must not have any 90

degrees elbows within 9’-0” of the ue outlet of the unit (see g. below). Radiused offsets in the ue liner of

less than 90 degrees are permitted.

Ceiling

Min vent liner Ht 9’-0”

Min Ht before 90 deg elbows
is 9’-0”. Radiused offsets in
liner are permitted

Mantel depth A

Clearance from
base of heater B

1” & 2” 3”-8”

40” 42-1/2”

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