Vanguard Managed Solutions PRVYS18PWA User Manual
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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE)
PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
FLAME-MAX® Vintage
Oak Log Design
18" and 24" Variable
Manually-Controlled Models
FLAME-MAX® Golden
Oak Log Design
18", 24", 30", and 36" Variable
Manually-Controlled and
18", 24", and 30" Thermostati-
cally Controlled Models
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.
FLAME-MAX® Birch
Log Design
18", 24", and 30" Variable
Manually-Controlled Model
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 appliance has been specifically tested and design certified for
installation only in a solid-fuel burning
fireplace, including factory-built UL127
fireplaces and masonry fireplaces, or in a
listed ventless firebox
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
bustion and Ventilation
Air for Com-
section on page 4
of this manual.
Models Also Design Certified as Vented Decorative Appliances
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket* manufactured (mobile) home, where
not prohibited by state or 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
Save this manual for future reference.
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UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER
SAFETY
INFORMATION
WARNINGS
WARNING ICON G 001
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.
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.
Propane Gas: Propane gas is 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.
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 supply tank(s)
inside any structure. Locate propane
supply tank(s) outdoors.
3. T o prevent performance problems, the
use of a propane tank of less than 100
lbs. capacity is not recommended.
4. 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
5. This heater shall not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom unless installed
as a vented appliance (see page 10).
6. Never install the heater
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or
other flammable objects are less than
36 inches from the front, top, or sides
of the heater
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
7. Before installing in a solid fuel burning fireplace, the chimney flue and firebox must be cleaned of soot, creosote,
ashes and loose paint by a qualified
chimney cleaner. Creosote will ignite
if highly heated. Inspect chimney flue
for damage. If damaged, operate heater
with flue damper closed.
8. If fireplace has glass doors, never operate this heater with glass doors closed.
If you operate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fireplace will cause
glass to burst. Also if fireplace opening has vents at the bottom, you must
open the vents before operating heater.
9. Y ou must operate this heater with a fireplace screen in place. Make sure fireplace screen is closed before running
heater.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory not
approved for use with this heater.
13. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly . This heater has
an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) pilot light safety 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 T rouble-
shooting, pages 18 through 20.
14. Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
15. Do not use this heater to cook food or
burn paper or other objects.
16. Never place any objects on the heater.
17. Heater base assembly 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 shut-down.
Allow surface to cool before touching.
18. Carefully supervise young children
when they are in the room with heater.
19. 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.
20. Do not operate heater if any log is broken. Do not operate heater if a log is
chipped (dime-sized or larger).
21. T urn heater of f and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair heater.
22. Operating heater above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
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PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
Flame-Max
Standard Oak Logs
Front Log
Piezo Ignitor
Base Assembly
Flame-Max
Golden Oak Logs
®
Crossover
Log
Burner
Back Log
Control Knob
®
One Piece
Log Set
Flame-Max
Birch Logs
Piezo Ignitor
Burner Assembly
Flame-Max
®
Control Knob
®
Golden Oak Logs T-Stat
One Piece
Log Set
One Piece
Log Set
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 with flue
damper closed. State and local codes in
some areas prohibit the use of vent-free
heaters. You can operate heater as a vented
product by opening flue damper.
Safety Pilot
This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen
Depletion Sensor Shutoff System (ODS).
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.
Piezo Ignitor
Burner Assembly
Control Knob
Figure 1 - Product Identification
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, also known as
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
Piezo Ignitor
Base Assembly
Control Knob
UNPACKING
IMPORTANT:
Data Plates from the grate assembly. The
Data Plates contain important product information.
1. Remove logs and heater base assembly from carton.
heater base assembly by the burner.
This could damage heater. Always
handle base assembly by grate.
2. Remove all protective packaging applied to logs and heater for shipment.
3. Check all items for any shipping damage. If damaged, promptly inform
dealer where you bought heater.
Do not remove the metal
Note:
Do not pick up
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UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER
AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
WARNING: This heater 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.
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 fuelburning appliances.
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 exposed to the
outside atmosphere have a continuous water vapor retarder with
a rating of one perm (6 x 10
per pa-sec-m2) or less with openings gasketed or sealed
b. weather stripping has been
added on openable windows 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 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
From Outdoors
If your home does not meet all of the
three criteria above, proceed to
termining Fresh Air Flow For Heater
Location,
and
, page 6
page 5.
Ventilation Air
.
and
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kg
De-
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 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.
This heater shall not be installed in a confined space or unusually tight construction
unless provisions are provided for adequate
combustion and ventilation air.
* Adjoining rooms are communicating only
if there are doorless passageways or ventilation grills between them.
PROVIDING ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
The following is exerpts 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 Contruction
2. Unconfined Space
3. Confined Space
The information on pages 4 through 6 will
help you classify your space and provide
adequate ventilation.
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COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
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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:
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. = (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)
Example:
3. Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.
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
* 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:
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 adjoin-
ing room or add ventilation grills between rooms. See Ventilation Air From Inside Building, page 6.
B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventilation Air From Outdoors, 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.
Space size 20 ft. (length) x 16 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) = 2560 cu. ft. (volume of space)
2560 cu. ft. (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = 51.2 or 51,200 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)
Example:
Gas water heater 40,000 Btu/Hr
Vent-free heater + 31,500 Btu/Hr
Total = 71,500 Btu/Hr
51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)
71,500 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, provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by one of the methods described in the
Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, 1992, Section 5.3
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UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER
AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
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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 NFPA 54/ANSI Z223.1, Section
5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for
required size of ventilation grills or ducts.
WARNING: Rework worksheet, adding the space of the
adjoining unconfined space. The
combined spaces must have
enough fresh air to supply all
appliances in both spaces.
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.
IMPORTANT:
inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a
thermostat-controlled power vent. Heated air
entering the attic will activate the power vent.
Do not provide openings for
Ventilation
Grills
Into Adjoining
Room,
Option 1
Or
Remove
Door into
Ventilation Grills
Into Adjoining Room,
Adjoining
Room,
Option
3
12"
Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building
Outlet
Air
Outlet
Air
Inlet
Air
Inlet Air
Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors
Ventilated
Attic
Crawl Space
12"
Option 2
To Attic
To
Crawl
Space
Ventilated
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42"
16"
Left and Right
Sides
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.
NOTICE: A qualified service person must install heater. Follow
all local codes.
NOTICE: State or local codes may
only allow operation of this appliance in a vented configuration.
Check your state or local codes.
WARNING: Before installing
in a solid fuel burning fireplace,
the chimney flue and firebox must
be cleaned of soot, creosote,
ashes and loose paint by a qualified chimney cleaner. Creosote
will ignite if highly heated. A dirty
chimney flue may create and distribute soot within the house. Inspect chimney flue for damage. If
damaged, operate heater with flue
damper closed.
WARNING: Never install the
heater
• in a bedroom or bathroom unless installed as a vented appliance (see page 10)
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture,
clothing, or other flammable
objects are less than 36 inches
from the front, top, or sides of
the heater
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
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 tobacco smoke, aromatic candles,
cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene
lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may
discolor walls.
IMPORTANT:
ture 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 Com-
bustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.
Vent-free heaters add mois-
CHECK GAS TYPE
Use only propane gas. If your gas supply is
not propane, do not install heater. Call dealer
where you bought heater for proper type
heater.
Log Sizing Requirements
Log Minimum Firebox
Size Height Depth Front Rear*
Width Width
18" 17" 14" 24" 20"
24" 17" 14" 28" 21"
30" 17" 14" 34" 24"
36" 17" 14" 40" 30"
*Measured at 14” depth
Carefully follow the instructions below. This
will ensure safe installation into a masonry,
factory built UL127 fireplace, or listed ventfree firebox.
Minimum Wall and Ceiling
Clearances (see Figure 4)
A. Clearances from the side of the fire-
place opening to any combustible wall
should not be less than 16 inches.
B. Clearances from the top of the fireplace
opening to the ceiling should not be less
than 42 inches.
NOTICE: Manual control heaters
may be used as a vented product.
If so, you must always run heater
with chimney flue damper open.
If running heater with damper
open, non-combustible material
above fireplace opening is not
needed. Go to
Clamp Accessory for Vented Operation,
page 10.
Installing Damper
WARNING: Seal any fresh air
vents or ash clean-out doors located on floor or wall of fireplace.
If not, drafting may cause pilot
outage or sooting. Use a heatresistant sealant. Do not seal
chimney flue damper.
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INSTALLATION AND
CLEARANCES (Vent-Free
Operation Only)
WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. If you can, provide greater clearances from
floor, ceiling, and adjoining wall.
Minimum Fireplace Clearance
To Combustible Materials
Log Size Side Wall Ceiling
18", 24", 16" 42"
30”, and 36"
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Figure 4 - Minimum Clearance to Wall and
Ceiling
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Minimum Non-combustible
Material Clearances
If Not Using Mantel
You must have non-combustible material(s)
above the fireplace opening. Non-combustible materials (such as slate, marble, tile,
etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With
sheet metal, you must have non-combustible material behind it. Non-combustible
material must extend at least 8" up (for all
models). If non-combustible material is less
than 12", you must install the fireplace hood
accessory (24", 30", and 36” models only).
See Figure 4 on page 7 and Figure 5 for
minimum clearances.
IMPORTANT:
minimum clearances, you must operate
heater with chimney flue damper open. Go
to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for
Vented Operation, page 10.
If Using Mantel
You must have non-combustible material(s)
above the fireplace opening. Non-combustible materials (such as slate, marble, tile,
etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With
sheet metal, you must have non-combustible material behind it. Non-combustible
material must extend at least 8 inches up (for
all models). If non-combustible material is
less than 12", you must install the fireplace
hood accessory (24", 30”, and 36" models
only). Even if non-combustible material is
more than 12", you may need the hood
accessory to deflect heat away from your
mantel shelf. See Figure 5 and Figures 6 and
7, page 9, for minimum clearances.
IMPORTANT:
minimum clearances, you must operate
heater with chimney flue damper open. Go
to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for
Vented Operation, page 10.
If you cannot meet these
If you cannot meet these
Non-Combustible Requirements for
Material Distance (A) Safe Installation
12" or more Non-combustible material OK.
Between 8" and 12" 24", 30", or 36” Models: Install fireplace hood accessory
(GA6050, GA6052, or GA6053 see Accessories, page 30).
18" Model: Non-combustible material OK.
Less than 8" Non-combustible material must be extended to at least 8".
See Between 8" and 12", above. If you cannot extend
material, you must operate heater with flue damper
open.
Heat Resistant
Material
(A)
Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate,
Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace
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M
Hearth
5"
Min.
Combustible
Material
INSTALLATION
Continued
Mantel Clearances
In addition to meeting non-combustible
material clearances, you must also meet
required clearances between fireplace opening and mantel shelf. If you do not meet the
clearances listed below, you will need a
hood.
Determining Minimum Mantel
Clearance
If you meet minimum clearance between
mantel shelf and top of fireplace opening, a
hood is not required (see Figure 6).
Determining Minimum Mantel Clearance When using a Hood
If minimum clearances in Figure 6 are not
met, you must have a hood. When using a
hood there are still certain minimum mantel
clearances required. Follow minimum clearances shown in Figure 7 when using hood.
NOTICE: If your installation does
not meet the minimum clearances
shown, you must do one of the
following:
• operate the logs only with the
flue damper open
• raise the mantel to an acceptable height
• remove the mantel
Floor Clearances
A. If installing appliance on the floor level,
you must maintain the minimum distance of 14" to combustibles (see Figure 8).
B. If combustible materials are less than
14” to the fireplace, you must install
appliance at least 5” above the combustible flooring (see Figure 9).
Mantel Shelf
18"8"20"
14"
Distances to
Underside of
Mantel
22"
16
Underside of
Mantel Shelf
24"
3
/4
"
20"
Top of Fireplace
Opening
Minimum NonCombustible
Material
10"
8"
6"
1
2
/2
"
(A)
12"
8"
Minimum NonCombustible
Material Height
Figure 6 - Minimum Mantel Clearances Without Using Hood
8"
Min.
Mantel Shelf
12" 15" 18"
Distances to
Underside of
Mantel
Minimum NonCombustible
Material
12"
10"
8"
6"
1
"
/2
2
Hood
(GA6050, GA6052)
Figure 7 - Minimum Mantel Clearances When Using Hood
All minimum
distances are
in inches
Log Set
24"/30"/36" Models
18" Model
Underside of
Mantel Shelf
All minimum
distances are
in inches
Log Sets
All Models
20"
Top of Fireplace
Opening
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Combus
Combustible
14"
Min.
Non-Combustible
Non-Combustible
Material
Material
Material
Hearth
Figure 9 - Minimum Fireplace Clearances
Above Combustible Flooring
Combustible
Material
5”
Min.
Figure 8 - Minimum Fireplace Clearances
If Installed at Floor Level
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INSTALLATION
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INSTALLING DAMPER
CLAMP ACCESSORY FOR
VENTED OPERATION
Note:
When used as a vented heater, appliance must be installed only in a solid-fuel
burning fireplace with a working flue and
constructed of non combustible material.
If your heater is a manually controlled model,
you may use this heater as a vented product.
There are three reasons for operating your
heater in the vented mode:
1. The fireplace does not meet the clear-
ance to combustibles requirements for
vent-free operation
2. State or local codes do not permit vent-
free operation
3. You prefer vented operation
If reasons number 1 or 2 above apply to you,
you must permanently open chimney flue
damper. You must install the damper clamp
accessory (to order, see Accessories, page
30). This will insure vented operation (see
Figure 10). The damper clamp will keep
damper open. Installation instructions are
included with clamp accessory.
See chart below for minimum permanent
flue opening you must provide. Attach
damper clamp so the minimum permanent
flue opening will be maintained at all times.
Chimney Minimum Permanent
Height (ft.) Flue Opening (sq. ins.)
6' to 15' 39 sq. inches
15' to 30' 29 sq. inches
Area of Various Standard
Round Flues
Diameter (ins.) Area (sq. ins.)
5" 20 sq. inches
6" 29 sq. inches
7" 39 sq. inches
8" 51 sq. inches
INSTALLING HEATER BASE
ASSEMBLY
WARNING: You must secure
this heater to fireplace floor. If
not, heater will move when you
adjust controls. Moving heater
may cause a gas leak.
WARNING: If installing in a
sunken fireplace, special care is
needed. You must raise the fireplace floor to allow access to
heater control panel. This will insure adequate air flow and guard
against sooting. Raise fireplace
floor with non-combustible material. Make sure material is secure.
CAUTION: Do not pick up
heater base assembly by the
burner. This could damage
heater. Only handle base assembly by grates.
CAUTION: Do not remove the
metal data plates attached to the
heater base assembly. The data
plates contain important warranty
information.
IMPORTANT:
is level. If heater is not level, heater will not
work properly.
Make sure the heater burner
Damper
Clamp
Damper
Clamp
Damper
Masonry Fireplace
Figure 10 - Attaching Damper Clamp
Damper
Manufactured Fireplace
Damper
10
104343
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