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MODEL FP-BR-10-ZC
VENT-FREE
March 2005
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 electri
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information and Warnings ................................................................................. 3 Installation ..................................................................................................................... 6 Fireplace and Framing Dimensions .............................................................................. 7 Fireplace Clearances ............................................................................................
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SAFETY INFORMATION WARNINGS IMPORTANT: READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY BEFORE TRYING TO ASSEMBLE, OPERATE, OR SERVICE THIS APPLIANCE. IMPROPER USE OF THESE LOGS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM BURNS, FIRE, EXPLOSION, 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! Have burner serviced.
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5. If this heater is used with propane gas, do not place propane supply tank (s) inside any structure. 6. What To Do 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. 7
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21. All heater screens must be kept clean when operating the gas logs. 22. .”WARNING: Failure to keep the primary air opening(s) of the burner(s) clean may result in sooting and property damage.” 24. Do not use this heater for burning trash or cooking. Never place matches, paper, garbage, or any other material on top of logs or into the flames. 24. Do not install or operate this heater in areas where impurities in the air exist (such as tobacco smoke or heavy cooking grease). Pa
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INSTALLATION The Model FP-BR10-ZC Vent-Free gas fireplace may be installed in any room in a Residential home or an After-Market* Manufactured Home. (Exception: This appliance may not be installed in a bathroom.) * (After Market: Completion of sale, not for the purpose of resale from the manufacturer). For After-Market Manufactured Home installation, check with state and local codes. This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This appliance
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Fireplace and Framing Dimensions (ins.) 25 1/8” 24” 11 5/8” 20 3/8” 26 1/8” 26 1/8” GAS LINE 1 3/4” 8” 25 1/8” 13 1/2” FIGURE 2 WARNING:Installation and repairs should be performed by a qualified service person. The appliance should be inspected before use and at least annually by a professional service person. More frequent cleaning may be required due to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding mate- rial, etc. It is imperative that control compartments, burners and circ
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FIREPLACE CLEARANCES depth. Alternatively, the carpeting, (vinyl) tile, etc. may be The fireplace may be placed directly on a combustible floor, against a combustible wall at marked clear-ances, or on a raised wooden removed beneath the fireplace before installing. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MUST NOT BE platform. INSTALLED OVER OR TOUCH ANY BLACK If the fireplace is to be installed on a raised wooden platform, the PAINTED SURFACE. DO NOT BLOCK HEAT platform must be a continuous level sur
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FINISHING YOUR FIREPLACE There is a wide variety of finishing material available Check to see whether man-made brick and stone are for your fireplace from formal wall treatments with made of non combustible materials before using them marble and mantels, to rustic wood paneling, stone or on the face of the fireplace. Some of these products brick. Non-Combustible materials used in this contain combustible materials. Combustible wall installation such as slate, tile, marble, etc. must be at
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MANTEL PROFILES FOR ZERO CLEARANCE CABINET MUST BE FOLLOWED MANTELS WITH 3/4" BASE CEILING 12" 3-1/2" COMBUSTIBLE 3" MATERIAL 10" COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL 42" 3-1/2" 3/4" 3/4" 3" 2-1/2" STAND OFF LOUVERS 2" FP-BR10-ZC STAND OFF LOUVERS HOOD 2" FP-BR10-ZC HOOD Bottom of 3/4" Base or Support Bottom of 3/4" Base or Support must be at least 2-1/2" from top must be Flush with top of Unit of Unit if mantel is 10" wide or more. if mantel is 10" wide or less. MANTELS WITH 2-1/2" BASE SUPPORT 12" COMBU
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INSTALLATION OF MODEL FP - BR10- ZC WITH OPTIONAL WOODEN MANTEL (1) When choosing the right location for your heater and mantel keep the following in mind: NOTE: Due to high temperatures, this heater should be located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies. NOTE: Kit No. (PA KDMH10) Deluxe Wooden Mantel for FP-BR10-ZC. Kit No. (PA KDM10) Standard Wooden Mantel for FP-BR10-ZC CAUTION: THE INSTALLATION MUST CONFORM WITH LOCAL CODES OR, IN THE ABSENCE O
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TOP MANTEL 1/2" WOOD SCREWS (9) REAR OF HEATER MANTEL BASE FIGURE 6 Page 12
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INSTALLATION AFTER-MARKET MOBILE HOMES THIS APPLIANCE MAY BE INSTALLED IN AN AFTERMARKET*, PERMANENTLY LOCATED, MANUFACTURED (MOBILE) HOME, WHERE NOT PROHIBITED BY LOCAL CODES. *After Market: Completion of sale, not for the purpose of resale from the manufacturer. 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. NOTE: For mobile home installation follow “Installation”, pages 6-1
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PRODUCING ADEQUATE VENTILATION This section is for residential or manufactured (mobile) installation “This heater shall not be installed in a confined space or unusually tight construction unless provisions are provided for adequate combustion and ventilation air.” The National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 defines a confined space as a space 3 whose volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 BTU per hour (4.8m per kw) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed
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DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE A CONFINED OR UNCONFINED SPACE Use this worksheet to determine if you have confined or unconfined space. SPACE: Includes the room in which you will install heater plus 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:
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A. Rework worksheet, adding the space of an adjoining room. If the extra space provides an unconfined space, remove door to adjoining room or add ventilation grills between rooms. See “Ventilation Air From Inside Building”, page 21. B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See “Ventilation Air From Outdoors”, page 22. 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 su
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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 floor. Connect these items directly to the outdoors. These spaces include attics and crawl spaces. 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. IMPORTANT: Do not provide openings for inl
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GAS PRESSURE CHECK Check the inlet pressure to the burner to insure that it is as shown in the table below. NOTE: The pressure check point is located on the right side of the valve facing burner. The appliance and its appliance main gas valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of 1/2 psi (3.5kPa). The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its equipment shut-o
