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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS LOG HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
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CONTROLLED MODELS
HDVF3018P AND HDVF3018N
Also Design-Certified As Vented Decorative Appliances
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol-
lowed 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
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TAbLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information ............................................... 2 Cleaning and Maintenance ................................ 19 Local Codes......................................................... 4 Troubleshooting ................................................. 21 Product Identification ........................................... 5 Specifications .................................................... 24 Unpacking............................................................ 5
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SAFET INFORMA y TION WARNING: Do not use a blow- Continued er insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory not approved WARNING: This product con- tains and/or generates chemicals for use with this heater. known to the state of California to cause cancer or birth defects Due to high temperatures, the or other reproductive harm. appliance should be located out of traffic and away from furniture IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s and draperies. manual carefully and completely before tryin
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14. Do not use this heater to cook food or burn SAFETy INFORMATION paper or other objects. Continued 15. Do not use heater if any part has been exposed 4. If you smell gas to or under water. Immediately call a qualified • shut off gas supply service technician to inspect the room heater • do not try to light any appliance and to replace any part of the control system and • do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any gas control which has been under water. any phone in your building
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PRODUCT PRODUCT FEATURES IDENTIFICATION OpERATION This heater is clean burning. It requires no outside Log Set 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. It has been tested and approved to ANSI Z21.11.2 standard for unvented heaters. State and local codes in some areas prohibit the use of vent-free heaters. This heater may also be operated as a v
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Confined and Unconfined Space AIR FOR COMb USTION National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA AND VENTILATION 54 defines a confined space as a space whose Continued volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu 3 per hour (4.8 m per kw) of the aggregate input Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers and fuel rating of all appliances installed in that space and burning appliances draw air from the house to an unconfined space as a space whose volume is operate. You must provide adequate f
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the two spaces (see options 1 and 2, Figure 2). You AIR FOR COMb USTION can also remove door into adjoining room (see AND VENTILATION option 3, Figure 2). Follow the National Fuel Gas Continued Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of Example: ventilation grills or ducts. 40,000 Gas water heater ____________ Btu/Hr 39,000 Vent-free fireplace + ___________ Btu/Hr 12" 79,000 Total = ___________ Btu/Hr 4. Compare the maximum Btu/
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INSTALLATION WARNING: Never install the NOTICE: This heater is intended heater for use as supplemental heat. • in a bedroom or bathroom Use this heater along with your unless installed as a vented primary heating system. Do not appliance (see page 11) install this heater as your pri- • in a recreational vehicle mary heat source. If you have a • where curtains, furniture, central heating system, you may clothing or other flammable run system’s circulating blower objects are less than
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INSTALLATION Continued Example INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES (Vent-Free Operation Only) WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. If you * can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling and adjoining *Minimum 16" from Side Wall wall. Figure 4 - Minimum Clearance for MINIMUM FIREpLACE CLEARANCE Combustible to Wall TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS Log Size Side Wall Ceiling NOTICE: Manual control heaters 18" 16" 42" may be used as a vented product. If so, you must always run heater LOG S
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Accessory for Vented Operation, page 11. INSTALLATION Continued MANTEL CLEARANCES If Using Mantel In addition to meeting noncombustible material clearances, you must also meet required clearances You must have noncombustible material(s) above between fireplace opening and mantel shelf. If the fireplace opening. Noncombustible materials you do not meet the clearances in Figure 6 you (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least will need a hood. 1/2" thick. With sheet metal, you mu
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INSTALLATION Continued NOTICE: If your installation does Hearth Combustible not meet the minimum clear- Material 5" ances shown, you must do one Min. of the following: • operate the logs only with the Figure 9 - Minimum Fireplace Clearances flue damper open Above Combustible Flooring • raise the mantel to an accept- INSTALLING DAMpER CLAMp able height ACCESSORY FOR VENTED • remove the mantel OERA p TION Mantel Shelf Note: When used as a vented heater, appliance 12" Underside must be in
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INSTALLATION CAUTION: Do not pick up Continued heater base assembly by the See chart below for minimum permanent flue burner. This could damage opening you must provide. Attach damper clamp heater. Only handle base as- so the minimum permanent flue opening will be maintained at all times. sembly by grates. Chimney Minimum ermanent p IMPORTANT: Make sure the heater burners are Height Flue Opening level. If heater is not level, heater will not work properly. 6' to 15' 9 sq. inches
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Installation Items Needed INSTALLATION Before installing heater, make sure you have the Continued items listed below. Masonry • external regulator (supplied by installer) Screw • piping (check local codes) • sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas) • equipment shutoff valve * • test gauge connection * • sediment trap • tee joint • pipe wrench * A CSA design-certified equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable alternative to Mounting test gauge connection. Purchase the optiona
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INSTALLATION CAUTION: Avoid damage Continued to regulator. Hold gas regulator Installation must include an equipment shutoff with wrench when connecting it valve, union and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. Locate NPT to gas piping and/or fittings. tap within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from heater (see Figure 14). CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS IMPORTANT: Install equipment valve in an acces- sible location. The equipment shutoff valve is for WARNING: Test all gas pip- turning
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pRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS Continued 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15). Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 2. Open main gas valve located on or near gas 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa) meter for natural gas or open propane/LP 1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15). supply tank valve. 2. Pressurize supply piping system by either 3. Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF opening propane/LP supply tank valve for position. propane/LP gas or open
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6. Locate holes on bottom of left crossover log (#6). INSTALLATION Slide these holes onto left pins located on middle Continued log (#2) and front log (#1). See Figure 21. 3. Locate pins on bottom of back log (#3). Slide 7. Add lava rock around base of heater if de- these pins into holes in grate base behind sired. Do not place any lava rock on logs or burner (see Figure 20). burner. 4. Locate holes on bottom of right crossover log Pins (#4). Slide holes onto right pin on middle log Back
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LIGHTING OPERATING HEATER INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING WARNING • If fireplace has glass doors, WARNING: If you do not fol- never operate this heater with low these instructions exactly, glass doors closed. If you op- a fire or explosion may result erate heater with doors closed, causing property damage, per- heat buildup inside fireplace sonal injury or loss of life. will cause glass to burst. Make sure there are no obstructions A. This appliance has a pilot w
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Ignitor OPERATING HEATER Pilot Burner Electrode Continued 5. Slightly press and turn control knob coun- terclockwise to the PILOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 22). Note: You may be running this heater for Thermocouple the first time after hooking up to gas sup- ply. If so, the control knob may need to be Figure 23 - Pilot pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system. VARIABLE CONTROL 6. With control knob pressed
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INSPECTING URNERS b CLEANING AND Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pat- MAINTENANCE terns often. WARNING: Turn off heater pILOT FLAME p ATTERN and let cool before cleaning. Figure 24 shows a correct pilot flame pattern. Figure 25 shows an incorrect pilot flame pattern. The incor- rect pilot flame is not touching the thermocouple. CAUTION: You must keep This will cause the thermocouple to cool. When the control areas, burner and circu- thermocouple cools, the heater will shut dow
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LOGS CLEANING AND • If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to Install- MAINTENANCE ing Logs, page 15, to properly replace logs. Continued • Replace log(s) if broken or chipped (dime-sized 1. Shut off the unit, including the pilot. Allow or larger). the unit to cool for at least thirty minutes. MAIN BURNER 2. Inspect burner, pilot and primary air inlet Periodically inspect all burner flame holes with holes on injector holder for dust and dirt (see the heater running. All slotted burner flam
