Desa L32, L36, L32, L36, VL36, L42, L36, L42 Indoor Fireplace User Manual


 
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PRODUCT FEATURES
OPERATION
This firebox is designed for use with approved ANSI
Z21.11.2 decorative type unvented room heaters.
(Physical size limitations apply. Refer to minimum
firebox requirements supplied with log heater.) It
requires no outside venting or chimney making in
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stallation easy and inexpensive. When used without
the blower, the firebox requires no electricity mak-
ing it ideal for emergency backup heat.
BLOWER ACCESSORY
The circulating models will accept a rotary type
fan (model BK) accessory. The blower circulates
heated air from the firebox into the room. Use of
blower is optional.
REFRACTORY BRICK LINER
Your firebox may feature a concrete refractory
brick liner. As with all concrete liners, this liner
may develop slight cracks when exposed to heat.
These cracks will not affect the performance of
the fireplace or vent-free gas logs.
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/LP supply tank(s) in-
side any structure. Locate propane/LP supply
tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units only).
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 neighborʼs phone. Follow the gas
supplierʼs instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the fire department
4. This fireplace shall not be installed in a bed
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room or bathroom.
5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood-burning
fireplace. Use only the logs provided with
the fireplace.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as
pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool. Using
these added items can cause sooting. Do not
add lava rock around base. Rock and debris
could fall into the control area of fireplace.
7. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instruc
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tions in Cleaning and Maintenance, page 28.
8. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn heater off. If
heated, the vapors from these products may
create a white powder residue within burner
box or on adjacent walls or furniture.
9. This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation to run
properly. This fireplace has an Oxygen Deple
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tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The
ODS shuts down the fireplace if enough fresh
air is not available. See Air for Combustion
and Ventilation, page 7. If fireplace keeps
shutting off, see Troubleshooting, page 29.
10. Do not run fireplace
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used
or stored
• under dusty conditions
11. Do not use this fireplace to cook food or burn
paper or other objects.
12. Do not use fireplace if any part has been exposed
to or under water. Immediately call a qualified
service technician to inspect the fireplace and to
replace any part of the control system and any
gas control which has been under water.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Continued
13. Do not operate fireplace if any log is broken.
Do not operate fireplace if a log is chipped
(dime-sized or larger).
14. Turn fireplace off and let cool before servicing.
Only a qualified service person should service
and repair fireplace.
15. Operating fireplace above elevations of 4,500
feet could cause pilot outage.
16.
To prevent performance problems in propane/LP
units, do not use propane/LP fuel tanks of less
than 100 lbs. capacity (propane/LP units only).
17.
Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.
LOCAL CODES
Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all local
codes. In the absence of local codes, use the lat
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est edition of The National Fuel Gas Code ANSI
Z223.1/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
Note: Where listed vented decorative logs are
required, thermostat operation is not permitted.