Check GAS Type, Installation Items

® VMH10TPA

VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS COMPACT FIREPLACE

INSTALLATION

NOTICE: This heater is intended for use as supplemental heat. Use this heater along with your pri- mary heating system. Do not in- stall 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 circu- late the heat throughout the house. In the event of a power outage, you can use this heater as your primary heat source.

WARNING: A qualified ser- vice person must install fireplace. Follow all local codes.

Note: Your Vanguard fireplace is designed to be used in zero clearance installations. Wall or framing material can be placed directly against any exterior surface on the rear, sides, or top of your fireplace, except where standoff spacers are integrally at- tached. If standoff spacers are attached to your fireplace, these spacers can be placed directly against wall or framing materials.

Use the dimensions shown for rough open- ings to create the easiest installation (see Built-In Fireplace Installation, page 9).

CHECK GAS TYPE

Use only propane/LP gas. If your gas supply is not propane/LP, do not install fireplace. Call the dealer where you bought your fire- place for the proper type fireplace.

INSTALLATION ITEMS

Before installing fireplace, make sure you have the items listed below.

•external regulator (supplied by installer)

•piping (check local codes)

•sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)

•manual shutoff valve *

•test gauge connection*

•ground joint union

•sediment trap

•tee joint

•pipe wrench

chase the optional A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessories, page 27.

Note: If desired, purchase a four-sided brass trim kit for built-in installations. See Acces- sories, page 27.

LOCATING FIREPLACE

WARNING: Maintain the mini- mum clearances shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, page 9. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling, and joining wall.

NOTICE: If you install the fire- place in a bedroom, some build- ing codes require that the fire- place/mantel system be secured to (or within) a wall. You can po- sition fireplace in an optional cabi- net or corner mantel. You can also recess fireplace into the wall.

If your fireplace is to be used with an op- tional mantel, the installation instructions included with your mantel shows an AGA approved method of attaching the fireplace/ mantel system to a wall. IMPORTANT: Only use optional cabinet or corner mantels specified in this manual. Purchase the op- tional mantel from your dealer (see Acces- sories, page 27).

If your fireplace is to be recessed into the wall, see Built-In Fireplace Installation on page 9 to secure your fireplace into the wall.

WARNING: Never install the fireplace

•in a bathroom

•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 fireplace

•as a fireplace insert

•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.

CAUTION: If you install the fireplace in a home garage

•fireplace pilot and burner must be at least 18 inches above floor.

•locate fireplace where moving vehicle will not hit it.

For convenience and efficiency, install fire- place

•where there is easy access for operation, inspection, and service

•in coldest part of room

An optional blower kit is available from your dealer. See Accessories, page 27. If planning to use blower, follow instructions provided with blower for power source.

IMPORTANT:Vent-freefireplacesaddmois- ture to the air. Although this is beneficial, installing fireplace in rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 5 through 7.

CEILING

36" Minimum

6" Minimum

From Sides Of Fireplace

Left	Right
Side	Side

FLOOR

*An A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge connection. Pur-

Figure 6 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Fireplace Shown Built In The Wall

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VMH10TPA specifications

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