Hearth and Home Technologies GBST4336I, GBFL4136I Table of Contents, Safety Alert Key, User Guide

Safety Alert Key:

•DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.

•WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.

•CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

•NOTICE: Used to address practices not related to personal injury.

Table of Contents

A. Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B. Limited Lifetime Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1 Listing and Code Approvals

A. Appliance Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

B. Tempered Glass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

C. BTU Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

E. Non-Combustible Materials Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

F. Combustible Materials Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

G. Electrical Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

User Guide

2 Operating Instructions

A. Gas Fireplace Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 B. Your Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 C. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 D. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 E. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 F. Remote Controls, Wall Controls and Wall Switches. . . . . . 9 G. Outside Air (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 H. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 J. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 K. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 Maintenance and Service

A. Maintenance Tasks-Homeowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 B. Maintenance Tasks-Qualified Service Technician . . . . . . 13

Installer Guide

4 Getting Started

A. Typical Appliance System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

D. Inspect Appliance and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

E. Negative Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5 Framing and Clearances

A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 D. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

6 Termination Locations

A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7 Vent Information and Diagrams

A. Vent Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 B. Vent System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

8 Vent Clearances and Framing

A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 B. Wall and Ceiling Penetration Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 C. Vertical Penetration Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

9 Appliance Preparation

A. Installing Outside Air Kit Damper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 25 B. Gas and Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 C. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

10 Installing Vent Pipe

A. Assembly of Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 B. Attaching Vent to Firebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 C. Securing Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 D. Install Attic Insulation Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

11 Gas Information

A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

12 Electrical Information

A. Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

B. Intellifire Ignition System Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

C. Optional Accessories Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

D. Electrical Service and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

E. Junction Box Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

13 Finishing

A. Splatter Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

B. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

C. Facing Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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