Hearth and Home Technologies GDST3831I owner manual Table of Contents, User Guide

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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 H. Requirements for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. . 8

User Guide

2 Operating Instructions

A. Gas Fireplace Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 B. Your Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 C. Fan Kit (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 D. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 E. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 F. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 G. Remote Controls, Wall Controls and Wall Switches. . . . . 10 H. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 J. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 K. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Maintenance and Service

A. Maintenance Tasks-Homeowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 B. Maintenance Tasks-Qualified Service Technician . . . . . . 14

Installer Guide

4 Getting Started

A. Typical Appliance System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

D. Inspect Appliance and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

5 Framing and Clearances

A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

D. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

6 Termination Locations

A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

B. Continue Adding Vent Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

C. Install Support Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

7 Vent Information and Diagrams

A. Approved Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

B. Vent Table Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

C. Use of Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

D. Measuring Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

E. Use of Flex Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

F. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

8 Vent Clearances and Framing

A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 B. Wall Penetration Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 C. Install the Ceiling Firestop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 D. Install Attic Insulation Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

9 Appliance Preparation

A. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

10 Installing Vent Pipe

A. Assemble Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 B. Assemble Slip Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 C. Securing the Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 D. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 E. Installing Decorative Ceiling Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 F. Installing Metal Roof Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 G. Assemble and Install Storm Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 H. Install RF4-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 I. Installing Vertical Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 J. Installing Decorative Wall Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 K. Heat Shield Requirements for Horizontal Termination . . . 40 L. Install Horizontal Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

11 Gas Information

A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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