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 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 (Standing Pilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

D. Inspect Appliance and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5 Framing and Clearances

A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

D. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6 Termination Locations

A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7 Vent Information and Diagrams

A. Approved Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

B. Vent Table Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

C. Use of Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

D. Measuring Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

E. Use of Flex Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

F. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

8 Vent Clearances and Framing

A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 B. Wall Penetration Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 C. Install the Ceiling Firestop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 D. Install Attic Insulation Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9 Appliance Preparation

A. Top Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

B. Rear Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

C. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

10 Installing Vent Pipe (DVP and SLP Pipe)

A. Assemble Vent Sections (DVP Pipe Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 B. Assemble Vent Sections (SLP Pipe Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 C. Assemble Slip Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 D. Secure the Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 E. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 F. Install Decorative Ceiling Components (SLP only). . . . . . 45 G. Install Metal Roof Flashing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 H. Assemble and Install Storm Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 I. Install Vertical Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 J. Install Decorative Wall Components (SLP only). . . . . . . . 47 K. Heat Shield Requirements for Horizontal Termination . . . 47 L. Install Horizontal Termination Cap (DVP and SLP Pipe) . 48

11 Gas Information

A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

12 Electrical Information

A. Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 B. Standing Pilot Ignition System Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C. Optional Accessories Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 D. Electrical Service and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 E. Junction Box Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 F. Wall Switch Installation for Fan (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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