Heat & Glo LifeStyle Escape-42DVLP owner manual 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 Certifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 B. Glass Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C. BTU Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 E. Non-Combustible Materials Specifi cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 F. Combustible Materials Specifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 D. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 E. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 F. Wall Controls and Wall Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 G. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 H. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 J. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Maintenance and Service

A. Maintenance Tasks-Homeowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  B. Maintenance Tasks-Qualifi ed 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

E. Hearth Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6 Termination Locations

A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances 22 

7 Vent Information and Diagrams

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

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

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

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

E. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

8 Vent Clearances and Framing

A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles	29
B. Wall Penetration Framing	29
C. Install the Ceiling Firestop	30
D. Install Attic Insulation Shield	31	
E. Installing the Optional Heat-Zone®Gas Kit	31

9 Appliance Preparation

A. Removing Non-combustible Facing Material Assembly . . 32 B. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C. Installing Non-combustible Facing Material . . . . . . . . . . . 33

10 Installing Vent Pipe

A. Assemble Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 B. Assemble Slip Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 C. Secure the Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 D. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 E. Install Metal Roof Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 F. Assemble and Install Storm Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 G. Install Vertical Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 H. Heat Shield Requirements for Horizontal Termination . . . 38 I. Install Horizontal Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

11 Gas Information

A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

12 Electrical Information

A. Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

B. IntelliFire Ignition System Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

C. Optional Accessories Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

D. Electrical Service and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

E. Junction Box Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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