Heatiator HEIR36H Table of Contents, Safety Alert Key, User Guide, Installer Guide, Finishing

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. 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. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 D. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 E. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 F. Remote Controls, Wall Controls and Wall Switches. . . . . 10 G. IPI Battery Tray/Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 H. Rating Plate/Glass Clip Tool Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I. Control Module Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 J. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 K. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 L. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 M. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Maintenance and Service

A. Maintenance Tasks-Homeowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 B. Maintenance Tasks-Qualified Service Technician . . . . . . 15

Installer Guide

4 Getting Started

A. Typical Appliance System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

D. Inspect Appliance and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5 Framing and Clearances

A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

D. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

E. Hearth Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6 Termination Locations

A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

7 Vent Information and Diagrams

A. Approved Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

B. Vent Table Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

C. Use of Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

D. Measuring Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

F. PVK-80 and PVI-SLP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8 Vent Clearances and Framing

A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 B. Wall Penetration Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 C. Install the Ceiling Firestop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 D. Install Attic Insulation Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 E. Installing the Optional Heat-Zone®Gas Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 36

9 Appliance Preparation

A. Vent Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

B. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

C. Installing Non-combustible Facing Material . . . . . . . . . . . 39

10 Installing Vent Pipe (DVP Pipe)

A. Assemble Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 B. Secure the Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 C. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 D. Install Metal Roof Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 E. Assemble and Install Storm Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 F. Install Vertical Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 G. Heat Shield Requirements for Horizontal Termination . . . 43 H. Install Horizontal Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

11 Gas Information

A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

12 Electrical Information

A. Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

B. IntelliFire PlusTM Ignition System Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

C. Optional Accessories Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

D. Electrical Service and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

E. Junction Box Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

13 Finishing

A. Finishing Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

B. Splatter Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

C. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

D. Facing Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

E. Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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