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3.0INSTALLATION

3.1INSTALLING IN AN UNVENTED APPLICATION

!WARNING

BARRIERS SUCH AS THE BOTTOM OF A GLASS DOOR FRAME PLACED IN FRONT OF A GAS LOG SET CAN CHANGE THE AIR FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF THE APPLIANCE WHICH IN TURN CAN CAUSE THE APPLIANCE TO CARBON OR OVERHEAT AND MALFUNCTION.

During manufacturing, fabricating and shipping various components of this appliance are treated with certain oils, films or bonding agents.

These materials may produce smoke and smells as they are burned off during the initial operation of the appliance; possibly causing headaches or eye or lung irritation. This is a normal and temporary occurrence. Simply open a window to ventilate the room during the burn off period.

3.1.1 COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION AIR PROVISIONS

This appliance shall not be installed in a confined space or unusually tight construction unless provisions are provided for adequate combustion and ventilation air.

The National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1 / NFPA 54 defines a confined space as a space whose volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m3 per kw) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space and an unconfined space as a space whose volume is not less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m3 per kw) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space.

Rooms communicating directly with the space in which the appliances are installed, through openings not furnished with doors are considered a part of the unconfined space.

17.1A

The GVFL 18/24/30 are all rated at 40,000 BTUs per hour and therefore requires a minimum unconfined space of 2,000 cubic feet.

3.1.2 DETERMINING CONFINED OR UNCONFINED SPACE

This appliance shall not be installed in a room or space unless the required volume of indoor combustion air is provided by the method described in the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1 / NFPA 54, the International Fuel Gas Code, or applicable local codes.

To determine the volume of the room where the appliance is to be installed, multiply the width x the length x the ceiling height of that room measured in feet. If any adjoining rooms are connected by grilles or openings such as kitchen pass-throughs, etc., the volume of those rooms may be added to the total.

Multiply the room volume by 1000 and divide this amount by 50 to determine the maximum BTU/hr that the space can support with adequate combustion and ventilation air.

Add the Btu/hr of all fuel burning appliances located within the space such as gas furnace, gas water appliance, etc. Do not include direct vent gas appliances which draw their input and output air from and to the outdoors.

!WARNING

IF THE AREA IN WHICH THE APPLIANCE MAY BE OPERATED IS SMALLER THAN THAT DEFINED AS AN UNCONFINED SPACE OR IF THE BUILDING IS OF UNUSUALLY TIGHT CONSTRUCTION, PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION AIR BY ONE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN THE NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE ANSI Z223.1/ NFPA 54 , AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION, OR THE APPLICABLE LOCAL CODE.

IF THE AREA IN WHICH THE APPLIANCE MAY BE OPERATED DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIRED VOLUME FOR INDOOR COMBUSTION AIR, COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION AIR SHALL BE PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN THE ANSI Z223.1 / NFPA 54, THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, OR APPLICABLE LOCAL CODES.

W415-0809 / A / 05.10.10

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Napoleon Fireplaces GVFL30N Installation, Installing in AN Unvented Application, Combustion and Ventilation AIR Provisions
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GVFL18N, GVFL18, GVFL24N, GVFL18P, GVFL30N specifications

Napoleon Fireplaces are renowned for their innovative designs and advanced heating technologies, and their GVFL series is no exception. The GVFL18P, GVFL24P, GVFL30, GVFL18N, and GVFL18 models are built to enhance any living space while providing efficient warmth and ambiance.

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