Desa VSGF36NRC Quick start guide
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WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
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MODELS VSGF36NRC AND VSGF36PRC
UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS FIREPLACE SYSTEM
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
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SAFETY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety .................................................................. 2
Local Codes......................................................... 4
Product Identication........................................... 5
Unpacking............................................................ 5
Product Features................................................. 5
Locating Firebox.................................................. 6
Product Specications......................................... 6
Air For Combustion and Ventilation ..................... 7
Installation ........................................................... 9
Operation........................................................... 20
Inspecting Burners ............................................ 24
Cleaning and Maintenance................................ 25
Troubleshooting................................................. 26
Specications .................................................... 30
Technical Service............................................... 30
Service Hints ..................................................... 30
Wiring Diagram.................................................. 30
Replacement Parts............................................ 31
Accessories ....................................................... 31
Parts .................................................................. 32
Warranty ..............................................Back Cover
alteration, service or main-
to this manual for correct
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WARNING: This is an
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from the room in which
and ventilation air must
Air
for Combustion and Ven-
tilation
WARNING: For use only
CSA International under
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stalled in an aftermarket*,
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WARNING: Do not allow fans
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away from hot surfaces to avoid
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children when they are in the
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SAFETY
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known to the state of California
Early signs of
carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the u,
with headaches, dizziness or nausea. If you
have these signs, heater may not be working
properly. Have heater
serviced. Some people are more affected by
carbon monoxide than others. These include
pregnant women, people with heart or lung
disease or anemia, those under the inuence
of alcohol and those at high altitudes.
Natural and
propane/LP gases are odorless. An odor-mak-
ing agent is added to gas. The odor helps you
detect a gas leak. However, the odor added to
the gas can fade. Gas may be present even
though no odor exists.
Make certain you read and understand all
warnings. Keep this manual for reference. It
is your guide to safe and proper operation of
this heater.
this heater or its controls can
WARNING: Do not use a
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1. This appliance is only for use with type of
gas indicated on rating plate. This appliance
is not convertible for use with other gases.
2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s)
inside any structure. Locate propane/LP
supply tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units
only).
3. If you smell gas
• shut off gas supply
• do not try to light any appliance
• do not touch any electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your building
• immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow gas supplier’s
instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the re department
4. This replace shall not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom.
5. Do not use this replace as a wood-burn-
ing replace. Use only logs provided with
replace.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such
as pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool.
Using these added items can cause soot-
ing. Do not add lava rock around base.
Rock and debris could fall into control
area of replace.
7. To prevent creation of soot, follow in-
structions in Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 25.
8. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn heater off.
If heated, vapors from these products may
create a white powder residue within burner
box or on adjacent walls or furniture.
SAFETY
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9. This replace needs fresh air ventilation to
run properly. This replace has an Oxygen
Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff
system. The ODS shuts down the re-
place if enough fresh air is not available.
See Air for Combustion and Ventilation,
page 7. If replace keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, page 26.
10. Do not run replace
• where ammable liquids or vapors are
used or stored
• under dusty conditions
11. Do not use this replace to cook food or
burn paper or other objects.
12. Do not use replace if any part has been
exposed to or under water. Immediately
call a qualied service technician to in-
spect replace and to replace any part of
control system and any gas control which
has been under water.
13. Do not operate fireplace if any log is
broken. Do not operate replace if a log
is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
14. Turn fireplace off and let cool before
servicing. Only a qualied service person
should service and repair replace.
15. Operating replace above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
16. To prevent performance problems in
propane/LP units, do not use propane/LP
fuel tanks of less than 100 lbs. capacity
(propane/LP units only).
17. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings
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State of Massachusetts: The installa-
tion must be made by a licensed plumber
or gas fitter in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Sellers of unvented propane or natural
gas-red supplemental room heaters shall
provide to each purchaser a copy of 527
CMR 30 upon sale of the unit.
Vent-free gas products are prohibited for
bedroom and bathroom installation in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
LOCAL CODES
Install and use replace with care. Follow all
local codes. In the absence of local codes,
use the latest edition of The National Fuel
Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
Note: Where listed vented decorative logs are re-
quired, thermostat operation is not permitted.
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Remote
Control
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Figure 1 - Log Base Assembly
Log Set
Base
Assembly
Front
Burner
Rear
Burner Top Louver
Assembly
Fireplace
Hood
Bottom Louver Assembly
Screen
Assembly
Top Outer Casing
Figure 2 - Fireplace
UNPACKING
CAUTION: Do not remove
1. With utility knife, cut carton all the way
around above staples on bottom tray. Lift
carton off of heater. Remove packing.
Note: Hood is located on top of replace
in a carton.
2.
Locate one screw above top left corner
of replace screen. Remove and discard
screw. Lift replace screen up and pull out
to remove.
3. Remove protective packaging applied to
logs, log base assembly and replace.
4. Check heater for any shipping damage. If
heater is damaged call DESA Heating, LLC
at 1-866-672-6040 for replacement parts
before returning to dealer.
PRODUCT FEATURES
This vent-free replace is clean burning. It re-
quires no outside venting. There is no heat loss
out a vent or up a chimney. Heat is generated
by both realistic ames and glowing embers.
When used without blower, replace requires
no electricity making it ideal for emergency
backup heat.
SAFETY DEVICE
This replace has a pilot with an Oxygen
Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff sys-
tem. ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-
free room heaters. ODS/pilot system shuts off
replace if there is not enough fresh air.
IGNITION SYSTEM
This replace has an electronic ignitor to light
heater fuel supply.
REMOTE CONTROL
This replace is equipped with a thermostat
remote control. Remote can also be used
manually. Use this remote to control tempera-
ture and ame height.
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