Empire Comfort Systems DVCP32BP30N-1 Quick start guide

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
AND
OWNER’S MANUAL
Direct Vent Zero Clearance Gas Fireplace Heater
GAS-FIRED
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
Comfort Systems
MODEL SERIES:
MILLIVOLT (MV)
DVCP(32,36,42)BP3(0,2)(N,P)-1
INTERMITTENT PILOT (IP)
DVCP(32,36,42)BP7(0,2)(N,P)-1
UL FILE NO. MH30033
Installer: Leave this manual with the appliance.
Consumer: Retain this manual for future reference.
WARNING: If the information in these instructions
are not followed exactly, a re or explosion may re-
sult causing property damage, personal injury or
loss of life.
— Do not store or use gasoline or other ammable
vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any
other appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• 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 the gas supplier’s
instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
re department.
— Installation and service must be performed by a
qualied installer, service agency or the gas sup-
plier.
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket,
permanently located, manufactured home (USA only)
or mobile home, where not prohibited by state or local
codes.
This appliance is only for use with the type of gas
indicated on the rating plate. This appliance is not
convertible for use with other gases, unless a certied
kit is used.
WARNING: If not installed, operated and maintained
in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions,
this product could expose you to substances in fuel
or from fuel combustion which can cause death or
serious illness.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 3
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF LP GAS ..................................................................... 4
REQUIREMENTS FOR MASSACHUSETTS ................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 6
SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 7
ACCESSORIES............................................................................................................................. 8
FBB10 BLOWER KIT INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL) ................................................................ 9-11
LK6 LIGHT KIT INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)............................................................................. 12
REFLECTIVE LINER KIT INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)............................................................. 13
CERAMIC FIBER LINER KIT INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)....................................................... 14
FIREPLACE SCREEN INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL) ................................................................. 15
VENT SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION .............................................................................................. 16
SPECIAL VENT SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................... 16
FIREPLACE DIMENSIONS ......................................................................................................... 17
CLEARANCES ............................................................................................................................ 18
LOCATING FIREPLACE.............................................................................................................. 19
GAS SUPPLY .............................................................................................................................. 20
INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................................21-24
VENTING FIREPLACE - TOP ................................................................................................25-28
EXAMPLES - TOP VENT RUN.................................................................................................... 29
VENT TERMINAL CLEARANCES............................................................................................... 30
FRAMING AND FINISHING....................................................................................................31-32
TERMINATION CLEARANCES................................................................................................... 33
VERTICAL TERMINATION .....................................................................................................34-35
DVVK-4F FLEX VENT INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................36-37
MILLIVOLT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................. 38
MILLIVOLT STANDING PILOT WIRING DIAGRAM.................................................................... 39
MILLIVOLT STANDING PILOT LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................................... 40
MILLIVOLT STANDING PILOT TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................... 41
IPI ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS....................................................... 42
IPI ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAM ........................................................................ 43
INTERMITTENT PILOT LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................. 44
INTERMITTENT PILOT CONTROL SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING...................................45-47
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE ................................................................................................. 48
MASTER PARTS DISTRIBUTOR LIST ....................................................................................... 49
HOW TO ORDER REPAIR PARTS ............................................................................................. 49
MILLIVOLT PARTS LIST - DVCP(32,36,42)BP3 ......................................................................... 50
MILLIVOLT PARTS VIEW - DVCP(32,36,42)BP3 ....................................................................... 51
IP PARTS LIST - DVCP(32,36,42)BP7........................................................................................ 52
IP PARTS VIEW - DVCP(32,36,42)BP7 ...................................................................................... 53
JUNCTION BOX WIRING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS...................................................... 54
WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................ 55

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DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITHOUT GLASS FRONT PANEL INSTALLED
Before enclosing the vent pipe assembly, operate the appliance to ensure it is venting properly.
• Due to high temperatures the appliance should
be located out of trafc and away from furniture
and draperies.
• The glass front or any part removed for
servicing the appliance must be replaced prior
to operating the appliance. Work should be
done by a qualied service person.
• Keep burner and control compartment clean.
• Vent cap is hot while replace is in operation.
• Installation and repair should be done by a
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON. The appliance
should be inspected before use and at least
annually by a qualied service person. More
frequent cleaning may be required due
to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding
materials, etc. It is imperative that control
compartments, burners and circulating air
passageways of the appliance be kept clean.
• DO NOT put anything around the replace that
will obstruct the ow of ventilation air.
• Clearance in accordance with local installation
codes and the requirements of the gas supplier.
• DO keep the appliance area clear and free
from combustible material, gasoline and other
ammable vapors and liquids.
• DO examine venting system periodically and
replace damaged parts.
• DO make a periodic visual check of pilot and
burners. Clean and replace damaged parts.
• CAUTION: The glass used in your replace
is tempered glass. If the glass is cracked or
damaged in any way, it should be replaced
only with a complete glass frame assembly
from Empire. See parts list on Pages 50 - 53
for ordering.
• DO NOT use this replace if any part has been
under water. Immediately call a qualied service
technician to inspect the heater and to replace
any part of the control system and any gas
control which has been under water.
• Any safety screen or guard removed for
servicing an appliance must be replaced prior
to operating the appliance.
• If this appliance is installed directly on
carpeting, tile or other combustible material
other than wood ooring the appliance shall be
installed on a metal or wood panel extending
the full width and depth of the appliance.
The base referred to above does not mean the
reproof base as used on wood stoves. The
protection is for rugs that are extremely thick
and light colored tile.
• Children and adults should be alerted to the
hazards of high surface temperatures and
should stay away to avoid burns or clothing
ignition.
• Young children should be carefully supervised
when they are in the same room as the appliance.
• Clothing or other ammable material should
not be placed on or near the appliance.
• Adequate accessibility clearances for servicing
and proper operation.
• This appliance must not share or be connected
to a ue serving a separate solid-fuel burning
appliance.
• Keep the area around your appliance clear
of combustible materials, gasoline and other
ammable vapor and liquids.
• Under no circumstances should any solid fuels
(wood, coal, paper or cardboard etc.) be used
in this appliance.
• The ow of combustion and ventilation air must
not be obstructed in any way.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF LP GAS
Propane (LP-Gas) is a ammable gas which can cause
res and explosions. In its natural state, propane is odor-
less and colorless. You may not know all the following
safety precautions which can protect both you and your
family from an accident. Read them carefully now, then
review them point by point with the members of your
household. Someday when there may not be a minute to
lose, everyone’s safety will depend on knowing exactly
what to do. If, after reading the following information,
you feel you still need more information, please contact
your gas supplier.
LP-GAS WARNING ODOR
If a gas leak happens, you should be able to smell the
gas because of the odorant put in the LP-Gas. That’s
your signal to go into immediate action!
• Do not operate electric switches, light matches, use your
phone. Do not do anything that could ignite the gas.
• Get everyone out of the building, vehicle, trailer, or area.
Do that IMMEDIATELY.
• Close all gas tank or cylinder supply valves.
• LP-Gas is heavier than air and may settle in low areas
such as basements. When you have reason to suspect
a gas leak, keep out of basements and other low areas.
Stay out until reghters declare them to be safe.
• Use your neighbor’s phone and call a trained LP-Gas
service person and the re department. Even though
you may not continue to smell gas, do not turn on the
gas again. Do not re-enter the building, vehicle, trailer,
or area.
• Finally, let the service man and reghters check for
escaped gas. Have them air out the area before you
return. Properly trained LP-Gas service people should
repair the leak, then check and relight the gas appliance
for you.
NO ODOR DETECTED - ODOR FADE
Some people cannot smell well. Some people cannot
smell the odor of the chemical put into the gas. You
must nd out if you can smell the odorant in propane.
Smoking can decrease your ability to smell. Being around an
odor for a time can affect your sensitivity or ability to detect
that odor. Sometimes other odors in the area mask the gas
odor. People may not smell the gas odor or their minds are
on something else. Thinking about smelling a gas odor can
make it easier to smell.
The odorant in LP-Gas is colorless, and it can fade
under some circumstances. For example, if there is an
underground leak, the movement of the gas through soil
can lter the odorant. Odorants in LP-Gas also are subject
to oxidation. This fading can occur if there is rust inside the
storage tank or in iron gas pipes.
The odorant in escaped gas can adsorb or absorb onto or
into walls, masonry and other materials and fabrics in a room.
That will take some of the odorant out of the gas, reducing
its odor intensity.
LP-Gas may stratify in a closed area, and the odor intensity
could vary at different levels. Since it is heavier than air, there
may be more odor at lower levels. Always be sensitive to the
slightest gas odor. If you detect any odor, treat it as a serious
leak. Immediately go into action as instructed earlier.
SOME POINTS TO REMEMBER
• Learn to recognize the odor of LP-Gas. Your local LP-
Gas Dealer can give you a “Scratch and Sniff” pamphlet.
Use it to nd out what the propane odor smells like. If
you suspect that your LP-Gas has a weak or abnormal
odor, call your LP-Gas Dealer.
• If you are not qualied, do not light pilot lights, perform
service, or make adjustments to appliances on the LP-
Gas system. If you are qualied, consciously think about
the odor of LP-Gas prior to and while lighting pilot lights
or performing service or making adjustments.
• Sometimes a basement or a closed-up house has a musty
smell that can cover up the LP-Gas odor. Do not try to
light pilot lights, perform service, or make adjustments
in an area where the conditions are such that you may
not detect the odor if there has been a leak of LP-Gas.
• Odor fade, due to oxidation by rust or adsorption on walls
of new cylinders and tanks, is possible. Therefore, people
should be particularly alert and careful when new tanks
or cylinders are placed in service. Odor fade can occur
in new tanks, or reinstalled old tanks, if they are lled
and allowed to set too long before relling. Cylinders
and tanks which have been out of service for a time may
develop internal rust which will cause odor fade. If such
conditions are suspected to exist, a periodic sniff test of
the gas is advisable. If you have any question about
the gas odor, call your LP-Gas dealer. Aperiodic sniff
test of the LP-Gas is a good safety measure under
any condition.
• If, at any time, you do not smell the LP-Gas odorant and
you think you should, assume you have a leak. Then take
the same immediate action recommended above for the
occasion when you do detect the odorized LP-Gas.
• If you experience a complete “gas out,” (the container
is under no vapor pressure), turn the tank valve off im-
mediately. If the container valve is left on, the container
may draw in some air through openings such as pilot light
orices. If this occurs, some new internal rusting could
occur. If the valve is left open, then treat the container
as a new tank. Always be sure your container is under
vapor pressure by turning it off at the container before
it goes completely empty or having it relled before it is
completely empty.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR MASSACHUSETTS
For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment
installed in every dwelling, building or structure used in
whole or in part for residential purposes, including those
owned or operated by the Commonwealth and where the
side wall exhaust vent termination is less than seven feet
above nished grade in the area of the venting, including but
not limited to decks and porches, the following requirements
shall be satised:
1. INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS. At the time of installation of the side wall
horizontal vented gas fueled equipment, the installing
plumber or gastter shall observe that a hard wired
carbon monoxide detector with an alarm and battery
back-up is installed on the oor level where the gas
equipment is to be installed. In addition, the installing
plumber or gastter shall observe that a battery
operated or hard wired carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm is installed on each additional level of
the dwelling, building or structure served by the side
wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment. It shall
be the responsibility of the property owner to secure
the services of qualied licensed professionals for the
installation of hard wired carbon monoxide detectors
a. In the event that the side wall horizontally vented
gas fueled equipment is installed in a crawl space or
an attic, the hard wired carbon monoxide detector
with alarm and battery back-up may be installed on
the next adjacent oor level.
b. In the event that the requirements of this subdivision
can not be met at the time of completion of
installation, the owner shall have a period of thirty
days to comply with the above requirements;
provided, however, that during said thirty day period,
a battery operated carbon monoxide detector with
an alarm shall be installed.
2. APPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.
Each carbon monoxide detector as required in
accordance with the above provisions shall comply
with NFPA 720 and be ANSI/UL 2034 listed and IAS
certied.
3. SIGNAGE. A metal or plastic identication plate shall be
permanently mounted to the exterior of the building at a
minimum height of eight feet above grade directly in line
with the exhaust vent termination for the horizontally
vented gas fueled heating appliance or equipment. The
sign shall read, in print size no less than 1/2 inch in size,
“GAS VENT DIRECTLY BELOW. KEEP CLEAR OF
ALL OBSTRUCTIONS”.
4. INSPECTION. The state or local gas inspector of the
side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment shall
not approve the installation unless, upon inspection,
the inspector observes carbon monoxide detectors and
signage installed in accordance with the provisions of
248 CMR 5.08(2)(a) 1 through 4.
(b) EXEMPTIONS: The following equipment is exempt
from 248 CMR 5.08(2)(a)1 through 4:
1. The equipment listed in Chapter 10 entitled
“Equipment Not Required To Be Vented” in the
most current edition of NFPA 54 as adopted by
the Board; and
2. Product Approved side wall horizontally vented
gas fueled equipment installed in a room or
structure separate from the dwelling, building or
structure used in whole or in part for residential
purposes.
(d) MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS - GAS
EQUIPMENT VENTING SYSTEM NOT
PROVIDED. When the manufacturer of a Product
Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled
equipment does not provide the parts for venting the
ue gases, but identies “special venting systems”,
the following requirements shall be satised by the
manufacturer:
1. The referenced “special venting system”
instructions shall be included with the appliance
or equipment installation instructions; and
2. The “special venting systems” shall be Product
Approved by the Board, and the instructions
for that system shall include a parts list and
detailed installation instruction.
(e) A copy of all installation instructions for all Product
Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled
equipment, all venting instructions, all parts lists
for venting instructions, and/or all venting design
instructions shall remain with the appliance or
equipment at the completion of the installation.