FMI BV36(B) Safety guide
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WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
FOR USE ONLY WITH A LISTED GAS-FIRED UNVENTED
DECORATIVE ROOM HEATER NOT TO EXCEED 40,000
DO NOT INSTALL AN APPLIANCE IN THIS FIREBOX
UNLESS THIS FIREBOX MEETS THE MINIMUM DIMEN-
UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) UNIVERSAL FIREBOX
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
NON-CIRCULATINg MODELS
BV36(B), VBV36, BV42(B) AND VBV42
CIRCULATINg MODELS
BV36L(B), VBV36L, BV42L(B) AND VBV42L
PFS
®
US
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SAFETy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety .................................................................. 2
Local Codes......................................................... 3
Product Features................................................. 3
Locating Firebox.................................................. 4
Product Specications......................................... 4
Air For Combustion and Ventilation ..................... 5
Installation ........................................................... 7
Parts .................................................................. 12
Replacement Parts............................................ 14
Technical Service............................................... 14
Accessories ....................................................... 14
Warranty ..............................................Back Cover
chemicals known to the state
of California to cause cancer or
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IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
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WARNING: Do not allow fans
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service or maintenance can
Refer to this manual for correct
additional information consult
State of Massachusetts: The
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room installation in the Com-
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will remain hot for a time after
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dren when they are in the room
SAFETy
Continued
1. Do not use this rebox as a wood-burning
replace. Use only decorative unvented
room heaters (log sets).
2. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as
pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool. Using
these added items can cause sooting.
3. Use only provided hood.
4. Vent-free gas log heaters installed in these
reboxes require fresh air ventilation to
run properly. See Air for Combustion and
Ventilation, page 5.
5. Do not run rebox
• where ammable liquids or vapors are
used or stored
• under dusty conditions
6. Do not use this rebox to cook food or
burn paper or other objects.
7. Turn rebox off and let cool before servic-
ing. Only a qualied service person should
service and repair rebox.
8. Operating rebox above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
9. Do not use rebox if it has been under water
due to shock hazard that could result with
the blower accessary (if installed) in place.
LOCAL CODES
Install and use heater 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*. Firebox must
be electrically grounded in accordance with
the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA70
(latest edition).
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
PRODUCT FEATURES
OPERATION
This rebox is designed for use with approved
ANSI Z21.11.2 decorative type unvented room
heaters. (Physical size limitations apply. Refer
to minimum rebox requirements supplied
with log heater.) It requires no outside venting
or chimney making installation easy and in-
expensive. This rebox requires no electricity
making it ideal for emergency backup heat.
OUTSIDE AIR KIT ACCESSORY
The optional AK4 air kit provides additional
outdoor air to improve burner efciency and
reduce build-up of condensation in living space.
Follow instructions included with air kit.
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22.5" (36" Models)
28.5" (42" Models)
25"
3.875"
25°
6.664
21.375"
19.75"
33.125"
36.875"
38.125" (36" Models)
44.125" (42" Models)
40" (36" Models)
46" (42" Models)
36.125" (36" Models)
42" (42" Models)
21"
9.25"
13"
26.5"
24.5"
8"
3.875"
9.75"
13"
19" 12.5"
21"
LOCATINg FIREBOX
PLANNING
Plan where you will install the rebox. This will
save time and money later when you install
the rebox. Before installation, consider the
following:
1. Where the rebox will be located. Allow for
wall and ceiling clearances (see Installa-
tion Clearances, page 8).
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Figure 1 - Firebox Dimensions
Right Side View
Firebox Top View
Front View
Outside Air
Kit Location
(Optional)
Left Side
View with
Air Kit
2. Everything needed to complete installation.
3. These models CANNOT be installed in a
bedroom unless the maximum Btu rating
of the installed vent-free log set is less
than 10,000 Btu/hr.
4. Proper air for combustion and ventilation
(page 6).
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AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION
The air that leaks around doors and windows
may provide enough fresh air for combustion
and ventilation. However, in buildings of un-
usually tight construction, you must provide
additional fresh air.
construction where:
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and
and
If your home meets all of the three criteria
Ventilation Air From Outdoors,
If your home does not meet all of the three
Determining
Fresh-Air Flow for Firebox Location,
The National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/
NFPA 54 denes a conned 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 ag-
gregate input rating of all appliances installed
in that space and an unconned 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 un-
conned space.
* Adjoining rooms are communicating only if
there are doorless passageways or ventilation
grills between them.
WARNING: This heater shall
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National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA54, the International
Fuel Gas Code,
Today’s homes are built more energy efcient
than ever. New materials, increased insulation
and new construction methods help reduce
heat loss in homes. Home owners weather
strip and caulk around windows and doors
to keep the cold air out and the warm air in.
During heating months, home owners want
their homes as airtight as possible.
While it is good to make your home energy
efcient, your home needs to breathe. Fresh
air must enter your home. All fuel-burning ap-
pliances need fresh air for proper combustion
and ventilation.
Exhaust fans, reboxes, clothes dryers and
fuel burning appliances draw air from the
house to operate. You must provide adequate
fresh air for these appliances. This will insure
proper venting of vented fuel-burning appli-
ances.
PROVIDING ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
The following are excerpts from National Fuel
Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Air for
Combustion and Ventilation.
All spaces in homes fall into one of the three
following ventilation classications:
1. Unusually Tight Construction
2. Unconned Space
3. Conned Space
The information on page 5 through 7 will help
you classify your space and provide adequate
ventilation.
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