HearthRite HLS24R1 User manual

VENT-FREE GAS
LOG HEATER
LOG MODELS
HLS18R1 & HLS24R1
PFS
®
US
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
followed exactly, a re or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
— Do not store or use gasoline or other ammable va-
pors 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 supplier.
WARNING: This appliance is equipped for either natu-
ral or propane gas. Field conversion is not permitted.
Questions, problems, missing parts? Before returning to your retailer, call
our customer service department at 1-618-233-7420 or 1-800-851-3153
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety ........................................................ 3
Local Codes............................................... 4
Qualied Installing Agency ........................ 4
Installation Guidelines ............................... 5
Installing Logs............................................ 6
Parts .......................................................... 7
Warranty .................................................... 8
SAVE THIS BOOK
INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.
This log set has been tested and approved to ANSI
Z21.11.2 standard for Unvented Heaters and also com-
plies with ANSI Z21.60 Decorative Vented Appliances for
Solid Fuel Burning Fireplaces. State and local codes in
some areas prohibit the use of vent-free heaters. Check
your state or local codes.
WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, al-
teration, service or maintenance can cause injury or
property damage. Refer to this manual for correct in-
stallation and operational procedures. For assistance
or additional information consult a qualied installer,
service agency or the gas supplier.
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket,* per-
manently located, manufactured (mobile) home, where
not prohibited by local codes.
* Aftermarket: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale, from the manufacturer.

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SAFETY
IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, op-
erate, or service this heater.
Improper use of this heater can
cause serious injury or death
from burns, fire, explosion,
electrical shock and carbon
monoxide poisoning. Failure
to follow these instructions will
void the warranty.
Only a qualied installer, service
agent, or local gas supplier may
install and service this product.
WARNING: Keep the appli-
ance area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline,
and other ammable vapors and
liquids.
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.
DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoning may lead to death!
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of
carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the u,
with headaches, dizziness or nausea. If you
have these signs, the heater may not be work-
ing properly. Get fresh air at once! 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 inuence
of alcohol and those at high altitudes.
Natural and Propane/LP Gas: Natural and
Propane/LP gas are odorless. An odor-making
agent is added to the 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.
WARNING: Do not use a
blower insert, heat exchanger
insert or other accessory not ap-
proved for use with this log set.
WARNING: Do not allow fans
to blow directly into the heater.
Avoid any drafts that alter burner
ame pattern including ceiling
fans. Altered burner patterns
can cause sooting.
WARNING: Before installing
in a solid-fuel burning replace,
the chimney ue and rebox
must be cleaned of soot, creo-
sote, ashes and loose paint by a
qualied chimney cleaner.
1. 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 the control
area of heater. After servicing, always
replace screen
2. This log heater is designed to be smoke-
less. If logs ever appear to be smoking,
turn off heater and call a qualied service
technician. NOTE: During initial operating,
slight smoking could occur due to log cur-
ing and heater burning off manufacturing
residues.
3. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the
instructions under Care and Maintenance
in your heater's owners manual.
4. Do not use this heater if any log is broken.
Do not operate heater if a log is chipped
(dime-size or larger).
5. Solid fuels should not be burned in
replace in which a vent-free log set is
installed. Do not use this heater to cook
food or burn paper or other objects.

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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*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
LOCAL CODES
State of Massachusetts: The installation
must be made by a licensed plumber or
gas tter in the Commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts.
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.
In the State of Massachusetts the gas
cock must be a T-handle type. The State
of Massachusetts requires that a exible
appliance connector cannot exceed three
feet in length.
QUALIFIED INSTALLING AGENCY
Only a qualied agency should install and
replace gas piping, gas utilization equipment
or accessories, and repair and equipment ser-
vicing. The term “qualied agency” means any
individual, rm, corporation, or company that
either in person or through a representative
is engaged in and is responsible for:
a) Installing, testing, or replacing gas piping
or
b) Connecting, installing, testing, repairing,
or servicing equipment; that is experienced
in such work; that is familiar with all precau-
tions required; and that has complied with
all the requirement of the authority having
jurisdiction.

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INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
Proper Log Placement
Log placement is critical to proper burner
performance. Logs must be correctly posi-
tioned onto the burner. The illustrations in this
manual show the proper pinned position for
logs on this set. Owners need to be shown
proper log placement and instructed not to
move the logs.
Logs must t rmly onto the burner when
positioned as shown in the illustrations.
Malformed logs or logs with sloppy pin holes
must be replaced.
Proper Primary Airow into the
Burner
For proper burner operation and ame ap-
pearance, the ow of primary air into the
venturi tube, located on the rear of the burner,
must not be reduced. This ow of air is re-
duced if dirt, lint or other obstructions build-up
around or inside the venturi. Any obstruction
in the venturi tube area must be removed.
The ow of air into the venturi is also reduced
if the gas orice isn't centered in the venturi
inlet and/or is not aligned with the venturi. Any
misalignment of the burner orice may be cor-
rected by bending the shutter cap holding the
orice to the inlet or the venturi tube.
Ceiling Fans, Portable Fans or Logs
Installed Near Cold Air Returns
Ceiling fans or oscillating oor type fans need
to be monitored during the operation of vent-
free logs. If the air blows directly into the ame
causing it to impinge on the log set, or rebox,
it should be turned off or redirected. Ceiling
fans could be reversed to possibly eliminate
ame impingement, and the oor fan could be
redirected. Upon installation, be aware of any
cold air returns or vents in the proximity of the
log set. Any draft created around a vent-free
log set can cause the ame to impinge on the
log and create a sooting situation.
Candles
Avoid the use of scented or decorative can-
dles while the log set is in operation. Candles
produce a residue in the air that creates a soot
like substance. Burning candles while the
log set is operating magnies the problem.
It should be noted that candles, in general,
produce soot. The amount of time burned and
the quantity of candles burned will determine
the amount of soot produced and deposited.
Proper Log Set Operation
Properly installed and properly maintained log
sets do not deposit soot on the logs. If users
see soot appear on a log, call for service. Do
not continue to operate the log set.
Sunken Fireplace
If installing this unit into a sunken replace,
you must raise the oor to insure adequate
airow and guard against sooting. Raise re-
place oor using a noncombustible material,
which is secure.
Glass Doors
Make sure that glass doors are open during
all operations of the log set. The opening of
the glass door frame should be the dimen-
sion used for the minimum front opening of
the rebox.
Wood Burning Fireplaces
The interior of the rebox and the chimney
should be cleaned and free of all creosote be-
fore installing a gas burning log set. Creosote
will soften when heated and can drop on the
log set causing odors and possibly sooting.

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HLS24RI 7
8-1
8-2
INSTALLING LOGS
WARNING: Failure to posi-
tion the parts in accordance
with these diagrams or failure
to use only parts specically
approved with this heater may
result in property damage or
personal injury.
CAUTION: After installation
and periodically thereafter,
check to ensure that no yellow
ame comes in contact with any
log. With the heater set to High,
check to see if yellow ames
contact any log. If so, reposi-
tion logs according to the log
installation instructions in this
manual. Yellow ames contact-
ing logs will create soot.
It is very important to install the logs exactly
as instructed. Do not modify logs. Use only
logs supplied with heater.
Installing Logs
Each log is marked with a number. This number
will help you to identify the logs when installing.
After installing logs, add decorative cinders
around the grate base, do not place any
decorative cinders on logs or burner.
Refer to illustration below for log installa-
tion steps.
1. Insert log #1 into slots in rear log bracket
on grate base and tighten nuts.
2. Insert log #2 onto pin on middle burner.
3. Insert log #3 onto pin on the left of the burner.
4. Insert log #4 onto pin on the right of the burner.
5. Insert the recessed hole on the bottom of
log #5 onto pin on log #1, with the other
end resting on log #3.
6. Insert the recessed hole on the bottom of
log #6 onto pin on log #1, with the other
end resting on log #4.
7. HLS18R1 Only Place log #7 on the oor
in front of burner.
8. HLS24R1 Only Insert the recessed hole
on the bottom of log #7 onto pin on log
#2, with the other end resting on log #4.
9. HLS24R1 Only Place logs #8-1 and #8-2
on the oor in front of burner.
HLS18R1 HLS24R1

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PARTS
MODELS HLS18R1 AND HLS24R1
ITEM HLS18R1 HLS24R1 DESCRIPTION QTY
1 EWL18-1 EWL24-1 Log 1 1
2 EWL18-2 EWL24-2 Log 2 1
3 EWL18-3 EWL24-3 Log 3 1
4 EWL18-4 EWL24-4 Log 4 1
5 EWL18-5 EWL24-5 Log 5 1
6 EWL18-6 EWL24-6 Log 6 1
7 EWL18-7 EWL24-7 Log 7 1
8-1 ---- EWL24-8-1 Log 8-1 1
8-1 EWL24-8-2 Log 8-2 1
1
5
2
4
7 (HLS18R1)
7 (HLS24R1)
8-2 (HLS24R1)
8-1 (HLS24R1)
6
3
This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, contact autho-
rized dealers of this product or call customer service at 1-618-233-7420 or 1-800-851-3153.
When calling have you model and serial numbers available.

WARRANTY
KEEP THIS WARRANTY
Model _______________________________
Serial No. ____________________________
Date Purchased _______________________
Keep receipt for warranty verication.
200126-01
Rev. B
07/14
Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.
Belleville, Illinois
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1-800-851-3153
LOG SET WARRANTY
Empire Comfort Systems Inc. warrants this hearth product to be free from defects at the time of manufacture
and for the periods specied below. See owner's manual for warranty details.
HearthRite Vent Free Burners and Log Sets
All parts carry a 1 year limited warranty.
Remotes and Thermostats (Sold with Systems or as Accessories)
All parts carry a 1 year limited warranty.
Hearth products must be installed by a qualied technician and must be maintained and operated safely,
in accordance with the instructions in the owner's manual.
Empire will make replacement parts available at the factory. Shipping, labor, and installation expenses are
not covered. To make a claim under this warranty, please have your receipt available and contact your
installing dealer.
The installing dealer is responsible for providing service and will contact the factory to initiate any warranted
parts replacements. Unauthorized service or parts replacements will not be covered.
This warranty applies to the original purchaser only and is not transferable.