New Buck Corporation 34 User manual

MODEL 34
MAY BE INSTALLED IN A SOLID FUEL BURNING FIREPLACE, AS A ZERO
CLEARANCE FIREPLACE OR WITH AN OPTIONAL SURROUND.
WA R N I N G : If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or
explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
− Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable 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 fire department.
− Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the
gas supplier.
This is an unvented gas-fired heater. It uses air (oxygen) from the room in which it is in-
stalled. Provisions for adequate combustion and ventilation air must be provided. Refer to
section “ Producing Adequate Ventilation” page 35.
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket, permanently located, manufactured
(mobile) home, where not prohibited by local codes.
This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This appli-
ance is not convertible for use with other gases.
Manufacturer: NEW BUCK CORPORATION
P.O. Box 69
8000 Highway 226 South
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
This appliance is intended for supplemental heating.
Revised December 2006
INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.

TABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL 34
SECTION I: Safety Information........................................................................................ 3
SECTION II: Fireplace Preparation/Solid Fuel Burning Fireplace (FP)........................... 6
Fireplace Clearances(FP).................................................................................................... 7
Gas Connection................................................................................................................... 7
Placement of Logs............................................................................................................8-9
Gas Pressure Check........................................................................................................... 10
Lighting Instructions - ITT Millivolt Valve...................................................................... 11
Lighting Instructions - SIT Modulating Valve or- Manual(SIT)…………………………15
Lighting Instructions - SIT Millivolt Valve...................................................................... 19
Flame Check ..................................................................................................................... 23
Heat Output....................................................................................................................... 23
Wiring Diagram................................................................................................................ 24
SECTION III: Solid Fuel Burning Fireplace Installation (FP)......................................... 26
SECTION IV: Wooden Surround Installation (WS)....................................................... 28
SECTION V: Zero Clearance (ZC) ................................................................................. 30
SECTION VI: Installation-After Market Mobile Home.................................................. 34
SECTION VII: Producing Adequate Ventilation............................................................ 35
Ventilation Air From Inside.............................................................................................. 37
Ventilation Air Outdoors .................................................................................................. 38
Important Safeguards........................................................................................................ 39
Cleaning............................................................................................................................ 39
Trouble Shooting .............................................................................................................. 40
Service and Repair Parts................................................................................................... 44
Replacement Parts............................................................................................................. 45
Warranty/Owner Registration........................................................................................... 53

SECTION I
SAFETY INFORMATION WARNINGS
IMPORTANT: READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY
BEFORE TRYING TO ASSEMBLE, OPERATE, OR SERVICE THE APPLIANCE.
IMPROPER USE OF THESE LOGS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM
BURNS, FIRE, EXPLOSION, AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu, with headaches, dizziness, and/or
nausea. If you have these signs, the heater may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once!
Have heater serviced.
Some people-pregnant women, persons with heart or lung disease, anemia, those under the
influence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes-are more affected by carbon monoxide than
others.
CAUTION: Strong drafts, such as a ceiling fan placed directly in front of the heater
(pulling from either direction) may create sooting. Sooting will discolor
walls.
1. The installation must conform with local codes ,or in the absence of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA54.
2. This appliance may be installed in an After-Market* Manufactured (Mobile) Home,
where not prohibited by state or local codes.
* (After-Market: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale from the manufacturer.)
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.
NOTE: See Section VII, “Producing Adequate Ventilation” page 35.
IMPORTANT: VENT-FREE HEATERS ADD MOISTURE TO THE AIR. ALTHOUGH THIS
IS BENEFICIAL, INSTALLING HEATER IN ROOMS WITHOUT ADEQUATE
VENTILATION MAY CAUSE MILDEW TO FORM FROM TOO MUCH MOISTURE.
3. Never install this heater:
♦ in a recreational vehicle, bathroom, bedroom, or any other sleeping quarters
♦ where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than 42" from the
front of the heater
♦ in high traffic areas or in windy areas
4. Two models are available. One specific model for propane (LP), and one for natural gas.
Use the correct type gas for your home. Do not convert from one gas type to another.
“WARNING: ANY CHANGE TO THIS HEATER OR ITS CONTROLS CAN BE
DANGEROUS.”
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5. If this heater is used with propane gas, do not place propane supply tank (s) inside any structure.
6. What To Do 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 the gas supplier’s instructions.
- If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
7. When operated for the first time, the logs may emit a “paper burning” smell. This smell will
gradually diminish and will be totally eliminated after the first few hours of operation. Run the gas
logs with the flue damper open during this time. Do not use blower at this time.
8. “This heater shall not be installed in a confined space or unusually tight tight construction
unless provisions are provided for adequate combustion and ventilation air.” See “Producing
Adequate Ventilation”, page 35.
9. Surface of gas logs becomes very hot when operating. Keep children and adults away from hot
surface. Gas logs will remain hot for sometime after shutdown. Allow surface to cool before
touching.
10. Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or near the appliance.
11. If equipped, fresh air damper must be closed.
12. Keep appliance area clean and free from combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable
flammable vapors and liquids. .
13. If burner shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh outside air. If burner continues to shut off,
have unit serviced.
14. Do not use this heater if any part has been under water. Immediately call qualified service
technician to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of the control system and any
gas control which has been under water.
15. Turn off the heater and let cool before servicing.
16. These logs are made of bonded fiber. When removing logs and base, do not damage the bonded
material. If the material is damaged extensively, loose fiber dust could be emitted into the air.
17. Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing an appliance must be replaced prior to
operating the heater.
18. This appliance is intended for supplemental heating.
19. “WARNING: Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous.”
20. Installation and repairs should be performed by a qualified service person. The appliance
should be inspected before use and at least annually by a professional service person. More
frequent cleaning may be required due to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding material, etc.
It is imperative that control compartments, burners and circulating air passageways of the
appliance be kept clean.
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21. All heater screens must be kept closed when operating the gas logs.
22. ”WARNING: Failure to keep the primary air opening (s) of the burner (s) clean may result
in sooting and property damage.”
23. Do not use this heater for burning trash or cooking. Never place matches, paper, garbage, or any
other material on top of logs or into the flames.
24. Do not install or operate this heater in areas where impurities in the air exist (such as tobacco
smoke or heavy cooking grease). Particles from impurities may discolor walls.
25. Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located out of traffic and away from
furniture and draperies.
26. Children and adults should be alerted to the hazards of high surface temperature and should
stay away to avoid burns or clothing ignition.
27. Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in the same room with the
appliance.
28. An unvented room heater having an input rating of more than 10,000 Btu per hour shall not be
installed in a bedroom or bathroom.
29. The appliance and its appliance main gas valve must be disconnected from the gas supply
piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressure in excess of 1/2 psi
(3.5 kPa).
30. The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its equipment
shut-off valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures
equal to or less than 1/2 psi (3.5 kPa).
31. “WARNING: Do not allow fans to blow directly into fireplace. Avoid any drafts that alter
burner flame patterns.”
32. “WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory not
approved for use with this heater.”
33. A fireplace screen must be in place when the appliance is operating and, unless other
provisions for combustion air are provided, the screen shall have an opening(s) for
introduction of combustion air.
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SECTION II
FIREPLACE PREPARATION
The fireplace needs to be prepared before installing the heater.
A. Turn off the gas supply to the fireplace.
WARNING: BEFORE INSTALLING IN A SOLID-FUEL BURNING
FIREPLACE, THE CHIMNEY FLUE AND FIREBOX MUST BE
CLEANED OF SOOT, CREOSOTE, ASHES, AND LOOSE PAINT BY A
QUALIFIED CHIMNEY CLEANER.
“WARNING: DO NOT ALLOW FANS TO BLOW DIRECTLY
INTO THE FIREPLACE. AVOID DRAFTS THAT ALTER BURNER
FLAME PATTERNS.”
“WARNING: DO NOT USE A BLOWER INSERT, HEAT
EXCHANGER INSERT OR OTHER ACCESSORIES NOT APPROVED
FOR USE WITH THIS HEATER.”
WARNING: ANY OUTSIDE AIR DUCTS AND/OR ASH DUMPS IN
THE FIREPLACE SHALL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED AT TIME OF
APPLIANCE INSTALLATION.
B. Read the following sections before installing your unit; Section III, page 26
Installation In A Solid-Fuel Burning Fireplace and Section VIII, page 35
Producing Adequate Ventilation.
WARNING: CUTTING ANY SHEET-METAL PARTS OF THE
SOLID –FUEL BURNING FIREPLACE OR LISTED VENTLESS
FIREBOX ENCLOSURE IN WHICH THE UNVENTED FIREPLACE
INSERT IS TO BE INSTALLED IS PROHIBITED.
NOTE: ”IF THE FACTORY BUILT FIREPLACE HAS NO GAS
ACCESS HOLE(S) PROVIDED, AN ACCESS HOLE OF 1.5 inch
(37.5mm) DIAMETER OR LESS MAY BE DRILLED THROUGH THE
LOWER SIDES OR BOTTOM OF THE FIREBOX IN A PROPER
WORKMANLIKE MANNER. THIS ACCESS HOLE MUST BE
PLUGGED WITH NON-COMBUSTIBLE INSULATION AFTER THE
GAS SUPPLY LINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED.”
REFRACTORY, GLASS DOORS , SCREEN RAILS, SCREEN MESH
AND SOLID-FUEL LOG GRATES (IF APPLICABLE) CAN BE
REMOVED FROM THE FIREPLACE BEFORE INSTALLING THE
UNVENTED FIREPLACE INSERT.
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INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES
To ensure a safe installation into a masonry or factory built fireplace, the following instructions must be
carefully followed:
(1) Sidewall Clearances:
Clearance from the side of the fireplace opening to any adjacent combustible wall
should not be less than: right side 7", left side 7".
(2) Ceiling Clearances:
The ceiling height should not be less than 24" from the top of the fireplace opening.
(3) Mantel Clearances:
Clearances from top of heater to mantel or mantel supports should not be less than 20".
NOTE: See the following sections for installation options: Section III, page 26, Installation In A Solid-
Fuel Burning Fireplace, and Section IV, page 28, Installation With Optional Wooden Mantel, and
Section V, page 30, Zero Clearance Installation.
WA R N I N G : ANY CHANGE TO THIS HEATER OR ITS CONTROLS CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
GAS CONNECTION
Check gas type. Use only the type of gas indicated on the valve rating plate. If the type of gas listed on
the plate is not your type of gas supply, DO NOT INSTALL. Contact your dealer for proper model.
Always use an external regulator for all LP heaters to reduce the supply tank pressure to a maximum of
13" W.C. This is in addition to the regulator furnished with the heater.
WA R N I N G : CONNECTION DIRECTLY TO AN UNREGULATED LP TANK CAN CAUSE
AN EXPLOSION.
The normal gas connection is 3/8” N.P.T. made at the left side (facing the front of the appliance) of the
appliance. If a right side connection is desired, the connecting pipe may be led under the rear of the
burner base to terminate at the right side for connection to the inlet of the valve.
NOTE: The connecting pipe must be internally tinned copper tubing for use with natural gas. Test for
leaks using a solution of soap and water after completing the connection. DO NOT USE OPEN
FLAME.
NOTE: “If the factory-built fireplace has no gas access hole(s) provided, an access hole of 1.5 inch
(37.5mm) diameter or less may be drilled through the lower sides or bottom of the fire box in a proper
workmanlike manner. This access hole must be plugged with non-combustible insulation after the gas
supply line has been installed.”
WARNING: Installation and repairs should be performed by a qualified service person. The
appliance should be inspected before use and at least annually by a professional service person.
More frequent cleaning may be required due to excessive lint from carpeting, bedding material,
etc. It is imperative that control compartments, burners and circulating air passageways of the
appliance be kept clean.
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CR3329 CERAMIC LOG SET PLACEMENT, FOR MODEL 34
(1-L)
(2)
(4)
(3)
WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only
parts specifically approved with this heater may result in property damage or personal injury.
(1) Front Log(s) #1-R and 1-L (Slim Log(s) wrapped in cardboard box) . Place the 1-R between the
front portion of the burner and log grates on the right hand side of the log base. Next place 1-L
between the front portion of the burner and log grates. Note: logs 1-R and 1-L should over lap in
the center of the burner base to create the front log.
(2) Middle Glow Log #2 . Place rear of log on top of middle log supports located in open center por-
tion of burner base. Front of log should rest slightly behind the rear line of burner holes on the
front portion of the burner. Align the notch on the left front bottom side of the log over the exist-
ing hold down nut of the burner. This should align the log at the right position from left or right
on the burner.
(3) Rear Log #3. Place log in rear log supports center from left to right.
(4) Left Top Log #4. Log has two (2) holes in the bottom front side. Align the holes with the two (2)
pins located on the left top of log #2. Rear of log #4 should rest on the left top end of the rear log
#3.
WARNING: POSITIONING OF LOGS IS VERY CRITICAL (SEE DIAGRAM ABOVE).
(1-R)
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