Installation; Vented Applications; Damper Stop Installation - Vermont Castings TPB18NV Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

INSTALLATION

BEFORE FULLY INSTALLING THE UNIT:
•
Turn OFF the gas supply to the fireplace or fire-
box.
•
Seal any fresh air vents and/or ash clean-out doors
located on the floor or wall of the fireplace. If left
unsealed, drafting may cause pilot outage or soot-
ing. Use a heat resistant sealant. Do not seal the
chimney flue damper.
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.

VENTED APPLICATIONS

Manual and milli-volt controlled gas logs may be installed
as a vented decorative log set in compliance with ANSI
Z1.60 and National Fuel Gas Code, Section 6.6. Since,
the gas logs are operated with the damper open, non-
combustible material and minimum mantel require-
ments do not apply.
This appliance is for installation only in a solid
fuel burning fireplace (masonry fireplace or
manufactured fireplace) with a working
flue and constructed of noncombustible
material.
Exception: DO NOT install this appliance
in a factory-built fireplace that includes
instructions stating that it has not been
tested or should not be used with unvented
gas logs. This log set may be installed as a
vented log set.
BEFORE INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE
•
Turn off gas supply to fireplace or firebox.
•
Have the fireplace floor and chimney professionally
cleaned to remove ashes, soot, creosote or other
obstructions. Have this cleaning performed annually
after installation.
•
Seal any fresh air vents or ash clean-out doors
located on floor or wall of fireplace. If not, drafting
may cause pilot outage or sooting. Use a heat-resis-
tant sealant.
Install and operate the appliance as directed in this
manual.
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DAMPER STOP INSTALLATION

A damper stop must be provided with the unit. Contact your
dealer to obtain one. The damper stop must be installed as
shown in Figure 12 to prevent full closure of the fireplace
damper blade and provide a minimum 9 square inch flue
opening.
Damper
Stop
FP538
The fireplace and gas logs function as a
system. If the fireplace is spilling into the
room (check with a match or a smoke stick),
reposition the damper clamp until a positive
FP2538
draft is obtained by opening the damper. If
negative pressure in home prevents having
damper stop
a positive draft, contact your dealer for
assistance.
TPB Series Log Set
Damper
Figure 12 -
Damper Stop Installation
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