Table Of Contents - Heatilator GDST3831I Owner's Manual

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A. Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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B. Limited Lifetime Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Listing and Code Approvals
A. Appliance Certifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
B. Tempered Glass Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
C. BTU Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
E. Non-Combustible Materials Specifi cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
F. Combustible Materials Specifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
G. Electrical Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
H. Requirements for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . . 8
User Guide
2 Operating Instructions
A. Gas Fireplace Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. Your Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C. Fan Kit (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
D. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
F. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
G. Remote Controls, Wall Controls and Wall Switches . . . . . 10
H. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
I. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
J. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
K. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Maintenance and Service
A. Maintenance Tasks-Homeowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
B. Maintenance Tasks-Qualifi ed Service Technician . . . . . . 14
Installer Guide
4 Getting Started
A. Typical Appliance System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. Inspect Appliance and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Framing and Clearances
A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D. Mantel and Wall Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Heatilator • GDST3831I • 2127-900 Rev. N • 6/15
6 Termination Locations
A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B. Continue Adding Vent Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
C. Install Support Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7 Vent Information and Diagrams
A. Approved Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B. Vent Table Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. Use of Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D. Measuring Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
E. Use of Flex Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
F. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8 Vent Clearances and Framing
A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
B. Wall Penetration Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
C. Install the Ceiling Firestop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
D. Install Attic Insulation Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9 Appliance Preparation
A. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
10 Installing Vent Pipe
A. Assemble Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
B. Assemble Slip Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
C. Secure the Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
D. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
E. Installing Decorative Ceiling Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
F. Installing Metal Roof Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
G. Assemble and Install Storm Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
H. Installing Vertical Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I. Installing Decorative Wall Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
J. Heat Shield Requirements for Horizontal Termination . . . 38
K. Install Horizontal Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
11 Gas Information
A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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