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WINCHESTER OAK UNVENTED (VENT-FREE)
OWNER'S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
Patent Pending
24" VARIAbLE MANUALLy-CONTROLLED MODELS
Also design-certified as vented decorative appliances
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol-
lowed 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 quali-
fied installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.
For more information, visit www.desatech.com
GAS LOG HEATER
SGS3124P AND SGS3124N
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- Page 1 GAS LOG HEATER OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL Patent Pending 24" VARIAbLE MANUALLy-CONTROLLED MODELS SGS3124P AND SGS3124N Also design-certified as vented decorative appliances WARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol- lowed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TAbLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information .......... Technical Service..........0 Local Codes............4 Service Hints ............. 0 Product Identification ........... 5 Troubleshooting ..........1 Unpacking............5 Specifications ............ 4 Product Features ..........5 Replacement Parts ..........4 Air For Combustion and Ventilation ..... 5 Accessories ............ -
Page 3: Safety Information
SAFETy INFORMATION WARNING: Do not allow fans Continued to blow directly into the heater. Avoid any drafts that alter burner WARNING: This product con- flame patterns. Ceiling fans can tains and/or generates chemicals create drafts that alter burner known to the State of California flame patterns. -
Page 4: Local Codes
12. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to SAFETy INFORMATION run properly. This heater has an Oxygen Deple- Continued tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The 1. This appliance is only for use with the type of ODS shuts down the heater if enough fresh air gas indicated on the rating plate. -
Page 5: Product Identification
some areas prohibit the use of vent-free heaters. PRODUCT Non-thermostat models may also be operated as IDENTIFICATION a vented decorative (ANSI Z21.60) product by opening flue damper. Crossover Back Log SAFETY pILOT This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Deple- tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. - Page 6 AIR FOR COMbUSTION Confined and Unconfined Space The National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA AND VENTILATION 54 defines a confined space as a space whose Continued volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m per kw) of the aggregate input pROVIDING ADEQUATE rating of all appliances installed in that space and...
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Page 7: Combustion And Ventilation Air
openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one AIR FOR COMbUSTION within 12" of the floor on the wall connecting the AND VENTILATION two spaces (see options 1 and 2, Figure 2). You Continued can also remove door into adjoining room (see option 3, Figure 2). -
Page 8: Installation
INSTALLATION WARNING: Never install the NOTICE: This heater is intended heater for use as supplemental heat. • in a bedroom or bathroom Use this heater along with your unless installed as a vented primary heating system. Do not appliance, see page 12 install this heater as your pri- •... - Page 9 INSTALLATION Continued Example INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES FOR VENT-FREE OpERATION WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling and adjoining *Minimum 16" from Side Wall wall. Figure 4 - Minimum Clearance for Combustible to Wall MINIMUM FIREpLACE CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS NOTICE: Manual control heaters...
- Page 10 INSTALLATION MANTEL CLEARANCES In addition to meeting noncombustible material Continued clearances, you must also meet required clearances If Using Mantel between fireplace opening and mantel shelf. If You must have noncombustible material(s) above you do not meet the clearances listed below, you the fireplace opening.
- Page 11 INSTALLATION Continued Mantel Shelf 10" Underside of 8" Mantel Shelf 6" 1 /2 " All minimum distances are in inches Minimum Non- Combustible Log Set Material 12" 18" 20" 22" 24" 24" Model 8" 8" 14" 17" 20" 18" Model Top of Fireplace Opening Minimum Non-...
- Page 12 INSTALLATION Damper Continued Clamp Damper INSTALLING DAMpER CLAMp ACCESSORY FOR VENTED Damper OpERATION Clamp Note: When used as a vented heater, appliance must be installed only in a solid-fuel burning Damper fireplace with a working flue and constructed of Damper noncombustible material.
- Page 13 INSTALLATION Masonry Screw Continued IMPORTANT: Make sure the heater burners are level. If heater is not level, heater will not work properly. Installation Items Needed • hardware package (provided with heater) • approved flexible gas hose (not provided) (if allowed by local codes) •...
- Page 14 within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must INSTALLATION be upstream from heater (see Figure 14). Continued IMPORTANT: Install equipment shutoff valve in an Installation Items Needed accessible location. The main gas valve is for turn- Before installing heater, make sure you have the ing on or shutting off the gas to the appliance.
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Page 15: Checking Gas Connections
(see Figure 16 or 17). Apply a commercial INSTALLATION leak detection solution to all joints. Bubbles Continued forming show a leak. 4. Correct all leaks at once. CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS Equipment Open WARNING: Test all gas piping Shutoff Valve and connections, internal and external to unit, for leaks after installing or servicing. - Page 16 INSTALLATION Back Log (#1) Continued INSTALLING LOGS WARNING: Failure to posi- tion the parts in accordance Hole with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this heater may result in property damage or personal injury. CAUTION: After installa- tion and periodically thereafter, check to ensure that no flame comes in contact with any log.
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Page 17: Operating Heater
OPERATING HEATER LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING WARNING: • If fireplace has glass doors, WARNING: If you do not fol- never operate this heater with low these instructions exactly, glass doors closed. If you op- a fire or explosion may result erate heater with doors closed, causing property damage, per- heat buildup inside fireplace... - Page 18 OPERATING HEATER Ignitor Pilot Burner Electrode Continued 5. Slightly depress and turn control knob counterclockwise to the PILOT Propane/LP position. Press in control knob for five (5) Thermocouple seconds (see Figure 21). Ignitor Note: You may be running this heater for Pilot Electrode the first time after hooking up to gas sup-...
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Page 19: Inspecting Burners
INSPECTING bURNERS CLEANING AND Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pat- MAINTENANCE terns often. WARNING: Turn off heater pILOT FLAME pATTERN and let cool before cleaning. Figure 23 shows a correct pilot flame pattern. Figure 24 shows an incorrect pilot flame pattern. The incorrect pilot flame is not touching the CAUTION: You must keep thermocouple. -
Page 20: Technical Service
Heating Products’ Technical Service Department Burner at 1-866-672-6040. When calling please have your Tube model and serial numbers of your heater ready. You can also visit DESA Heating Products’ techni- cal service web site at www.desatech.com. Pilot Assembly SERVICE HINTS... -
Page 21: Troubleshooting
TROUbLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off and unplug heater and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater. CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle or similar object to clean ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. OBSERVED pROBLEM REMEDY pOSSIBLE CAUSE... - Page 22 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED pROBLEM pOSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner does light after ODS/pi- 1. Burner orifice clogged 1. Clean burner (see Cleaning lot is lit and Maintenance, page 19) or replace burner orifice 2. Inlet gas pressure is too low 2. Contact local natural or pro- pane/LP gas company Delayed ignition of burner 1.
- Page 23 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued WARNING: 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. Fol- low the gas supplier’s instructions.
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Page 24: Specifications
Purchase these fireplace accessories from your local SGS3124P SGS3124N dealer. If they can not supply these accessories, either Btu (Variable) 16,000/31,500 16,000/31,500 contact your nearest Parts Central or call DESA Heat- Type Gas Propane/LP Natural Gas ing Products’ Sales Department at 1-866-672-6040 Ignition... -
Page 25: Parts Centrals
PARTS CENTRALS These Parts Centrals are privately owned businesses. They have agreed to support our customer’s needs by providing original replacement parts and accessories. Tools & Equipment Co. East Coast Energy 5 Manila Ave 10 East Route 36 Hamden, CT 06514-0322 W. - Page 26 ILLUSTRATED PARTS bREAKDOWN VARIABLE MANUALLY-CONTROLLED WINCHESTER OAK MODELS SGS3124N AND SGS3124P Natural Gas Pilot Shown www.desatech.com 107068-01K...
- Page 27 VARIABLE MANUALLY-CONTROLLED WINCHESTER OAK MODELS This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 24 of this manual. pART NUMBER SGS3124N SGS3124P DESCRIPTION QTY. 110091-01 110091-01 Back Log (#1)
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Page 28: Warranty Information
This warranty is extended only to the original retail purchaser. This warranty covers the cost of part(s) required to restore this heater to proper operating condition and an allowance for labor when provided by a DESA Heating Products Authorized Service Center. Warranty part(s) MUST be obtained through authorized dealers of this product and/or DESA Heating Products who will provide original factory replacement parts.
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