Vanguard BHDV37NA Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

Direct-vent fireplace

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DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE
OWNER'S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
BHDV37N/P(A,B), HDV37N/P(A,B),
BHDV41N/P(A,B), AND HDV41N/P(A,B)
WARNING: 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.
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket* manufactured (mobile) home, where not prohibited by
state or local codes.
*
Aftermarket: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale, from the manufacturer
FOR YOUR SAFETY
FOR YOUR SAFETY
Save this manual for future reference.
®
®
WARNING: Improper instal-
lation, adjustment, altera-
tion, service, or mainte-
nance can cause injury or
property damage. Refer to
this manual for correct in-
stallation and operational
procedures. For assistance
or additional information
consult a qualified installer,
service agency, or the gas
supplier.
— Installation and service
must be performed by a
qualified installer, service
agency, or the gas supplier.

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  • Page 1 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL ® BHDV37N/P(A,B), HDV37N/P(A,B), BHDV41N/P(A,B), AND HDV41N/P(A,B) WARNING: Improper instal- WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing lation, adjustment, altera- property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. tion, service, or mainte- nance can cause injury or property damage.
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) SAFETY This appliance is only for use with the 10. Have venting system inspected annu- type of gas indicated on the rating plate. ally by a qualified service person. If INFORMATION This appliance is not convertible for use needed, have venting system cleaned with other gases unless a certified kit or repaired.
  • Page 3: Product Identification

    Heat is generated by both realistic flames Lower Louver Lava Rock and glowing embers. When used without Panel the blower accessory, the fireplace requires Figure 1 - Vanguard Direct-Vent Fireplace BHDV Series no electricity making it ideal for emergency backup heat. PIEZO IGNITOR Top Louver Panel Vent Opening This fireplace has a piezo ignitor.
  • Page 4: Pre-Installation Preparation

    Perpendicular walls 6" (152mm) Floor 0"/mm Determine the safest and most efficient loca- Ceiling to louver opening 42" (1067mm) tion for your Vanguard direct-vent fireplace. Front 36" (914mm) Make sure that rafters and wall studs are not Top of Standoffs 0"/mm in the way of the venting system.
  • Page 5 41" through the side wall, or vertically using the 29" following guidelines: • Only use Vanguard or Simpson Dura- Vent GS venting components or kits spe- cifically approved for this fireplace. • Minimum clearance between vent pipes and combustible materials is 1" (25 mm), 10-1/4"...
  • Page 6: General Venting

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) GENERAL VENTING CONTINUED Fixed Openable Fixed Closed Closed Openable TERMINATION CAP GAS METER RESTRICTED AREA AIR SUPPLY INLET (TERMINATION PROHIBITED) A = clearance above grade, veranda, porch, deck, or balcony I = clearance to service regulator vent outlet [*72 inches (1829mm) [*12 inches (305mm) minimum] minimum] B = clearance to window or door that may be opened...
  • Page 7: Venting Installation

    Do below. not use common vent systems. WARNING: Seal all of the con- Your Vanguard direct-vent fireplace has nections with high temperature been tested for a minimum 3' rise with a silicone (600°F/316° C) every time WARNING: Horizontal sec- maximum 10"...
  • Page 8: Installation

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) Snorkel VENTING INSTALLATION Continued INSTALLATION FOR HORIZONTAL TERMINATION Determine the route your horizontal venting will take. Note: The location of the horizontal vent termination on the exterior wall must meet all local and national building codes and must not 12"...
  • Page 9 OWNER’S MANUAL VENTING 4. Apply a bead of non-hardening mastic Carefully move the fireplace with vent around the outside edge of the vent cap. assembly attached toward the wall and INSTALLATION Position the vent cap in the center of insert the vent pipe into the horizontal the 7 "...
  • Page 10 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) VENTING INSTALLATION Continued Horizontal Venting Vertical (V) Horizontal (H) Horizontal Termination 44" min. 29" max. Configurations (30° and 90° only, no vertical pipe) Figures 17 through 21 show different con- 55" min. 41" max. figurations for venting with horizontal ter- (30°...
  • Page 11 OWNER’S MANUAL VENTING INSTALLATION Continued Venting with Two 90° Elbows Vertical (V) Horizontal (H Horizontal (H Horizontal (H 5' min. 2' max. 6' max. 6' min. 4' max. 12' max. 7' min. 6' max. 18' max. 8' min. 8' min. 20' max.
  • Page 12: Installation For Vertical Termination

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) VENTING Flat Ceiling Installation Connect a section of pipe and extend up through the hole. Cut a 10" square hole in the ceiling us- INSTALLATION Note: If an offset is needed to avoid ing the locating hole as a center point. Continued obstructions, you must support the vent The opening should be framed to...
  • Page 13 OWNER’S MANUAL VENTING Vertical Termination Configurations INSTALLATION Figures 26 through 29 show four different configurations for vertical termination. All connections must be sealed with high temperature silicone sealant as specified in the second Continued warning statement on page 7. 3. Lower the support box through the hole Venting with Two 90°...
  • Page 14 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) VENTING INSTALLATION Continued RVF Kit Shown Vertical Venting Venting with Two 90° Elbows V = 30' max. Vertical (V Horizontal (H) Figure 29 - Vertical Rigid Venting 5' min. 6' max. Configuration With No Horizontal Run 6' min.
  • Page 15: High Altitude Installation

    Pipe (7-12"), Wall Thimble, 36" Termination, (2) Spacer Springs, Snorkel Termination, RTV Sili- (2) 4" Hose Clamps, (2) 7" Hose Your Vanguard direct-vent fireplace has cone and 28 Screws Clamps, and 10 Screws been AGA tested and approved for eleva-...
  • Page 16: Fireplace Installation

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) CHECK GAS TYPE Installing GA3700/DA3610T FIREPLACE Blowers Use proper gas type for the fireplace unit INSTALLATION IMPORTANT : For clarity, gas valve assem- you are installing. If you have conflicting bly and grate/burner assembly are not shown gas types, do not install fireplace.
  • Page 17 OWNER’S MANUAL FIREPLACE Check to make sure that the power cord WARNING: Failure to position is completely clear of the blower wheel INSTALLATION the parts in accordance with sup- and that there are no other foreign ob- plied diagrams or failure to use jects in blower wheel.
  • Page 18: Installing Gas Piping To Fireplace Location

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) FIREPLACE Check your building codes for any special CAUTION: Use only new, requirements for locating manual shutoff INSTALLATION black iron or steel pipe. Inter- valve to fireplaces. nally-tinned copper tubing may Continued Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male be used in certain areas.
  • Page 19: Connecting Fireplace To Gas Supply

    OWNER’S MANUAL FIREPLACE CHECKING GAS Pressurize supply piping system by ei- ther opening propane supply tank valve CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION for propane gas fireplace or opening main gas valve located on or near gas Continued WARNING: Test all gas pip- meter for natural gas fireplace, or using ing and connections for leaks CONNECTING FIREPLACE compressed air.
  • Page 20 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) FIREPLACE Open POSITION Manual INSTALLATION Shutoff Valve Continued Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa) Closed POSITION Close manual shutoff valve (see Fig- Figure 38 - Manual Shutoff Valve ure 38). Pressurize supply piping system by ei- ther opening propane supply tank valve for propane gas fireplace or opening main gas valve located on or near gas...
  • Page 21 OWNER’S MANUAL FIREPLACE Feed wires through Gently remove the cover of the ther- rectangular slots mostat from the base. Grasp the sides INSTALLATION of the cover firmly and pull to separate from the base. Continued Feed the electrical wires through the rectangular slots (from the back) on INSTALLING OPTIONAL each side of the base (see Figure 42).
  • Page 22 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Continued REMOVING/REPLACING GLASS DOOR Screw You must remove glass door to install op- tional brick liners, logs, lava rock, and em- ber material. CAUTION: Do not operate this fireplace with a broken glass door Glass Door panel or without the glass door Assembly...
  • Page 23 OWNER’S MANUAL FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Continued Left Side INSTALLING OPTIONAL Brick Panel BRICK LINER D8037/D8041 WARNING: If fireplace has been running, turn off and un- plug fireplace. Let cool before installing brick liner. This brick liner kit is optional. You may purchase brick liner from your local dealer or see Accessories, page 35.
  • Page 24 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) FIREPLACE Pull ember material apart into pieces no larger than a dime. Place these INSTALLATION pieces loosely and sparingly directly onto the exposed section of the front Continued burner and along the space between the INSTALLING LOGS, LAVA burner and grate prongs (see Figure 52).
  • Page 25 OWNER’S MANUAL FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Continued Fireplace Models HDV37N/P(A,B) and HDV41N/P(A,B) 1. Place log#1 (back log) on grate. Make sure the lower middle section of the log fits securely into the open area in back of grate (see Figure 53). 2. Place log #2 (two log assembly) onto pins on left front and middle section of the front burner (see Figure 54).
  • Page 26: Operating Fireplace

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) OPERATING Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any Turn off all electrical power to the gas. Then smell for gas, including appliance if service is to be performed. FIREPLACE near the floor. If you smell gas, Push in gas control knob slightly and STOP! Follow “B”...
  • Page 27 OWNER’S MANUAL OPERATING • In auto mode, the room tempera- light will come on beside the opera- ture is controlled by the thermo- tion mode being used. FIREPLACE stat in the hand-held remote con- To turn the burners off when operat- trol unit.
  • Page 28: Inspecting Burners

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) OPERATING INSPECTING BURNER FLAME PATTERN FIREPLACE BURNERS Burner flames will be steady; not lifting or floating. Flame patterns will be different Continued Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame from unit to unit and will vary depending on installation type and weather conditions.
  • Page 29: Cleaning And Maintenance

    OWNER’S MANUAL CLEANING AND LOGS WARNING: Only parts sup- • If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to MAINTENANCE plied by the manufacturer should Installing Logs, Lava Rock, and Glowing be used when replacing broken Embers, pages 24 and 25, to properly re- or damaged glass door panel (see place logs.
  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off heater CAUTION: Never use a wire, and let cool before servicing. Only needle, or similar object to clean Note: For additional help, visit DESA a qualified service person should pilot. This can damage pilot unit. International’s Technical Service web service and repair heater.
  • Page 31 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner does not light after pilot is lit 1. Burner orifice clogged 1. Clean burner (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 29) or replace burner orifice 2. Inlet gas pressure is too low 2.
  • Page 32 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) 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. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
  • Page 33: Replacement Parts

    OWNER’S MANUAL REPLACEMENT WIRING DIAGRAM PARTS CAUTION: Label all wires prior Note: Use only original replacement parts. to disconnection when servicing This will protect your warranty coverage for controls. Wiring errors can cause parts replaced under warranty. improper and dangerous opera- tion.
  • Page 34: Specifications

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) SPECIFICATIONS BHDV/HDV37N(A, B) BHDV/HDV37P(A, B) BHDV/HDV41N(A, B) BHDV/HDV41P(A, B) 17,000/24,000 Btu/h 17,000/22,000 Btu/h 18,000/26,000 Btu/h 19,000/24,000 Btu/h Gas Type Natural Propane Natural Propane Ignition Piezo Piezo Piezo Piezo Manifold Pressure 3.5" w.c. 10.0" w.c. 3.5" w.c. 10.0"...
  • Page 35 OWNER’S MANUAL ACCESSORIES BRICK LINER D8037(37") Purchase these fireplace accessories from D8041(41") your local dealer. If they can not supply (Not Shown) these accessories, call DESA International’s Sales Department at 1-800-432-2382. for This brick liner adds a touch of style to your information.
  • Page 36: Illustrated Parts Breakdown

    ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN BHDV37N(A,B) BHDV41N(A,B) 11 (Included in Hardware Pack) 34-3 34-1 34-4 34-2 105540...
  • Page 37: Parts List

    OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your fireplace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 33 of this manual. DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE BHDV37N(A,B) BHDV41N(A,B) PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY.
  • Page 38 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN BHDV37P(A,B) BHDV41P(A,B) 11 (Included in Hardware Pack) 34-3 34-1 34-4 34-2 105540...
  • Page 39 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your fireplace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 33 of this manual. DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE BHDV37P(A,B) BHDV41P(A,B) PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY.
  • Page 40 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN HDV37N(A,B) HDV41N(A,B) 11 (Included in Hardware Pack) 39-1 39-2 39-3 105540...
  • Page 41 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your fireplace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 33 of this manual. DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE HDV37N(A,B) HDV41N(A,B) PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY.
  • Page 42 ® DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE (NATURAL/PROPANE) ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN HDV37P(A,B) HDV41P(A,B) 11 (Included in Hardware Pack) 39-1 39-2 39-3 105540...
  • Page 43 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your fireplace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 33 of this manual. DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE HDV37P(A,B) HDV41P(A,B) PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY.
  • Page 44: Warranty Information

    WARRANTY INFORMATION KEEP THIS WARRANTY Model Serial No. Date Purchased Always specify model and serial numbers when communicating with the factory. We reserve the right to amend these specifications at any time without notice. The only warranty applicable is our standard written warranty.

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