Monessen Hearth BFVF1M Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual
Monessen Hearth BFVF1M Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

Monessen Hearth BFVF1M Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

Blue flame unvented room heaters with manual control

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
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  • Page 1 BFVF1M, BFVF2M, BFVF3M M ODELS LAME NVENTED EATERS WITH ANUAL ONTROL NSTALLATION PERATION AND AINTENANCE ANUAL Z21.11.2 HE DESIGN OF THIS HEATER COMPLIES WITH STANDARD OF THE MERICAN ATIONAL TANDARDS NSTITUTE AS CSA I CERTIFIED BY NTERNATIONAL HIS APPLIANCE MAY BE INSTALLED IN AN AFTERMARKET...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ABLE OF ONTENTS Your heater has been designed for years of safe, efficient, and trouble-free operation provided the instructions in this manual are followed. To help insure your safety, it is very important that you take time to read this entire manual before installing or operating this heater. Important Information ....................
  • Page 3: Important Information

    Warning: This heater cannot be HEATERS BTU/HR RATING converted to a gas other than the MODEL NUMBER MODEL NUMBER BTU/HR RATING BTU/HR RATING 10,000 BFVF1M type for which it was equipped BFVF2M 20,000 at the factory. BFVF3M 30,000 Warning: Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous.
  • Page 4 IAGRAM RIGHT SIDE RIGHT SIDE FRONT FRONT 10,000 BTU 10,000 BTU 20,000 BTU 20,000 BTU 30,000 BTU 30,000 BTU [BFVF1M BFVF1M] [BFVF2M BFVF2M] TOP TAB. (GLASS TOP TAB. (GLASS [BFVF3M BFVF3M] POSITION SAME POSITION SAME AS LEFT SIDE.) AS LEFT SIDE.)
  • Page 5 Model number of your Appliance, Part Name, Part Number, and Quantity of parts needed. D O NOT TAKE A HEATER NEEDING REPAIR OR BELIEVED TO BE DEFECTIVE BACK TO THE SELLER BFVF1M BFVF2M BFVF3M PART NAME QTY. PART NO.
  • Page 6: How This Appliance Operates

    PPLIANCE PERATES This heater is to be installed either wall mounted or freestanding according to these instructions. It is intended to provide heat directly to Warning: This heater is hot while the space in which it is located. The heater is designed, tested and built in operation.
  • Page 7: Selectinga Location

    ELECTING OCATION These heaters are shipped from the factory equipped for mounting on a Danger: Do not install this flat wall. A wall-mount template is provided with each heater to aid in heater in any area where locating the heater on a wall. Maintaining at least the minimum spacing gasoline or any combustible or to combustibles as illustrated by Figure 1 is required for safety.
  • Page 8 Standards Institute, none of the heaters described by this manual may heater with a rating greater that be installed in a bathroom and the BFVF1M is the only model that may 10,000 Btu’s per hour in a be installed in a bedroom. If a blue flame heater is installed in a bedroom.
  • Page 9: Gas Piping And Pressure Requirements

    IPING AND RESSURE EQUIREMENTS All gas piping must be installed to comply with local codes or, in the All gas piping must be installed absence of local codes, with the latest edition of the National Fuel Gas to comply with local codes or, in Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54.
  • Page 10 IPING AND RESSURE EQUIREMENTS CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB IGURE IGNITOR BUTTON IGNITOR BUTTON FLOOR STAND REQUIRED IF FLOOR STAND REQUIRED IF UNION UNION HEATER IS TO BE INSTALLED HEATER IS TO BE INSTALLED AS A FREESTANDING HEATER. AS A FREESTANDING HEATER. SHUTOFF SHUTOFF (FLOOR STAND SOLD AS AN ACCESSORY.)
  • Page 11: Combustion And Ventilation Air Requirements

    OMBUSTION AND ENTILATION EQUIREMENTS This heater requires fresh air (oxygen) for proper combustion and ventilation. In some cases, but not all, normal air infiltration into a building Warning: If the area in which will supply a sufficient amount of fresh air for proper combustion and this appliance may be operated ventilation.
  • Page 12 OMBUSTION AND ENTILATION EQUIREMENTS Consult your local building inspector or section 5.3 in the latest edition Warning: The ODS (Oxygen of National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 if you have any Depletion Sensor) Pilot safety questions about fresh air requirements for proper combustion and system is not a substitute for ventilation of gas-fired appliances.
  • Page 13 A model XAB theromstatically controlled, or model XMB manually controlled, blower may be installed on the 20,000 and 30,000 Btu heaters. (BFVF1M models are not designed for use with optional blowers.) These blowers are the only blowers acceptable for use on these heaters. The use of any other blower could adversely and dangerously affect the operation of these heaters.
  • Page 14: Installation And Adjustment

    NSTALLATION AND DJUSTMENT 4. Mark locator points on wall; remove template and drive wall-mount Important: Flat surfaces of anchors through the locator points and into the wall as shown by Figure 5. anchor points must be parallel to the floor. Do not install anchor IGURE with flat surfaces of the blades FLAT SURFACES OF ANCHOR BLADES...
  • Page 15 7. If the heater is to be equipped with an optional blower, install the blower according to the instructions provided with the blower. (Note: BFVF1M heaters cannot be equipped with a blower.) 8. Locate the two key-hole slots on the back of the heater. Align the large openings of the key-hole slots with the mounting screws in the anchors in the wall.
  • Page 16 NSTALLATION AND DJUSTMENT OUNT AND REESTANDING NSTALLATION " 17. Carefully read the entire " section IGHTING PERATING EATER of this manual, then light the heater’s pilot according to the instructions. The pilot flame should be blue and should appear as "M "...
  • Page 17: Lighting And Operating Heater

    NSTALLATION AND DJUSTMENT 20. Check the main burner flame. It should be blue with a few red or Danger: Do not use candles, orange streaks caused by dust. The flame should be steady and matches or other ignition sources sit on the burner as shown in Figure 8 . when checking for gas leaks.
  • Page 18 IGHTING AND PERATING EATER AFETY EFORE IGHTING ARNING F YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY A FIRE OR EXPLOSION MAY RESULT CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE PERSONAL INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE A. This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted by hand. When lighting the pilot, follow these instructions exactly.
  • Page 19 CONTROL KNOB IGNITOR BUTTON CONTROL KNOB (SHOWN IN "OFF" POSITION) (SHOWN IN "OFF" POSITION) CONTROL KNOB AND IGNITOR FOR MODEL BFVF1M. CONTROL KNOB AND IGNITOR FOR MODELS BFVF2M & BFVF3M. PPLIANCE OFF. EPRESS THE CONTROL KNOB SLIGHTLY AND TURN IT CLOCKWISE...
  • Page 20: Safety Checklist

    AFETY HECKLIST Continued safe operation of this heater requires, but is not limited to, these “Do’s” and “Don’ts”: DO’S: Do make the installation according to local codes or, in the absence of local codes, with latest edition of the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54. Do provide ample fresh air when using heater.
  • Page 21: Maintenance

    AINTENANCE To avoid electrical shock, turn off all electrical power to the heater if service is to be performed on a heater that is equipped with an optional blower. Notice: BFVF1M CANNOT BE EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL BLOWER It is necessary to .
  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    ROUBLESHOOTING Due to high temperatures, this appliance must be located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies. Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of high surface temperature and should be kept away to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Children should be carefully supervised when in the same room with the appliance. Any safety screen or guard removed for servicing an appliance must be replaced prior to operating the appliance.
  • Page 23: Warranty

    IMITATIONS AND XCLUSIONS 1. No one has authority to add to or vary this limited warranty, or to create for Monessen Hearth Systems any other obligation or liability in connection with this heater. 2. Any implied warranty applicable to this heater is limited in duration to the same period of time as this written warranty.
  • Page 24 TTENTION PPLIANCE NSTALLER LEASE RETURN THESE PERATING NSTALLATION NSTRUCTIONS TO THE PPLIANCE FOR ONSUMER 53D9013. R . 1 03/03...

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