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Desa VGC18NR Owner's Manual

Unvented (vent-free) gas log heater
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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS LOG HEATER
OWNER'S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
REMOTE-READy MODELS VGC18NR/PR, VGC24NR/PR,
VGC30NR/PR, EC18NR/PR, EC24NR/PR, EC30NR/PR,
VCC18NR/PR, VCC24NR/PR AND VCC30NR/PR
Also Design-Certified As Vented Decorative Appliances
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.
— 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
Patent Pending

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  • Page 1 UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS LOG HEATER OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL Patent Pending REMOTE-READy MODELS VGC18NR/PR, VGC24NR/PR, VGC30NR/PR, EC18NR/PR, EC24NR/PR, EC30NR/PR, VCC18NR/PR, VCC24NR/PR AND VCC30NR/PR Also Design-Certified As Vented Decorative Appliances 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TAbLE OF CONTENTS Safety ..............2 Cleaning and Maintenance ........ 27 Product Identification ........... 5 Troubleshooting ..........28 Local Codes............5 Parts ..............32 Optional Remote Control Accessories ....5 Specifications ............ 36 Unpacking............5 Wiring Diagram ..........36 Product Features ..........6 Replacement Parts ..........
  • Page 3 SAFETy Continued WARNING: Do not allow fans WARNING: This product con- to blow directly into the fireplace. tains and/or generates chemicals Avoid any drafts that alter burner known to the state of California flame patterns. Ceiling fans can to cause cancer or birth defects create drafts that alter burner or other reproductive harm.
  • Page 4 SAFETy Continued 1. This appliance is only for use with the type 9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet of gas indicated on the rating plate. This cleaner or similar products, turn heater off. If appliance is not convertible for use with heated, the vapors from these products may other gases.

  • Page 5: Product Identification

    2. Remove all protective packaging applied to logs and heater for shipment. 3. Check heater for any shipping damage. If heater is damaged call DESA Heating, LLC at 1-866-672-6040 for replacement parts before returning to dealer. 122526-01B...

  • Page 6: Product Features

    PRODUCT FEATURES OpERATION SAFETY DEVICE This heater is clean burning. It requires no This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Deple- outside venting. There is no heat loss out a tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The vent or up a chimney. Heat is generated by ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free both realistic flames and glowing coals.
  • Page 7 AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued Confined and Unconfined Space Vent-free fireplace __________ Btu/Hr The National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/ Gas water heater* __________ Btu/Hr NFPA 54 defines a confined space as a space Gas furnace __________ Btu/Hr whose volume is less than 50 cubic feet per Vented gas heater __________ Btu/Hr 1,000 Btu/hr (4.8 m...

  • Page 8: Installation

    AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From Outdoors Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation Ventilation Air From Inside Building grills or ducts. You must provide two perma- This fresh air would come from an adjoining nent openings: one within 12"...
  • Page 9 INSTALLATION Continued CHECK GAS TYpE WARNING: Before installing Use the correct type of gas (natural or propane/ in a solid fuel burning fireplace, LP). If your gas supply is not the correct gas type, do not install heater. Call dealer where the chimney flue and firebox you bought heater for proper type heater.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION Continued Note: When installing your gas logs into Noncombustible Requirements for a manufactured firebox, follow firebox Material Distance Safe Installation manufacturer’s instructions for minimum clearances to combustible materials. 12" or more Noncombustible mate- B. Clearances from the top of the fireplace rial OK.
  • Page 11 INSTALLATION Continued MANTEL CLEARANCES NOTICE: Surface temperatures In addition to meeting noncombustible mate- of adjacent walls and mantels be- rial clearances, you must also meet required come hot during operation. Walls clearances between fireplace opening and and mantels above the firebox mantel shelf.
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION Continued INSTALLING DAMpER CLAMp Damper Clamp ACCESSORY FOR VENTED OpERATION Damper Note: When used as a vented heater, ap- pliance must be installed only in a solid-fuel Damper burning fireplace with a working flue and Clamp constructed of noncombustible material. For Massachusetts Residents Only: Instal- lation of this gas log set as a vented appliance Damper...
  • Page 13 INSTALLATION Continued Installation Items Needed Masonry Screw • hardware package (provided with heater) • approved flexible gas hose and fittings (not provided) (if allowed by local codes) • sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not provided) • electric drill with 3/16” masonry drill bit Note: Install optional HRC Series receiver and hand-held remote control kit (see Ac- cessories, page 38) before installing gas log...
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION Continued Installation Items Needed Check your building codes for any special Before installing heater, make sure you have requirements for locating equipment shutoff the items listed below. valve to fireplaces. • external regulator (supplied by installer) Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male NPT threads.
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION Continued We recommend that you install a sediment 3. Pressurize supply piping system by either opening propane/LP supply tank valve trap in supply line as shown in Figure 14, page for propane/LP gas or opening main gas 14. Locate sediment trap where it is within valve located on or near gas meter for reach for cleaning.
  • Page 16 INSTALLATION Continued Equipment Shutoff Valve Switch Gas Meter Figure 18 - Installing AUTO/OFF/ON Switch Control Valve Location To OFF Terminal on Figure 17 - Checking Gas Joints (Natural Switch Gas Only) pRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15, page 15).
  • Page 17 INSTALLATION Continued 6. Install receiver bracket to base with phil- 11. If logs were removed from heater for install lips screws provided in hardware kit as remote accessory, replace logs (see In- shown in Figure 20. stalling Logs, Embers and Lava Rock). 7.
  • Page 18 INSTALLATION Continued CAUTION: After installa- tion and periodically thereafter, check to ensure that no flame comes in contact with any log. With heater set to Hi, check to see if flames contact any log. If so, reposition logs according to log installation instructions in this manual.
  • Page 19 INSTALLATION Continued 5. Place left crossover log (#6) onto rear log WARNING: Do not use any (#1) and middle log (#2). Match round peg other ember material not sup- on top of rear log (#1) with round hole on bottom of left crossover log (#6) and plied with this unit.
  • Page 20 INSTALLATION Continued 8. Match round hole on bottom of center 9. Add lava rock and small decorative logs crossover log (#7) with round peg on right around base of heater if desired. DO NOT crossover log (#5). Rest front of log #7 place rock or additional logs on front on grate as shown in Figure 30.
  • Page 21 INSTALLATION Continued 2. Place left bottom log (#2) onto base as- #4 and round hole on log #6 with peg on sembly as shown in Figure 33, page 20. log #1 (see Figure 36). See detail in drawing for contour on bot- 7.
  • Page 22 INSTALLATION Continued 11. Add lava rock and small decorative logs WARNING: Use only one type around base of heater if desired. DO NOT place rock or additional logs on front ember material. Do not mix. burner or on logs. Placing any material Platinum Bright Ember placement.

  • Page 23: Operation

    OPERATION FOR YOUR SAFETY LIGHTING READ BEFORE LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: If you do not fol- WARNING: low these instructions exactly, • If fireplace has glass doors, a fire or explosion may result never operate this heater with causing property damage, per- glass doors closed.
  • Page 24 OPERATION Continued 6. Press in and turn control knob counter- Note: AUTO is only functional when using clockwise to the PILOT position. GWMT1 or GWMS2 optional accessories. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds If hand-held remote control is installed (see Figure 39).
  • Page 25 OPERATION Continued TO TURN OFF GAS Note: The burner may light if hand-held re- mote was on when selector switch was last TO AppLIANCE turned off. You can now turn burner on and off 1. Turn control knob clockwise to the with hand-held remote control unit.

  • Page 26: Inspecting Burners

    OPERATION Continued Auto (Thermostatic) Mode Note: Do not hold hand-held remote for a long 1. Press the POWER and LOCK buttons time. Body temperature will affect its operation together to turn on the hand-held remote in the AUTO mode. control. Safety Features 2.

  • Page 27: Cleaning And Maintenance

    CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 5. Blow air into the primary air holes on the WARNING: Turn off heater injector holder. and let cool before cleaning. 6. In case any large clumps of dust have now been pushed into the burner repeat steps 3 and 4.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    TROUbLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off 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 POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY...
  • Page 29 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY ODS/pilot lights but flame 1. Control knob not fully 1. Press in control knob fully goes out when control knob pressed in is released 2. Control knob not pressed in 2. After ODS/pilot lights, keep long enough control knob pressed in 30 3.
  • Page 30 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Yellow flame in front burner 1. Not enough air 1. Check burner(s) for dirt during burner combustion and debris. If found, clean burner(s) (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 27) 2. Gas regulator defective 2.
  • Page 31 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.

  • Page 32: Parts

    PARTS REMOTE-READY VARIABLE CONTROL MODELS VGC18(N,P)R VGC24(N,P)R, VGC30(N,P)R, EC18(N,P)R, EC24(N,P)R, EC30(N,P)R, VCC18(N,P)R, VCC24(N,P)R AND VCC30(N,P)R www.desatech.com 122526-01B...
  • Page 33 PARTS REMOTE-READY VARIABLE CONTROL MODELS VGC18(N,P)R VGC24(N,P)R, VGC30(N,P)R, EC18(N,P)R, EC24(N,P)R, EC30(N,P)R, VCC18(N,P)R, VCC24(N,P)R AND VCC30(N,P)R This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 37 of this manual. NO.
  • Page 34 PARTS LOG SETS FOR MODELS VGC18(N,P)R, VGC24(N,P)R, VGC30(N,P)R EC18(N,P)R, EC24(N,P)R AND EC30(N,P)R This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 37 of this manual. PART NUMBER VGC18(N,P)R VGC24(N,P)R VGC30(N,P)R DESCRIpTION 122156-01 122156-02...
  • Page 35 PARTS LOG SETS FOR MODELS VCC18(N,P)R, VCC24(N,P)R AND VCC30(N,P)R This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 37 of this manual. PART NUMBERS VCC18(N,P)R VCC24(N,P)R VCC(N,P)R DESCRIpTION 120952-01 120952-02 120952-03 Log Set...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS (VGC,EC,VCC)18PR (VGC,EC,VCC)24NR • Rating (Variable): 24,000/30,000 Btu/Hr • Rating (Variable): 28,000/39,000 Btu/Hr • Type Gas: Propane/LP • Type Gas: Natural • Ignition: Electronic • Ignition: Electronic • Manifold Pressure: 7.9" W.C. • Manifold Pressure: 3.4" W.C. • Inlet Gas Pressure (in. of water): •...

  • Page 37: Replacement Parts

    • heater will not produce specified heat serial numbers of your heater ready. • propane/LP gas supply may be low You can also visit DESA Heating, LLC’s web You may feel your gas pressure is too low. If site at www.desatech.com.

  • Page 38: Accessories

    Purchase these heater accessories from your local dealer. If they can not supply SWITCH - GWMT1 these accessories, call DESA Heating, LLC For all models. The desired comfort setting at 1-866-672-6040 for referral information. can be selected on the wall thermostat and...
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  • Page 40: Warranty

    This is DESA Heating, LLC’s exclusive warranty, and to the full extent allowed by law; this express warranty excludes any and all other warranties, express or implied, written or verbal and limits the duration of any and all implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose to four (4) years on new products and 30 days on factory reconditioned products from the date of first purchase.

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