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Desa FVFM27NR Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS LOG HEATER
OWNER'S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
FLAME-MAX
Multi-Sided Log Design
Also Design-Certified As A Vented Decorative Appliance
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
®
FVFM27NR AND FVFM27PR
Remote Control Ready Models
Patent Pending

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL Patent Pending ® FLAME-MAX Multi-Sided Log Design FVFM27NR AND FVFM27PR Remote Control Ready Models Also Design-Certified As A Vented Decorative Appliance 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 ........ 22 Product Identification ........... 5 Wiring Diagram ..........23 Local Codes............5 Specifications ............ 23 Unpacking............5 Replacement Parts ..........23 Product Features ..........6 Service Hints ............. 23 Remote Control Accessories ....... 6 Technical Services ..........
  • Page 3 SAFETy Continued WARNING: Do not use a WARNING: This product blower insert, heat exchanger contains and/or generates insert, or other accessory not ap- chemicals known to the State proved for use with this heater. of California to cause cancer or birth defects, or other reproduc- tive harm.
  • Page 4 SAFETy Continued 9. This log heater is designed to be smoke- Keep the appliance area clear less. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off and free from combustible ma- heater and call a qualified service person. terials, gasoline, and other flam- Note: During initial operation, slight smok- mable vapors and liquids.

  • Page 5: Product Identification

    3. Check heater for any shipping damage. If information. heater is damaged call DESA Heating, LLC at 1-866-672-6040 for replacement parts 1. Remove logs and heater base assembly before returning to dealer.

  • Page 6: Product Features

    PRODUCT FEATURES OPERATION APPLICATION This heater is clean burning. It requires no These multisided logs are designed to be outside venting. There is no heat loss out a vent equally beautiful when viewed from any angle. or up a chimney. Heat is generated by realistic, They are designed specifically for use in see- dancing yellow flames.
  • Page 7 AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued and ventilation. However, in buildings of un- Space: Includes the room in which you will usually tight construction, you must provide install heater plus any adjoining rooms with additional fresh air. doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms.

  • Page 8: Ventilation Air

    AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued The space in this example is a confined space because the actual Btu/Hr used is more than the 12" maximum Btu/Hr the space can support. You must provide additional fresh air. Your options Ventilation are as follows: Ventilation Grills Grills Into...

  • Page 9: Installation

    INSTALLATION NOTICE: This heater is intended WARNING: Never install the for use as supplemental heat. heater Use this heater along with your • in a bedroom or bathroom primary heating system. Do not unless installed as a vented install this heater as your pri- appliance, see page 12 mary heat source.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION Continued INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES NOTICE: Manual control heaters (Vent-Free Operation Only) may be used as a vented product. If so, you must always run heater WARNING: Maintain the with chimney flue damper open. minimum clearances. If you If running heater with damper can, provide greater clearances open, noncombustible material from floor, ceiling, and adjoin-...
  • Page 11 INSTALLATION Continued You must have noncombustible material(s) Mantel Shelf 12" above both fireplace openings. Noncombus- 10" Underside tible materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) 8" of Mantel must be at least 1/2" thick. With sheet metal, Shelf 6" you must have noncombustible material be- 2½"...
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION Continued If your heater is a manually controlled model, NOTICE: If your installation does you may use this heater as a vented product. not meet the minimum clear- There are three reasons for operating your ances shown, you must do one heater in the vented mode: of the following: 1.

  • Page 13: Safety Information

    INSTALLATION Continued INSTALLING HEATER BASE gas hose to gas control fitting in heater (see Figure 11). IMPORTANT: Hold gas ASSEMBLY fitting with wrench when connecting flex- ible gas hose. CAUTION: Do not remove the 2. Locate two masonry screws in hardware data plates attached to the heater package.
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION Continued CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY CAUTION: Use only new, WARNING: A qualified black iron or steel pipe. Inter- service person must connect nally-tinned copper tubing may heater to gas supply. Follow all be used in certain areas. Check local codes. your local codes.
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION Continued to freeze. A sediment trap traps moisture and CAUTION: For propane/LP contaminants. This keeps them from going into heater controls. If sediment trap is not gas, make sure external regula- installed or is installed wrong, heater may tor has been installed between not run properly.
  • Page 16 INSTALLATION Continued 3. Check all joints from gas meter to equip- 6. Light heater (see Operation, pages 17). ment shutoff valve for natural gas or Check all other internal joints for leaks. propane/LP supply to equipment shutoff 7. Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to valve for propane/LP (see Figure 16 or Appliance, page 19).

  • Page 17: Operation

    INSTALLATION Continued 3. Place top left log (#4) and top right log Top Left (#5) as shown in Figure 20. Log (#4) 4. Make sure open areas of logs line up with burner ports (see Figure 21). Logs will fit Top Right securely on chassis.
  • Page 18 OPERATION Continued LIGHTING 4. Press in and turn control knob clockwise to the OFF position. INSTRUCTIONS 5. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. WARNING: Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” •...
  • Page 19 OPERATION Continued 11. Set flame adjustment knob to any level MANUAL LIGHTING between HI and LO. PROCEDURE 12. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only, 1. Follow steps 1 through 6 under Lighting turn control knob clockwise Instructions, page 18. the PILOT position, use remote control 2.
  • Page 20 OPERATION Continued ON/OFF SERIES (MODEL HRC100) Manual Mode 1. Press the POWER and LOCK buttons to- Hold control button on the hand-held remote gether to turn on hand-held remote control. until burner turns on. Hold the control button 2. Press the MANU button to turn on the again until burner turns off (see Figure 26).

  • Page 21: Inspecting Burners

    INSPECTING bURNERS Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame If burner flame pattern is incorrect as shown patterns often. in Figure 31 • turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas to Ap- PILOT FLAME PATTERN pliance, page 19) Figure 28 shows a correct pilot flame pattern. •...

  • Page 22: Cleaning And Maintenance

    CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 4. Check injector holder located at the end of WARNING: Turn off heater the burner tube again. Remove any large particles of dust, dirt, lint, or pet hair with and let cool before cleaning. a soft cloth or vacuum cleaner nozzle. 5.

  • Page 23: Wiring Diagram

    • 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. so, contact your local natural or propane/LP gas supplier.

  • Page 24: 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 25 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY ODS/pilot lights but flame 1. C o n t r o l k n o b n o t f u l l y 1. Press in control knob fully goes out when control knob pressed in is released 2.
  • Page 26 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Moisture/condensation no- 1. Not enough combustion/ 1. Refer to Air for Combustion ticed on windows ventilation air and Ventilation require- ments (page 6) Heater produces a whistling 1. Turning control knob to HI 1.
  • Page 27 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 28: Parts

    PARTS MODELS FVFM27NR AND FVFM27PR NOTE: Part numbers 22 and 23 are for natural gas model only. www.desatech.com 110398-01D...
  • Page 29 PARTS This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 23 of this manual. PART NUMBER FVFM27NR FVFM27PR DESCRIPTION QTY. 104676-01 104676-01 One Piece Log Set 110397-06 110397-06 Five Piece Log Set...

  • Page 30: Accessories

    Purchase these accessories from your local dealer. If they can not supply these accessories SWITCH - GWMT1 call DESA Heating, LLC at 1-866-672-6040 for The desired comfort setting can be selected information. You can also write to the address on the wall thermostat and the log heater listed on the back page of this manual.
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  • Page 32: 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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