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UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS LOG HEATER
OWNER'S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
REMOTE CONTROL LOG SET AND BURNER SYSTEM MODELS
MF42INE, MF42IPE, MF48INE, MF48IPE, VFGT24NE, VFGT24PE,
VFGT30NE, VFGT30PE, VFGT36NE AND VFGT36PE
MF42 MODELS MAY BE USED WITH LMF36-SC AND LMF42-SC LOGS ONLY
MF48 MODELS MAY BE USED WITH LMF48-SC LOGS ONLY
VFGT24 MODELS MAY BE USED WITH GT24 LOGS ONLY
VFGT30 MODELS MAY BE USED WITH GT30 LOGS ONLY
VFGT36 MODELS MAY BE USED WITH GT36 LOGS ONLY
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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.
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- Page 1 UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) GAS LOG HEATER OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL REMOTE CONTROL LOG SET AND BURNER SYSTEM MODELS MF42INE, MF42IPE, MF48INE, MF48IPE, VFGT24NE, VFGT24PE, VFGT30NE, VFGT30PE, VFGT36NE AND VFGT36PE MF42 MODELS MAY BE USED WITH LMF36-SC AND LMF42-SC LOGS ONLY...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety ..............2 Cleaning and Maintenance ........ 29 Product Identification ........... 5 Specifications ............ 30 Local Codes............5 Wiring Diagram ..........31 Unpacking............5 Troubleshooting ..........32 Product Features ..........6 Accessories ............39 Air For Combustion and Ventilation ..... 6 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.
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Page 5: Product Identification
Massachusetts. 3. Check heater for any shipping damage. If Sellers of unvented propane or natural heater is damaged call FMI PRODUCTS, gas-fired supplemental room heaters shall LLC at 1-866-328-4537 for replacement provide to each purchaser a copy of 527 parts before returning to dealer. -
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...
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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 CHECK GAS TYPE Use the correct type of gas (natural or propane/ Continued LP). If your gas supply is not the correct gas type, do not install heater. Call dealer where WARNING: Before installing you bought heater for proper type heater. in a solid fuel burning fireplace, the chimney flue and firebox WARNING: This appliance is...
- 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.
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Page 11: Mantel Clearances
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 HEATER BASE 3. Mark screw locations through holes in front panel of base (see Figure 11). If ASSEMBLY installing in a brick-bottom fireplace, mark screw locations in mortar joint of bricks. WARNING: You must secure 4. Remove heater base from fireplace. this heater to fireplace floor.
- Page 13 INSTALLATION Continued CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY with the vent pointing down as shown in Figure 12, page 14. Pointing the vent down protects it from freezing rain or sleet. WARNING: This appliance requires a 3/8" NPT (National Pipe Thread) inlet connection to CAUTION: Use only new, the pressure regulator.
- Page 14 INSTALLATION Continued PROPANE/LP From External Regulator WARNING: Never use an open Equipment Shutoff (11" W.C.** to 14" W.C. flame to check for a leak. Apply a Valve With 1/8" Pressure) NPT Tap* noncorrosive leak detection fluid NATURAL From Gas to all joints. Bubbles forming show Meter (5"...
- Page 15 INSTALLATION Continued POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 14). It is helpful to have a flashlight so you can 2. Open main gas valve located on or near see the connections as described below. Lo- gas meter for natural gas or open pro- cate the battery power supply.
- Page 16 INSTALLATION Continued Touch Pad Wire Harness proceeding, locate the yellow/orange S1 button on the control module. You will need to access this button during the re-pairing procedure and only have 20 seconds to press and release it. A small nail or ink pen will also be useful to press this button (see Figure 17, page 15).
- Page 17 INSTALLATION Continued see signal bars within 30 seconds of hearing the beep, then the repairing process was not completed successfully. If this occurs, remove the batteries from the remote control, wait 3 Fri 22:04 Fri 21:47 Configuration Configuration minutes, and restart the re-pairing process. If Pairing Pairing you see signal bars, then the remote control...
- Page 18 Logs For Use With This D-027). See Figures 28, 28A, 28B, and Burner System 28C for reference. The log has a rectan- MF42INE,MF42IPE, LMF36-SC gular shape on the bottom that fits against LMF42-SC the lip on the black metal base, the square grate, and the round tube burner.
- Page 19 INSTALLATION Continued Vertical Portion of Burner Tube Figure 28C - Installing Right Front Log, Figure 29B - Installing Back Left Log Side View (D-018) Rear View 2. Find the back left log (LMF36-SC and 3. Find the front left log (LMF36-SC and VFGT24 inch models: D-060 or LMF42- VFGT24 inch models: D-059 or LMF42- SC and VFGT30 inch models: D-018 or...
- Page 20 INSTALLATION Continued Square Grate Log Notch Grate Finger Log Slot Figure 30B - Installing Front Left Log Figure 31B - Installing Charred Log Top Side View 4. Find the charred log (D-020). See Figures 5. Find the middle split log (LMF36-SC and 31, 31A, and 31B.
- Page 21 INSTALLATION Continued Back Top Log (D-062, 6. Find the right split crossover log (D-022) D-023 or D029) The bottom of the log has a rectangular Right Split Cross- over Log (D-022) stand off that fits in the slots on the right side of the front right log and the middle split log.
- Page 22 INSTALLATION Continued EMBER PLACEMENT LAVA ROCK PLACEMENT Two ember materials are supplied with this • Rock Wool placement. Place rock wool log set. Platinum Bright Embers give a bright material on front flat burner in areas away glow appearing as hot coals. Should embers from ports as shown in Figure 37.
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Page 23: Operation
OPERATION B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around NOTICE: During initial operation the appliance area for gas. Be sure to of new heater, burning logs will smell next to the floor because some give off a paper-burning smell. gas is heavier than air and will settle Orange flame will also be pres- on the floor. -
Page 24: Remote Control Operation
OPERATION Continued REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION The remote control contains: 1. LCD display 2. Four buttons: OFF button Left button Middle button Right button 3. Battery Case (on the Back) Figure 39 - LCD Display The screen changes depending on the input LCD Screen from the buttons, but the bottom row always displays the button function labels (see Figure... - Page 25 OPERATION Continued MENU SYSTEM The remote is organized by means of a menu system. After batteries are installed the first time, the remote starts at the ''OFF'' screen ( it is pos- sible that the remote is locked in the ''OFF'' screen: to unlock it just press the button below ''Unlock'', and then ''OK''.
- Page 26 OPERATION Continued AUTO MODE If ''Auto'' is pressed in the initial screen, 25ºC (77ºF) appears as the desired temperature in Fri 23:27 Fri 23:33 the selected setting. In the bottom row, and Configuration Configuration appear, indicating that we can change the Pairing Pairing desired temperature value by just pressing the...
- Page 27 OPERATION Continued press ( ) (left button). To change the desired temperature, go to the hour you want to change by pressing (left button) and then press change (middle button). There are 3 Fri 23:33 Fri 21:40 temperature settings: Configuration Pairing No temperature control (the appliance Off:...
- Page 28 OPERATION Continued TOUCH PAD OPERATION SWITCHING OFF This touch control has only 3 buttons for con- To switch off the fire, the ON/OFF button trolling manually the flame of the appliance should be pressed. After the system has emit- (see Figure 50). ted a beep, the fire switches off.
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Page 29: Inspecting Burners
INSPECTING BURNERS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Thermocouple Ignitor Electrode WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning. Pilot Burner CAUTION: You must keep control areas, burners and circulating air passageways of heater clean. Inspect these areas Figure 51 - Pilot (Natural) of heater before each use. -
Page 30: Specifications
Do not move injector holders from their original positions. Injector Holder SPECIFICATIONS Burner Tube Primary Air MF42INE, MF48INE, VFGT24NE, Inlet Holes VFGT30NE, VFGT36NE, Figure 54 - Injector Holder On Outlet Burner Tube • Rating (Variable): 28,000/38,000 Btu/Hr • Type Gas: Natural •... -
Page 31: Wiring Diagram
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Page 32: 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 33 TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Either the remote or touch pad but- 6. LED is blinking 6. This indicates the battery power is tons are pressed to start the burner low. Replace the batteries in the ignition sequence and there is no power supply box.
- Page 34 TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor button is pressed on the 1. Gas supply turned off or equip- 1. Turn on gas supply or open equip- remote or touch pad, the pilot sparks ment shutoff valve closed ment shutoff valve.
- Page 35 TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY ODS pilot lights but pilot flame goes 1. Equipment shutoff valve not fully 1. Fully open equipment shutoff out before burners light. open valve. 2. Missing or weak batteries at 2. Check batteries and replace if power supply box or remote.
- Page 36 TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner system shuts off. Control 1. Faulty control module 1. Replace control module. module sounds 2 cycles of 3 beeps. CONFIG. ERROR is shown in remote display. Burner system shuts off. Control 1. Remote and control module not 1.
- Page 37 TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burners do not light after ODS/ 1. Inlet gas pressure is too low 1. Contact local natural or propane/ pilot is lit LP gas company 2. Burner orifice(s) clogged 2. Clean burner(s) (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 30) or replace burner orifice(s) 3.
- Page 38 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 39: Accessories
LAVA ROCK - GA6060 Purchase these heater accessories from your local dealer. If they can not supply these For all models. Order when additional rock accessories, call FMI PRODUCTS, LLC at is desired. 1-866-328-4537 for referral information. You FLOOR MEDIA KIT - FM100 can also write to the address listed on the For all models. -
Page 40: Parts
PARTS REMOTE CONTROL MODELS MF42INE, MF42IPE, MF48INE, MF48IPE, VFGT24NE, VFGT24PE, VFGT30NE, VFGT30PE, VFGT36NE AND VFGT36PE www.fmiproducts.com 125795-01B... - Page 41 PARTS REMOTE CONTROL MODELS MF42INE, MF42IPE, MF48INE, MF48IPE, VFGT24NE, VFGT24PE, VFGT30NE, VFGT30PE, VFGT36NE AND VFGT36PE This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 43 of this manual.
- Page 42 PARTS LOG SET FOR MODELS MF42INE, MF42IPE, MF48INE, MF48IPE, VFGT24NE, VFGT24PE, VFGT30NE, VFGT30PE, VFGT36NE AND VFGT36PE This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 43 of this manual.
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Page 43: Replacement Parts
You may have further questions about • pilot will not stay lit installation, operation or troubleshooting. If so, contact FMI PRODUCTS, LLC at • burners will have delayed ignition 1-866-328-4537. When calling please have • heater will not produce specified heat your model and serial numbers of your •... -
Page 44: Warranty
FMI PRODUCTS, LLC’s liability is limited to the purchase price of the product, and FMI PRODUCTS, LLC shall not be liable for any other damages whatsoever under any circumstances including indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.
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