Owner’s manual, Product identification, Local codes – Desa DVFE34 User Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

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PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION

Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all
local codes. In the absence to local codes, use
the current National Fuel Gas Code, ANS
Z223.1
, also known as NFPA 54* (USA) or
the current CAN/CGA-B149[.1 or .2] Instal-
lation Codes
(Canada).

*Available from:

American National Standards Institute, Inc.

1430 Broadway

New York, NY 10018

National Fire Protection Association, Inc.

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

LOCAL CODES

OPERATION

This direct-vent fireplace is clean burning and
vents easily through outside walls or vertically
using outside air for combustion. Heat is gen-
erated by both realistic flames and glowing
embers. This electronic ignition model re-
quires household electricity to operate.

Figure 1 - FMI Direct-Vent Fireplace DVFE Series

Glass Door
Assembly

Blower Adjustment
(Optional Installation)

ON/OFF Remote Switch
(Optional Installation)

Valve

Pilot
Assembly

Log Set

Grate
Assembly

Lava Rock

Glowing Embers

Top Louver
Panel

Lower Louver Panel

Vent Opening

Nailing
Flange

Standoff

Rear
Burner

GLOSSARY OF
TERMS

Chase

- A boxlike enclosure to protect

venting from the elements when the venting
run is on the outside of a structure.

Mastic

- A pliable sealant for use around the

vent terminal.

Snorkel Termination

- A box that raises the

horizontal termination above ground level
clearances.

Vent Terminal

- Mounted on an outside

wall or roof to separate the inlet and outlet of
the vent system and protect it from weather.

Vinyl Siding Standoff

- A metal box that

separates the vent cap from vinyl siding.

Wall Thimble/Firestop

- A metal plate used

to secure the vent pipe when it passes through
a wall or ceiling.

Front Burner

Electronic
Ignition Module

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