Desa FLAME-MAX UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER - Manual (Page 3)

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OWNER’S MANUAL
LOCAL CODES
Install and use heater with care. Follow all
local codes. In the absence of local codes, use
the latest edition of The National Fuel Gas
Code ANSI Z223, also known as NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
PRODUCT
FEATURES
Operation
This heater is clean burning. It requires no
outside venting. There is no heat loss out a
vent or up a chimney. Heat is generated by
realistic, dancing yellow flames. This heater
is designed for vent-free operation with flue
damper closed. State and local codes in
some areas prohibit the use of vent-free
heaters. You can operate heater as a vented
product by opening flue damper.
Safety Pilot
This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen
Depletion Sensor Shutoff System (ODS).
The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-
free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts off
the heater if there is not enough fresh air.
Piezo Ignition System
This heater has a piezo ignitor. This system
requires no matches, batteries, or other
sources to light heater.
AIR FOR
COMBUSTION AND
VENTILATION
Today’s homes are built more energy effi-
cient than ever. New materials, increased
insulation, and new construction methods
help reduce heat loss in homes. Home own-
ers weather strip and caulk around windows
and doors to keep the cold air out and the
warm air in. During heating months, home
owners want their homes as airtight as pos-
sible.
While it is good to make your home energy
efficient, your home needs to breathe. Fresh
air must enter your home. All fuel-burning
appliances need fresh air for proper com-
bustion and ventilation.
Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers, and
fuel burning appliances draw air from the
house to operate. You must provide ad-
equate fresh air for these appliances. This
will insure proper venting of vented fuel-
burning appliances.
UNPACKING
IMPORTANT: Do not remove the metal
Data Plates from the grate assembly. The
Data Plates contain important product in-
formation.
1.
Remove logs and heater base assem-
bly from carton.
Note: Do not pick up
heater base assembly by the burner.
This could damage heater. Always
handle base assembly by grate.
2. Remove all protective packaging ap-
plied to logs and heater for shipment.
3. Check all items for any shipping dam-
age. If damaged, promptly inform
dealer where you bought heater.
WARNING: This heater shall
not be installed in a confined
space unless provisions are pro-
vided for adequate combustion
and ventilation air. Read the fol-
lowing instructions to insure
proper fresh air for this and other
fuel-burning appliances in your
home.
PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
Figure 1 - Product Identification
Control Knob
Back Log
Base Assembly
Piezo Ignitor
Burner
Crossover
Log
Front Log
Flame-Max™
Standard Oak Logs
Flame-Max™
Golden Oak Logs
Flame-Max™
Birch Logs
Control Knob
Piezo Ignitor
One Piece
Log Set
Control Knob
Piezo Ignitor
Burner Assembly
Burner Assembly
One Piece
Log Set
PROVIDING ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
The following is exerpts from National
Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANSI Z223.1,
Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Venti-
lation.
All spaces in homes fall into one of the three
following ventilation classifications:
1. Unusually Tight Contruction
2. Unconfined Space
3. Confined Space.
The information on pages 3 through 5 will
help you classify your space and provide
adequate ventilation.
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