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OWNER’S MANUAL
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]
Installation 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
PRODUCT
FEATURES
OPERATION
This direct-vent fireplace is clean burning
and vents easily through outside walls or
vertically using outside air for combustion.
Heat is generated by both realistic flames
and glowing embers. When used without
the blower accessory, the fireplace requires
no electricity making it ideal for emergency
backup heat.
PIEZO IGNITOR
This fireplace has a piezo ignitor. This sys-
tem requires no matches, batteries, or other
sources to light fireplace.
Figure 1 - Vanguard Direct-Vent Fireplace BDV Series
Glass Door
Assembly
Blower Adjustment
(Optional Installation)
Piezo Ignitor
Valve
Burner
Pilot Assembly
Log Set
Grate Assembly
Lava Rock
Glowing Embers
Top Louver
Panel
Lower Louver
Panel
Vent Opening
Nailing
Flange
Stand-off
GLOSSARY OF
TERMS
Chase
- A box-like enclosure to protect
venting from the elements when the venting
run is on the outside of a structure.
Mastic
- A pliable sealent 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.
