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Empire Comfort Systems Inc. • Belleville, IL
A factory installed junction box is located on the lower right side of
the fireplace. Wiring must be fed to the junction box and attached
to the receptacle that is provided. From right side of the fireplace,
remove the screw securing the junction box assembly. Leave ap-
proximately 6 inches of wire in the junction box for connection.
Attach black wire to one side of the receptacle and white wire to
opposite side of receptacle. The ground wire should be attached
to the green (ground) screw.
ATTENTION:
If installed, do not damage gas inlet supply line
when blower assembly is inserted into firebox. In some cases, re
-
moval the gas inlet supply line may be necessary.
FOR VENT FREE FIREBOXES AND VFPA MODELS
1. Determine which type of firebox you have prior to installation.
See Figures 2 through 4.
Louvered Models
Figure 2
(Deluxe Louvered shown)
Flush Face and Premium Models
Figure 3
(Deluxe Flush shown)
Select Firebox Models
Figure 4
2. Remove air deflector by removing the four screws securing it
to the blower assembly, and discard.
See Figure 5.
Figure 5
3. Insert blower assembly into interior, bottom of firebox for
Deluxe and Premium models and rear for Select models.
Position blower assembly so that you align the notch on
back of blower assembly with the center screw on firebox
back, then push the blower assembly against firebox back.
The blower wheel must be centered with the back wall of
the firebox. The magnets on the back and bottom of blower
assembly will sufficiently hold blower assembly in place.
4. Once the blower assembly is in position, use a screwdriver to
bend the upper right tab on the firebox away.
5.
Next, find the fan control switch and wire assembly. Feed the
wires through the hole at the top of the firebox, and secure the
fan control switch with the two screws provided.
See Figure 6.
STANDARD FIREBOX & VFPA MODELS BLOWER INSTALLATION
REMOVE AIR
DEFLECTOR