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Empire Comfort Systems Inc. • Belleville, IL
To install the blower kit or access the junction box, remove lower
louver as illustrated by
Figure 18.
A factory included junction box is located in the lower compartment
of the fireplace. Wiring must be fed through the 7/8 inch diameter
hole provided on the lower side of the fireplace, and secured to the
outer wrap with the clamp provided. Leave approximately 6 inch of
wire in the junction box for connection.
Attach black wire to brass screw on the receptacle and attach
white wire to the silver screw. Attach ground wire (bare) to the
green (ground) screw.
Install the receptacle into the junction box as illustrated.
Attach cover plate.
Place Junction Box so that it is approximately 8 to 12 inches away
from the outer wrap wall. Secure wiring at outer wrap of fireplace
with wire clamp provided.
NOTE:
Depending on the unit, the Junction box may be installed
on the outer side.
ATTENTION:
If installed, do not damage gas inlet supply line
when blower assembly is inserted into fireplace. In some cases,
removal of the gas inlet supply line may be necessary.
Figure 17
1. Insert blower assembly into interior, bottom of fireplace.
NOTICE:
On peninsula models, the blower must be installed
at the end which has the brick panel installed. Position blower
assembly so that you align the notch on back of blower as-
sembly with the center screw on side/end panel, then push
the blower assembly against fireplace outer panel. The blower
wheel must be centered with the side/end wall of the fireplace.
The magnets on the back and bottom of blower assembly will
sufficiently hold blower assembly in place.
See Figure 18.
2. Once the blower assembly is in position, remove the upper
louver as shown and locate the switch tab (end of support
channel) on top of the firebox. Install the fan control switch
by first removing the two pre-installed screws in the tab, then
secure the fan control switch to the tab.
See Figure 19.
Once
the fan control has been secured, bend the tab forward so that
the face of the fan control is pushed down so it contacts the
firebox top.
3. Next, find the fan control wire assembly. Feed the wires over
the top of the firebox. The fan control wires will slide down be
-
tween the firebox and outer wrap near the blower assembly.
See Figure 18. Attach the two 3/16 inch wire terminals to
the fan control switch as shown in Figure 19. Attach the
wire terminals at the blower as shown by letters “A” and
“B” in Figure 19.
FAN
CONTROL
SWITCH
WIRE ASSEMBLY
FROM FAN
CONTROL SWITCH
Figure 18
4. Locate the ground wire attached to the blower base. Secure
the opposite end with the ring tongue terminal to the outer bot-
tom of the fireplace using using the self drilling screw located
in the hardware pack.
5. Route the wires away from moving parts of the blower assem-
bly and retain wires together near the blower motor using the
plastic purse clip provided.
6. To complete the installation, plug the power cord into the junc-
tion box receptacle previously installed in the bottom of the
fireplace.
See Figures 17 and 18.
7. Once all connections are made electrically, it is recommended
that you test the blower fan control operation by turning on
power to the blower
(CAUTION
: 110 Volt).
Turn the fireplace
on and let run until blower is activated. This should take ap-
proximately 10 to 20 minutes from a cold start. Once blower
is activated, check for proper operation. Do not place hands
near blower assembly or other wiring while power is on.
8. Replace louver(s).
9. This completes the installation of the optional FBB5 Blower kit
accessory.
NOTE:
This blower is equipped with a heat activated fan control
switch. Blower will operate when the fireplace warms up, and will
turn off automatically when the fireplace cools down. The time will
vary for the activation of the fan control switch depending on sev-
eral factors including fireplace type, BTU input variables, and log
set style. Generally, it may take from 10 to 20 minutes to activate
blower/fan control from a cold start.
DVP(SP,PP) FIREPLACE BLOWER INSTALLATION
