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INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALLER
1. Leave instruction manual with owner.
2. Have owner complete the Product Registration Card
supplied with the fireplace or register online.
3. Show owner how to start and operate the fireplace.
This direct-vent gas fireplace heater is designed to operate with
all combustion air being siphoned from the outside of the building
and all exhaust gases expelled to the outside of the building. The
information contained in this manual pertains to all models and
gas control systems unless otherwise noted.
APPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
WARNING
This fireplace is not for use with solid fuels. Burning solid
fuels could cause personal injury or property damage.
This fireplace is design certified in accordance with American
National Standard/CSA Standard ANSI Z21.88/CSA 2.33 and by
Underwriters Laboratories as a Direct-Vent Gas Fireplace Heater
and shall be installed according to these instructions.
These models may be installed in a bedroom or bed-sitting room
in the U.S.A. and Canada.
BUILDING CODES
Consult your local building code agency, prior to installation,
to ensure compliance with local codes-including permits and
inspections.
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The installation must conform with local codes or, in the
absence of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code
ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54* Natural Gas and Propane Installation
Code, or CSA B149.1 in Canada. *Available from the
American National Standards Institute, Inc. 11 West 42nd
St., New York, N.Y. 10036.
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The fireplace insert, when installed, must be electrically
grounded in accordance with local codes or, in absence of
local codes, with the
National Electric Code ANSI/NFPA
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or Canadian Electric code, CSA C22.1, if an external
electrical source is utilized.
QUALIFIED INSTALLING AGENCY
Installation and replacement of gas piping, gas utilization
equipment or accessories and repair and servicing of equipment
shall be performed only by a qualified agency. The term “qualified
agency” means any individual, firm, corporation or company
which either in person or through a representative is engaged
in and is responsible for (a) the installation or replacement of
gas piping or (b) the connection, installation, repair or servicing
of equipment, who is experienced in such work, familiar with all
precautions required and has complied with all the requirements
of the authority having jurisdiction.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
The installation must be
made by a licensed plumber or gas fitter in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
WARNING
ANY CHANGE TO THIS FIREPLACE OR ITS CONTROLS
CAN BE DANGEROUS.
Improper installation or use of the fireplace can cause serious
injury or death from fire, burns, explosions, or carbon monoxide
poisoning.
The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence
of local codes, with the
National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/
NFPA 54* Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code, or CSA
B149.1 in Canada. *Available from the American National
Standards Institute, Inc. 11 West 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10036.
Any alteration of the original design, installation other than
as shown in these instructions or use with a type of gas not
shown on the rating plate is the responsibility of the person
and company making the change.
NOTICE:
All correspondence should refer to complete Model
Number, Serial Number and type of gas.
HIGH ALTITUDE
When installing this fireplace at an elevation above 2000 feet
(in the United States) it may be necessary to decrease the input
rating by replacing the existing burner orifice with a smaller size.
Generally, you should be reduce input by 4 percent for each 1000
feet above sea level. However, if the heating value of the gas has
been reduced, this may not apply. Check with Empire Comfort
Systems for proper orifice size identification.
CANADIAN HIGH ALTITUDE
Altitude: 0-4500 feet (0-1370 m)
When installing this fireplace at an elevation above 4500 feet (in
Canada), check with Empire Comfort Systems for assistance in
determining the proper orifice for location.
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