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105194

UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER

FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INCORPORATED

SAFETY
INFORMATION

 DANGER: Carbon monoxide

poisoning may lead to death!

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:

 Early signs of

carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu,
with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you
have these signs, the heater may not be work-
ing properly. Get fresh air at once! Have
heater serviced. Some people are more af-
fected by carbon monoxide than others. These
include pregnant women, people with heart or
lung disease or anemia, those under the influ-
ence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.

Propane/LP Gas:

 Propane/LP gas is odor-

less. An odor-making agent is added to the gas.
The odor helps you detect a gas leak. How-
ever, the odor added to the gas can fade. Gas
may be present even though no odor exists.

Make certain you read and understand all
warnings. Keep this manual for reference. It
is your guide to safe and proper operation of
this heater.

 WARNING: Any change to

this heater or its controls can be
dangerous.

 WARNING: Do not allow fans

to blow directly into the fireplace.
Avoid any drafts that alter burner
flame patterns. Ceiling fans can
create drafts that alter burner
flame patterns. Altered burner
patterns can cause sooting.

 WARNING: Do not use a

blower insert, heat exchanger
insert, or other accessory not ap-
proved for use with this heater.

WARNING ICON

G 001

 WARNINGS

IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, oper-
ate, or service this heater. Im-
proper use of this heater can cause
serious injury or death from burns,
fire, explosion, electrical shock,
and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Due to high temperatures, the
appliance should be located out
of traffic and away from furniture
and draperies.

Do not place clothing or other
flammable material on or near
the appliance. Never place any
objects on the heater.

Heater base assembly becomes
very hot when running heater.
Keep children and adults away
from hot surface to avoid burns
or clothing ignition.  Heater will
remain hot for a time after shut-
down. Allow surface to cool be-
fore touching.

Carefully supervise young chil-
dren when they are in the room
with heater. When using the hand-
held remote accessory, keep se-
lector switch in the OFF position
to prevent children from turning
on burners with remote.

You must operate this heater with
a fireplace screen in place. Make
sure fireplace screen is closed
before running heater.

Keep the appliance area clear and
free from combustible materials,
gasoline, and other flammable
vapors and liquids.

1.

This appliance is only for use with the
type of gas indicated on the rating plate.
This appliance is not convertible for use
with other gases.

2.

Do not place propane/LP supply
tank(s) inside any structure. Locate
propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors.

3.

To prevent performance problems, the
use of a propane/LP tank of less than
100 lbs. capacity is not recommended.

4.

If you smell gas
• shut off gas supply
• do not try to light any appliance
• do not touch any electrical switch; do

not use any phone in your building

• immediately call your gas supplier

from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions

• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,

call the fire department

5.

This heater shall not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom, unless installed
as a vented appliance (see Installing
Damper Clamp Accessory for Vented
Operation
, page 10).

6.

Before installing in a solid fuel burn-
ing fireplace, the chimney flue and fire-
box must be cleaned of soot, creosote,
ashes and loose paint by a qualified
chimney cleaner. Creosote will ignite
if highly heated.  Inspect chimney flue
for damage. If damaged, operate heater
with flue damper closed.

7.

If fireplace has glass doors, never op-
erate this heater with glass doors closed.
If you operate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fireplace will cause
glass to burst. Also if fireplace open-
ing has vents at the bottom, you must
open the vents before operating heater.

8.

This log heater is designed to be smoke-
less. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off
heater and call a qualified service person.

Note:

 During initial operation, slight

smoking could occur due to log curing and
heater burning manufacturing residues.

9.

To prevent the creation of soot, follow
the instructions in Cleaning and Main-
tenance, 
page 20.

10. Before using furniture polish, wax, car-

pet cleaner, or similar products, turn
heater off. If heated, the vapors from
these products may create a white pow-
der residue within burner box or on
adjacent walls or furniture.

11. This heater needs fresh, outside air ven-

tilation to run properly. This heater has
an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS)
safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts
down the heater if not enough fresh air
is available. See Air for Combustion
and Ventilation,
 pages 4 through 6. If
heater keeps shutting off, see Trouble-
shooting,
 pages 17 through 19.

12. Do not run heater

• where flammable liquids or vapors

are used or stored

• under dusty conditions

Summary of Contents for Heat Majic FVF18PW

Page 1: ...cause injury or property damage Refer to this manual for correct installa tion and operational procedures For as sistance or additional information con sult a qualified installer service agency or the gas supplier WARNING This appliance is for installa tion only in a solid fuel burning masonry or UL127 factory built fireplace or in an approved ventless firebox It is design certified for these inst...

Page 2: ... is closed before running heater Keeptheapplianceareaclearand free from combustible materials gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids 1 This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate This appliance is not convertible for use with other gases 2 Do not place propane LP supply tank s inside any structure Locate propane LP supply tank s outdoors 3 To prevent ...

Page 3: ...urner 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 Figure 1 Product Identification Control Knob Piezo Ignitor One Piece Log Set Base Assembly Flame Adjustment Knob REMOTE CONTROL ACCESSORIES There are four o...

Page 4: ...R COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Today s homes are built more energy effi cient than ever New materials increased insulation and new construction methods helpreduceheatlossinhomes Homeowners weather strip and caulk around windows and doorstokeepthecoldairoutandthewarmair in During heating months home owners want their homes as airtight as possible While it is good to make your home energy efficient yo...

Page 5: ...outdoors and vents to the outdoors 4 Compare the maximum Btu Hr the space can support with the actual amount of Btu Hr used _________________ Btu Hr maximum the space can support _________________ Btu Hr actual amount of Btu Hr used Example 51 200 Btu Hr maximum the space can support 71 500 Btu Hr actual amount of Btu Hr used The space in the above example is a confined space because the actual Bt...

Page 6: ...a fresh air by using ventilation grills or ducts You must provide two per manent openings one within 12 of the ceiling and one within 12 of the floor Connect these items directly to the outdoors orspacesopentotheoutdoors Thesespaces include attics and crawl spaces Follow the NationalFuelGasCodeANSIZ223 1 NFPA 54 Section 5 3 Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills...

Page 7: ...mps etc in the air exist may discolor walls or cause odors IMPORTANT Vent freeheatersaddmois ture to the air Although this is beneficial installing heater in rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture See Air for Com bustion and Ventilation pages 4 through 6 CHECK GAS TYPE Useonlypropane LPgas Ifyourgassupply is not propane LP do not install heater Call de...

Page 8: ...e hood accessory GA6050 GA6052 or GA6053 see Accessories page 21 18 Model Noncombustible material OK Less than 8 Noncombustible material must be extended to at least 8 See Between 8 and 12 above If you cannot extend material you must operate heater with flue damper open NOTICE Manual control heaters maybeusedasaventedproduct If so you must always run heater with chimney flue damper open If running...

Page 9: ...ual NOTICE If your installation does notmeettheminimumclearances shown you must do one of the following operate the logs only with the flue damper open raise the mantel to an accept able height remove the mantel FLOOR CLEARANCES A If installing appliance on the floor level you must maintain the minimum dis tance of 14 to combustibles see Fig ure 8 B If combustible materials are less than 14 to the...

Page 10: ...ng Flexible Gas Hose to Heater Fitting Flexible Gas Hose if allowed by local codes CAUTION Do not remove the metal data plates attached to the heater base assembly The data platescontainimportantwarranty and safety information INSTALLING DAMPER CLAMP ACCESSORY FOR VENTED OPERATION Note When used as a vented heater appli ance must be installed only in a solid fuel burning fireplace with a working f...

Page 11: ... in Figure 14 page 12 Locate sediment trap where it is within reach for cleaning Install in piping system between fuel supply and heater Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not likely to freeze A sediment trap traps moistureandcontaminants Thiskeepsthem from going into heater controls If sediment trap is not installed or is installed wrong heater may not run properly WARNING Usepipejoints...

Page 12: ...en installed between propane LP supply and heater SeeguidelinesunderCon necting to Gas Supply page 11 CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1 2 PSIG 3 5 kPa 1 Close equipment shutoff valve see Figure 15 2 Pressurize supply piping system by ei ther using compressed air or opening propane LP supply tank valve 3 Check all joints from propane LP sup ply tank to equipment shutof...

Page 13: ...t in Chassis Chassis Control Valve Location Propane LP Supply Tank Equipment Shutoff Valve CAUTION After installation andperiodicallythereafter check to ensure that no flame comes in contact with any log With the heater set to High check to see if flames contact any log If so re position logs according to the loginstallationinstructionsinthis manual Flames contacting logs will create soot INSTALLI...

Page 14: ...r NOTICE During initial operation of new heater burning logs will give off a paper burning smell Open damper or window to vent smell Thiswillonlylastafewhours Note Home owners generally prefer to operate their heater with the chimney damper closed This will put all the heat into the room However there may be times you will desire the full flames of the HI heat setting but will find the heat output...

Page 15: ... The ideal comfort setting will vary by household depending upon the amount of space to be heated the output of the central heating system etc For wall thermostat operation follow in struction supplied with thermostat acces sory GWMT1 For wall switch operation followinstructionssuppliedwithGWMS2 1 Follow steps 1 through 6 under Light ing Instructions page 14 2 Depress control knob and light pilot ...

Page 16: ... comeblockedbydebrisorrust withnoflame present If so turn off heater and let cool Remove blockage Blocked burner flame holes will create soot Figure 23 Thermostat Hand Held Remote Control Unit Selections GHRCTA Series Only GHRCTA Series Operation 2b Press the AUTO ON OFF button on the hand held remote control see Figure 22 page 17 The lights to the left of the button will show AUTO ON or OFF In th...

Page 17: ...t ignitor cable 2 Free ignitor cable if pinched by any metal or tubing Keep ignitor cable dry 3 Tighten nut holding piezo ignitor to base panel of log set Nut is located behind base panel 4 Replace ignitor cable 5 Replace piezo ignitor 6 Replace pilot assembly 7 Replace pilot assembly 1 Turn on gas supply or open equipment shutoff valve 2 Turn control knob to PILOT position 3 Press in control knob...

Page 18: ...r for Combustion and Venti lation requirements page 4 1 Turn control knob to LO position and let warm up for a minute 2 Operate burner until air is removed from line Have gas line checked by local pro pane LP gas company 3 Observe minimum installation clear ances see pages 7 through 9 4 Clean burner see Cleaning and Mainte nance page 20 or replace burner orifice 1 Turn heater off when using furnit...

Page 19: ... most heaters If noise is excessive contact qualified ser vice person 1 Open window and ventilate room Stop using odor causing products while heater is running 2 Locate and correct all leaks see Check ing Gas Connections page 12 1 Open window and or door for ventilation 2 Contact local propane LP gas company 3 Clean ODS pilot see Cleaning and Maintenance page 20 1 Locate and correct all leaks see ...

Page 20: ...LDER AND PILOT AIR INLET HOLE The primary air inlet holes allow the proper amount of air to mix with the gas This provides a clean burning flame Keep these holes clear of dust dirt lint and pet hair Clean these air inlet holes prior to each heating season Blocked air holes will cre ate soot We recommend that you clean the unit every three months during operation and have heater inspected yearly by...

Page 21: ... s technical service web site at www desatech com FIREPLACE HOOD Black GA6050 Brass GA6052 Antique Brass GA6053 For all models Helps deflect heat away from mantel or wall above fireplace Fits openings 28 to 48 wide WIRING DIAGRAM Note For proper operation of optional accessories the wires from the switch to the control must be connected exactly as shown RECEIVER AND HAND HELD THERMOSTAT REMOTE CON...

Page 22: ... FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INCORPORATED ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN HEAT MAJIC LOG MODELS FVF18PW FVF24PW AND FVF30PW 4 13 13 14 22 13 8 18 7 6 10 9 1 12 5 23 16 15 17 3 11 2 10 19 24 19 20 21 O F F P I L O T O N H I L O O F F P I L O T O N H I L O ...

Page 23: ...3345 01 103345 01 Lower Bracket 1 13 M11084 38 M11084 38 M11084 38 Screw 8 x 38 7 14 102775 10CK 102775 06CK 102775 08CK Painted Base Assy 1 15 098271 07 098271 07 098271 07 Ignitor Cable 1 16 102445 01 102445 01 102445 01 Piezo Ignitor 1 17 103587 02CK 103587 02CK 103587 02CK Plate Switch 1 18 104099 01 104099 01 104099 01 Heat Shield 1 19 098304 01 098304 01 098304 01 Screw 2 20 103784 02 103784...

Page 24: ... The heater MUST be installed by a qualified installer in accordance with all local codes and instructions furnished with the unit This warranty does not apply to parts that are not in original condition because of normal wear and tear or parts that fail or become damaged as a result of misuse accidents lack of proper maintenance or defects caused by improper installation Travel diagnostic cost la...

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