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INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.

This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket permanently located, manufactured (mobile) home, where not 

prohibited by local codes. 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.

This is an unvented gas-fired heater. It uses air (oxygen) from the room in which it is installed. Provisions 

for adequate combustion and ventilation air must be provided. Refer to Air for Combustion and Ventilation 

section on page 6 of this manual.

 

WARNING: If the information in these instructions is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result 

causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

 

 Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other 

appliance.

 

 WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: 

•   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.

 

Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

Installation and Operation Instructions

Superior™ Unvented (Vent-Free) Radiant Faced 

Fireplace System with Logs and Thermostat Blower

P/N 126867-01   Rev.A   02/2014

PFS

®

US

Models

VRT4032ZEN

VRT4032ZEP

VRT4036ZEN

VRT4036ZEP

P126867-01

Summary of Contents for VRT4032ZEN

Page 1: ...ions is not followed exactly a fire or explosion may result causing property damage personal injury or loss of life Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity o...

Page 2: ...ses air oxygen from the room in which it is installed Provisions for adequate combustion and ventilation air must be provided Refer to Air for Combustion and Ven tilation section on page 6 of this man...

Page 3: ...ng Due to high temperatures the ap pliance should be located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies SAFETY Continued Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or near the appl...

Page 4: ...igure 1 Log Base Assembly See Air for Combustion and Ventilation page 6 If fireplace keeps shutting off see Troubleshooting page 24 11 Do not run fireplace where flammable liquids or vapors are used o...

Page 5: ...de of the heater front Lift the heater off the bottom tray 2 Locate two screws above top corners of the fireplace screen Remove and discard these screws Push the bottom corners of the screen in and re...

Page 6: ...l install fireplace plus any adjoining rooms with door less passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms 1 Determine the volume of the space length x width x height Length x Width x Height ____...

Page 7: ...ide additional fresh air Your options are as follows A Rework worksheet adding the space of an adjoining room If the extra space provides an unconfined space remove door to adjoining room or add venti...

Page 8: ...let Air Inlet Air Inlet Air Ventilated Crawl Space To Crawl Space To Attic Ventilation Air From Outdoors Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation grills or ducts You must provide two perma nent op...

Page 9: ...e includes a blower which must be connected to either a wall receptacle or the electrical receptacle that is included within the fireplace If the receptacle included with the fireplace is to be used i...

Page 10: ...upply page 14 9 Route blower electrical cord through ac cess holes in either side of fireplace CONVENTIONAL FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Conventional installation of this fireplace involves installing firep...

Page 11: ...e 15 INSTALLATION Continued Figure 12 Inserting Fireplace Into Cabinet Mantel BUILT IN FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Built in installation of this fireplace involves installing fireplace into a framed in enc...

Page 12: ...ING Do not allow any combustiblematerialstooverlap the firebox front facing IMPORTANT Noncombustible materials such as brick tile etc may overlap the front facing but should never cover any necessary...

Page 13: ...om freezing rain or sleet CAUTION Use only new black iron or steel pipe Inter nally tinned copper tubing may be used in certain areas Check your local codes Use pipe of 1 2 diameter or greater to allo...

Page 14: ...Down External Regulator Propane LP Supply Tank Vent Pointing Down CONNECTING FIREPLACE TO GAS SUPPLY Installation Items Needed 5 16 hex socket wrench or nut driver Phillips screwdriver sealant resista...

Page 15: ...eaks after installing or servicing Correct all leaks at once WARNING Never use an open flame to check for a leak Applyanoncorrosiveleakdetec tion fluid to all joints Bubbles forming show a leak Correc...

Page 16: ...lve located on or near gas meter for natural gas or open pro pane LP supply tank valve 3 Make sure control knob of fireplace is in the OFF position 4 Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to g...

Page 17: ...ad Control Figure 27 Connecting end of Touch Pad Cable Touch Pad Wire Harness Touch Pad Control INSTALLING LOGS WARNING Failuretoposition thepartsinaccordancewiththese diagrams or failure to use only...

Page 18: ...make sure the flame from the ember pan does not touch the ember bed log Figure 31 Installing Right Ember Bed Log VRT4036 Right Ember Bed Log Hole Underneath Grate Prong 5 The left middle log has a gro...

Page 19: ...to the rear log and the left middle log Make sure to place the projection on the bottom of the left top log into the recessed areas on the rear and left middle logs see Figure 36 10 Rest the middle cr...

Page 20: ...n the back of each piece for identification purposes Please note that VRT4032 series burner systems do not include ember chunks 2 Two ember materials are supplied with this log set Platinum Bright Emb...

Page 21: ...s 4 Installfireplacescreenbyplacingthescreen brackets on top of the fireplace screen brackets as shown in Figure 42 Push the bottom of the screen inward against the magnetic catches to secure in place...

Page 22: ...ace screen in place Make sure fire place screen is installed before running fireplace NOTICE Duringinitialoperation of new fireplace burning logs will give off a paper burning smell Open damper or win...

Page 23: ...t will not respond to associated zone function To activate any command the backlight for the screen must be on and the command must be touched before the backlight goes off Powered via four AAA sized...

Page 24: ...al operation will resume MODES OF OPERATION OPERATION MODES MANUAL OFF MANUAL ON THERMOSTAT with optional PRO GRAM Mode The modes may be cycled in the order above by touching the MODE Zone or pressing...

Page 25: ...is played TIME PROG Zone Current day indicator and current time is displayed FLAME Zone Blank THERMOSTAT ON LCD Displays MODE Zone THERMO and ON are displayed ROOM TEMP Zone Measured tempera ture is d...

Page 26: ...ot Method same as Thermostat Mode Continuous Standing Pilot only Intermittent Pilot Ignition IPI Spark to Pilot not allowed Pilot flame will remain ON when Main Flame Cycles ON and OFF To enter Progra...

Page 27: ...Shut down feature will operate in MANUAL ON THERMOSTAT ON mode and PROGRAM ON modes If the room tem perature reaches 95 deg F or greater the transmitter will automatically change to MANUAL OFF mode an...

Page 28: ...sh of the LED indicate that the system has accepted the order and the flame will decrease instantly see Figure 44 SWITCHING OFF To switch off the fire the ON OFF button should be pressed After the sys...

Page 29: ...rned by fireplace causing brief patches of orange flame Figure 48 shows the correct burner flame The front ember burner should have a small blue flame When the ember material is ap plied the embers wi...

Page 30: ...ame Keep these holes clear of dust dirt lint and pet hair Clean these air in let holes prior to each heating season Blocked air holes will create soot We recommend that you clean the unit every three...

Page 31: ...www SuperiorFireplaces US com 126867 01A 31 WIRING DIAGRAM POWER SUPPLY BOX CONTROL MODULE REMOTE CONTROL Cont S M T W T F S AM PM ROOM SET P1 A P1 P2 P2 Pilot ON THERMO OFF u PROGRAM MODE SET...

Page 32: ...e Gas Natural Ignition Electronic Manifold Pressure 4 5 W C Inlet Gas Pressure in of water Max 10 5 W C Min 5 W C VRT4036ZEP Rating Variable 22 000 33 000 Btu Hr Type Gas Propane LP Ignition Electroni...

Page 33: ...t the two connections at the back of the battery housing where the red and black wires are connected Set the multimeter to DC voltage initiate the ignition sequence and observe the volt age while the...

Page 34: ...metal or tubing Keep ignitor cable dry 9 Replace wire harness including ignitor cable 10 Replace ods pilot assembly 11 Replace ods pilot assembly 12 Replace control module 13 Ground cable from control...

Page 35: ...should be hand tight plus 1 4 to 1 2 turn You should not be able to loosen the thermocouple at the control valve with your hand Check the thermocouple terminal connection at the control module If it...

Page 36: ...start is deactivated 1 Short in touch pad wiring 1 Batteries are weak LOW BAT TERY is shown in remote display 1 Fully open equipment shutoff valve 2 Check batteries and replace if needed Batteries in...

Page 37: ...hut the burner system off 1 More than one burner system is present and operating on the same frequency 1 Replace control module 1 Follow Pairing instructions on page 24 to re pair remote to control mo...

Page 38: ...Clean burner see Cleaning and Maintenance page 30 or replace burner orifice 2 Replace damaged burner 3 Replace gas regulator 1 Checkburner s fordirtanddebris If found cleanburner s seeCleaning and Ma...

Page 39: ...logged 1 Gas leak See Warning state ment at top of page 2 Control valve or gas control defec tive 1 Foreign matter between control valve and burner 2 Gas leak See Warning state ment at top of page 1 O...

Page 40: ...m 126867 01A 40 PARTS LOG BASE ASSEMBLY MODELS VRT4032ZEN VRT4032ZEP VRT4036ZEN AND VRT4036ZEP See page 42 for part numbers 15 21 14 12 22 29 30 11 7 3 5 6 25 26 8 17 16 23 19 19 33 32 27 1 31 4 18 10...

Page 41: ...Middle 1 9 099056 45 Orifice 0 028 0 711MM Pan 1 099056 46 Orifice 0 052 1 321MM Pan 1 099056 48 Orifice 0 038 0 965MM Pan 1 111819 10 Orifice Elbow P53 95 110 Pan 1 10 124933 01 Orifice Holder 90 De...

Page 42: ...47 01 Control Solid State 1 36 126085 01 Thermodisc Bracket Assembly 1 PARTS AVAILABLE NOT SHOWN 125882 01 Pad Manual Control Touch 1 125882 02 Harness Touch Pad Wire 1 101398 01 Harness Wire 1 103646...

Page 43: ...ure Top Louvered 36 2 3 110037 01 Electrical Duct Assembly 1 4 20280 Spacer Top 4 5 21171 Cover Gas Conduit Plate 5 6 126366 01 ASM 32 Fireplace System Screen 1 126366 02 ASM 36 Fireplace System Scree...

Page 44: ...6 125851 06 125852 06 Log Left Middle 1 7 125851 07 125852 07 Log Right Middle 1 8 125851 08 125852 08 Log Rear Middle 1 9 125851 09 125852 09 Log Rear 1 10 125851 10 125851 10 Log Left Top 1 11 12585...

Page 45: ...el Oak Stain Classic C32CO 32 Corner Mantel Oak Stain Classic W32DO 32 Wall Mantel Oak Stain Dentil W32GO 32 Wall Mantel Oak Stain Georgian C32GO 32 Corner Mantel Oak Stain Georgian REPLACEMENT PARTS...

Page 46: ...ither natural or propane gas only Burning conventional fuels such as wood coal or any other solid fuel will cause damage to the Product will produce excessive temperatures and could result in a fire h...

Page 47: ...EP THIS WARRANTY Model located on product or identification tag ______________________________ Serial No located on product or identification tag ___________________________ Date Purchased ___________...

Page 48: ...126867 01 Rev A 02 14 1508 Elm Hill Pike Suite 108 Nashville TN 37210 1 800 655 2008 www IHP US com P126867 01...

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