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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

AND

OWNER'S MANUAL

UNVENTED 

GAS FIREPLACE

MODELS

VF24FP2-2 

VF24FP3-1

The 

Vail

 Vent-Free Gas Fireplaces

This appliance may be installed in an aftermar-

ket, 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 ventila-

tion air must be provided. Refer to page 6.

WATER  VAPOR:  A  BY-PRODUCT  OF 

UNVENTED ROOM HEATERS

Water vapor is a by-product of gas combustion. 

An unvented room heater produces approximate-

ly one (1) ounce (30ml) of water for every 1,000 

BTU's  (.3KW's)  of  gas  input  per  hour.  Refer  to 

page 6.

WARNING: If not installed, operated and main-

tained in accordance with the manufacturer's in-

structions, this product could expose you to sub-

stances in fuel or from fuel combustion which can 

cause death or serious illness.

—  Do not store or use gasoline or other flamma-

ble 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  suppli-

er’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.

WARNING: If the information in these instruc-

tions are not followed exactly, a fire or explosion 

may result causing property damage, personal 

injury or loss of life.

Installer:  Leave this manual with the appli-

ance.

Consumer: Retain this manual for future refer-

ence.

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Summary of Contents for VF24FP2-2

Page 1: ...er to page 6 WARNING If not installed operated and main tained in accordance with the manufacturer s in structions this product could expose you to sub stances in fuel or from fuel combustion which can cause death or serious illness Do not store or use gasoline or other flamma ble 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 a...

Page 2: ...n 11 Placement of Glowing Embers Rock Wool 12 Operation Instructions Flame Appearance 12 VF24FP3 1 Lighting Instructions 13 VF24FP2 2 Lighting Instructions 14 Pilot Flame Characteristics 15 16 Main Burner and Thermostat Operation 16 VF24FP2 2 Conversion to 10 000 BTU s for Bedroom Installation 16 Wiring 17 Troubleshooting 18 Parts List 19 How to Order Repair Parts 19 Parts View 20 Optional Brick L...

Page 3: ... of high surface temperature and should stay away to avoid burns or clothing ignition Young childrenshould becarefullysupervisedwhen they are in the same room with the appliance Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or near the appliance Installation and repairshould be done by a QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON This appliance should be inspected before use and at least annually by a profess...

Page 4: ...perform service or make adjustments in an area where the conditions are such that you may not detect the odor if there has been a leak of LP Gas Odor fade due to oxidation by rust or adsorption on walls of newcylindersandtanks ispossible Therefore peopleshould be particularly alert and careful when new tanks or cylinders are placed in service Odor fade can occur in new tanks or reinstalled old tan...

Page 5: ...r your gas company before changing spud orifice size WARNING Failure to keep the primary air opening s of the burner s clean may result in sooting and property damage Instructions to Installer 1 Installer must leave instruction manual with owner after installation 2 Installermusthaveownerfilloutandmailwarrantycardsupplied with unvented room heater 3 Installer should show owner how to start and opera...

Page 6: ...tinuous water vapor retarder with a rating of one perm or less with openings gasketed or sealed and b Weatherstripping has been added on openable windows and doors and c Caulking or sealants are applied to areas such as joints around window and door frames between sole plates and floors between wall ceiling joints between wall panels at penetrations for plumbing electrical and gas lines and at othe...

Page 7: ...amount of BTU Hr used BTU Hr maximum the space can support BTU Hr actual amount of BTU Hr used Example 25 600 BTU Hr maximum the space can support 38 000 BTU Hr actual amount of BTU Hr used Warning If the area in which the heater may be operated is smaller than that defined as an unconfined space or if the building is of unusually tight construction provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by...

Page 8: ...uge connection must be placed immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to the appliance 2 The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of 1 2 psig 3 5 kPa 3 The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual manual shutoff ...

Page 9: ...place opening to any combustible wall or material should not be less than 4 inches 2 Clearances from the top of the fireplace opening to the ceiling should not be less than 30 inches Mantel Clearances for Built in Installation Figure 5 Do not attach combustible material to the mantel of your fireplace This is a fire hazard Figure 6 No greeting cards stockings or ornamentation of any type should bepla...

Page 10: ...g flange will secure the fireplace 6 Placeleftmantelsideagainstbase Insertdowelsinbreastboard into left mantel side 7 Use four 4 pre drilled screw holes on back of breastboard to secure breastboard to mantel sides with four 4 Phillips wood screws 8 Place mantel top onto mantel 9 Installation of fireplace into mantel is completed Installation of Trim 1 Lower bottom louver 2 Remove screen from fireplace...

Page 11: ...ng the appliance the gas supply will enter on right hand side See Gas Supply Page 8 3 Insert fireplace into enclosure 4 Attach nailing flanges to framing with a screw or nail 5 Finishedwallsurfacewillbeflushtotheleadingedgeoffireplace top and sides 6 Installation of built in fireplace is completed Installation of Trim 1 Lower bottom louver 2 Remove screen from fireplace 3 Remove top louver from fireplace...

Page 12: ...cked as the log set is installed In normal operation at full rate after 10 to 15 minutes the flame appearance should be sets of yellow flames NOTE all flames will be random by design flame height will go up and down Glowing embers rock wool can cover the pan burner in between the front and middle logs but very little is necessary to cover this area Excess ember material causes the yellow flame to becom...

Page 13: ...le Turn ON OFF switch to OFF position and or set thermostat if present to lowest setting If applicable Turn off all electric power to the heater 1 STOP Read the safety information label 2 Make sure the manual shutoff valve is fully open 3 This gas log set is equipped with an ignition device piezo which lights the pilot If piezo ignitor does not light the pilot refer to Step 7 4 Turn gas control kn...

Page 14: ... setting 3 Turn off all electric power to the appliance if applicable 4 Pushingascontrolknobslightlyandturnclockwise to OFF Do not force 5 Wait ten 10 minutes to clear out any gas Then smell for gas including near floor If you smell gas STOP Follow B in the safety information on other side If you do not smell gas Go to the Next step 6 Find pilot the pilot is located in front of rear log 7 Turn manu...

Page 15: ...ing the thermocouple This will cause the thermocouple to cool When the thermocouple cools the heater will shut down Correct Flame Pattern Correct Flame Pattern THERMOCOUPLE LPG THERMOCOUPLE NATURAL THERMOPILE PILOT PILOT THERMOCOUPLE NATURAL THERMOCOUPLE LPG VF24FP3 1 Pilot Figure 13 VF24FP2 2 Pilot Figure 15 Incorrect Flame Pattern Incorrect Flame Pattern THERMOCOUPLE LPG THERMOCOUPLE NATURAL THE...

Page 16: ...lint from carpeting bedding materials etc Logs Be careful cleaning and handling logs so as not to damage them If logs break or fall apart in handling spray the broken pieces and fibers with water sweep up and discard main burner orifice marked 1 30mm 9 ForPropane LP gas only remove 20 000 BTU main burner orifice marked 55 from orifice fitting and replace with 10 000 BTU main burner orifice marked 64 10 ...

Page 17: ... be checked with a millivolt meter 0 1000 MV range Remote Receiver Use the following steps to place the remote receiver adjacent to the gas valve Attention The remote receiver bracket is not used in this installation 1 The remote receiver can not be placed behind the gas valve and burner assembly 2 When facing the appliance the remote receiver must be placed to the right of the gas valve and burne...

Page 18: ...rect Replace gas regula tor 7 ODS pilot lights but flame goes out when control knob is released a Control knob not fully pressed in Press in control knob fully b Control knob not pressed in long enough After ODS pilot lights keep control knob pressed in 30 seconds c Manual Shutoff valve not fully open Fully open manual shutoff valve d Thermocouple connection loose at control valve Hand tighten unti...

Page 19: ...T SHOWN P 263 NIPPLE 8 NOT SHOWN 15465 TUBING VALVE TO PILOT REGULATOR NAT NOT SHOWN 15466 TUBING PILOT REGULATOR TO PILOT NAT NOT SHOWN R 7063 PILOT REGULATOR NAT VF24FP2 2 ONLY 19 R 5170 PILOT ASSEMBLY LPG 19 R 5171 PILOT ASSEMBLY NAT 21 P 265 ORIFICE NAT 20 000 BTU 21 P 266 ORIFICE NAT 10 000 BTU 21 P 193 ORIFICE LPG 10 000 BTU 25 24157 VALVE NAT 25 24158 VALVE LPG 26 R 2480 INLET REGULATOR LPG...

Page 20: ...24161 0 1207 Page 20 PARTS VIEW VF24FP2 THERMOSTATIC VALVE VF24FP3 MILLIVOLT VALVE ...

Page 21: ...inserting the 2 side brick liners 4 Loosen top and bottom 10 x 1 2 screws from each side of firebox 5 Place the 2 liner mounting brackets over the front edges of the 2 side brick liners Attach liner mounting brackets to outer casing with 4 four 10 x 1 2 screws from Step 4 6 Replacelogsintoburnerassembly Referto LogPlacement Page 12 7 Attach screen assembly to fireplace 8 Installation of optional bri...

Page 22: ...to motor Align and attach blower assembly to outer casing side See Figure 2 10 Snap Heyco into blower shield side 11 Placeblowershieldsideadjacenttomotor Routeblowermotor wires through Heyco on blower shield side See Figure 3 and Figure 4 VFS BK for Unvented Gas Fireplace Model VF24FP2 2 VF24FP3 1 12 Attach black wire from wire harness to OFF terminal on AUTO OFF ON switch 13 Attach white black wi...

Page 23: ...ed on left front of valve cover on burner assembly Insert blower shield front adjacent to blower motor and blower shield side Align clearance hole on blower shield front with left front screw hole on valve cover Attach blower shield front to valve cover with 10 x 1 2 screw See Figure 3 for not installed or Figure 4 for installed 25 For fireplace that is not installed replace burner assembly into in...

Page 24: ... screws at interior top of inner casing that were loosened in Step 6 30 Attach burner assembly to inner bottom with three 3 10 x 1 2 screws from Step 5 31 Attach rear log support to inner casing with three 3 10 x 1 2 screws from Step 4 32 Place and align blower diverter on top of inner casing Attach deflector to top of inner casing with two 2 10 x 1 2 screws See Figure 6 33 Attach top louver with t...

Page 25: ...g the ground the appliance cord plug can be plugged into the adapter and be electrically grounded CAUTION Labelallwirespriortodisconnectionwhenservic ing controls Wiring errors can cause improper and dangerous operation Verify proper operation after servicing Oiling Blower Motor The blower motor does not have oiling holes Do not attempt to oil the blower motor WARNING Unplugging of blower accessor...

Page 26: ...rt number and description coincide 1 2 3 Index Number Part Number Description VPF24BR 1 Brass Trim Kit 1 11328 Trim Top 2 11326 Trim Left 3 11327 Trim Right VPF24SS 1 Stainless Steel Trim Kit 1 20227 Trim Top 2 20228 Trim Left 3 20229 Trim Right VPF24HP 1 Hammered Pewter Trim Kit 1 20224 Trim Top 2 20225 Trim Left 3 20226 Trim Right ...

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Page 28: ...24161 0 1207 Page 28 Empire Comfort Systems Inc 918 Freeburg Ave Belleville IL 62220 PH 618 233 7420 or 800 851 3153 FAX 618 233 7097 or 800 443 8648 info empirecomfort com www empirecomfort com ...

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