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VENT-FREE GAS

FIREPLACE INSERT

OWNER’S OPERATION AND 

INSTALLATION MANUAL

MODEL FDI32R

PFS

®

US

 

WARNING: If the information in this manual 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 va-

pors 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 quali-

fied installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

 

WARNING: This appliance is equipped for Natural and 

Propane gas. Field conversion is not permitted other than 

between natural or propane gases.

Visit us online at www.FACTORYBUYSDIRECT.com 

for a list of mantels used with this product.

Questions, problems, missing parts? 

Before returning to your retailer, call 

our customer service department at 1-855-607-6557, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm EST, 

Monday through Friday or email

 [email protected]

Summary of Contents for FDI32R

Page 1: ...ding 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 quali fied installer service agency or the gas supplier WARNING This appliance is equipped for Natural and Propanegas Fieldconversionisnotpermittedotherthan between natural or propane ga...

Page 2: ...nstallation adjustment al teration service or maintenance can cause injury or property damage Refer to this manual for correct in stallation and operational procedures For assistance or additional information consult a qualified installer service agency or the gas supplier This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket per manently located manufactured mobile home where not prohibited by local ...

Page 3: ...de pregnant women people with heart or lung disease or anemia those under the influ ence of alcohol and those at high altitudes NATURALAND PROPANE LP GAS Natural and Propane LP gas are odorless An odor making agent is added to the gas The odor helps you detect a gas leak However the odor added to the gas can fade Gas may be present even though no odor exists WARNING Any change to this fireplace or...

Page 4: ...ervice technician to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water 10 Turn off and unplug heater and let cool before servicing Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater 11 Operating heater above elevations of 4 500 feet could cause pilot outage 12 To prevent performance problems do not use propane LP fuel...

Page 5: ...s equipped to operate on either Propane LP or Natural gas The heater is shipped from the factory ready for connect ing to Propane LP The heater can easily be changed to Natural gas by having your quali fied installer follow the instructions on page 10 and the markings on the heater LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care Follow all local codes In the absence of local codes use the latest edit...

Page 6: ...g cold weather The following steps will help ensure that water vapor does not become a problem 1 Be sure the heater is sized properly for the application including ample combustion air and circulation air 2 If high humidity is experienced a dehu midifier may be used to help lower the water vapor content of the air 3 Do not use an unvented room heater as the primary heat source UNPACKING 1 Remove t...

Page 7: ...rgy efficient your home needs to breathe Fresh air must enter your home All fuel burning ap pliances need fresh air for proper combustion and ventilation Exhaust fans fireplaces clothes dryers and fuel burning appliances draw air from the house to operate You must provide adequate fresh air for these appliances This will insure proper venting of vented fuel burning appliances WARNING This heater s...

Page 8: ...d size of ventilation grills or ducts Ventilation Air From Outdoors Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation grills or ducts You must provide two perma nent openings one within 12 of the ceiling and one within 12 of the floor Connect these items directly to the outdoors or spaces open to the outdoors These spaces include attics and crawl spaces Follow the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223 1 NFP...

Page 9: ...ticcandles cleaning fluids oil or kerosene lamps etc in the air exist may cause walls to discolor Figure 4 Minimum Clearances to Wall and Ceiling IMPORTANT Vent free heaters add moisture to the air Although this is beneficial installing heater in rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form too much moisture See Air for Combustion and Ventilation pages 7 and 8 CHECK GAS TYPE Be su...

Page 10: ...he gas not being used at the inlet of regulator a qualified installer or service technician must use supplied cap You will notice a color coded plungerontheinsideoftheregu lator Thisisnormal Whenthein let connection fitting is inserted and tightened this plunger will be pushed back by the fitting making all of the adjustments for the gas being supplied DO NOT REMOVE THE PLUNGER The regulator will ...

Page 11: ...s on the connection fitting While pushing in rotate the fitting clockwise until the threads engage the regulator After the fitting has been hand tightened into the regulator use a wrench to complete tightening of the fitting Install additional fitting to connect to the house supply Metal Cap Metal Cap DO NOT REMOVE Yellow Natural Gas Plunger Install Gas Fitting Here 2 Apply thread sealant to the t...

Page 12: ...l If installing a built in mantel above the fireplace you must follow the clearances shown in Figure 7 NOTICE Surface temperatures of adjacent walls and mantels become hot during operation Walls and mantels above the fireplace may become hot to the touch Ifinstalledproperly these temperatures meet the require ment of the national product standard Follow all minimum clearancesshowninthismanual see ...

Page 13: ...learance to the sides and top of the firebox Combustible materials should never overlap the firebox front Figure 10 Rough Opening for Corner Installation CAUTION Do not operate fireplace without hood in place 1 Align 3 holes in upper side of hood with holes in heat insulation board see Fig ure 11 2 Insert screwdriver through hole in top fire box panel to secure hood to heat insulation board with 3...

Page 14: ...must include an equipment shutoff valve union and plugged 1 8 NPT tap Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge hook up NPT tap must be upstream from heater see Figure 12 page 15 IMPORTANT Install an equipment shutoff valve in an accessible location The equip ment shutoff valve is for turning on or shutting off the gas to the appliance WARNING A qualified ser vice technician must connect heater t...

Page 15: ...Location and Gas Line Access into Fireplace Cabinet External Regulator with Vent Pointing Down Propane LP Supply Tank Equipment Shutoff Valve Ground Joint Union 3 8 NPT Pipe Nipple Tee Joint Reducer Bushing to 1 8 NPT 1 8 NPT Plug Tap Test Gauge Connection Sediment Trap Tee Joint Pipe Nipple Gap 3 Minimum as shown in Figure 13 Pointing the vent down protects it from freezing rain or sleet For both...

Page 16: ...her opening propane LP supply tank valve for propane LP gas or opening main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas or using compressed air 3 Check all joints from gas meter to equip ment shutoff valve for natural gas or propane LP supply to equipment shutoff valve for propane LP see Figure 16 or 17 Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all joints Bubbles forming show a leak ...

Page 17: ...sive leak detection fluid to all joints Bubbles form ing show a leak 5 Correct all leaks at once INSTALLATION FOR DECORATIVE TRIM 6 Light heater see Lighting Instructions on page 20 Check all other internal joints for leaks 7 Turn off heater see To Turn Off Gas Ap pliance page 21 1 Identify left right and top decorative trim pieces see Figure 18 2 Slide slots in 3 trim pieces over screws on the fi...

Page 18: ...tions in this manual Flames contact ing logs will create soot Each log is marked with a number This number will help you to identify the logs when installing After installing logs add decorative cinders around the grate base do not place any decorative cinders on logs or burner IMPORTANT Make sure logs do not cover any burner ports It is very important to install the logs exactly as instructed Do ...

Page 19: ... Qty Ignitor AAA 1 Remote Control AAA 2 or 3 Remote Receiver AA 4 Note Quantity depends on model of remote Control Ignitor Unscrew ignitor cap and install a AAA battery with the pointing out Replace cap Receiver and Remote Control Batteries are required in both the Remote Control Transmitter 2 AAA size and Re ceiver 4 AA size see Figure 23 Note Be sure batteries are placed correctly Reversing the ...

Page 20: ...l which has been under water WARNING You must oper ate this heater with the screen in place Make sure screen is installed before running heater NOTICE Duringinitialoperation of new heater burning logs will give off a paper burning smell Orange flame will also be pres ent Open damper or window to vent smell This will only last a few hours 1 STOP Read the safety information above 2 Make sure equipme...

Page 21: ...plier for repairs Until repairs are made light pilot with match To light pilot with match see Manual Lighting Procedure 7 Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec onds after lighting pilot After 30 seconds release control knob Note If pilot goes out repeat steps 4 through 8 This heater has a safety inter lock system Wait one 1 minute before lighting pilot again 8 Be sure the slide switch on the fro...

Page 22: ...o prepare the receiver box for learning use a pen or small screwdriver to gently press and hold the learn button until you hear 3 series of beeps 1 Place the slide switch on the receiver in the remote position see Figure 21 2 Turn control knob on the heater to the ON position 3 Use a pen or small screwdriver to gently press and hold the recessed LEARN button on the face of the receiver for 2 3 sec...

Page 23: ...place will be activated The transmitter has ON and OFF manual functions that are activated by pressing either button on the face of the transmitter When a button on the transmitter is pressed the word ON or OF will appear on the LCD screen to show while the signal is being sent Upon initial use there may be a delay of three seconds before the remote receiver will respond to the transmitter This is...

Page 24: ...ping occurs your heater could pro duce increased levels of carbon monoxide If the burner flame pattern shows yellow tipping follow instructions at bottom of this page Notice Do not mistake orange flames with yellow tipping Dirt or other fine particles enter the heater and burn causing brief patches of orange flame Approx 3 6 Above Top of Logs More Than 8 Above Top of Logs Approx 3 6 Above Top of L...

Page 25: ...arry compressed air in a can You can use a vacuum cleaner in the blow position If using compressed air in a can please follow the directions on the can If you don t follow directions on the can you could damage the pilot assembly 1 Shut off the unit including the pilot Allow the unit to cool for at least thirty minutes 2 Inspect burner pilot and primary air inlet holes on injector for dust and dir...

Page 26: ... Installing Logs page 18 to properly replace logs Replace log s if broken or chipped dime size or larger BLOWER OPTIONAL ACCESSORY Refer to blower manual NG Figure 30 Gas Regulator Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Set Screw Pressure Switch When using natural gas NG there is a pres sure switch that acts to turn off the gas flow to the pilot if the inlet pressure exceeds 9 WC This is to prevent the o...

Page 27: ...ce ODS pilot assembly 5 Check inlet gas pressure or replace inlet gas regulator 6 Turn control knob to PILOT position 7 Contact local propane LP gas company ODS pilotlightsbutflame goes out when control knob is released 1 Control knob is not fully pressed in 2 Control knob is not pressed in long enough 3 Equipment shutoff valve is not fully open 4 Thermocouple connection is loose at control valve ...

Page 28: ... burner for dirt and debris If found clean burner see Care and Maintenance page 25 2 Replace gas regulator 3 Contact local gas supplier Gas odor during com bustion 1 Foreign matter between control valve and burner 2 Gas leak See Warning Statement at top of page 26 1 Take apart gas tubing and remove foreign matter 2 Locate and correct all leaks see Checking Gas Connec tions page 16 Slightsmokeorodo...

Page 29: ...nob is in OFF position 1 Gas leak See Warning Statement at top of page 26 2 Control valve is defective 1 Locate and correct all leaks see Checking Gas Connec tions page 16 2 Contact customer service Moisture condensation noticed on windows 1 Not enough combustion ventilation air 1 Refer to Air for Combus tion and Ventilation require ments page 7 REPLACEMENT PARTS Note Use only original replacement...

Page 30: ...www factorybuysdirect com 200245 01A 30 PARTS MODEL FDI32R RE MO TE OF F ON LE AR N TEMP 15 17 21 19 22 16 18 23 20 8 9 11 13 14 12 12 6 2 10 3 4 5 7 1 ...

Page 31: ...r Assembly 1 FB32D500 Log Assembly 1 15 FB32D501B Log 1 1 16 FB32D502B Log 2 1 17 FB32D503 Log 3 1 18 FB32D504 Log 4 1 19 FB32D505 Log 5 1 20 FB32D506 Log 6 1 21 FB32D507 Log 7 1 22 FB32D508 Log 8 1 23 FB32D509 Log 9 1 PART AVAILABLE NOT SHOWN FBD32D001 Hardware Package 1 PCAM 012 AAA Battery 3 PCAM 018 AA Battery 4 SERVICE HINTS When Gas Pressure Is Too Low pilot will not stay lit burners will ha...

Page 32: ...ost of part s required to restore this product to proper operating condition and an allowance for labor when provided by a Factory Buys Direct Authorized Service Center or a provider ap proved by Factory Buys Direct Warranty parts must be obtained through authorized dealers of this product and or Factory Buys Direct who will provide original factory replacement parts Failure to use original factor...

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