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INSTALLATION
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• Do not operate this appliance if glass doors
are broken or damaged.
• Do not use abrasive liquids or cleaners
for cleaning of glass and door trims. Any
household glass cleaner should suffice.
Do not clean doors when hot, allow the
appliance to cool before cleaning.
CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY
WARNING: A qualified service
person must connect heater to
gas supply. Follow all local codes.
WARNING: This appliance
requires a 3/8" NPT (National
Pipe Thread) inlet connection
to the control valve.
CAUTION: Never connect
propane/LP unit directly to the
propane/LP supply. This unit re
-
quires an external regulator (not
supplied). Install the external
regulator between the unit and
the propane/LP supply.
WARNING: Never connect
natural gas fireplace to private
(non-utility) gas wells. This
gas is commonly known as
wellhead gas.
Installation Items Needed
Before installing heater, make sure you have
the items listed below.
• approved flexible gas hose and fittings
(supplied with appliance, if allowed by local
codes)
• external regulator (propane/LP models
only)
• piping (check local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)
• equipment shutoff valve*
• test gauge connection*
• sediment trap
• tee joint
• pipe wrench
* An equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT
tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge
connection. Purchase the optional equipment
shutoff valve from your dealer.
WARNING: Fireplace must
be operated only with doors fully
opened.
Door Adjustment
Remove doors and slightly loosen lower pivot
plate (if equipped) and upper spring clips.
Replace doors and fully close them. Use 1/8"
shims (any material) to level doors. Once the
proper setting is achieved, carefully open
doors enough so that you can access pivot
and spring clips with a Phillips screwdriver.
Tighten screws (see Figure 9).
Please read the following care and operation
guidelines before operating your appliance
or fireplace.
• Glass doors should be operated in the fully
open position only (see Figure 10).
• If doors are not fully open, the thermo disk
will automatically turn off burner. See
Safety
Device
on page 15 for instructions on how
to reset the thermo disk.
• When operating doors, do not slam shut or
abuse them.
• Always keep area below bottom edge of
doors clear from obstacles or debris.
FULL
Y OPEN
Figure 10: Bi-Fold Doors Fully Open
Figure 9: Door Adjustment
Spring
Clip
Partially
Opened
Door
