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Page 2 - DANGER: Carbon monoxide; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; WARNINGS; Note; WARNING: Any change to

2 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. 1. This appliance is only for use with thetype of gas indicated on the rating plate.This appliance is not convertible for usewith other gases. 2. If you smell gas• shut off gas supply• do not try to light any appliance• do not tou...

Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; Figure 1 - Ember Master; Where listed vented decorative logs are; CAUTION: Do not remove the; OPERATION; LOCAL CODES; Continued; UNPACKING

3 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION Figure 1 - Ember Master Install and use heater with care. Follow alllocal codes. In the absence of local codes, usethe latest edition of The National Fuel GasCode, ANS Z223.1, also known as NFPA 54*. *Available from: American National Standards Institute...

Page 4 - Unusually Tight Construction; per

4 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. Today’s homes are built more energy effi-cient than ever. New materials, increasedinsulation, and new construction methodshelp reduce heat loss in homes. Home ownersweather strip and caulk around windows anddoors to keep the cold ...

Page 5 - DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION; Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space

5 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space Use this work sheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space. Space: Includes the room in which you will install heater plus any adjoining rooms with doorless ...

Page 6 - Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; Do not provide openings; Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors

6 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. AIR FORCOMBUSTION ANDVENTILATION Continued VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From InsideBuilding This fresh air would come from an adjoiningunconfined space. When ventilating to anadjoining unconfined space, you must pro-vide two pe...

Page 7 - CHECK GAS TYPE; INSTALLATION; When installing your gas logs

7 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL LOG SIZING REQUIREMENTS Minimum Firebox Size Log Front Rear* Size Height Depth Width Width 18" 17" 14" 20" 14" 24" 17" 14" 26" 18" 30" 17" 14" 32" 22" MINIMUM FIREPLACE CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS Log Size Sid...

Page 8 - If Using Mantel; If using a mantel, see If Using; Installing Damper; Noncombustible material OK.

8 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. Heat ResistantMaterial (A) Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate, Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace INSTALLATION Continued If Using Mantel You must have noncombustible material(s)above the fireplace opening. Noncombus-tible ...

Page 9 - MANTEL CLEARANCES; Figure 6 - Minimum Mantel Clearances Without Using Hood; FLOOR CLEARANCES; A. If installing appliance on the floor level,; flue damper open

9 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL Minimum Non-Combustible Material Minimum Non-Combustible Material Height Distances to Underside ofMantel Top of FireplaceOpening Underside ofMantel Shelf 12" 8" (A) 18" 14" 20" 17" 22" 19" 24" 20" All minimum distances arein inches Log ...

Page 10 - Area of Various Standard; Figure 10 - Attaching Damper Clamp; Manufactured Fireplace; Installation Items Needed

10 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. INSTALLATION Continued INSTALLING HEATER BASEASSEMBLY WARNING: You must secure this heater to fireplace floor. Ifnot, heater will move when youadjust controls. Moving heatermay cause a gas leak. WARNING: If installing in a sunken...

Page 11 - WARNING A qualified service; WARNING: Never connect; CAUTION: Avoid damage to; Figure 13 - Gas Connection

11 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL Installation Items Needed Before installing heater, make sure you havethe items listed below. • piping (check local codes) • sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas) • equipment shutoff valve * • test gauge connection * • sediment trap • tee joint • pipe wrench * An CSA design-...

Page 12 - Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints; Figure 14 - Equipment Shutoff Valve; WARNING: Never use an open; Correct all leaks at once.

12 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. ON POSITION OFF POSITION Open Closed EquipmentShutoffValve Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints Gas Meter Equipment Shutoff Valve Gas ControlLocation Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa) 1. Close equipment shutoff va...

Page 13 - INSTALLING LOGS

13 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL Rear Log (#3) Peg GrateProng Grate Prong Groove inBack of Log Groove inBack of Log Top MiddleLog (#4) Hole Peg Figure 19 - Installing Crossover Log (#4) Figure 18 - Installing Rear Log (#3) CrossoverLog (#5) Hole Peg Cutout Figure 20 - Installing Crossover Log (#5) Bottom Mi...

Page 14 - FOR YOUR SAFETY; Figure 21 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location

14 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. O F F PI LOT O N LO IH AUTOOFFON OPERATINGHEATER FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, afire or explosion may result caus-ing property damage, personalinjury or loss of l...

Page 15 - Shutting Off Heater; WARNING: Make sure the; Thermostat Control Operation; Lighting Instructions on; GHRC Series Operation:

15 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL OPERATINGHEATER Continued TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE 1. Follow steps 1 through 6 under Light-ing Instructions, page 14. 2. Depress control knob and light pilotwith match. 3. Keep control knob pressed in for 30seconds after lighting pilot. After 30seconds, release control k...

Page 16 - Figure 25 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; • turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas to; This remote control; The hand-held remote; To turn the pilot off,

16 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. Thermocouple Pilot Burner Figure 25 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern Figure 26 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern INSPECTINGBURNERS Check pilot flame pattern and burner flamepatterns often. PILOT FLAME PATTERN Figure 25 shows a correct...

Page 17 - WARNING: If yellow tipping; WARNING: Turn off heater; Figure 30 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole; LOGS; • If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to

17 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL WARNING: If yellow tipping occurs, your heater could pro-duce increased levels of carbonmonoxide. If front burner flamepattern shows yellow tipping, fol-low instructions at bottom of thispage. Yellow flame on rear burneris normal. Figure 28 - Incorrect Front Burner FlamePatt...

Page 18 - POSSIBLE CAUSE; TROUBLESHOOTING; REMEDY; All troubleshooting items are listed in

18 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. WARNING: Turn off and un- plug heater and let cool beforeservicing. Only a qualified ser-vice person should service andrepair heater. CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle, or similar object to cleanODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pil...

Page 19 - nance, page 17) or replace burner orifice; OBSERVED PROBLEM

19 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued Continued REMEDY 1. Contact local natural gas company2. Clean burner(s) (see Cleaning and Main- tenance, page 17) or replace burnerorifice(s) 3. Contact qualified service person4. Replace burner orifice(s)5. Put selector switch in ON position6. See ...

Page 20 - IMPORTANT

20 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. REMEDY 1. This is common with most heaters. If noise is excessive, contact qualified ser-vice person 1. Open window to ventilate room. Stop us- ing odor causing products while heateris running 2. Refill supply tank3. Locate and c...

Page 21 - PARTS UNDER WARRANTY; SPECIFICATIONS; When Gas Pressure is Too Low

21 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL REPLACEMENTPARTS Note: Use only original replacement parts. This will protect your warranty coverage forparts replaced under warranty. PARTS UNDER WARRANTY Contact authorized dealers of this product.If they can’t supply original replacementp a r t ( s ) , c a l l F i r e p l...

Page 23 - PARTS LIST; KEY

23 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST VFN18RVFN24RVFN30R This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow theinstructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 21 of this manual. KEY PART NUMBERS NO. VFN18R VFN24R VFN30R DESCRIPTION QTY. 1L 105241-01 105241-02 105...

Page 24 - FIREPLACE HOOD; ACCESSORIES

24 105072 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER FIREPLACE MANUFACTURERS INC. Purchase these heater accessories from yourlocal dealer. If they can not supply theseaccessories, call Fireplace ManufacturersIncorporated's Parts Department at 1-800-888-2050 for referral information. You canalso write to the ad...

Page 25 - NOTES

25 105072 OWNER’S MANUAL NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________...

Page 26 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; WARRANTY INFORMATION; Model; NOT A UPC; INTERNATIONAL

LIMITED WARRANTY VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS LOG HEATERS DESA International warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and components for one (1) year from the date of firstpurchase, provided that the product has been properly installed, operated and maintained in accordance with all appli...