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Page 2 - SAFETY; for correct installation; chemicals known to the State; TAbLE OF CONTENTS

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 2 SAFETY WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, a l t e r a t i o n , s e r v i c e o r maintenance can cause injury or property dam - age. Refer to this manual for correct installation and operational proce - dures. For assistance or additional information consul...

Page 3 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; Early signs; Get fresh air at once!; Natural and; this heater or its controls can; This appliance is only for use with the type; Continued

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 3 DANGER: Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to death! Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu, with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you have these signs, the heater may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once! Ha...

Page 4 - Air for Combustion and Ventilation

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 4 SAFETY Continued 12. This heater needs fresh, outside air ven - tilation to run properly. This heater has an oxygen depletion sensing (ODS) pilot light safety system. The ODS shuts down the heater if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Venti...

Page 5 - Figure 1 - Product Identification; PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION; CAUTION: Do not remove the; Note: Do not pick up heater; PRODUCT FEATURES; OpERATION; LOCAL CODES; The National Fuel; State of Massachusetts:

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 5 Figure 1 - Product Identification Control Knob Piezo Ignitor Log Set Base Assembly Optional Remote Control Flame Adjustment Knob Optional Selector Switch PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION UNPACkING CAUTION: Do not remove the data plates from the grate assem - bly. The data plat...

Page 6 - REMOTE CONTROL ACCESSORIES; as construction where:; and; If your home meets all of the three criteria; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; If your home does not meet all of the three; Air Flow For Heater Location,; AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION; WARNING: This heater shall; National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI; the; International; National Fuel

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 6 REMOTE CONTROL ACCESSORIES you classify your space and provide adequate ventilation. Unusually Tight Construction The air that leaks around doors and windows may provide enough fresh air for combus- tion and ventilation. However, in buildings of unusually tight const...

Page 7 - Includes the room in which you will; WARNING: If the area in which; National Fuel; International Fuel Gas Code,; VENTILATION AIR; Ventilation Air From Inside Building; also remove door into adjoining room (see

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 7 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 ...

Page 8 - Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside; Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation; NOTICE: This heater is intended

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 8 INSTALLATION Outlet Air Ventilated Attic Outlet Air Inlet Air Inlet Air Ventilated Crawl Space To Crawl Space To Attic AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building Or Remove Door intoAdjoining Room,Option 3 Ventilation ...

Page 9 - CHECK GAS TYpE; INSTALLATION; INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES; MINIMUM FIREpLACE CLEARANCE; A. Clearances from the side of the fireplace

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 9 WARNING: Never install the heater • in a bedroom or bathroom unless installed as a vented appliance, see page 12 • in a recreational vehicle • where curtains, furniture, cloth - ing, or other flammable objects are less than 42" from the front, top, or sides of th...

Page 10 - NOTICE: Manual control heaters; Installing Damper; MINIMUM NONCOMBUSTIBLE; If Using Mantel; You must have noncombustible material(s); Requirements for; hood accessory. Even if noncombustible

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 10 INSTALLATION Continued Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate, Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace NOTICE: Manual control heaters may be used as a vented product. If so, you must always run heater with chimney flue damper open. If running heater with damper open,...

Page 12 - MANTEL CLEARANCES; Determining Minimum Mantel Clearance; Follow all minimum clearances; FLOOR CLEARANCES; Figure 8 - Minimum Fireplace Clearances; INSTALLING DAMpER CLAMp; burning fireplace with a working flue and con; For Massachusetts Residents Only:; Accessories

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 12 14" Min. Combustible Material Noncombustible Material MANTEL CLEARANCES In addition to meeting noncombustible mate- rial clearances, you must also meet required clearances between fireplace openings and mantel shelf on each side of the fireplace. If you do not m...

Page 13 - Area of Various Standard Round Flues; Masonry Fireplace; Figure 10 - Attaching Damper Clamp; Installation Items Needed; Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 13 INSTALLATION Continued Area of Various Standard Round Flues Diameter Area 5" 20 sq. inches 6" 29 sq. inches 7" 39 sq. inches 8" 51 sq. inches Chimney Height Minimum permanent Flue Opening 6' to 15' 39 sq. inches 15' to 30' 29 sq. inches Damper Clamp ...

Page 14 - Installing Logs; CONNECTING TO GAS SUppLY; Figure 13 - External Regulator With Vent; WARNING: Never connect; sories

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 14 INSTALLATION Continued 3. Place heater base in fireplace. 4. Place logs in their proper position on heater base. See Installing Logs , page 17. 5. Center heater base and logs front-to-back and side-to-side in fireplace. 6. Carefully remove logs without moving heater...

Page 15 - Natural Gas; CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS; and connections, internal and; ing to Gas Supply

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 15 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 allow proper gas volume to heater. If pipe is too small, undue loss of volume will o...

Page 16 - Operation

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 16 INSTALLATION Continued pRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig - ure 15). 2. Open main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas or open pro-pane/LP supply tank valve. 3. Make sure control knob of heater is in th...

Page 17 - as illustrated in figure 20.; INSTALLING LOGS; grate to fit as illustrated in Figure 18.

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 17 INSTALLATION Continued as illustrated in figure 20. 4. Make sure open areas of logs line up with burner ports (see figure 21). Logs will fit securely on chassis. IMPORTANT : Make sure log does not cover any burner ports. INSTALLING LOGS WARNING: Failure to position ...

Page 18 - OPERATION; LIGHTING; erate heater with doors closed,; Make sure equipment shutoff valve is; on automatically within one; Press in and turn control knob clockwise; FOR YOUR SAFETY; low these instructions exactly,; WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 18 OPERATION LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: • If fireplace has glass doors, never operate this heater with glass doors closed. If you op - erate heater with doors closed, heat buildup inside fireplace will cause glass to burst. Make sure there are no obstructions acros...

Page 19 - Note: If pilot does not stay lit, contact a; just heating levels by using the; Figure 23 - Natural Gas Pilot

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 19 OPERATION Continued 5. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the safety information, page 18. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step. 6. Press in and turn control knob cou...

Page 20 - REMOTE OpERATION; NOTICE: You must light the pilot; Lighting; turned off. You can now turn the burner on and; Figure 25 - Setting the Selector Switch,; To Lock; Control Unit

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 20 TO TURN OFF GAS TO AppLIANCE 1. Turn control knob clockwise to the OFF position. 2a. Set selector switch in the OFF position. 2b. If Using Optional Hand-Held Remote: Set selector switch in the OFF position to prevent draining battery. 3. Close equipment shutoff valv...

Page 21 - THERMOSTAT SERIES (MODEL; Manual Mode; Remote Control Unit; Safety Features

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 21 THERMOSTAT SERIES (MODEL HRC200) The hand-held remote can be operated using either the manual mode (MANU) or thermo-static mode (AUTO) (see Figure 27). To select Fahrenheit/Centigrade mode display, carefully press the ˚C/˚F mode button with the end of a paper clip o...

Page 22 - BURNER PRIMARY AIR HOLES; Figure 30 - Correct Flame Pattern; INSPECTING bURNERS; pILOT FLAME pATTERN; the thermocouple. When the thermocouple

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 22 Figure 28 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern (Propane/LP Pilot Shown) Pilot Burner Thermocouple Pilot Burner Thermocouple Figure 29 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern (Propane/LP Pilot Shown) BURNER PRIMARY AIR HOLES Air is drawn into the burner through the holes in the fit...

Page 23 - WARNING: Turn off heater; CLEANING BURNER INjECTOR; CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE; Figure 32 - Injector Holder On Outlet; LOGS; stalling Logs

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 23 WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning. CAUTION: You must keep control areas, burner, and circu - lating air passageways of heater clean. Inspect these areas of heater before each use. Have heater inspected yearly by a quali - fied service person. Hea...

Page 24 - TROUbLESHOOTING; WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Only a; Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation.; OBSERVED PROBLEM; Cleaning and Maintenance,; WIRING DIAGRAM

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 24 AUTO OFF ON Thermopile TROUbLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater. CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle, or similar object to clean ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit. ...

Page 26 - Cleaning and

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 26 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM Slight smoke or odor during initial operation Moisture/condensation no- ticed on windows Heater produces a whistling noise when burner is lit White powder residue forming within burner box or on adja - cent walls or furnitu...

Page 27 - Heater produces unwanted; POSSIBLE CAUSE; TANT; REMEDY; Open window and venti

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 27 TROUbLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM Heater produces unwanted odors Heater shuts off in use (ODS operates) Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF position Gas odor during combustion POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Heater burning vapors from paint, hair spray, glues, clea...

Page 28 - SPECIFICATIONS; * For input adjustment; REPLACEMENT PARTS; Contact authorized dealers of this product.; SERVICE HINTS; When Gas pressure Is Too Low; TECHNICAL SERVICES

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 28 SPECIFICATIONS FVFM27NR AND VYM27NR • Rating (Variable): 20,000/39,000 Btu/Hr• Gas Type: Natural Gas• Ignition: Piezo• Manifold Pressure: 3.5" W.C.• Inlet Gas Pressure (in. of water): Maximum - 10.5" W.C., Minimum* - 5" W.C.• Shipping Weight: 32 lbs. FVF...

Page 29 - ACCESSORIES; FIREpLACE HOOD; Permanently opens chimney flue damper; ally or thermostatically controlled mode. You; RECEIVER AND HAND-HELD; The desired comfort setting can be selected

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 29 ACCESSORIES FIREpLACE HOOD Black - GA6050Antique Brass - GA6053 Helps deflect heat away from mantel or wall above fireplace. Fits opening 28" to 4" wide. DAMPER CLAMP - GA6080 Permanently opens chimney flue damper for vented operation. Can be used only with ...

Page 30 - PARTS; MODELS

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 30 PARTS MODELS FVFM27NR, FVFM27PR, VYM27NR AND VYM27PR, 4 8 2 1 12 11 14 13 17 16 11 11 15 20 11 18 5 7 6 3 10 11 19 9 8 22 21 Note: Part numbers 21and 22 are for naturalgas model only.

Page 31 - PARTS LIST; instructions listed under; Painted Base Assembly; Lava Rock

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 31 PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 28 of this manual. KEY NO. PART NO. DESCRIpTION QTY. 1 103779-01 ODS Pilot • • 1 103778-01 ODS Pilot • • 1 2 0982...

Page 33 - PIECE FIbER LOGS

www.fmiproducts.com 121353-01H 33 PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 28 of this manual. KEY NO. PART NO. DESCRIpTION QTY. 2 122582-01 Log, 5-piece Multi-Sided • • • • 1 2a 122583-01 ...

Page 34 - NOTES

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Page 36 - WARRANTY; kEEP THIS WARRANTY; FMI PRODUCTS, LLC LIMITED WARRANTIES; located on product or identification tag

121353-01Rev. H02/10 WARRANTY kEEP THIS WARRANTY FMI PRODUCTS, LLC LIMITED WARRANTIES New products Standard Warranty: FMI PRODUCTS, LLC warrants this new product and any parts thereof to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of four (4) years from the date of first purchase f...