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Page 2 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; WARNINGS; DANGER: Carbon monoxide

2 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® 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 touch any e...

Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; Figure 1 - Product Identification; Golden Oak Logs; OPERATION; UNPACKING; CAUTION: Do not remove the; LOCAL CODES

3 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION Figure 1 - Product Identification Flame-Max ® Golden Oak Logs PRODUCTFEATURES OPERATION This heater is clean burning. It requires nooutside venting. There is no heat loss out avent or up a chimney. Heat is generated byrealistic, dancing yellow flames. Th...

Page 4 - Unusually Tight Construction; per

4 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® PROVIDING ADEQUATEVENTILATION The following are excerpts from NationalFuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec-tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation. All spaces in homes fall into one of the threefollowing ventilation classifications...

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

5 105273 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 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors; VENTILATION AIR; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; Do not provide openings for

6 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® AIR FORCOMBUSTION ANDVENTILATION Continued Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building OutletAir VentilatedAttic OutletAir InletAir Inlet Air Ventilated Crawl Space To Crawl Space To Attic Or R...

Page 7 - INSTALLATION; CHECK GAS TYPE; B. Clearances from the top of the fireplace

7 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL WARNING: Never install the heater• in a bedroom or bathroom un- less installed as a vented ap-pliance (see page 10) • in a recreational vehicle• w h e r e c u r t a i n s , f u r n i t u r e , clothing, or other flammableobjects are less than 42 inchesfrom the front, top, or ...

Page 8 - If using a mantel, proceed to If Using; Noncombustible material OK.

8 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® Minimum NoncombustibleMaterial Clearances If Not Using Mantel Note: If using a mantel, proceed to If Using Mantel. If not using a mantel, follow theinformation below. You must have noncombustible material(s)above the fireplace opening. No...

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

9 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL INSTALLATION Continued Figure 6 - Minimum Mantel Clearances Without Using Hood Figure 7 - Minimum Mantel Clearances When Using Hood Continued MANTEL CLEARANCES In addition to meeting noncombustible ma-terial clearances, you must also meet re-quired clearances between fireplac...

Page 10 - Make sure the heater burner; You prefer vented operation; Figure 10 - Attaching Damper Clamp; Masonry Fireplace

10 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® Area of Various Standard Round Flues Diameter (ins.) Area (sq. ins.) 5" 20 sq. inches 6" 29 sq. inches 7" 39 sq. inches 8" 51 sq. inches INSTALLING HEATER BASEASSEMBLY WARNING: You must secure this heater to fireplace flo...

Page 11 - Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose to Heater; Installation Items Needed

11 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose to Heater Figure 12 - Attaching Base Assembly to Fireplace Floor Fitting Flexible GasHose (if allowedby local codes) Masonry Screw Mounting Flanges INSTALLATION Continued Installation Items Needed • hardware package (provided with heat...

Page 12 - • manual shutoff valve *; WARNING: Never connect; Figure 13 - Gas Connection

12 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® INSTALLATION Continued CONNECTING TO GASSUPPLY NOTICE: A qualified service per-son must connect heater to gassupply. Follow all local codes. Installation Items Needed Before installing heater, make sure you havethe items listed below. • ...

Page 13 - Figure 14 - Manual Shutoff Valve; Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints; WARNING: Never use an; Correct all leaks at once.

13 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than1/2 PSIG 1. Close manual shutoff valve (see Fig-ure 14). 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei-ther using compressed air or openingmain gas valve located on or near gasmeter. 3. Check all joints from gas meter tomanual shutoff valve (se...

Page 14 - Make sure; Figure 16 - Installing Golden Oak One-Piece Log Set; INSTALLING LOGS; CAUTION: After installation

14 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® It is very important to install the logs exactlyas instructed. Do not modify logs. Only uselogs supplied with heater. 1. Place one-piece log set on grate to fitas illustrated in Figure 16. Make suremiddle section at bottom of log set iss...

Page 15 - LIGHTING; • If fireplace has glass doors,

15 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS 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 life. A. This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted ...

Page 16 - CAUTION: Do not try to adjust; Shutting Off Heater; IMPORTANT; Thermostat Control Operation

16 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® Ignitor Electrode Pilot Burner Figure 19 - Pilot CAUTION: Do not try to adjust h e a t i n g l e v e l s b y u s i n g t h emanual shutoff valve. WARNING: Make sure the selector switch is in the OFF po-sition when you are away fromhome f...

Page 17 - Figure 21 - Thermostat Hand-Held Remote Control Unit Selections; This remote control; Figure 22 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; • turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas to; BURNER PRIMARY AIR HOLES; To turn the pilot off,

17 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL ONOFFREMOTE O FF PILO T O N L O I H TEMP STATUS HI LO MAN ON AUTO OFF Increases RoomTemperature Decreases RoomTemperature Turns Burner Onand Off Shows CurrentOperation Mode Shows Temperature Setting Allows Burner to be TurnedOn and Off with the Hand-Held Remote Unit. Figure ...

Page 18 - WARNING: Turn off heater; Figure 25 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole; LOGS; • If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to; MAIN BURNER

18 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® CLEANING ANDMAINTENANCE WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning. CAUTION: You must keep control areas, burner, and circu-lating air passageways of heaterclean. Inspect these areas ofheater before each use. Haveheater inspec...

Page 19 - TROUBLESHOOTING; POSSIBLE CAUSE; All troubleshooting items are listed in

19 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Onlya qualified service person shouldservice and repair heater. CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle, or similar object to cleanODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit. POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Ignitor electrode...

Page 20 - OBSERVED PROBLEM; nance, page 18) or replace burner orifice

20 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® OBSERVED PROBLEM Burner does not light after ODS/pilot is lit Delayed ignition burner Burner backfiring during combustion Slight smoke or odor during initial operation Moisture/condensation noticed on windows Heater produces a whistling ...

Page 21 - Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors.

21 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL WARNING: If you smell gas • Shut off gas supply.• 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 can...

Page 22 - GOLDEN OAK

22 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® ILLUSTRATEDPARTSBREAKDOWN FLAME-MAX ® GOLDEN OAK LOG MODELS VYD18NRA,VYD24NRA, VYD30NRA, ANDVYD36NR 4 13 13 14 22 13 8 18 7 6 9 1 12 5 16 15 17 3 11 2 10 24 23 23 19 19 20 21 26 25 O F F P IL OT O N H I L O O F F P IL OT O N H I L O * No...

Page 23 - PARTS LIST; KEY

23 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST VYD18NRA, VYD24NRA,VYD30NRA, AND VYD36NR This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow theinstructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 24 of this manual. KEY PART NUMBER FOR NO. VYD18NRA VYD24NRA VYD30NRA VYD36NR DESC...

Page 24 - PARTS UNDER WARRANTY; SPECIFICATIONS; Golden Oak; SERVICE HINTS; When Gas Pressure Is Too Low; WIRING DIAGRAM; Note

24 105273 UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER VANGUARD FLAME MAX ® 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 replacem...

Page 25 - ACCESSORIES; FIREPLACE HOOD

25 105273 OWNER’S MANUAL ACCESSORIES Purchase these heater accessories from yourlocal dealer. If they can not supply theseaccessories, call DESA International’s PartsDepartment at 1-800-972-7879 for referralinformation. You can also write to the ad-dress listed on the back page of this manual. DAMPE...

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

LIMITED WARRANTY VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS LOG HEATERS DESA International warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and components for four (4) years from the date of firstpurchase, provided that the product has been properly installed, operated and maintained in accordance with all app...