Desa 24" Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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111160-01AFor more information, visit www.desatech.comFor more information, visit www.desatech.com77INSTALLATIONWARNING: A qualified service person must in-stall heater. Follow all local codes.WARNING: Before installing in a solid fuel burn-ing fireplace, the chimney flue and firebox must becleaned of soot, creosote, ashes, and loose paint bya qualified chimney cleaner. Creosote will ignite ifhighly heated. A dirty chimney flue may create anddistribute soot within house. Inspect chimney flueand firebox for damage. If damaged, repair flue be-fore operating heater.WARNING: Seal any fresh air vents or ash clean-out doors located on floor or wall of fireplace. If not,drafting may cause pilot outage or sooting. Use a heat-resistant sealant. Do not seal chimney flue damper.WARNING: Never install the heater• in a bedroom or bathroom unless installed as avented appliance (Variable Manually-ControlledModels Only) (see page 10)• in a recreational vehicle• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flam-mable objects are less than 42 inches from thefront, top, or sides of the heater• in high traffic areas• in windy or drafty areasCAUTION: This heater creates warm air currents.These currents move heat to wall surfaces next toheater. Installing heater next to vinyl or cloth wallcoverings or operating heater where impurities (suchas, but not limited to, tobacco smoke, aromaticcandles, cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.)in the air exist, may discolor walls or cause odors.IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moisture to the air. Althoughthis is beneficial, installing heater in rooms without enough venti-lation air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture. SeeAir for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.CHECK GAS TYPEUse the correct gas type (natural or propane/LP) for your unit. Ifyour gas supply is not correct, do not install heater. Call dealer whereyou bought heater for proper type heater.NOTICE: State or local codes may only allow opera-tion of this appliance in a vented configuration. Checkyour state or local codes.NOTICE: This heater is intended for use as supple-mental heat. Use this heater along with your primaryheating system. Do not install this heater as yourprimary heat source. If you have a central heatingsystem, you may run system’s circulating blowerwhile using log heater. This will help circulate theheat from your log heater throughout the house. Inthe event of a power outage, you can use this heateras your primary heat source.INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES(Vent-Free Operation Only)WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. Ifyou can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceil-ing, and adjoining wall.LOG SIZING REQUIREMENTSMinimum Firebox SizeLog Front Rear*Size Height Depth Width Width18" 17" 14" 24" 20"24" 17" 14" 28" 21"30" 17" 14" 34" 24"MINIMUM FIREPLACE CLEARANCETO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALSLog Size Side Wall Ceiling18", 24", 30" 16" 42"*Measured at 14" depthCarefully follow the instructions below. This will ensure safeinstallation into a masonry, UL127-listed manufactured fireplace,or certified vent-free firebox.INSTALLATIONCheck Gas TypeInstallation and Clearances for Vent-Free Operation