Desa E18N Owner's Manual

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www.desatech.com 104415-01M6Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers and fuelburning appliances draw air from the house tooperate. You must provide adequate fresh air forthese appliances. This will insure proper ventingof vented fuel-burning appliances.PROVIDING ADEQUATEVENTILATIONThe following are excerpts from National FuelGas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Section 5.3,Air for Combustion and Ventilation.All spaces in homes fall into one of the three fol-lowing ventilation classifications:1. Unusually Tight Construction2. Unconfined Space3. Confined SpaceThe information on pages 6 through 8 will helpyou classify your space and provide adequateventilation.Unusually Tight ConstructionThe air that leaks around doors and windowsmay provide enough fresh air for combustion andventilation. However, in buildings of unusuallytight construction, you must provide additionalfresh air.Unusually tight construction is defined asconstruction where:a. walls and ceilings exposed to the out-side atmosphere have a continuouswater vapor retarder with a rating ofone perm (6 x 10-11 kg per pa-sec-m2) orless with openings gasketed or sealedandb. weather stripping has been added onopenable windows and doors andc. caulking or sealants are applied toareas such as joints around windowand door frames, between sole platesand floors, between wall-ceiling joints,between wall panels, at penetrationsfor plumbing, electrical and gas linesand at other openings.If your home meets all of the three criteriaabove, you must provide additional fresh air.See Ventilation Air From Outdoors, page 8.If your home does not meet all of thethree criteria above, proceed to Determin-ing Fresh-Air Flow For Heater Location,page 7.AIR FOR COMBUSTIONAND VENTILATIONWARNING: This heater shallnot be installed in a confinedspace or unusually tight con-struction unless provisions areprovided for adequate combus-tion and ventilation air. Read thefollowing instructions to insureproper fresh air for this andother fuel-burning appliancesin your home.Todayʼs homes are built more energy efficientthan ever. New materials, increased insulation andnew construction methods help reduce heat lossin homes. Home owners weather strip and caulkaround windows and doors to keep the cold air outand the warm air in. During heating months, homeowners want their homes as airtight as possible.While it is good to make your home energy efficient,your home needs to breathe. Fresh air must enteryour home. All fuel-burning appliances need freshair for proper combustion and ventilation.PRODUCT FEATURESOPERATIONThis heater is clean burning. It requires no outsideventing. There is no heat loss out a vent or up achimney. Heat is generated by both realistic flamesand glowing coals. This heater is designed for vent-free operation with flue damper closed. It has beentested and approved to ANSI Z21.11.2 standard forunvented heaters. State and local codes in someareas prohibit the use of vent-free heaters. Thisheater may also be operated as a vented decorative(ANSI Z21.60) product by opening the flue damper(Non-Thermostat Models Only).SAFETY DEVICEThis heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Deple-tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. TheODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free roomheaters. The ODS/pilot shuts off the heater if thereis not enough fresh air.PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEMThis heater has a piezo ignitor. This system re-quires no matches, batteries, or other sources tolight heater.