Desa FSVYD18P Series Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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12104462VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS STOVE HEATERDESA INTERNATIONALCAUTION: Use pipe joint seal-ant that is resistant to liquid pe-troleum (LP) gas.CAUTION: Use only new,black iron or steel pipe. Inter-nally-tinned copper tubing maybe used in certain areas. Checkyour local codes. Use pipe of 1/2"diameter or greater to allowproper gas volume to heater. Ifpipe is too small, undue loss ofvolume will occur.Installation must include a equipment shutoffvalve, union, and plugged 1/8" NPT tap.Locate NPT tap within reach for test gaugehook up. NPT tap must be upstream fromheater (see Figure 21, SVYD18PR andFSVYD18PR series, or Figure 22, page 13,SVYD18P and FSVYD18P series).IMPORTANT: Install equipment shutoffvalve in an accessible location. The equip-ment shutoff valve is for turning on orshutting off the gas to the appliances.Check your building codes for any specialrequirements for locating equipment shutoffvalve to fireplaces.Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to malethreads. This will prevent excess sealantfrom going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipecould result in clogged heater valves.WARNING: Never connectheater to private (non-utility) gaswells. This gas is commonlyknown as wellhead gas.The gas inlet connection for the stove heateris located on the lower right-hand side of thestove when viewed from the front of theunit. The gas connection can be made eitherthrough the bottom right side or through thelower back opening as illustrated in Figure19. Make sure gas log heater is secured tothe stove cavity assembly.The installer must supply an external regu-lator. The external regulator will reduceincoming gas pressure. You must reduceincoming gas pressure to between 11 and 14INSTALLATIONContinuedCONNECTING TO GASSUPPLYWARNING: A qualified serviceperson must connect heater togas supply. Follow all local codes.Installation Items NeededBefore 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* A CSA design-certified equipment shutoffvalve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptablealternative to test gauge connection. Pur-chase the optional CSA design-certifiedequipment shutoff valve from your dealer.See Accessories, page 33.Figure 19 - Gas Regulator Location andGas Line Access Into Stove CabinetBack StovePanelFrontofStoveUnitGas InletConnectionAccessProductIdentificationLabelGasLogHeaterBack ViewSide ViewFigure 21 - Gas Connection (SVYD18PR and FSVYD18PR Series)CAUTION: Never connectheater directly to the propane/LPsupply. This heater requires anexternal regulator (not supplied).Install the external regulator be-tween the heater and propane/LPsupply.Figure 20 - External Regulator With VentPointing DownWARNING: This appliance re-quires a 1/2" NPT (National PipeThread) inlet connection to thepressure regulator.inches of water. If you do not reduce incom-ing gas pressure, heater regulator damagecould occur. Install external regulator withthe vent pointing down as shown in Figure20. Pointing the vent down protects it fromfreezing rain or sleet.3" Minimum SedimentTrapGasControlFrom ExternalRegulator (11" W.C.**to 14" W.C. Pressure)CSA Design-Certified EquipmentShutoff Valve With 1/8" NPT Tap*Approved Flexible GasHose (if allowed by localcodes)TeeJointPipeNippleCapPropane/LPSupply Tank ExternalRegulatorVentPointingDown