Desa VRL24NT Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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110021-01AFor more information, visit www.desatech.comFor more information, visit www.desatech.com8NOTICE: 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 heater. This will help circulate the heatthroughout the house. In the event of a power outage,you can use this heater as your primary heat source.WARNING: Installation and repair should be donebe a qualified service person. The appliance shouldbe inspected before use and at least annually by aprofessional service person. More frequent cleaningmay be required due to excessive lint from carpeting,bedding material, etc. It is imperative that controlcompartments, burners and circulating air passage-ways of the appliance be kept clean.NOTICE: State or local codes may only allow opera-tion of this appliance in a vented configuration. Checkyour state or local codes.WARNING: Make sure the selector switch is in theOFF position before installing heater (Remote-ReadyModels Only).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 the house. Inspect chimneyflue and firebox for damage. If damaged, repair fluedamper before 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 aheat-resistant sealant. Do not seal chimney fluedamper.INSTALLATIONINSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES FORVENT-FREE OPERATIONWARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. Ifpossible, provide greater clearances from floor, ceil-ing, and adjoining wall.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 5 through 7.CHECK GAS TYPEUse the correct gas type (natural or propane/LP) for your unit. Ifyour gas supply is not correct, do not install fireplace. Call dealerwhere you bought fireplace for proper type fireplace.WARNING: Never install the heater• in a bedroom or bathroom unless installed as avented appliance, see page 11 (Remote-Ready Mod-els Only)• 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.LOG SIZING REQUIREMENTSLog Minimum FireboxSize Height Depth Front Rear *Width Width24" 17" 14" 28" 20 1 /4"30" 17" 14" 34" 22 3 /8"* Measured at 14" depth.INSTALLATIONCheck Gas TypeInstallation and Clearances For Vent-Free Operation