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Desa CGCFTP, CGCFTN 14 manual

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  • Page 1

    Sav e this manual for future reference. For more information, visit www .desatech.com W ARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol- lowed exactly , a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life. — Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 2 W ARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, altera- tion, service or maintenance can cause injury or prop- erty damage. Refer to this manual for correct installation and operational procedures. For assistance or addi- tional information consult a qualified installer , service agency or the gas supplier . W ARNING:[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 3 SAFETY INFORMA TION W AR NI NG : Thi s pro duc t co n- ta ins an d/o r ge ner ate s ch emi cal s kno wn to the state of California to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. IMPORT ANT : Read this owner ’ s man ual care ful ly and comple tel y before trying to assemble, op- erate or service this [...]

  • Page 4

    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 4 SAFETY INFORMA TION Continued 1. This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indica ted on the rating plate. This appl iance is not convertible for use with other gases. 2. Do not plac e pro pane/ LP s upp ly t an k(s ) in sid e an y str uc tur e. Lo ca te pr op ane /L P sup pl y tan k( s) out doors (pro pan[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 5 PRODUCT FEA TURES SAFETY PILOT This fireplace has a pilot with an Oxygen Deple- tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room fireplaces. The ODS/pilot shuts off the fireplace if there is not enough fresh air . PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM This fi replac e has a piez o[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 6 ASSEMBL Y Continued Assembling Hood 1. Locate four black phillips sheet metal screws from the hardware packet. 2. Rotate hood as shown in Figure 4. Make sure hood tabs point toward fireplace. 3. Insert hood tabs between baffle and louvers (see Figure 4). 4. Gently rotate hood to upright position. Make sure hood ta[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 7 Unusually tight construction is defined as construction where: a. walls and ceilings exposed to the out - side atmosphere have a continuous water vapor retarder with a rating of one perm (6 x 10-1 1 kg per pa-sec-m2) o r le ss w i th o pe n in gs g a sk e te d or sealed and b. weather stripping has been added on op[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 8 AIR FOR COMB USTION AND VENTILA TION Continued If the actual Btu/Hr used is less than the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support, the space is an un - confined space. Y ou will need no additional W AR NING : I f t he ar ea i n which the heater may be oper - ated is smaller than that defined as an unconfined space o[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 9 Note: Y our fireplace is designed to be used in zero clearance installations. W all or framing material can be placed directly against any exterior surface of your fireplace, except where standof f spacers are integrally attached. If standoff spacers are attached to your firep lace, these spacer s can be place d [...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 10 CAUT ION: This fire place cre- ates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall sur- faces next to fireplace. Installing fireplace next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating fireplace where impuri ties (su ch as, but not limited to, tobacco smoke , arom atic candles, clean- ing flui ds, oil or [...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 1 1 INST ALLA TION Continued 2. If installing GA3450T blower accessory , do so at this time. Follow instructions included with blower accessory . Note: If not installing blowe r acces sory , you may wish to run electr i- cal wiring to your fireplace for future blower installation (see Accessories , page 30). Use only[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 12 13" 16" 19" 21" 2 1 / 2 " 6" 8" 10" Note: A ll vertical measurements are from top of fireplace opening to bottom of mantel shelf. All measurements are in inches. MANTEL CLEARANCES FOR BUIL T - IN INST ALLA TION If placi ng mante l above buil t-i n fire pla ce, you must mee t[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 13 INST ALLA TION Continued Figure 14 - Attaching Wood Base to Floor 1 3 / 4 " Screw Wood Base 13. Place mantel around fireplace. Be careful not to damage wall or mantel. 14. Place brass trim kit on the shoulder screws located on the side and top of the fireplace. Firmly snap the brass trim over the shoulder sc[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 14 INST ALLA TION Continued Removing V alve Cover Shield 1. Open bottom louver assembly by swinging the assembly down (see Figure 17). 2. Using short Phillips screwdriver, remove the screw under the center of the branch support. Rotate valve cover shield clockwise and slide out. IMPOR T ANT : Do not remove shoulder sc[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 15 9. Install the switch plate on the valve cover shield with 2 #10 screws provided (see Figure 19). Reinstall the valve cover shield. Route power cord out of the cabinet by inserting it through the bushing on the outer casing (see Figure 18, page 14). Plug fan kit into 120-V olt grounded power supply and test operati[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 16 Extension Cord Use exte nsi on co rd i f ne ede d. T he co rd m ust hav e a three-prong, grounding plug and a three-hole rec ept acl e. Mak e sure cord is in good sha pe. It mus t be he av y eno ug h to ca rr y the cu rr en t nee de d. An un - ders ize d cor d wil l cau se a drop in line voltage . This will re sult[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 17 Installation must include an equipment shutoff valve, union and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from fireplace (see Figure 24). IMPORT ANT : Install an equipment shutoff valve in an accessible location. The equipment shutoff valve is for turni[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 18 4. Appl y pipe joint seala nt light ly to male thre ads of gas connector attached to flexible gas line/ equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 26). 5. Check all gas connections for leaks. See Checking Gas Connections . 6. Replace branch support back into fireplace. Feed flexible gas line into fireplace base area w[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 19 INST ALLA TION Continued PRESSURE TESTING FIREPLACE GAS CONNECTIONS 1. Open equipment shutof f valve (see Figure 27, page 18). 2. Open main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas or open propane/LP supply tank valve. 3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is in the OFF position. 4. Check all joints[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 20 OPERA TING FIREPLACE Continued LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS W ARNIN G: Y ou must opera te this fireplace with the fireplace screen in place. Make sure fire- place screen is installed before running fireplace. NOTIC E: Dur ing initial operation of new fireplace, burning logs wil l gi ve of f a pap er-b urni ng smell. [...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 21 OPERA TING FIREPLACE Continued Thermocouple Pilot Burner Figure 32 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern (Propane/LP Shown) Figure 33 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern (Propane/LP Shown) Thermocouple Pilot Burner Note: The pilot flame on natural gas units will have a slight curve, but flame should be blue and have no yello[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 22 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE W ARNING: T urn off fireplace and let cool before cleaning. CAUTION: Y ou must keep control areas, burner and cir- culating air passageways of fireplace clean. I nspect these areas of fireplace before each use. Have fireplace inspected yearly by a qualified service p er s on . F i re p[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 23 TROUBLESHOO TING W ARN ING : T urn off and unpl ug fir ep lac e and let cool befor e serv ici ng. Only a qualified service person should service and repair fireplace. CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle or similar object to clean ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 24 TROUBLESHOO TING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM ODS/pilot lights but flame goes out when control knob is re- leased Burner does not light after ODS/ pilot is lit Delayed ignition of burner Burner backfiring during com - bustion POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Control knob not fully pressed in 2. Control knob not pressed in long en[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 25 TROUBLESHOO TING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM Y ellow flame during burner combustion Slig ht smoke or o dor durin g initia l oper ati on Fireplace produces a whistling noise when burner is lit White powder residue forming within burner box or on adjacent walls or furniture POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Not enough air 2. Gas regu[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 26 W ARNING: 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. Fol- low the gas supplier ’ s instructions. • If you cannot reach your gas[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 27 SPECIFICA TIONS HDCFTP HDCFTN CGCFTP CGCFTN Btu (V ariable) 14,000/26,000 14,000/26,000 T ype Gas Propane/LP Only Natural Only Ignition Piezo Piezo Pressure Regulator Setting 8" W .C. 3" W .C. Inlet Gas Pressure (in. of water)* Maximum 14" 10.5" Minimum 1 1" 5" Dimensions, Inches (H x [...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 28 ILL USTRA TED P ARTS BREAKDOWN MODELS CGCFTP , CGCFTN, HDCFTP AND HDCFTN 23 29 32 8 14 36 38 37 13 7 8 17 33 1 1 4 10 4 7 8 45 30 3 1 2 9 19 6 22 31 21 40 16 15 18 24 28 5 41 34 25 20 4 35 12 24 12-1 25 14 8 3 42 27 26 39 39 43 44[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 29 P ARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your fireplace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 27 of this manual. P ART NUMBER KEY HDCFTP HDCFTN NO. CGCFTP CGCFTN DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 102633-02 102633-02 Outer Casing T op 1 2 102624-02 102624-02 Outer Ca[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 30 ACCESSORIES NOTICE: All accessories may not be available for all fireplace models. Purchase these fireplace accessories from your local dealer or Parts Central (see page 26). If they can not sup ply the se acc ess ori es call DES A Heat ing Produ ctsʼ Sales Departme nt at 1-866-67 2-6040 for referral information[...]

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    www .desatech.com 1 1 1044-01F 31 P ARTS CENTRALS These Parts Centrals are privately owned businesses. They have agreed to support our customer ʼ s needs by providing original replacement parts and accessories. T ools & Equipment Co. 5 Manila A ve Hamden, CT 06514-0322 1-800-397-7553 203-248-7553 Portable Heater Parts 342 N. County Rd. 400 Eas[...]

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    2701 Industrial Drive P .O. Box 90004 Bowling Green, KY 42102-9004 www .desatech.com NOT A UPC WARRANTY INFORMA TION KEEP THIS WARRANTY Model Serial No. Date Purchased Always specify model and serial numbers when communicating with the factory . W e reserve the right to amend these specifications at any time without notice. The only warranty appli[...]