Avalon Firestyles D-V-1996 - Manual (Page 18)

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NSTALLATION - For Qualified Installers Only!
Installation Preparation
! Failure to follow all of the requirements may result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
! This appliance must be installed in accordance with all local codes, if any; if not, follow ANSI
Z223.1 and NFPA 54(88).
! In Manufactured or Mobile Homes must confirm with: In USA, Manufactured Home Construction
and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280; In Canada, CSA Z240.4 and Gas-Equipped
Recreational Vehicles and Mobile Housing.
This appliance may be installed in Manufactured
Housing only after the home is site located.
! This appliance is designed for natural gas or propane (LP). Check the sticker on top of the gas
control valve.
! All exhaust gases must be vented outside the structure of the living-area. Combustion air is drawn
from outside the living-area structure.
! Notify your insurance company before hooking up this appliance.
! The requirements below are divided into sections - all requirements must be met simultaneously.
Items Required for Installation
• Avanti Insert Shell and Surround Panels
• Direct Vent Insert Adapter (see page 22)
• Gas Hookup Equipment
Items Packed with the Avanti DV
• Avanti DV (with gold door)
• Log Set (2 Logs, 2 Twigs, Embers)
• Two Gas Inlet Pipes (the shorter one is for inserts)
• Owner's Manual
• Propane Conversion Kit
• Flue Collar Extension (not used for insert installations)
• Strain Relief (for power cord)
• Strain Relief Bracket
Items Packed with the Insert Panel Kit
• Top, Left, and Right Surround Panels
• Two Leveling Bolts
• Trim Kit (3 pieces trim, 2 "L" brackets, set screws, double-
back tape)
Items Packed with the Insert Shell Kit
• Upper Top
• Control Cover
• Hardware Pack (2 Upper Top Brackets, 4 6-32 Nuts, 2 10-24
Phillips Screws)
Order of Installation
1 If the heater is to use propane, install the propane
conversion kit (see pages 40 - 45)
2 Install the gas inlet (8-3/4" (222 mm) length of 3/8" pipe)
3 Install the power cord
4 Position the heater (see "Heater Placement")
5 Connect the gas line. Connect the gas vent.
6 Install the logs and test the heater (see the instructions
under "Finalizing the Installation")
7 Install the insert panel kit.
8 Install the insert shell kit.
9 Follow the instructions under "Finalizing the
Installation" on pages 26 through 29.
Installing the Gas
Inlet
• Locate the 8-3/4" (222
mm) gas inlet pipe
included with the
heater (the longer one
may be discarded).
Apply thread sealant to
one end and insert it
through the rear of the
insert into the 90
°
elbow on the gas
control valve (see the
illustration below).
Tighten with a pipe
wrench.
Back of
Heater
Gas Inlet
(3/8" diameter pipe)
8-3/4" (222 mm) Insert the gas inlet through
here and into the elbow directly
off the gas control valve.
NOTE:
Apply thread sealant
prior to installing.
NOTE:
With the insert in
place, the gas line
center is located
4-1/4" (108 mm)
back from the
fireplace opening,
1-5/8" (41 mm)
above the hearth,
and 7-1/2" (191
mm) from the
center of the
insert.