Heat & Glo Fireplace SL-550TV-IPI-E - Manual (Page 3)

Heat & Glo • SL-550 / 750 / 950TV-IPI-E • 2119-900 Rev. J • 12/09 3
Safety Alert Key:
• DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.
• WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
• CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
• NOTICE: Used to address practices not related to personal injury.
Table of Contents
A. Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
B. Limited Lifetime Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Listing and Code Approvals
A. Appliance Certifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
B. Tempered Glass Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
C. BTU Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
E. Non-Combustible Materials Specifi cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
F. Combustible Materials Specifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
G. Electrical Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
User Guide
2 Operating Instructions
A. Gas Fireplace Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
B. Your Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C. Fan Kit (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
D. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
F. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
G. Remote Controls, Wall Controls and Wall Switches . . . . . 10
H. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
I. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
J. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
K. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Maintenance and Service
A. Maintenance Tasks-Homeowner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
B. Maintenance Tasks-Qualifi ed Service Technician . . . . . . 14
Installer Guide
4 Getting Started
A. Typical Appliance System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. Inspect Appliance and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E. Negative Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 Framing and Clearances
A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
D. Mantel and Wall Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6 Termination Locations
A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7 Vent Information and Diagrams
A. Vent Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
B. Vent System Confi guration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8 Vent Clearances and Framing
A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B. Wall and Ceiling Penetration Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. Vertical Penetration Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
9 Appliance Preparation
A. Installing Outside Air Kit Damper Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B. Gas and Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
C. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10 Installing Vent Pipe
A. Assembly of Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
B. Attaching Vent to Firebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
C. Securing Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
D. Install Attic Insulation Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
11 Gas Information
A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
12 Electrical Information
A. Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
B. Intellifi re Ignition System Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
C. Optional Accessories Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
D. Electrical Service and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E. Junction Box Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
F. Wall Switch Installation for Fan (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
13 Finishing
A. Mantel and Wall Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
B. Facing Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32