Pleasant Hearth PHZCI32LP Zero Clearance Firebox Log Insert Installation Guide

PHZCI32LP Zero Clearance Firebox Log Insert
Installation Guide

INSTALLATION

UNPACKING

1. Remove fireplace cabinet and hood from carton. Log is wrapped and inside fireplace. Do not remove at this time.
2. Remove all protective packaging applied to fireplace for shipment.
3. Make sure your fireplace includes one hardware packet.
4. Check fireplace for any shipping damage. If fireplace is damaged, call GHP Group, Inc., at 1-877-447-4768. Please do not return it to the store.

Tools Required:
Phillips screwdriver * scissors
NOTICE: This heater is intended for use as supplemental heat. Use this heater along with your primary heating system. Do not install this heater as your primary heat source. If you have a central heating system, you may run system’s circulating blower while using heater. This will help circulate the heat throughout the house.
**WARNING: A qualified technician must install heater. Follow all local codes.
WARNING:** Never install the heater:

• in a bedroom or bathroom
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than 42 in. from the front, top or sides of the heater.
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas

WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. If possible, provide greater clearances from the floor, ceiling, and adjoining wall than required (shown in figure 6).
CAUTION: This heater creates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall surfaces next to heater. Installing heater next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating heater where impurities (such as tobacco smoke, aromatic candles, cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may cause walls to discolor.
IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moisture to the air. Although this is beneficial, installing heater in rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 9 through 11.
CHECK GAS TYPE
Be sure your gas supply is right for your heater.
CLEARANCES TO COMBUSTIBLES
Carefully follow the instructions below. This heater is a designed to sit directly on the mantel base.
IMPORTANT: Maintain the minimum clearances shown in Figure 6 on page 12. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling and joining wall.

FIREPLACE CLEARANCES
**CAUTION:** If you install the fireplace in a home garage

• fireplace pilot and burner must be at least 18″ above floor.
• locate fireplace where moving vehicle will not hit it. For convenience and efficiency, install fireplace
• where there is easy access for operation, inspection and service
• in coldest part of room
• If this appliance is to be installed directly on carpeting, tile or other com bsutible material, other than wood flooring, the appliance must be installed on a metal or wood panel extending the full width and depth of the appliance.

An optional blower kit is available from your retailer. See Accessories, page 38. If planning to use blower, follow instructions provided with blower for power source.
Minimum Clearances For Side Combustible Material, Side Wall and Ceiling
A. Clearances from the side of the fireplace cabinet to any combustible material and wall should follow diagram in Figure 6. B. Clearances from the top of the fireplace opening to the ceiling should not be less than 36″.

BUILT IN FIREBOX ENCLOSURE

**WARNING: Do not allow any combustible materials to overlap the firebox front.
WARNING: Do not allow combustible or noncombustible materials to cover any necessary openings like louvered slots.
WARNING: Never modify or cover the louvered slots on the front of the firebox.
This fireplace insert must be installed into a framed-in enclosure in order to make the front flush with the wall.
See Figure 7 if you are installing the mantel above the fireplace for the required clearances.
NOTICE:** Surface temperatures of adjacent walls and mantels become hot during operation. Walls and mantels above the fireplace may become hot to the touch. If installed properly, these temperatures meet the requirement of the national product standard. Follow all minimum clearances shown in this manual (see Figure 8).
Frame in rough opening. Use dimensions shown in Figure 9 for the rough opening. If installing in a corner, use dimensions shown in Figure 10 (page 13 ) for the rough opening. The height is 26 1/2″, which is the same as the wall opening above.

1. Carefully set fireplace in front of rough opening with back of fireplace inside wall opening
2. Attach gas line to fireplace gas regulator. See Connecting to Gas Supply. page #.
3. Check all gas connections for leaks. See Checking Gas Connections, page 24.

BUILT IN FIREBOX INSTALLATION
WARNING: This optional blower is equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug for your protection against shock hazard and must be plugged directly into a properly grounded three-prong receptacle.
Firebox must be disconnected from gas supply and removed from mantel before installing fan accessory. Contact a qualified service person to do this.
IMPORTANT: When finishing your firebox, combustible materials such as wall board, gypsum board, sheet rock, drywall, plywood, etc, must have 1/2″ clearance to the sides and top of the firebox. Combustible materials should never overlap the firebox front.

DISASSEMBLY

WARNING: Always have screen in place before operating firebox insert. This prevents excessive temperatures on fireplace surfaces.
WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this fireplace may result in property damage or personal injury.

1. Remove the screen
   

2. Remove the hood by unscrewing all 5 screws. (On& 4 screw for the Intermediate size)
   

3. Remove burner by unscrewing all 9 screws
   

4. Remove the frame by unscrewing top two screws, open the bottom grill and unscrew two bottom screws and center nut
   

BLOWER INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)
NOTE: If any of the original wire as supplied with the appliance must be replaced, it must be replaced with a wire of at least an equal temperature rating.
NOTE: Installation may require two people.
CAUTION: Label all wires prior to disconnection when servicing controls. Wiring errors can cause improper and dangerous operation. Verify proper operation after servicing.

1. Remove top grill (if frame is not already removed).
   

2. Remove bracket from top vent by unscrewing x4 screws

3. Assemble Fan and the removed bracket together by screwing x4 screws into the top of the bracket.

4. Reinsert fan and bracket assembly into the Top Vent and screw in x 4 screws into the back of the fireplace cabinet.
   

5. Route the fan cable through the race way.
   Note: Junction box needs an outlet installed.
   IF ANY ORIGINAL WIRING SUPPLIED WITH THIS HEATER MUST BE REPLACED. IT MUST BE TYPAWG 105C WIRE OR ITS EQUIVALENT EXCEPT AS INDICATED.

6. Reassemble top grill (if frame is not already removed).

CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY

WARNING: A qualified service technician must connect heater to gas supply. Follow all local codes.
CAUTION: Never connect heater directly to the gas supply. This heater requires an external regulator (not supplied). The external regulator between the gas supply and heater must be installed. Gas supplier provides external regulator for natural gas.
**WARNING: Never connect heater to private (non-utility) gas wells. This gas is commonly known as wellhead gas.
The installer must supply an external regulator for liquid propane. The external regulator is provided by the gas supplier for natural gas. The external regulator will reduce incoming gas pres-sure. You must reduce incoming gas pressure to between 11 and 14 in. of water column for propane and between 5 and 10.5 in. of water column for natural gas. If you do not reduce incoming gas pres-sure, heater regulator damage could occur. Install external regulator with the vent pointing down as shown in Fig. 6. Pointing the vent down protects it from freezing rain or sleet.
Purchase the optional equipment shutoff valve from your local Home Center store.
CAUTION: Use only new black iron or steel pipe. Internally tinned copper tubing may be used in certain areas. Check your local codes. Use pipe of ‘% in. diameter or greater to allow proper volume gas to heater. If pipe is too small, loss of pressure will occur. Installation must include an equipment shutoff valve, union, and plugged 1/8-in. NPT tap. Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from heater (See Fig. 10).
IMPORTANT: Install equipment shutoff valve in an accessible location. The equipment shutoff valve is for turning on or shutting off the gas to the appliance. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads. This will prevent excess sealant from going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe could result in clogged heater valves.
CAUTION: Use pipe joint sealant that is resistant to gas (PROPANE or NG). We recommend that you install a sediment trap in a supply line as shown in Fig. 10. Locate sediment trap where it is within reach for cleaning and not likely to freeze. Install in the piping system between fuel supply and heater. A sediment trap traps moisture and contaminants. This keeps them from going into heater controls. If sediment trap is not installed or is installed incorrectly, heater may not run properly.
CAUTION:** Avoid damage to regulator. Hold gas regulator with wrench when connecting into gas piping and/or fittings. NG Models: 5 in. to 10.5 in. W.C. Gas supplier provides external regulator for natural gas. Installation Items Needed (Not Provided)

• 8″ Adjustable Wrench
• 8″ Pipe Wrench
• Flexible Gas Line (24″ Min.) or 1/2″ Black Pipe
• 90 Deg. 3/8 NPT x 3/8″ Flare Fitting or 3/8″ Street Elbow
• Sealant (Resistant to Propane (LP) Gas)
• Shut Off Valve

1. A variety of options are possible for routing the Gas Connection Lines depending on where your Gas Supply line is located. Install the 3/8″ Fitting to the Fireplace Cabinet Regulator using Sealant and direct the attachment and either left or right toward the Gas Supply Line.
   NOTICE: Most building codes do not permit concealed gas connections. Check your local building code prior to using a Flexible Gas Line for this installation.

2. Install the Gas Line to the 90 Deg. fining and attach to the Shut Off Valve. It may be necessary to cut and access hole in the side or bottom of the Cabinet depending on your particular connection.

3. Check all connections for gas leaks.
   

WALL INSTALLATION

1. Adjust the standoffs to the wall thickness.
   

2. Carefully lift the insert through the center opening in the front of the wall. Slide the insert back through the opening until the metal trim makes contact with the front of the wall.

3. Screw all 6 standoffs into the studs of the wall.
   

REASSEMBLY
WARNING: Always have screen in place before operating firebox insert. This prevents excessive temperatures on fireplace surfaces.
WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this fireplace may result in property damage or personal injury.

1. Install the frame by screwing in top two screws, open the bottom grill and screw in two bottom screws and center nut
   

2. Replace burner and tighten all 9 screws
   

3. Replace the hood and tighten the 5 screws holding it in place. (Only 4 screw for Intermediate size)
   

4. Assemble Logs (see next page)

5. Replace the screen
   

ASSEMBLING LOGS PHZCl28LP PHZCl28NG

WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this heater may result in property damage or personal injury.
CAUTION: After installation and peridically thereafter, check to ensure that no yellow flame comes in contact with any log. With the heater set to High, check to see if yellow flames contact any log. If so, reposition logs according to the log installation instructions in this manual. Yellow flames contacting logs will create soot.
It is very important to install the logs exactly as instructed. Do not modify logs. Use only logs supplied with heater. Each log is marked with a number. this number will help you identify the logs when installing.

1. Insert log #1 onto the rear row of pins on the base pan.

2. Insert log #2 onto the front left pin on the base pan.

3. Insert log #3 onto the front right pin on the base pan.

4.  Insert log #4 onto the left pin of log #1 and the pin of log #2.

5. Insert log #5 onto the right pin of log #1 and the pin of log #3.

ASSEMBLING LOGS PHZCI32LP PHZCI32NG
WARNING: Failure to position the parts in accordance with these diagrams or failure to use only parts specifically approved with this heater may result in property damage or personal injury.
CAUTION: After installation and peridically thereafter, check to ensure that no yellow flame comes in contact with any log. With the heater set to High, check to see if yellow flames contact any log. If so, reposition logs according to the log installation instructions in this manual. Yellow flames contacting logs will create soot.
It is very important to install the logs exactly as instructed. Do not modify logs. Use only logs supplied with heater. Each log is marked with a number. this number will hep you identify the logs when installing. After installing logs, add decorative cinders around the grate base, do not place any decorative cinders on logs or burner.

1. Insert log #1 onto the rear brackets of the base pan.

2. Insert log #2 onto the middle row of pins on the base pan.

3. Insert log #3 onto the front right pin of the base pan.

4. Insert log #4 onto the front left pin of the base pan.
   

5. Insert log #5 onto the left pins of log #1 & #2 and the pin of lop #3.
   

WIRING DIAGRAM

MILLIVOLT “PLUS” VERSION WIRING DIAGRAM
****warnine:
Never connect valve to line voltage.
Failure to follow this will result in damage to equipment and could result in severe injury or death.

WIRING INSTRUCTIONS:

Follow the wiring instructions fumished by the appliance manufacturer, if available, or use the following general instructions. Appliance manufacturers instructions always supercede these instructions.
All wiring must comply with applicable electrical codes and ordinances.
Disconnect the appliance power source before making any electrical connections to prevent the possibility of electrical shock or damage to equipment.

1. Check the millivolt rating on the gas valve and make sure it matches the available supply. Install thermostat and other accessories as required.
2. For the Millivolt Plus, connect thermocouple to convenient upper or lower connection port. Hand tighten, and then rotate 1/4 tum with wrench.
3. Connect the Thermogenerator leads to TPTH and TP terminalis on main operator coil.
4. This valve may only be used in self-generating systems. Use only components specifically designed for use in a millivolt system.

We Recommend
24 AWG, stranded wire with 2 conductors and PFA insulation
We give no detail on what type of wire to use to hook up tstats or switches, no detail what type of wall switch to use or how to wire it.

CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS

Awarnine: Test all gas piping and connections for leaks after installing or servicing. Correct all  leaks immediately.
Awarnins: Never use an open flame to check for a teak. Apply a mixture of liquid soap and water to all joints. If bubbles form, there may be a leak. Correct all leaks immediately.
Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping System
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG ( 3.5kPa )

1. Disconnect heater with its appliance main gas valve (control valve) and equipment shutoff vaive from gas supply piping system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 PSIG will damage  heater regulator.
2. Cap off open end of gas pipe where equipment shutoff valve was connected.
3. Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening gas supply tank valve.
4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. If bubbles form, there may be a leak.
5. Correct all leaks immediately.
6. Reconnect heater and equipment shutoff valve to gas supply. Check reconnected fittings for leaks.

Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)

1. Close equipment shutoff valve (See Fig. 12).
2. Pressure supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening gas supply tank valve.
3. Check all joints from gas meter to equipment shutoff valve (See Fig.13). Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. If bubbles form, there may be a leak.
4. Correct all leaks immediately.

Pressure Testing Heater Gas Connections

1. Open equipment shutoff valve (See Fig. 12).
   

2. Open gas supply tank valve.

3. Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF position.

4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to control valve (See Fig. 13). Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas join If bubbles form, there may be a leak.

5. Light heater (see Operation, page 23). Check all other internal joints for leaks.

6. Turn off heater (see “To Turn Off Gas to Appliance,” page

References

• p65Warnings.ca.gov

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