SIERRA FLAME S-26-922 Free Stand 26 Inch Electric Fireplace Instruction Manual

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ZERO CLEARANCE AND FREE

STANDING UNITS

FS-26-922

SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING

If the information in these instructions are not followed 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 other appliance.

INSTALLER: LEAVE THIS MANUAL WITH THE APPLIANCE.

CONSUMER: RETAIN THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Please read and carefully follow all of the instruction found in this manual. Please pay special attention to the safety instructions provided in this manual. The instructions included here will assure that you have many years of dependable and enjoyable service from your Sierra flame product.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read all instructions before installing or using this heater.

2. Keep combustible materials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes and curtains at least 3 feet from the front of the heater; keep them away from sides and rear as well.

3. Always unplug heater when it’s not in use.

4. Do not operate the fireplace if it has a damaged cord or plug, after it has malfunctioned, or if the unit has been dropped or damaged in any way.

5. Do not use the heater outdoors.

6. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor locations.
   Never place the heater where it may fall into a bathtub or other water containers.

7. Do not run the cord under carpeting. Do not cover the cord with throw rugs, runners or anything else. Arrange the cord away from traffic areas where it could not be tripped over.

8. To disconnect the heater, turn the controls to “OFF” before removing the plug from the outlet.

9. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or exhaust opening, as this may cause an electric shock, fire or damage to the heater.

10. To prevent a possible fire, do not block air intakes in any manner.

11. A heater has hot and arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where gasoline, paint or flammable liquids are used or stored.

12. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock or injury to persons.

13. Avoid the use of an extension cord because the extension cord may overheat and cause a fire.

14. Always use properly grounded fused and polarized outlets.

15. Always use ground fault protection where it is required by electrical codes.

16. Always disconnect the power before performing any cleaning, maintenance or relocation of the heater.

17. To prevent a possible fire, do not burn wood or other materials in this heater.

18. To prevent electric shock or fire, always use a certified electrician, should new circuits or outlets be required.

19. When transporting or storing the heater, keep it in a dry place, free from excessive vibration.

UNPACKING AND TESTING APPLIANCE

Carefully remove the appliance from the box.
Prior to installing the appliance, test to make sure the appliance operates properly by plugging the power supply cord into a conveniently located 120 Volt grounded outlet.
Test all aspects of its operation (manual switches, remote and heater) to make sure all components operate correctly.

GROUNDING APPLIANCE

This appliance is for use on 120 Volts. The cord has a plug as shown in (A). An adapter as shown in (C) is available for connecting three-blade grounding type plugs to two-slot receptacles. The green grounding lug extending from the adapter must be connected to a permanent ground such as a properly grounded outlet box. The adapter should not be used if a three-slot grounded receptacle is available.
To disconnect appliance, turn controls to off, then remove plug from outlet.

1. Grounding Pin
2. Cover of Grounded Outlet Box
3. Metal Screws
4. Adapter
5. Grounding Means

LOCATING THE FIREPLACE

Plan where to locate and frame the fireplace. Consider the following:

1. Consider a location where the fireplace screen will not be exposed to direct sunlight from windows or doors.
2. A 15 ampere, 120 Volt, 60 Hz branch circuit with proper ground must be available at the location.
   Preferably a dedicated branch circuit should be provided to avoid circuit breakers to trip of fuses to blow.

FS-26-922

This appliance has been tested in accordance with the UL Standard 2021 for fixed and location dedicated electric room appliances in the United States and Canada. If you need assistance during installation, please contact your local dealer.

NOTE: This appliance must be electrically wired and grounded in accordance with local codes. In the absence of local codes, use the current CSA C22.1 Canadian Electrical Code in Canada or the ANSI/NFPA 70 National Electrical Code in the United States.

HARD- WIRE INSTALLATION

Turn off the appliance completely and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair this electric appliance.

If it is necessary to hard wire this appliance, a qualified electrician must remove the cord connection, and wire the appliance directly to the house hold wiring.

This appliance must be electrically connected and grounded in accordance with local codes, if hard wired. In the absence of local codes, use the current CSA C22.1 CANADIAN ELECTRICAL CODE in Canada or the current ANSI/NFPA 70 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE in the United States.

1. Remove the cover plate from the left side of the appliance by removing the two screws, as shown below. Unscrew and remove power cord.

2. Attach the wiring to the junction block. Please make sure the live wire goes into the “L”, the neutral wire into “N” and the ground wire into “G”.

3. Put the plate back and screw back.

MEDIA OPTIONS

Your fireplace shipped with the following media:
3 bags of sable glass and an 11 piece log set.
Customers can decorate their fireplace according to their wishes with supplied media.

This fireplace includes the following decorative media:

Sable

Log Set 11 pieces

DECORATIVE MEDIA INSTALLATION

STEP 1: Unplug the unit from wall and make sure controls are switched off.

STEP 2: Push upwards (as shows in bellow picture) and remove the front panel to decorate your fireplace. Pour the decorative media into the tray. Feel free to use any combination of fire glass media that you find most appealing.

Hold here firmly, then push upwards to take off the front glass panel.

The glass panel is hooked by 2 hooks on each side.

Then you can take off the glass panel.

Now you can start to decorate your fireplace

STEP 3: After finishing decoration, put back the front glass panel.

OPERATION

The fireplace can be operated either by the switches located on the left front of the fireplace unit or by supplied remote control.

MANUAL OPERATION

Push to reveal the manual control panel. (As shows in bellow picture)

Push here to open the manual control panel

1. The main power ON/OFF switch in position O, the fireplace is OFF.
2. When main power ON/OFF switch is at position I, the fireplace is ready to use.
3. Press the button repeatedly to set the heater to desired heat setting. The heater indicator LED will glow which shows the current heater settings.
   a) RED 1465 W HEAT OUTPUT
   b) BLUE 750W HEAT OUTPUT
   c) PURPLE AUTO MODE

AUTO MODE

Under this mode the heater will automatically turn ON at high heat setting 1465 W heat output when the room temperature drops below 22℃(72 ℉ ). When the room temperature is between 22-25℃(72-77℉) the heater output will switch to low heat setting 750W. When the room temperature goes above 25℃(77℉) the heater will be turned off and the cycle will continue. The LED indicator will be PURPLE in colour under this mode.

4. Flame effect: Press the button marked to adjust the flame brightness. The flame brightness will cycle through –Low-Medium-High -OFF.
5. Mood light effect: Press the button marked to change the mood light colour.

NOTE: If operated at the Low heat setting, the fireplace will not provide as much heat output as in the High heat setting, however the low setting will not require as much electrical power to operate.
To avoid overloading a circuit, do not plug the fireplace into a circuit that already has other appliances working. When the fireplace is not in use switch off and unplug.

SAFETY CUT-OFF

• This appliance is fitted with a safety cut-off which will operate if the fireplace overheats (eg. Due to blocked air vents). For safety reasons, the fireplace will NOT automatically reset.
• To reset the appliance, disconnect the appliance from the main supply for at least 10 minutes.
  Reconnect the supply to the main and switch on the appliance.

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

For remote to function make sure the heater is plugged in and main power switch is turned to the ON position, located on the front bottom behind the panel.
When operating the remote make sure you point the remote to the centre of the fireplace and make sure each time you press the button, t he buzzer inside the unit will beep once. It takes some time for the receiver to respond to the transmitter. Do not PRESS the buttons more than once within two seconds for correct operation.

Power on button: The power-on button at top left corner of the remote is the main ON/OFF power button. This will turn off all the functions and the fireplace will be in standby mode.
DISPLAY ON/OFF button: Switching the fireplace flame and tray light ON/OFF. It has functions of setting memory.
DISPLAY BLUE button: Adjust the blue color brightness of flame and tray.
DISPLAY YELLOW button: Adjust the yellow color brightness of flame and tray.
DISPLAY ORANGE button: Adjust the orange color brightness of flame and tray.
MOOD LIGHT ON/OFF button: Switching the mood light ON/OFF.
ADJUST button: Switching the color of the mood light.
FLASH button: Switches mood light into flash mode, this cycles through all mood light colors.
HEATER ON/OFF button: Switching the heater ON/OFF. It has functions of setting memory.
HIGHT button: Press the high button to switch the heater to high heat setting 1465W.

LOW button: Press the low button to switch the heater to low heat setting 750W.
TEMP. button: Press the TEMP. button to switch the heater to AUTO mode. Under this mode the heater will operate in similar way as explained above for the manual operation.

INSTALLING WALL THERMOSTAT

WALL THERMOSTAT WIRING DIAGRAMS

1. INSIDE
2. OUTSIDE
3. BLACK
4. WALL THERMOSTAT
5. Wall Thermostat

NOTE: THE WALL THERMOSTAT WILL WORK ONLY WHEN THE HEATER IS SET TO TEMP. SETTING
PLEASE REFER TO THE MANUAL CONTROL AND THE REMOTE CONTROL.

Wire the wall thermostat prior to installing the fireplace.
WALL THERMOSTAT WIRING(24 VAC)
Install Wall Thermostat per instructions provided with kit and per the following information:

1. Turn off circuit breaker.
2. Remove cover plate located on the left up side of appliance.
3. Pull the wire out and cut the inside thermostat. Connect the wires to the wall thermostat as shown below. Follow instructions provided with wall switch kit.

REPLACEMENT PARTS

This list contains replacement parts

NO.

| PART NUMBER|

DESCRIPTION

|

QTY.

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1

| 10701213|

FRONT CLEAR GLASS (MIDDLE)

|

1

2

| 10701214|

FRONT CLEAR GLASS (SIDES)

|

2

3

| 10702166|

BOTTOM GLASS

|

1

4

| 107021261|

BACK GLASS

|

1

5

| 10104002|

SWITCH

|

1

6

| 3126512|

FLICKER ASSEMBLY

|

2

7

| 10101201C|

FLAME MOTOR

|

2

8

| 601145|

LED STRIP FOR TRAY

|

1

9

| 601145|

LED STRIP FOR FLAME

|

1

10

| 3001506B|

REMOTE RECEIVER

|

1

11

| 602030C|

BLOWER AND HEATER ASSEMBLY

|

1

12

| 601097B|

CIRCUIT BOARD

|

1

13

| 601036|

MANUAL CONTROL

|

1

14

| 10125025|

TOP LIGHT

|

1

15

| 10105063|

REMOTE

|

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Last updated on December 14, 2020

EXPLODED VIEW

Wiring Diagram

1. FLICKER ASSEMBLY
2. FLAME AND EMBER LED
3. RECEIVER
4. MOODLIGHT/TOP LIGHT
5. TEMPERATURE SENSOR
6. BUTTON
7. POWER CORD
8. SWITCH
9. FAN HEATER

TROUBLE SHOOTING

if necessary.
Back black cloth is falling off and rolled up in the flicker| Change a flicker and back black cloth.
Ember bed is not glowing or dimming| Ember LED’s are burnt out| Inspect the ember bed LED’s and replace them if necessary.
Appliance turns off and will not turn on| Appliance has overheated and safety device has caused the thermal switch to disconnect| Turn off the main switch, allow appliance to cool for 10 minutes, then turn it on.
House circuit breaker has tripped| Reset house circuit breaker.
Appliance’s fuse has blown| Replace the fuse.
Appliance will not come on when switch is flipped to ON| Appliance is not plugged into an electrical outlet| Check plug and plug in.
Appliance has overheated and safety device has caused the thermal switch to disconnect| Turn off the main switch, allow appliance to cool for 10 minutes, then turn it on.
Circuit board is burnt out| Inspect the circuit board and replace it if necessary.
No warm air coming out of appliance| Heater is burnt out| Inspect the burner and heater assembly and replace it if necessary.
Flame sputters| Flame motor is defective.| Call a qualified service technician and replace flame motor.
Remote Control does not work.| Low batteries.
Unit switch in “O” position.| Replace AAA batteries in remote control.
Turn the switch in “I” position.
Flame is fixed.| Wiring may be loose or the flame motor may be defective.|

SERVICE HISTORY

This heater must be serviced annually depending on usage.

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NOTES:

ELECTRIC FIREPLACE WARRANTY – Models Manufactured After January 1, 2016

Sierra Flame warrants that your newly purchased Sierra Flame electric fireplace is free from manufacturing and material defects fora period of two (2) years from the date of the first purchase, subject to the conditions and limitations contained below.

Warranty Application & Exclusions
This limited warranty applies to your newly purchased Sierra Flame electric fireplace; the limited warranty’s application is limited to purchases made in any province of Canada or in any of the 52 States of the United States of America, including the District of Columbia. Only the original purchaser of the product Is eligible for coverage under this limited warranty; the warranty is not transferable.

Products excluded from this limited warranty
Light bulbs are not covered by this limited warranty and are the sole responsibility of the owner/purchaser. Sierra Flame does not cover service or labor charges.

Warranty Coverage and Term
Products covered by this limited warranty have been tested and inspected prior to shipment and, subject to the provisions of this warranty, Sierra Flame warrants such products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of the first purchase of such products.

The limited two (2) year warranty period for products also applies to any implied warranties that may exist under applicable law. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to the purchaser.

All other warranties—expressed or implied—with respect to the product, its components and accessories or any obligation/liabilities on the part of Sierra Flame are hereby expressly excluded.

Limitations to Coverage Under Limited Warranty
This limited warranty does not apply to products that have been repaired, except by Sierra Flame or Its authorized service representatives, or otherwise altered. This limited warranty further does not apply to defects resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, incorrect installation, improper maintenance or handling, or operation with an incorrect power source. Products made by other manufacturers, sold with the product or thereafter, are not covered by this limited warranty. The use of unauthorized components will render this warranty null and void.

Vista Outdoor Units
All Vista units that are installed outdoors or in moisture intense conditions must use the stainless steel cover. Proof of purchase of the cover is required for any warranty claims.

Defects
Defects must be brought to the attention of the selling dealer. Please have your proof of purchase, catalogue/model and serial numbers available when contacting dealer; any and all service under the limited warranty requires a proof of purchase of the product. Should a product or part covered by this limited warranty be proven to be defective, In material or workmanship, and during the two (2) year limited warranty period, Sierra Flame will replace such defective product or part without charge. If Sierra Flame is unable to replace such product, or if replacement is not commercially practicable or cannot be timely done, in Its sole discretion Sierra Flame may, In lieu of replacement, choose to refund the purchase price for such product or part. Sierra Flame does not cover labor or service charges to replace said parts.

Limitations
In no event will Sierra Flame, including without limitation any of its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, consultants, agents, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, be liable to the purchaser or any third party, whether in contract, in tort, or on any other basis for any indirect, special, punitive, exemplary, consequential, or incidental loss, cost or damage arising out of or in connection with the sale, maintenance, use or inability to use the product, even If Sierra Flame, Including without limitation any of its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, consultants, agents, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, have been advised of the possibility of such losses, costs or damages, or if such losses, costs or damages are foreseeable. In no event will Sierra Flame, including without limitation any of its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, consultants, agents, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, be liable for any direct losses costs or damages that exceed the purchase price of the product.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to the purchaser.

Application of Provincial and State Law
This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Sale of Goods shall not apply to this limited warranty or the sale of products covered by this limited warranty.

General
Sierra Flame reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice, in design, material, specifications, prices and the right to discontinue styles and products.

January 1, 2016

Sierra Flame
502-1027 Davie Street Vancouver, BC V6E 4L2 • Phone # 1-888-885-1837 • Fax # 1-877-498-4206

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