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Retrofit Fire Ribbon Vented Decorative Appliance SPARK MODERN FIRES RETROFIT FIRE RIBBON VENTED DECORATIVE APPLIANCE OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL Z21.60b-2004 / CSA 2.26b-2004 APPROVED 321-L-06-5 WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, WARNING: If the information in this alteration, service, or maintenance can cause injury manual is not followed exactly, a fire or property damage. Refer to this manual for or explosion may result causing correct installation and operational procedures. For property damage, personal injury, or assistance or additional information consult a loss of life. qualified installer, service agency, or gas supplier. - Installation and service must be performed WARNING: This appliance is for installation only in by a qualified installer, service agency, or a solid-fuel burning masonry or UL127 factory-built the gas supplier. fireplace, constructed of noncombustible material, - Do not store or use gasoline or other and connected to a working flue (see page 4 for flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity minimum flue opening). of this or any other appliance. - WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS: Do not try to light any appliance. WARNING: This is a gas-fired appliance. It uses air Do not touch any electrical switch; do not (oxygen) from the room in which it is installed. use any phone in your building. Provisions for adequate combustion and ventila- Immediately call your gas supplier from a tion air must be provided. neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions. If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance. the fire department. CONSUMER:Retain this manual for future reference NOTE: This appliance is not approved for installation in bedrooms or bathrooms. SAFETY Make certain you read and under- to smoke, turn off appliance INFORMATION stand all warnings. Keep this and call a qualified service manual for reference. It is your person. NOTE: During initial guide to safe and proper operation operation, slight smoking of this Fire Ribbon. could occur due to unit curing and the burning of WARNINGS WARNING: Any change manufacturing residues. 6. To reduce the creation of soot, WARNING: Keep flue to this Fire Ribbon or its open when operating unit. controls can be dangerous. follow the instructions in Cleaning and Maintenance, page 9. 7. Do not allow fans to blow IMPORTANT: Read this 1. This appliance, as supplied, is directly into the fireplace. owner’s manual carefully only for use with the type of Avoid any drafts that alter and completely before trying gas indicated on the rating to assemble, operate, or burner flame patterns, as it plate. service this Fire Ribbon. could increase soothing. 2. If you smell gas: Improper use of this unit can • 8. Do not use a blower insert, cause serious injury or shut off gas supply heat exchanger insert or other • death from burns, fire, do not try to light any appli- accessory not approved for explosion, electrical shock, ance use with this Fire Ribbon. • and carbon monoxide do not touch any electrical 9. This Fire Ribbon needs fresh, poisoning. switch; do not use any phone outside air ventilation to run in your building properly. • immediately call to your gas DANGER: Carbon mo- 10. Keep the appliance area clear noxide poisoning may lead supplier from a neighbor’s and free from combustible phone. Follow the gas to death! materials, gasoline and other supplier’s instructions flammable vapors and liquids. • if you cannot reach your gas Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: 11. Do not burn solid fuel in the supplier, call the fire depart- Early signs of carbon monoxide fireplace after installing the ment poisoning resemble the flu, with Fire Ribbon. Do not use this 3. Never install the Fire Ribbon: headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If appliance to cook food or • in a recreational vehicle burn paper or other objects. you have these signs, the fire • Ribbon may not be working where curtains, furniture, 12. Fire Ribbon becomes hot properly. Get fresh air at once! clothing, or other flammable when in use. Keep children Have Fire Ribbon serviced. Some objects are less than 42 inches and adults away from hot people are more affected by from the front, top, or sides of surface to avoid burns or carbon monoxide than others. the Fire Ribbon clothing ignition. Fire Ribbon • These include pregnant women, in the high traffic areas will remain hot for a time • people with heart or lung disease in windy or drafty areas after shut-down. Allow or anemia, those under the 4. Before installing in a solid surface to cool before fuel burning fireplace, the touching. influence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes. chimney flue and firebox 13. Carefully supervise young Natural and Propane /LP Gas: must be cleaned of soot, children when they are in the creosote, ashes and loose room with Fire Ribbon. Natural and propane /LP gases are odorless. An odor making agent is paint by a qualified chimney 14. Do not use appliance if any added to the gas. The odor helps cleaner. Creosote will ignite if part has been exposed to or you detect a gas leak. However, highly heated. Inspect chim- under water. Immediately call the odor added to the gas can fade. ney flue for damage. a qualified service technician Gas may be present even though 5. Fire Ribbon is designed to be to inspect the room appliance no odor exists. smokeless. If it ever appears and to replace any part of the 2 control system and any gas packaging (see Parts List, Make sure that pilot opening control which has been under page 14). is not blocked with excess of water. media. 15. Turn the Ribbon off and let 2. Connect the Burner Assembly 5. Carefully leak test all cool before servicing, to gas supply using supplied connections following the installing, or repairing. Only a flex connector and shutoff procedure on page 5. qualified service person valve. should install, service, or 6. Having free access to the repair Fire Ribbon. 3. Evenly fill the media valve and manifold compartment with burner compartment of the Burner media (broken tempered Assembly turn ON the glass) fully covering the appliance following the burner as shown on a picture. procedure on page 7. LOCAL CODES Make sure the flame is even Install and use Fire Ribbon with along the burner and care. Follow local codes. In the appliance is fully operational absence of local codes, use the and safe for use. Turn OFF latest edition of The National Fuel the appliance and let it cool Gas Code ANSZ223.1, also before proceeding to the next known as NFPA 54 available step. from: If you are NOT planning to • American National Standards add optional topping media, 7. Cover manifold and valve Institute, Inc., 1430 then fill the media compartment of the Burner Broadway, New York, compartment in full and Assembly with Front Cover NY 10018 proceed to the step 5. making sure that access • National Fire Protection window is located above the Association, Inc., NOTE: If you are planning to valve as shown on a picture. Batterymarch Park, Quincy, add some topping media MA 02269. (optional colored glass or lava rock), leave approximately ¾” not filled on top of burner media and proceed to the next step. PRODUCT ASSEMBLY 4. Place and evenly distribute topping media (optional WARNING: Failure to position colored glass or lava rock) on Cover the window with the parts in accordance with top of burner media as shown Access Panel as shown on a these diagrams or failure to on a picture. picture. use only parts specially approved with this appliance may result in property damage or personal injury. 1. Remove Burner Assembly, Front Cover, Access Panel and Burner Media from 3 INSTALLATION only) or mobile home installation Light a tightly rolled newspaper must conform with the Standard on the end and place it at the CAUTION: Do not remove CAN/CSA Z240 MH, Mobile inside front edge of the fireplace. the metal data plates Housing, in Canada, or with the Observe the smoke and be sure attached to the Fire Ribbon. Manufactured Home Construction the vent is properly drawing it up These plates contain and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, the chimney. If the smoke spills important information. Part 3280, in the USA, or when out into the room, extinguish the such a standard is not applicable, flame and remove any obstruction ANSI/NCSBCS A225.1/NFPA 501A, until proper venting is achieved. WARNING: Before install- Manufactured Home Installations ling in a solid fuel burning Standard. The chimney flue must remain fireplace, the chimney flue The fireplace must include a open a minimum of 3” at all times and firebox must be cleaned working flue and venting system during the operation of this Fire of soot, creosote, ashes and with minimum opening. Please, Ribbon. loose paint by a qualified make sure that the following chimney cleaner. Creosote technical data related to proper will ignite if highly heated. A installation of the Fire Ribbon are dirty chimney flue may applicable before installation is create and distribute soot INSTALLING DAMPER within the house. Inspect attempted. chimney flue for damage. CLAMP Minimum firebox size: NOTICE: Installation, ser- Secure the damper stop clamp vice, and repair of this ap- - Height 18” provided to the leading edge of pliance must be performed - Depth 14” the damper as shown below. If for by a qualified installer, - Width/Model: any reason this clamp doesn’t service agency, company or RETRO-2 ……..…..28” work on your fireplace, another gas supplier experienced RETRO-3 ……..…..40” suitable clamp or permanent stop with this type of gas RETRO-4 ……..…..52” must be installed, or the damper appliances.
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