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Valor 530 B-Vent Installation Booklet

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    1 of 18 530 b vent gas fireplace heater installation booklet manufactured by miles industries ltd. British columbia, canada • safety information • location • supply gas • pack contents • appliance preparation • venting & appliance fixing • fitting sides & switch • gas supply installation • aeration ...

  • Page 2

    2 of 18 contents 1. Safety information .....................................................................................................................................................2 additional optional features ....................................................................................

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    3 of 18 warning: do not operate the appliance with the glass front removed, cracked or broken. Replacement of the glass should be done by a licensed or qualified service person. (the whole window unit may be temporarily removed by the owner for cleaning the interior of the firebox, etc.) only the au...

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    4 of 18 options heater engine unit #530ean and b-vent conversion kit #552bvk is used with all installations. The cast iron stove case has the following options: black textured - kit #531csb. Black enameled – kit #532esb. Green enameled – kit #533esg. One of the above kits must be used with each inst...

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    5 of 18 2. General approvals & codes this appliance is certified by international approval services for use in canada and the usa. The appliance is for installation connected to an approved 4” metal b type vent. This appliance is supplied for use with natural gas. It can be converted for use with lp...

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    6 of 18 4. Supply gas • all appliances are supplied for installation with natural gas. The supply pressure must be between the limits shown in section 3.2 of this manual. • the supply connection is 3 / 8 ’’npt. • the opening for the gas supply line is at the rear left corner of the appliance. 5. Pac...

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    7 of 18 6. Appliance preparation detach the window 1. Release the top of the window by pulling forward and rotating outwards the two bars at the top corners. See figure 2. 2. Unscrew the two spring loaded bolts securing the bottom of the window. See figure 2. 3. Carefully lift the window. Keep the w...

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    8 of 18 b-vent conversion kit installation i. Fit adapter unit 1. Remove the rear outlet vent collar and seal by unscrewing 12 screws (see figure 5). 2. Fit the rear cover plate (supplied with the kit) using the seal and 12 screws previously removed. The hole in the cover plate must be nearest the t...

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    9 of 18 ii. Adapting burner module 1. Detach the battery shield by removing two screws. See figure 8. 2. Detach the burner module by removing 11 screws. See figure 8. 3. Fit a “p” clip at the right side of the inside of the case. Fit the vent switch wire to the clip. See figure 8a. 4. Disconnect the...

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    10 of 18 7. Venting & appliance fixing preparing for floor fixing if it is intended to fix the appliance to the floor, position the appliance in its final location checking that the vent unit can be correctly installed. Mark through the two fixing holes in the appliance base. Move the appliance away...

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    11 of 18 figure 18 figure 17 8. Fitting sides & switch 1. Refit the burner module to the appliance using the 11 screws previously removed. 2. Unless the appliance is only going to be used with a wall switch, refit the battery shield with the two screws previously removed. 3. A) for active appliance ...

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    12 of 18 9. Gas supply installation 1. The appliance is supplied for supply gas connection at the rear left corner of the case. An adapter is included in the pack that must be fitted to the appliance inlet pipe. Supply line connection to the adapter is 3 / 8 ”npt. Alternatively, the appliance inlet ...

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    13 of 18 10. Aeration setting check the burner is equipped with an adjustable shutter to control primary aeration. The shutter is set at the factory with a gap of 5 / 64 ” (2mm) - see figure 20. For the vast majority of installations this setting will give optimum performance and should not be alter...

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    14 of 18 11. Ceramic fuel bed installation 1. Locate the ceramic rear wall in the channel at back of the firebox and flat against the back of the firebox. See figure 21. 2. Locate the side walls in the channels at the sides of the firebox. If necessary, the side walls can be aligned with the rear wa...

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    15 of 18 6. Place the front log behind the metal lip at front of the firebox. See figure 25. 7. Place the right side log in the hollow at right of the base log. Rest the narrow nose of this log on the projection at front center of the base log – it is important that the narrow nose does not drop dow...

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    16 of 18 12. Window refitting & checking 1. Place the window centrally against the engine unit and resting on the support at bottom front of the engine. 2. Pull the clamping bars forward and rotate inwards to secure the top of the window. See figure 29 3. Fit the two spring loaded bolts through the ...

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    17 of 18 venting a check for correct venting of combustion products must be made before the installed heater is left with the customer. The test should be made in the following manner. Light the heater. Turn the gas control to the on position and thermostat to the highest setting. After the applianc...

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    18 of 18 14. Installation completion 1. Hang the front casting by the hooks at the four corners as shown in figure 33. 2. Fit the top casting making sure that the corners locate as shown in figure 34. 3. Fit the top infill casting. See figure 35. 4. If necessary the appliance can be leveled by the a...