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FMI VEF21B manual

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  • Page 1

    Read these instructions completely before beginning installation. Failure to follow them could cause a heater malfunction resulting in serious injury and/or property damage. W ARNING: All electric heaters have hot and arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where gasoline, paint or ammable liquids are or are stored. This repla[...]

  • Page 2

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 2 SAFETY W ARNING: Improper installa - tion, adjustment, alteration, ser- vice or maintenance can cause injur y or p roper ty da mage . Refe r to this manual . For as sista nce or additional information, consult a qualied installer . CAUTION: Do not expose the heater to the elements (such as rain, etc). Do not pla[...]

  • Page 3

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 3 SAFETY Continued 14. A heater has hot and arc ing or sparki ng part s ins ide . Do not use it in area s whe re gasoline, paint or ammable liquids or vapors are used or stored. 15. Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not recommended by the manufacturer may cause re, elec - tric shoc[...]

  • Page 4

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 4 UNP A CkING AND TESTING LOCA TING FIREPLA CE Heater Flame Ember Figure 2 - Product Identication PRODUCT IDENTIFICA TION Heat V ents (Behind Door) ON/OFF Power Button Log Set Front Glass Back Glass Heater Control Flame Control Ember Control Thermocouple Handle Remote Control Panel Door C a r ef u l l y r e m o ve[...]

  • Page 5

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 5 Figure 3 - Heater Locations CAUTION: Do not expose the he a t er to th e el em e n t s (s uc h as rain, etc.) CAUTION: Wear gloves and safety glasses for protec - tion during installation and maintenance. This electric replace can be installed in a mantel, framed into a wall or installed into an existing repl[...]

  • Page 6

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 6 No te : It is st r on gl y ad v i s e d th a t yo u hi r e a qualied professional to undertake this step in o r de r to pr e v e n t pe r s on al in j u ry . On c e th e ue is capped, chimney is no longer suitable fo r wo od b ur ni ng . No te : D o n o t i n s t a ll t hi s un it i n t o a  r e p la ce th[...]

  • Page 7

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 7 Installing as Insert Onc e the sit e has bee n pr epa red , th e re pla ce insert can be installed. 1. Make sure power switch is in the OFF position. INST ALLA TION Continued Heater Flame Ember Figure 5 - Controls For Electric Fireplace Lighted Power Switch Ember Control Heater Control Flame Control FINIShING W [...]

  • Page 8

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 8 Figure 7 - Fireplace Settings (Default Settings are Circled) FLAME Off Low Medium High EMBER Off Low Medium High HEA TER Off On CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE W ARNING: Always discon- nect power and allow the heater to cool before performing any cleaning, maintenance or reloca - tion of this heater . T urn controls to OF[...]

  • Page 9

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 9 Figure 10 - Removing Log and Ember LED Log Ember LED Strip with Standoffs REPLACING LOG 1. Fo l lo w s te p s 1 th ro u gh 4 of Cleaning Firebox , page 8. 2. Remove screws from each side of log that secures log to base and remove log (see Figure 9, page 8). 3. Install new log using screws removed in step 2. 4. Repl[...]

  • Page 10

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 10 REPLACING TRANSFORMER 1. Follow steps 1 through 3 under Replacin g Heater/Blower , page 9. 2. Disco nnec t tra nsfo rmer wires from co ntro l board. 3. Remove screws from outside of rebox surround to remove transformer (see Figure 14). 4. Remove and discard transformer . 5. Place new transformer against inside [...]

  • Page 11

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 11 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Continued RE PLA CI NG F LA ME G ENE RA TIO N LED 1. Follow steps 1 through 4 under Cleaning Firebox , page 8 2. Remove screws from each side of log that secures log to base and remove log (see Figure 10, page 8). 3. Remove screws from sides and back of bottom panel of rebox. 4. Gently [...]

  • Page 12

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 12 REPLACEMENT P ARTS WIRING DIAGRAM SETTINGS CONTROL BOARD WBL21.PCB 1 V21 4 1 SCB 4 ON/OFF POWER 2 3 1 POWER CORD SETS RED WHITE BLACK BLACK BLACK BLK WHT RED BRW BLU BRW LDA MTR LDS RCS THM SCL 120V/650W*2 120V/14W 24V/15W 120V/4W 24V/1W SCARLET BROWN BROWN BLUE BLOWER HEATER HEATER THERMOCOUPLE HEA TER/BLOWER ASS[...]

  • Page 13

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 13 TROUBLEShOO TING W ARNING: T urn off appliance and let cool before servicing. Only a qualied service person should service and repair heater . POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY OBSERVED PROBLEM 1. Fireplace has overheated and safe ty devi se has c aus e the rma l sw itc h to disc on nec t or home circuit breaker has opened[...]

  • Page 14

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 14 13 18 19 8 12 9 21 16 5 1 17 4 2 1 1 10 15 7 14 6 3 20 P AR TS MODELS CGEF23B AND VEF21B[...]

  • Page 15

    www .fmiproducts.com 120926-26C 15 P AR TS MODELS CGEF23B AND VEF21B This list contains replaceable parts used in your replace. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 12 of this manual. KEY NO. P ART NO. DESCRIPTION QTY . 1 120925-30 Blower 1 2 120926-06 Rear Glass (Screen) 1 3 120926-05 Log Set 1 4 1[...]

  • Page 16

    120926-26 Rev . C 09/09 WARRANTY kEEP ThIS WARRANTY FMI PRODUCTS, LL C LIMITED WARRANTIES New Products Standard W arranty: FM I P R O D U C T S, LL C wa r ra n t s t h i s ne w pr od u c t a n d an y pa r ts th er e o f t o be f r e e f r o m de fe c t s i n m at e r i a l a nd w or k m a n sh i p f o r a p er i o d o f t w o ( 2 ) y e a r s f r o [...]