Operating instructions
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ODGSR Series Outdoor Gas Fireplace
20007114
Table of Contents
Thank you and Congratulations on your purchase of a Vermont Castings Group replace.
PLEASE READ THE INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
IMPORTANT: Read all instructions and warnings carefully before starting installation. Failure to follow these
instructions may result in a possible re hazard and will void the warranty.
Installation & Operating Instructions..........................................................................................3
GeneralInformation.............................................................................................................3
FireplaceDimensions..........................................................................................................4
MoistureResistance............................................................................................................5
ScreenedPorchInstallation................................................................................................ 5
ClearancetoCombustibles.................................................................................................5
Mantels...............................................................................................................................5
Hearth ...............................................................................................................................5
MoistureResistance............................................................................................................6
Framing&Finishing............................................................................................................ 6
FinalFinishing.....................................................................................................................6
GasSpecications...............................................................................................................7
GasInlet&ManifoldPressures...........................................................................................7
HighElevations................................................................................................................... 7
ValveAccess.......................................................................................................................7
ExteriorChaseInstallation.................................................................................................. 8
GasLineInstallation............................................................................................................8
RemoteWallSwitch............................................................................................................9
Operating Instructions
LogInstallation..................................................................................................................10
LavaRock......................................................................................................................... 10
FirstFiring......................................................................................................................... 10
FlameAdjustment.............................................................................................................. 11
FlameCharacteristics........................................................................................................ 11
OptionalWeatherEnclosures............................................................................................12
OptionalStainlessSteelHood...........................................................................................12
Lighting&OperatingInstructions......................................................................................13
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................. 14
Maintenance.................................................................................................................................15
Replacement Parts......................................................................................................................16
Accessories..................................................................................................................................18
Warranty....................................................................................................................................... 19
Proposition 65 Warning:Fuelsusedingas,woodburn-
ingoroilredappliances,andtheproductsofcombus-
tionofsuchfuels,containchemicalsknowntotheState
of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other
reproductiveharm.
CaliforniaHealth&SafetyCodeSec.25249.6
IMPORTANT:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY
Removeanyplasticfromtrimpartsbeforeturningthe
replace“ON”.
Itisnormalforreplacesfabricatedofsteeltogiveoff
some expansion and/or contraction noises during the
startuporcooldowncycle.Similarnoisesarefoundwith
yourfurnaceheatexchangerorcarengine.
ItisnotunusualforyourVermontCastingsGroupFire-
placesgasreplacetogiveoffsomeodorthersttimeit
isburned.Thisisduetothecuringofthepaintandany
undetectedoilusedinthemanufacturingprocess.
Itisrecommendedthatyouburnyourreplaceforatleast
ten(10)continuoushoursthersttimeyouuseit.










