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FMI PRODUCTS LLC
18 .INELECTICFIREPLACE
FB-18B
FMIProducts,LLC
MODEL#FEF18
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
SafetyInformation............................................................................................................................3
OperationInstructions......................................................................................................................4
CareandMaintenance....................................................................................................................7
Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................................8
Warranty ...........................................................................................................................................10
Illustratedpartsbreakdown
9
2
WARNING: Anyuseofthisapplianceotherthanthatrecommendedbythemanufa cturerin
thisownersmanualmaycausefire,burns,electricshockand/orotherseriousinjuriesordeath.
Whenusingelectricalappliances,basicprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskoffire,electricshock
andinjurytopersonsincludingthefollowing:
1. Readthemanufacturersinstructionscompletelybeforeusingthisappliance.
2. Thisappliancewillbecomehotwheninuse. Toavoidburns,donotletbareskintouchhotsurfaces. Thegrill
atthetopofthisheaterinparticularwill becomehotwhentheheaterisactive. Takespecialcarenottoblock
theairintakeorexhaustvents.
3. Extremecautionisnecessarywhentheapplianceisusedbyornearchildrenorinvalidsandwhenevertheheater
isleftoperatingandunattended.
4. Donotoperatetheheaterifthe powercordorplughasbeendamagedortheheaterhasbeendamagedor
malfunctionedinanyway. Taketheappliancetoanauthorizedservicefacilityforexamination,electricalor
mechanicaladjustmentorrepair.
5. Donotuseoutdoors.
6. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor locations. Never locate heater
where it may fall into a bathtub or other water container.
7. Todisconnecttheappliance,turnallcontrolsOFF,andthenremovetheplugfromtheelectricaloutlet.
8. Theappliancecomesequippedwitha3-prong groundingplug.Donot cutthegroundingprong.Connectto
properlygrounded120Voutletsonly.
9. Donotinsertorallowforeignobjectstoenteranyventilationorexhaustopeningsasthismaycauseanele
ctric
shockorfire,ordamagetheappliance.
10. Topreventapossiblefire,donotblockairintakesorexhaustsinanymanner.Donotuseonsoftsurfaces,like
abed,whereopeningsmaybecomeblocked.
11. Allelectricalheatershavehotandarcingorspar
kingpartsinside.Donotuseinareaswheregasoline,paint,
orflammableliquidsareusedorstoredorwheretheappliancewillbeexposedtoflammablevapors.
12. Avoidusingtheappliancewithanextensioncord.Extensioncordsmayoverheatandcausear
iskoffire.Ifan
extensioncordMUST beused,thecordmustbeNo.14AWG minimumsizeandratednotlessthan1875Watts.
Theextensioncordmustbea3
-prongcordwithgroundingtypeplugandcordconnectionandshouldnot
exceed20feet(6m)inlength.
13. Whentransportingorstoringtheheater,takecaretokeepboththeunitandpowercord/plugdry,freefrom
excessivevibrationandawayfromheatsources.
14. Usetheheateronlyasdescribedinthismanual. Anyotherusenotrecommendedbythemanufacturermay
causefire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons.
15. Donotattempttoburnwoodorothermaterialsinthisheater.
Pleasereadandunderstandthisentiremanualbeforeattemptingtoassemble,operateorinstall
theproduct.
!
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SAFETY INFORMATION
3
4
D
METAL SCREW
6 5/16
1715/16
18 7/16
5
6
WARNING: Beforeattemptingtoperformanymaintenanceonthisappliance,turnallcontrols
totheO
FF
positionandunplug.Allowtheappl
iancetobe
OFF
foratleast10minutesbefore
performinganymaintenanceinordertoallowallcomponentstocoolproperly.
CARE ANDMAINTENANCE
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ReplacingLightBulbs:
Makesurethatallcontrolsareoffandthattheapplianceisunplugged.
Wearlatexglovestoensureth
atgrease/oilfromyourhandsdoesnottransfertothebulbs.
Takeholdofeachsideofthebulbcoverpanelatthebottomofthefireboxandpullstraight
out(SeeFig.5). Youcanseethree40Wlightbulbsinthefirebox(SeeFig.6).
Examinethelightbulbstodeterminewhichbulbsrequirereplacement.
Removetheburntoutbulbandreplacewithanew40Wbulbsmallbase
Replacethecoverpanel(SeeFig.7).
donotovertighten.
Toremovedustfromglasswindow,usecleandrycloth.
Toremovefingerprintsorothermarksfromglasswindow,usecleandampcloth.Donotspray
glasscleanerorotherliquidsdirectlyontothewindow.
Cleanmetalsurfaceswithacleandampclothmakingsurenottopushdustordebrisintoanyair
intakeorexhaustvents.
Donotuseabrasivecleanersorsprayliquidsonanypartoftheappliance.
Periodiccleaning/vacuumingofthefan/heaterunitisstronglyrecommendedtoensurethatno
dirtorforeignobjectsbuildup.
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WARNING
DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED BULB WATTAGE
:
.
Replacethebulbcoverpanel.
Fig.5
Fig.6
Fig.7
Cleaning:
7
TROUBLESHOOTING
WARNING: Turnofftheappliance,unplugandletcoolforatleast10minutesbeforeattempting
toservice.Onlyaqualifiedprofessionalshouldattempttoserviceorrepairtheappliance.
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Flameisdimornot
present
2. Dimmercontrolbuttonissettoo
low.
3. Lightbulbsareburnedout.
4. Flamewandhascomeloose
frombracket.
5. Flamewandmotorisnot
functioning.
2.
PushbuttonFLAMEHIGH
toincreaselight.
3. Inspectlightbulbsandreplaceif
necessary.(seeMaintenance
sectionofthismanual)
4. Remove backpanel.Secure
endofflamewandbackintothe
supportbracket.
5.
CallFMI TechnicalServiceat
1-866-328-4537.
Theapplianceturnsoff
andwillnotturnbackon
1. Theoverheatprotectiondevicein
theappliancehasbeentriggered.
2. Housecircuitbreakerhasbeen
tripped.
1. Turnallcontrolsoff,unplugthe
appliance,allowtocoolforat
least10minutes,thenplugback
inandrestart.
2. Resethousecircuitbreaker.
Theappliancedoesnot
turnonwhenthebuttonis
pushedtoON
2. Theoverheatprotectiondevicein
theappliancehasbeentriggered.
2. Turnallcontrolsoff,unplugthe
appliance,allowtocoolforat
least10minutes,thenplugback
inandrestart.
Remotecontroldoesnot
work
1. Lowbatteries.
2. Manualcontrolsontheappliance
mustbe
Beforeoperating
theremotecontrol.
1. Replaceallbatteriesinthe
remotecontrol.
2. Pushtheappliance using
themanualcontrolpanel,then
useremotecontroltooperate.
Ifusingtheremotecontrolto
operatetheappliance,youmust
alsoturnthe
Appliance
usingtheremotecontrol.
Problem PossibleCause
CorrectiveAction
1.FlamenotturnedON
1.PushFLAMEON/OFFbutton
1.Nopowertoheater
8
1.Checktoseetheheateris
pluggedinto120Vreceptacle.
Checktoseebreakerison.
ILLUSTRATEDPARTSBREAKDOWN
NO. PART NO. PARTSNAME QTY
1
BACKPANEL
1
2 MAINPCB 1
3
SIDEPANEL-L
1
4
SIDEPANEL-R
1
5
SIMULATEDFIRELOGGRATE
2
6
TOP PLATE
1
7
LAMP BOXCOVERSUPPORT
2
8
LAMP HOLDER
2
9 1
10 2
11
MOTORSUPPORT
2
12
PLASTICFOOT
1
13
LAMP HOLDERSUPPORT
1
14
LAMP
4
15
FAN ANDHEATER
2
16 PLASTICPLATE
1
17 1
18
POWERSWITCH
1
19
GLASSLAYERING
2
20 1
21 1
22
GLASSFRAME
1
23 LAMP BOXCOVER 1
24 1
25 CONTROL BOXCOVER 1
26
LOCKCATCH
1
27
GRATE
1
28 1
29 1
30 1
31
1
MODEL FEF18
33 1
34 1
35 1
36 1
37 1
38 1
39 1
40 1
REMOTECONTROL
FLAMEROD ASSEMBLY
SIMULATEDBRICK-R
HANDLE
MOTOR
BOTTOMPLATE
GLASS
BOXOFSWITCH
GLASS ASSEMBLY BRACKET-L
GLASS ASSEMBLY BRACKET-R
GUIDEDUCT B
GUIDEDUCT A
BUTTONPLATE
32
SIMULATEDBRICK-L
SIMULATEDFIRELOG
SIMULATEDBRICKHOLDER
FLAMEPANEL
PROTECT RING
CONNECTIONOFMOTOR
1
9
126288-01
126289-01
126290-01
126291-01
126292-01
126293-01
126294-01
126295-01
126296-01
126297-01
126298-01
126299-01
126300-01
126301-01
126302-01
126303-01
126304-01
126305-01
126306-01
126307-01
126308-01
126309-01
126310-01
126311-01
126312-01
126313-01
126314-01
126315-01
126316-01
126317-01
126318-01
126319-01
126320-01
126321-01
126322-01
126323-01
126324-01
126325-01
126326-01
126328-01
FMI PRODUCTS,LLC
SantaAnaCA92704,
1-866-328-4537
wwwfmiproductscom. .
WARRANTY
KEEPTHISWARRANTY
Model(locatedOnproductoridentificationtag)
_______
DatePurchased _____________
Keepreceiptforwarrantyverification.
FMIPRODUCTSLLCLIMITEDWARRANTIES,
NewProducts
StandardWarranty: FMI PRODUCTS,LLC warrantsthisnewproductandanypartsthereoftobefreefromdefects in
materialandworkmanshipforaperiodofone(1)yearsfromthedateoffirstpurchasefromanauthorizeddealer
providedtheproducthasbeeninstalled,maintainedandoperatedinaccordancewith
FMI PRODUCTS,LLC
'swarnings
andinstructions.
Forproductspurchasedforcommercial,industrialorrentalusage,thiswarrantyislimitedto90daysfromthedateof
firstpurchase.
FactoryReconditionedProducts
LimitedWarranty: FMIPRODUCTSLLC, warrantsfactoryreconditionedproductsandanypartsthereoftobefree
fromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipfor30daysfromthedateoffirstpurchasefromanauthorizeddealerpro-
videdtheproducthasbeeninstalled,maintainedandoperatedinaccordancewith
FMIPRODUCTSLLC,
'swarnings
andinstructions.
TermsCommontoAll Warranties
Thefollowingtermsapplytoalloftheabovewarranties:
Alwaysspecifymodelnumberandserialnumberwhencontactingthemanufacturer. Tomakeaclaimunderthiswar-
rantythebillof saleorotherproofofpurchasemustbepresented.
Thiswarrantyisextendedonlytotheoriginalretailpurchaserwhenpurchasedfromanauthorizeddealer,andonly
wheninstalledbyaqualifiedinstallerinaccordancewithalllocalcodesandinstructionsfurnishedwiththisproduct.
Thiswarrantycoversthecostofpart(s)r
equiredtorestorethisproduct
toproperoperatingconditionandanallowancefor
laborwhenprovidedbya
FMIPRODUCTSLLC,
AuthorizedServiceCenteroraproviderapprovedby
FMI PRODUCTS,
LLC.Warrantypartsmustbeobtainedthroughauthorizeddealersofthisproductand/or
FM
I
PRODUCTS,LLC
who
willprovideoriginalfactoryreplacementparts.Failuretouseoriginalfactoryreplacementpartsvoidsthiswarranty.
Travel,handling,transportation,diagnostic,material,laborandincidentalcostsassociatedwithwarrantyrepairs,unless
expresslycoveredbythiswarranty,arenotreimbursableunderthiswarrantyandaretheresponsibilityoftheowner.
Excludedfromthiswarrantyare productsorpartsthatfailorbecomedamagedduetomisuse,accidents,improper
installation,lackofpropermaintenance,tampering,oralteration(s).
Thisis
FMIPRODUCTSLLC,
'sexclusivewarranty,andtothefullextentallowedbylaw;thisexpresswar
rantyexcludes
anyandallotherwarranties,expressorimplied,writtenorverbalandlimitsthedurationofanyandallimpliedwar -
ranties,includingwarrantiesofmerchantabilityandfitnessforaparticularpurposetoone(1)yearsonnewproducts
and 30daysonfactoryreconditionedproducts fromthedateoffirstpurchase.FMIPRODUCTSLLC, makesnoother
warrantiesregardingthisproduct.
FMIPRODUCTSLLC, 'sliabilityislimitedtothepurchasepriceoftheproduct,and FMIPRODUCTSLLC, shallnot
beliableforanyotherdamageswhatsoeverunderanycircumstancesincludingindirect,incidental,orconsequential
damages.
Somestatesdonotallowlimitationsonhowlonganimpliedwarrantylastsortheexclusionorlimitationofincidental
or
consequentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
Forinformationaboutthiswarrantycontact:
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Rev. A
03/12
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