FMI PCDM-36RT Operating instructions

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR

PCDM-36RT CONVERSION KIT

For Use When Converting Models (V)CD36RN and (V)CD36TN

from Natural Gas to Propane/LP Gas

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This conversion kit must be

installed by a qualied service

agency.

Read these instructions completely before

installing this conversion kit.

Before proceeding, make sure gas control

valve is in the OFF position, all electrical

power to the appliance is OFF, and replace

is cool to the touch.

CAUTION: The gas supply

shall be shut off prior to dis-

connecting the electrical power

before proceeding with the

conversion.

Parts included with this kit:

Part No. Description Qty.

116637-01 Instruction Sheet

108085-02 Pilot Orice LP (30)

26482 Main Burner Orice LP (#55)

14488 Gas Valve Regulator LP

116635-02 Conversion Label, English

116636-02 Conversion Label, French

106080-01 Conversion information Label

106739-01 Registration, Gas Conversion

Tools Required

• 7/8" Open End Wrench or adjustable wrench

• 3/4" Open End Wrench or Adjustable Wrench

• Torx T20 or slotted Screwdriver

• 5/32'' Allen wrench

• #2 Short Phillips Screwdriver

• Thread Sealant (Resistant to Propane/LP)

ACCESSING FIREPLACE

The gas control valve is located under the

rebox and is accessed by removing the lower

louver panel.

The pilot and main burner orice are ac-

cessed by removing the glass door, logs and

main burner.

Removing Lower Louver Access Panel

1. Grasp the lower louver panel and pull up

until the hanger brackets release from the

door pins (see Figure 1).

2. Swing the louver panel out until it clears the

replace opening.

3. Pull entire panel out until the bottom tabs

are free of the slot openings in the lower

face frame.

Figure 1 - Removing Lower Louver

Access Panel

1

Door Pin

Hanger Bracket

Lower Louver

Access Panel

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CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS

Burner Orice Conversion

1. Remove top, rear and base logs (see Fig-

ure 4, page 3).

2. Remove two screws holding the pilot

bracket to rear of the burner pan (see

Figure 4, page 3).

3. Remove two screws holding the rear log

stand to the rear panel of the rebox (see

Figure 4, page 3).

4. Expose the main burner orice by lifting the

burner pan assembly off the orice mount.

5. Use a 1 1/8" back-up wrench on the bulkhead

tting and a 11/16" wrench to remove the

main burner orice (see Figure 5, page 3).

6. Apply thread sealant to the male end of

the #55 main burner orice included with

the kit and remount the orice into the

bulkhead tting.

7. Loosen the set screw on the main burner

air shutter, rotate to fully open, and

retighten the set screw (see Figure 6,

page 3).

8. Reposition burner with air shutter placed

over the orice mount and replace two

screws on rear log stand and two screws

at pilot assembly.

Removing/Replacing Glass Door

Remove the glass door to access the log and

burner assemblies as follows:

1. Remove the lower louver panel (see

Removing Lower Louver Access Panel,

page 1).

2. Remove the top louver trim panel (see

Removing Top Louver Trim Panel).

3. Hold the glass frame with one hand and with

the other hand unlock the two door latches

found on top of the rebox to release ten-

sion on the door frame (see Figure 3).

4. Unhook the locking clasp from the tabs on

the door frame and with both hands swing

the door panel out while pivoting the lower

frame on the lower retaining bracket.

5. Lift the lower frame tabs out from the

positioning slots found on the lower

frame retaining bracket (see Figure 3).

Panel Tabs

Top Louver

Trim Panel

Door Pin

Hanger

Bracket

Figure 2- Removing Top Louver Trim Panel

Removing Top Louver Trim Panel

1. Grasp the two hanger brackets at the bot-

tom and pull up until the hanger brackets

release from the door pins (see Figure 2).

2. Swing out the bracket ends until the upper

panel tabs can be angled out of the slot

openings in the upper face frame.

3. Pull the entire louver panel out of the face

frame.

6. Remount the new frame in reverse order

by placing the positioning tabs on the glass

frame into the slots in the door retaining

bracket then swinging the door into the

sealed position and locking the two latches

in place.

7. Replace the top louver panel and then the

lower louver panel.

Figure 3 - Removing/Replacing Glass

Door

Latch

UNLOCK

LOCK

Door Frame Tab

Glass Door

Panel

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AIR SHUTTER ADJUSTMENT

Fully Open = Propane/LP Gas

¼" Open = Natural Gas

Orice

Mount

11/16'' Wrench11/16'' Wrench1 1/8'' Back-up

Wrench

Air Shutter

Opening

Set

Screw

Figure 4 - Removing Logs and Burner

Assembly

Figure 5 - Removing Main Burner Orice

Figure 6 - Adjusting Air Shutter

Top Left

Log

Front

Log

Top

Right

Log

Rear

Log

Rear Log

Stand

Log Mounts

Burner

Pan

GAS CONTROL VALVE CONVERSION

Convert the gas control by swapping out the

valve regulator portion of the gas valve.

1. Using a Torx T20 or slotted screwdriver,

remove and discard the three mounting

screws, pressure regulator tower, and dia-

phragm/spring components (see Figure 7).

2. Insure that the rubber gasket is properly

positioned on the new pressure regulator

assembly. Install LP pressure regulator

assembly to valve using the new mounting

screws supplied with the kit. Tighten screws

securely (approximately 25 in-lbs.) (see

Figure 8, page 4).

3. Install the identication label enclosed with

the gas valve regulator to the valve body,

where it can easily be seen (see Figure

8, page 4).

Figure 7 - Removing Mounting Screws,

Pressure Regulator Tower and

Diaphragm/Spring Components

Mounting

Screws

Pressure

Regulator

Tower

Diaphragm/

Spring

Components

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Figure 8 - Installing Pressure Regulator

Assembly

Identication

Label

Mounting

Screws

Rubber

Gasket

CONVERSION LABELING AND

PLACEMENT

1. Apply the English and French conversion

labels over existing certication labels (see

Figure 10, page 5). Existing certication

labels are located on the lighting instruction

plate inside the gas valve compartment

area. With permanent ink, print the previous

model number on the label in the space

provided (see Figure 11, page 5).

2. After lling in the data required on the

conversion information label (see Figure

12, page 5), afx it to the oor of the appli-

ance where it is easily seen when the lower

louver access panel is removed.

PILOT ORIFICE CONVERSION

1. Remove the pilot hood by pulling up until it

disengages from the barrel. Do not remove

the retainer clip (see Figure 9).

2. Remove the pilot orice from inside the bar-

rel using a 5/32'' allen wrench to unscrew

the orice.

3. Replace pilot orice with LP orice supplied

with this kit. The number 30 is stamped on

the sleeve for identication. Insert the small

end of the new pilot orice into the barrel

and thread until tight with the allen wrench.

4. Line up the notch on pilot hood to the posi-

tioning tab on the barrel receiver and snap

back into position.

IMPORTANT: Be careful not to bend or kink

the aluminum tubing during conversion.

Make sure the pilot hood and orice are

properly mated and aligned after nishing

this conversion.

HI

LO

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F

P

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L

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T

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Barrel Clip

Pilot Hood

Pilot Orice

5/32'' Allen

Wrench

Pilot

Bracket

Figure 9 - Converting Pilot Orice

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Figure 10 - Applying English and French

Conversion Labels Over Existing

Certication Labels on Lighting

Instruction Plate

Figure 11 - Print Previous Model Number

on Conversion Labels

Figure 12 - Conversion Information Label

English This

Side

Lighting

Instruction

Plate

French This Side

VENTED GAS FIREPLACE

Conversion Kit Model

Type of Gas

Previous Model #

PFS

®

CONVERSION INFORMATION LABEL

This appliance was converted on

___ - ___ - ___ to ______________ gas

with Kit No. _______________________

by _____________________________

_____________________________

(name and address of organization making

this conversion), which accepts the

responsibility that this conversion has been

properly made.

106080-01

56060

Day Month Year

FINAL PREPARATION

1. Reinstall logs. Refer to Installing Logs,

Lava Rock and Glowing embers in owner's

manual.

2. Leak check the gas control and any con-

nections you've made before operating the

appliance. Refer to Checking Gas Connec-

tions in owner's manual.

3. Replace and latch door. Refer to Removing/

Replacing Glass Door, page 2.

4. Reinstall top then bottom louvers panels.

The conversion is now complete

To operate your replace, refer to Operating

Fireplace in your appliance owner's manual.

WARNING: Test all gas piping

and connections, internal and

external to unit, for leaks after

installing or servicing. Correct

all leaks at once.

WARNING: Never use an

open ame to check for a leak.

Apply noncorrosive leak detec-

tion uid to all joints. Bubbles

forming show a leak. Correct all

leaks at once.

WARNING: This conversion

kit shall be installed by a quali-

ed service agency in accor-

dance with the manufacturer's

instructions and all applicable

codes and requirements of the

authority having jurisdiction. If

the information in these instruc-

tions is not followed exactly, a

re, explosion or production of

carbon monoxide may result

causing property damage, per-

sonal injury or loss of life. The

qualied service agency is re-

sponsible for the proper installa-

tion of this kit. The installation is

not proper and complete until the

operation of the converted appli-

ance is checked as specied in

the manufacturer's instructions

supplied with this kit.

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NOTES

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116637-01

Rev. C

02/12

2701 S. Harbor Blvd.

Santa Ana, CA 92704

1-866-328-4537

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WARRANTY INFORMATION

KEEP THIS WARRANTY

Model

Serial No.

Date Purchased

LIMITED WARRANTY

PCDM-36RT PROPANE/LP GAS CONVERSION KIT

FMI PRODUCTS, LLC warrants this product to be free from defects for one (1) year from the date of rst

purchase, provided that the product has been properly installed, operated and maintained in accordance

with all applicable instructions. To make a claim under this warranty the Bill of Sale or cancelled check

must be presented.

This warranty is extended only to the original retail purchaser. This warranty covers the cost of part(s)

required to restore this product to proper operating condition and an allowance for labor when provided by a

FMI PRODUCTS, LLC Authorized Service Center. Warranty part(s) MUST be obtained through authorized

dealers of this product and/or FMI PRODUCTS, LLC who will provide original factory replacement parts.

Failure to use original factory replacement parts voids this warranty. The product MUST be installed by

a qualied installer in accordance with all local codes and instructions furnished with the unit.

This warranty does not apply to parts that are not in original condition because of normal wear and tear

or parts that fail or become damaged as a result of misuse, accidents, lack of proper maintenance or

defects caused by improper installation. Travel, diagnostic cost, labor, transportation and any and all

such other costs related to repairing a defective product will be the responsibility of the owner.

TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY THE LAW OF THE JURISDICTION THAT GOVERNS THE SALE

OF THE PRODUCT; THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY EXCLUDES ANY AND ALL OTHER EXPRESSED

WARRANTIES AND LIMITS THE DURATION OF ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TO ONE (1)

YEAR FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PURCHASE; AND FMI PRODUCTS, LLC’S LIABILITY IS HEREBY

LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT AND FMI PRODUCTS, LLC SHALL NOT

BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Some states do not allow a limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts or an exclusion or limitation

of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation on implied warranties or exclusion or

limitation on damages may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specic legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state.

For information about this warranty write:

Always specify model and serial numbers when communicating with the factory.

We reserve the right to amend these specications at any time without notice. The only warranty applicable

is our standard written warranty. We make no other warranty, expressed or implied.

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