Masport MONACO ECS LP Operating instructions

Brand: Masport

Model: MONACO ECS LP

Category: Fireplaces

Type: Operating instructions

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FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

WARNING

Improper installation, adjustment, alteration,

service or maintenance can cause injury or

property damage.

For assistance or additional information

consult an authorized technichian, or your

Masport Gas Fire Dealer.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapours and liquids in the vicinity

of this appliance

Installation and service must be performed by

authorized personnel.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

What to do if you smell gas

Do not try to light any

appliance

Do not touch any

electrical switch

Do not use any phone

in your building

Immediately close the

shutoff valve behind the

heater

Call the technician

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Metal Fab Industies Limited - New Zealand

PO Box 58 473

Greenmount

Auckland

Metal Fab PTY - Australia

Unit 2, 205 Abbotts Road

Dendenong South

Victoria 3175

591558

THEINSTRUCTIONSINTHISMANUALAPPLYTO

MASPORTMONACOGASFIRES.

THEMODELSCOVEREDARE:-

ForusewithNaturalGas:-

MONACOACCNG,

MONACOECSNG.

ForusewithLiquidPropaneGas(LPG):-

MONACOACCLP,

MONACOECSLP.

(ACC=Accessory,ECS=ElectronicControlSystem)

WARNING.

Installation of all gas appliances MUST be carried out only by an Authorised

Installer.

Theheatermustbeinstalledaccordingtotheseinstructionsandincompliancewith

allrelevantbuilding,gas-fitting,electricalandotherStatutoryRegulations(e.g.AS

5601(AG-601),NZS5261).Anyshortcomingsintheapplianceandflueinstallation

willbetheresponsibilityoftheinstaller,andMasportLtdwillnotbeaccountablefor

anysuchfailingsortheirconsequences.

The guardis fittedtothis appliance(Australia only) to reduce the risk of fire or

injury from burns and no part of it should be permanently removed. For the

protectionofyoungchildrenortheinfirm,asecondaryguardisrequired.

Theseappliancesmustnotbeinstalledinmobilehomes.

We recommend that you have your heater checked yearly by an Authorised

Technician.

BEFOREINSTALLATIONCOMMENCES,checkthedataplateontherearofthe

heatercabinettoverifythatitisthecorrecttypetosuityourgasandalsothatthegas

consumptionrateiscorrectforyourapplication.

CONTENTS:-

OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS................2,3,4

Cleaninginstructions.....................................4

INSTALLINGINSTRUCTIONS.......................5

Heaterdimensions.........................................5

Minimuminstallationclearances....................6

Positioningtheheater....................................6

INSTALLINGPROCEDURE............................6

Gas...............................................................6

Thermostats..................................................7

Gaspressureadjustment................................7

Fan ...............................................................7

Flue ..............................................................7

Emberplacement...........................................8

Seismicrestraint............................................8

Testfiring .....................................................9

MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS................10

Logpositions..............................................10

Accesspoints..............................................10

Glassremovalandassembly........................11

Removingtheburners .................................11

Routinemaintenance...................................12

Fanwiringdiagram(exceptECS)................12

ECSwiringdiagrams...................................13

Troubleshooting...................................14,15

AnnualServiceRecord................................16

THISBOOKCONTAINSIMPORTANTINFORMATION.

ITMUSTBELEFTWITHTHEPURCHASERTOBE

KEPTINASAFEPLACEFORFUTUREREFERENCE.

OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS

DONOTPLACEARTICLESONORAGAINSTTHISAPPLIANCE.

DONOTUSEORSTOREFLAMMABLEMATERIALSNEARTHISAPPLIANCE.

DO NOT SPRAY AEROSOLS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS APPLIANCE WHILE IT IS IN

OPERATION.

LIGHTINGANDRUNNINGTHEFIRE:-

•Openthegassupplyvalvebehindtheappliance,iffitted.

CAUTION:Ifthemainburnerhasbeenalight,waittwotothreeminutestoallowittocoolbeforere-

lightingit.

ACCMODELS:-

Thesecanbeinthreeconfigurations.Theymaybeusedassupplied,ortheymaybefittedwitheithera

battery operated wall-mounted thermostat which is wired directly to the heater, or a thermostat

containedinaportableremotecontrol.Withthelatteroption,areceiverismountedonthestove

pedestal(oneitherside,attherear,facingforward)tosensethesignalfromtheremotecontrol.The

remotecontrolisbatterypowered,andthereceiverrequiresa240vACpowersource.(Instructions

forfittingtheseoptionalthermostatsaresuppliedwiththem.)

LIGHTINGTHEPILOT(ACCmodels):-Note:Toavoidtheriskofbackburning,donotattempttore-

lightthefirelessthanthreeminutesafterithasbeenextinguished.

TheprocedureforlightingthepilotisthesameforallthreeACCversions—

•TurntheHI-LOcontrolknobfullyanti-clockwisetotheHIposition.PushdownandturnthePILOT

controlknobanti-clockwisetothe‘PILOT’position.PressandholdthePILOTcontrolknobdown

firmly.Thebatteryigniterwillgenerateacontinuoussparkacrosstheterminalsatthepilotlight.It

maybenecessarytoholdthecontrolknobdownforsometimebeforethepilotignitesifthereisairin

thepilotlightpipeline.IfthereisnosparkwhenthecontrolknobishelddowninthePILOTposition,

check thebattery inthe ignitionmodule.It ismounted under thecoverof the small black plastic

housingmountedonthebackoftheheater.OneAAalkalinecellisrequired.

•Keepholdingthecontrolknobdownfor15secondsafterthepilotignites.Releasethepressureonthe

controlknob–thepilotshouldremainalightwhentheknobrises.

•Turnthecontrolknobfullyanticlockwisetothe‘ON’position.Notethatthemainburnerwillnotlight

untilatleastthirtysecondsafterthepilotislit.

TURNINGONTHEMAINBURNER(ACCmodels):-

Whennothermostatisfitted–

•Pushdownandturnthecontrolknobfullyanticlockwisetothe‘ON’positionandthefirewilllightat

fullheat.Theremaybeastrongsmellthefirsttimethelogsarefiredbutthiswillsoondisappear.

Whenthewallmountedprogrammablethermostatisfitted–

Firstensurethatgoodbatteries(3xAAalkaline)arefittedinthewallthermostat,thattheslideswitch

behindthehingedbottomcoverissetto‘HEAT’,andthatthetemperaturesettingonthethermostatis

abovetheprevailingroomtemperature.Fulldetailsofthewall-mountedthermostatandprogramming

instructionsaresuppliedwithit.

•Turnthecontrolontheheaterfullyanticlockwisetothe‘ON’positionandthefirewilllightatfullheat.

Theremaybeastrongsmellthefirsttimethelogsarefiredbutthiswillsoondisappear.

WhentheIRRC300portableremotethermostatisfitted–

Firstcheckthatgoodbatteriesarefittedintheremotecontrol.Tofitbatteries(twoAAAalkaline),

slidethecoverbelowthedisplayinthedirectionofthearrowandpullitfurtherinthesamedirection

firmlyuntilitdisengages.Ensurethatthereceiverhasavalid230voltACsupply.

•Movetheswitchonthereceivercontrolbox(attherearofthepedestal)to‘REMOTE’.(Seepage5,

RECEIVERSWITCHPOSITIONS).

•Checkthedisplayontheremotecontrol.Ifitreads‘OFF’,aimtheremotecontroltowardthereceiver

andpressthecentrebuttonontheremotetoswitchitto‘ON’.

Whenthedisplayshows‘ON’,theSETTEMPwillbedisplayedbelowtheROOMTEMP.Forthe

burnertolight,theSETTEMPmustbehigherthantheROOMTEMP.RaisetheSETTEMP,if

necessary,bypressingtherighthandbutton.

•TurnthePILOTcontrolfullyanticlockwisetothe‘ON’positionandthefirewilllightatfullheat.

Theremaybeastrongsmellthefirsttimethelogsarefiredbutthiswillsoondisappear.

•Aftertenminutes,settheHI-LOcontroltogivethedesiredheatoutput.

•Atthisstageyoumayturnonthefanbyrotatingthefanswitchineitherdirection.Theswitchgives

threespeedsandhasan‘OFF’position.NOTE.Thefanisalsocontrolledbyaninternalswitchwhich

willnotpermitittostartuntilthefireishot(abouttenminutesfromcoldonhighfire)andwillkeepit

runningforsometimeafterthefiregoesout.

PROGRAMMINGTHEREMOTECONTROL

Thecontrolcanbeprogrammedtooperatetheheateratadesiredlatertime.Thecontrolsforthisare

under the sliding cover below the display. Programming instructions are in the instruction sheet

suppliedwiththeremotecontrol.

ECSMODELS:-

Thesehavearemotecontrolhandpieceandthermostatconnectingterminalsontherearoftheheater.

Ifthewallthermostatisnotfitted,asmallwirebridgingloopmustbefittedacrosstheseterminalsor

the heater will not light. Ifthe battery operated wall thermostat is fitted, it must be switched to

‘HEAT’(under the bottom hingedcover)and the SET temperature must be above the prevailing

ROOMtemperaturebeforetheheaterwilllight.TheSETtemperaturecanbealteredbypressingthe+

and–buttonsalongsidethedisplay.Ifthereisnodisplay,checkthethermostatbatteries(3xAA

alkaline).

• Toavoidtheriskofbackburning,donotattempttore-lightthefirelessthanthreeminutesafterithas

beenextinguished.

•Checkthatthepowerswitchatthewallis‘ON’andpressthetoproundhandpiecebuttonwhileaiming

thehandpiecetowardthereceiverontherightfrontcornerofthepedestalfoot.Theredindicatorlight

onthehandpieceshouldlightandtheredindicatorlightalongsidethereceiver(onthepedestalfoot)

should lightinresponse andremain alight after thehandpiece buttonis released. If the handpiece

indicatordoesnotlightup,checkthehandpiecebatteries(4xAAAcells).Ifthereceiverindicatordoes

notlight,pressthesmallbuttonalongsidethereceiver(onthepedestalfoot).Ifthereceiverindicator

stilldoesnotlight,pressthered‘RESET’buttononthebackoftheheaterandtryagain.

•Assoonasthereceiverindicatorlights,athirtysecondignitionsequencebegins.Afteraboutthree

secondsfromthestart,therewillbeacontinuoussparkatthepilotelectrodewhichwilllightthepilot.

Whenstartingforthefirsttime,therewillprobablybeairinthepilotlinesupplypipe,soignitionmay

notoccurimmediately.Ifithasnotlitwithinaboutthirtyseconds,thesparkwillcease.Inthisevent,

presstheredRESETbuttononthebackoftheheaterandtrylightingagain.Ifyouneedtopressthe

resetagain,waitatleasttensecondsbeforedoingthis.Ifthereisalotofairinthepipeline,itmaybe

necessarytorepeatthisresetprocedureseveraltimes.

•Whenthepilotlights,theECSsystemshutsdowntheignitionsparkandthenturnsonthegassupply

tothemainburner.Thiswilligniteshortlyafter.

•Oncethemainburnerisalight,thesizeoftheflamecanbeadjustedusingthetoprockerswitchonthe

handpiece.Pressing+increasestheflame.Notethattheresponsetoflameadjustmentmaytakeabout

twentyseconds,sotherockerswitchshouldbehelddownuntiltheflamereachesthedesiredheight.

•Whiletheheaterisbeingswitchedonandoffbythewallthermostat(iffitted),theredindicatorlight

besidethereceiverwillremainalight,showingthattheheaterisreadytolightagainwhentheroom

temperaturefalls.Theflamewilllightatitslastheightsetting.Thepilotlightextinguisheseachtime

theflameextinguishes.

•Ifthemainssupplytotheheaterisswitchedoff,thefirewilllightnexttimeattheLOWflamesetting,

butifthemainssupplyisuninterrupted,theflamewilllightagainatitslastsetting.

•Thelowerrockerswitchonthehandpiececontrolsthefan,switchingitto‘OFF’,‘LOW’,‘MEDIUM’

and‘HIGH’sequentially.NOTE.Thefanisalsocontrolledbyaninternalswitchwhichwillnotpermit

ittostartuntilthefireishot(abouttenminutesfromcoldonhighfire)andwillkeepitrunningafter

thefiregoesout.Thehandpiecewillnotstartthefanduringthewarm-upperiod,butitcanpre-select

thespeedatwhichthefanwillstartoncethefireboxishot.

NOTE:Occasionallytheelectricalsystemmay‘lockup’.Turningoffthemainssupplyfortenseconds

willclearthis.

TURNINGTHEFIREOFF:-

ACCMODELS:-

• Push down and turn the control to the ‘PILOT’ position. Alternatively, models fitted with wall

mountedorportablethermostatsmaybeshutdownatthethermostat.Thepilotwillremainalight.

•Ifthefanisrunning,itwillstopafterthefireboxhascooled.

•Toextinguishthepilotlight,pressthePILOTcontrolknobpartwaydownandturnitfullyclockwise.

ECSMODELS:-

•Tostopthefireimmediately,presstheTOPbuttononthehandpieceonceorpressthesmallbuttonby

thereceiver(onthepedestalfoot)once.Theindicatorlightbythereceiverwillextinguish,thefireand

pilotlightwillshutdownandthefanwillstop.Alternatively,turningoffthemainsplugswitchor

movingtheslideswitchonthewallthermostatawayfrom‘HEAT’willextinguishthefire.

•Tostopthefireafteradelayofabout30minutes,presstheBOTTOMbuttononthehandpiece.The

indicatorlightbesidethereceiverwillstartflashingandeventuallythefirewillshutdown.Pressingthe

delayed stop button again during the shutting down period will restore the heater to normal

continuousoperation.

RECEIVERSWITCHPOSITIONS(ACCmodels)

Thereceiverswitchhasthreepositions,‘OFF’,‘ON’and‘REMOTE’.

‘OFF’preventsthemainburnerfrombeinglit.Thisisausefulsafetyfeatureifchildrenmightplaywiththe

remotecontrol.

‘ON’bypassestheremotecontrolentirely,allowingtheheatertobeliteventhoughthebatteriesinthe

receiverorremotecontrolaredead,or,inthecaseoftheRMTmodel,ifthemainspowersupplyhas

failed.InthissettingthethermostatisinactiveandtheheatoutputisfixedonLOWforRMTmodels.It

maybecontrolledmanuallyonallothermodels.

‘REMOTE’bringstheremotecontrolintofulloperation,allowingitsin-builtthermostattomatchheat

outputtotheheatingneedsoftheareatheremotecontrolisin,providedthattheremotecontrolisleft

pointingtowardtheheater.ForautomaticheatcontrolwithRMTmodels,theremotecontrolmustbe

‘ON’inthe‘AUTO’mode.Theremotecontrolcanbe set toautomaticallyruntheheaterwithinany

desiredtimeperiod.Seetheseparateremotecontroloperatinginstructionsforfulldetails.

CLEANINGINSTRUCTIONS

Theoutsideofthecabinetandglassshouldneednomorethananoccasionalwipewithadampclothto

removeanydustwhichmayhavesettled.

Allvisibleflamegasheaterscanproducesmallamountsofsoot,particularlyifthecombustionairentry

slotsundertheheaterareobstructedortheaerationairinletsarecloggedwithlint.

Afteratime,theinsideoftheglassmayrequirecleaning.Todothis,carefullyremovetheglass(See

GlassRemovalandAssembly,page11),andcleantheinsidesurfacewithanon-abrasiveclothandanon-

scratchingtypehouseholdcleaningliquid.Replacethepartsasdetailedonpage117,keepingfingerprints

offtheinsideglasssurface.

Nootherusermaintenanceshouldbenecessary.Ifyourequireanyotherserviceoradjustments,contact

yourInstallerorDealer.

INSTALLINGINSTRUCTIONS

HEATERDIMENSIONS

MINIMUMINSTALLATIONCLEARANCES(Toheatsensitivesurfaces)g

gNOTE:Theclearancesshownareforfirehazardonly.Fordurabilityoffinishesorsurfacesyoushouldcontact

therelevantmanufacturerfortheirspecification.MASPORTacceptsnoresponsibilityforthedeteriorationof

surfacesorfinishes. NOFLOORPROTECTOR(HEARTH)ISREQUIRED

ALCOVEINSTALLATIONNOTPERMITTED

POSITIONINGTHEHEATER

Selectadrysiteonanyrigidflooringsurface,keepinginmindthefollowing:-

•Acentralpositionfreeofstrongdraughtswillensureevenheatdispersal.

•Checkthattheflueanditsshieldingwillbeabletopassthroughtheceilingspaceandroofwithout

interferingwithanystructuraltimberwork.

•Thefluemustterminateabovetheroofnolessthan500mmclearofanypartoftheroof,andatleast

1metrehorizontallyfromanyneighbouringstructure.

•TheminimumspecifiedclearancedistancestoheatsensitivematerialsMUSTbemaintainedatall

times,andsufficientroomwillbeneededtofacilitateservicingtheheater.

•Avoidpositionswherecurtainsorfurnituremightaccidentallycometooclosetotheheater.

•Select a locationwhere the gas supply can be installed readily. An electrical outlet will also be

required.

INSTALLINGPROCEDURE

GAS.Accesstothegasconnectionpointisobtainedbyremovingthecoverpanelontherearofthecabinet.

(Fourscrews)

ConnectionismadetotheACCmodelsusinga1/2”BSPfitting.TheECSmodelsforAustraliahave1/2”

flarefittings,whiletheECSmodelsforNewZealandhave3/8”flarefittings.

Inallcasesashut-offvalveshouldbeinstalleddirectlybehindtheheatertofacilitateisolationoftheheater

forservicing.

Itisessentialtopurgeallgaslinesbeforemakingtheconnectiontotheheatertoeliminateanyswarf.

THERMOSTATS

ACCModels.Twoaccessoryoptionsareavailable:

•Thehand-heldIRRCModel300non-programmableremotethermostat.

•Thewall-mountedprogrammablethermostat.

Instructionsforinstallingbothoptionsaresuppliedwiththem.

ECSModels.Anoptionalbatterypoweredwall-mountedprogrammablethermostatisavailable.

GASPRESSUREADJUSTMENT.Allpressureadjustmentsmustbemadewhiletheheateris

operatingonthe‘HIGH’setting.

ACCNGandACCLP.Thesehaveapressureregulatorinsidethecontrolvalve.Therearetwotestpoints

sidebysideontopofthecontrolvalve–theoutletpressuretestpointistheoneclosertotheflamesize

controlknob.Ifadjustmentisnecessary,uncouplethecontrolrodfromthetopoftheflamesizecontrol

knob,extractthescrewfromdownthecentreofthisknobandpulltheknoboffvertically.Thepressureis

thensetbyrotatingtheknurledplasticwheelexposedbyremovingtheknob.Oncethepressureiscorrect

(0.95kPaforNGor2.5kPaforLP),caremustbetakennottoturntheplasticwheelastheknobisre-

fittedinitsmaximumanti-clockwiseposition.Thispositionissetwhentheskirtoftheknobcontactingthe

adjacent metal up-stand. Rotate the knob clockwise and then fully anti-clockwise while observing the

pressuretoverifythatitiscorrectbeforereplacingtheretainingscrewandre-couplingthecontrolrod.

ECSNGandECSLP.Thesealsohaveapressureregulatorinthecontrolvalve.Theoutletpressuretest

pointisonthetopofthecontrolvalveandistheoneremotefromthegasinletconnection.Therearetwo

pressuresettingstoadjust,highandlow.Accesstotheadjustersisgainedbyfirstremovingtheheatshield

abovethevalveandthen removing theprotectivetransparent capat the very top of the control valve

modulatingcoil.Thiswillexposethecentral screw(lowpressureadjuster)anda10mmhexagonalnut

surrounding it (high pressure adjuster). Note that the modulating coil may be rotated through 90° if

necessarytoprovideeasieraccessforpressureadjustments.Beforeadjustingthehighpressure,thefire

mustbealightandburningatthe‘HIGH’setting.(Holddownthe+endofthetoprockerswitchonthe

handpiecefor30secondstoensurethis).

Setthehighpressurefirst.NGhighpressureshouldbe0.95kPaandLPhighpressureshouldbe2.3kPa.

Adjust,ifnecessary,byrotatingthe10mmnut,screwingdowntoincreasethepressureanduptodecrease

it.

Beforesettingthelowpressure,removeoneofthebluewiresconnectedtothetopofthemodulatingcoil.

Thereisnoneedtoalterthehandpiececontrolsetting.Adjustthelow pressurebyrotatingthecentral

Phillipsheadscrew,takingcarenottoshiftthepositionofthealreadyadjusted10mmhex.nut.Screw

downtoincreasethepressure.Thecorrectlowpressuresare1.0kPaforLPand0.40kPaforNG.

Replacetheprotectivecapontopoftheadjusters,re-fitthebluewiretothemodulatingcoil,rotatethe

assemblyabovethecoiltoitsoriginalpositionandre-fittheheatshieldabovethevalve.

FAN

ACCMODELS. These haveaThermodischeat operated switch incorporated in the fan wiring circuit to

preventthefanfromrunninguntilthefireboxhasreachedareasonableworkingtemperature.Itwillnotbe

possibletocheckthefanoperationuntilabouttenminutesafterthefirehasbeenliton‘HIGH’.Whenthis

timehaselapsed,checktheoperationofthefanonallspeedsettings.Verifycorrectoperation.

ECSMODELS.ThesehaveaThermodiscalso(seeaboveparagraph).Oncethefireboxhasheatedup,check

thefanoperationbypressingthelowerrockerswitchonthehandpiece.Pressingthe+endrepeatedlywill

increasethespeedthroughallfourfanspeedsettings(threespeedsandoff),whilepressingthe–endwill

stepitdownthroughthespeeds.Verifycorrectoperation.

FLUE.USEONLYANAPPROVEDFLUESYSTEM.

NOTE.Forsafeoperation,thefluemustneverbelessthan900mmlong.

1.Standtheheaterinitsproposedposition,takingcaretoobservetheminimumclearancesshownonpage

7.Theheaterdoesnotrequireafloorprotector(hearth).

2. Drop aplumb-bobfrom theceilingto hang centrally intheflue socketof the heater and mark the

positionontheceiling.Driveasmallnailthroughatthispointandinspecttheceilingandrooftoensure

thattheflueanditstrimwillbeatleast25mmclearofanycombustiblematerial.Thefluetermination

requirementsstatedin3belowwillalsoneedtobemet.

3.Cutappropriateholesthroughtheceilingandroofmaterialandinstalltheflueinaccordancewiththe

instructionsaccompanyingit,takingcaretoprovideanysafetyclearancesspecifiedintheinstructions

(usually25mmbetweentheflueshieldandanynearbycombustiblematerial).Theinstallationmustmeet

therequirementsofAS5601(AG601)orNZS5261asappropriate.Thetopofthefluemustbeabove

the roof, at least 500mm clear of any part of the roof and at least 1 metre horizontally from any

neighbouringstructure.Allfluesectionsmustbesecurelycoupledtoeachother.

4.Flashtheflueatthepointofexitthroughtheroof,topreventwaterentry,andfitthefluecowl.

Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertoensurethatthefluesystemisoperatingcorrectly.See

‘TESTFIRING’below.

EMBERPLACEMENT

SEISMICRESTRAINT

NewZealandregulationsrequirethatfluedgasheatersbesecuredtopreventshiftingintheeventofan

earthquake.Thisisbestdonebyfasteningtheheatertothefloorrightthroughthefloorprotectorifoneis

fitted.Fastenwithtwoscrewsnotlessthan12gaugeortheequivalentincoachscrewsortogglefasteners.

Anchor the appliance through the holes in the seismic restraint bracket or in the two angle brackets

supplied.Theanglebracketsattachateachsideofthepedestal.Iftheseismicrestraintbracketisused,it

can be fastened to the rear of the pedestal either before or after fitting the anchor screws. The small

centrelineholeinthebracketwillhelpinpre-positioningit.

AngleBracket

Screw

CentrelineHole

Securethrough

theseholes

SeismicRestraintBracket

Spireclip

Screw

TESTFIRING

Itisabsolutelyessentialthattheinstallertestfirestheheaterbeforeleavingthesite.

Iffitted,openthegassupplyvalveattherearoftheheaterandcheckallgasjointsforleakageusingaleak

checksolutionoranelectronic‘sniffer’,NOTanakedflame.

Testfiretheheater,followingthelightinginstructionsonpages2,3and4ofthismanual.

Firstcheckthatthepilotlightignitessatisfactorily. Initially it maytakeseveral attemptsuntiltheairis

purgedfromthepipeline.Onceithaslit,extinguishitagainandverifyinstantre-ignition.

Usingtheappropriateprocedureasdetailedfortheheatermodel,lightthemainburnertoverifysatisfactory

ignitionandcross-lighting.Repeatthisprocedureseveraltimes.Alwayswaittwoorthreeminutesafter

turningoffthemainburnerbeforelightingitagain.Themainburnershouldbetestrunforatleastten

minutes.

Afterthefirehasbeenalightforfiveminuteson‘HIGH’,holdasmokingtaperormatchattheexitofthe

draughthood(behindtheheater)toverifythattheflueisdrawingcorrectlyandthatfluegasesarenot

spillingintotheroom.

Drawnin:Nospillage Blownout:Spillage/Backdraughting

Ifawallmountedorremotethermostatisfitted,verifythethermostatactionbyturningthesettemperature

aboveandbelowtheroomambienttemperaturetocheckthattheburnerturnsonandoffautomatically.

Handheldremotethermostatsmustpointtowardthereceiverforeffectiveoperation.

Ifafanisfitted,checkitsoperationatallspeeds.

Ifsatisfactoryoperationcannotbeachieved,contacttheRetailerforfurtheradvice.

IMPORTANT.Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallertoinstructthecustomeronthesafeand

correctoperationoftheappliance,andtoensurethatthisinstructionbookletremainswith

thecustomer.

MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS

Maintenancemustbecarriedoutonlybyauthorisedpersonnel.

Minoradjustmentscanbemadewiththeheaterinitsnormaloperatingposition,butitwillbe foundmore

convenienttomovetheheaterawayfromthewallformajorwork.

Ifitisnecessarytomovetheheater:-

•Shutoffthegassupplyatthevalvebehindtheheater.

•Removetheaccessplateontherearofthecabinet.

•Disconnectthegaslineattheheater.

•Liftthefluetrimabout75mmandsupportitwithawoodenblock.

•Slackenanyflueclamp,andliftthefluewhilemovingtheheaterfrombeneathit.

•Slidetheheaterawayfromthewall,supportingtheflueandtrimonasuitablespacer.

•Keeptheheateruprightatalltimestoavoiddisplacingthelogs.Thecorrectgas-logpositionsare

shownbelow.

ACCESSPOINTS

1.THECABINETREARCOVERPLATE.Thisgivesaccesstothegasentryconnectionandtherearof

thegascontrolvalve.

2.THECABINETRIGHTHANDSIDEPANEL.Theentirepanelcanberemovedtogiveeasyaccess

tothecontrolvalve.Toremoveit,firstwithdrawtwoscrewsunderitsbottomflange(oneatthefront

andtheotherattherearofthepanel).Pullthelowerendofthesidepanelawayfromtheheateruntilit

is clear ofitsmounting and thenlower the panel until the two locating pegs on its upper flange

disengagefromthecabinet.Liftitclear.

3.THEGLASS.Seepage11forremovalinstructions.Accessisthenavailableforthelogassembly,the

pilotlight,igniterpointsandflamesafetysensorandthemainburner.

4.THEENTIRECABINETmayberemovedifaccesstotheheatexchangerisnecessary.Firstremove

theglassandthecabinetrighthandsidepanel,thefan,thedraughtdiverterhoodandtherearcover

plate.Thecabinetisretainedbyfivescrewsfromunderneath,threescrewsattherearandtwoscrews

oneachfrontverticaledgeofthefirebox.

GLASSREMOVALANDASSEMBLY

Carryouttheseproceduresonlywhiletheheaterisstandingupright.

1.Removethelouvrebyliftingitupwardsandoutwards.

2.Removethedressguard,iffitted.

3.Removetwofasteningscrewssecuringthetopglasstrim.

4.Priseforwardthetopglasstrimandliftitclear.Note.Thiswillreleasethetopedgesoftheleftand

rightglassretainers.

5.Lifttheglassretainerstoremovethem,keepingahandontheglasstoensurethatitdoesnotfall

forward.

6.Lifttheglassclear.

7.Assemblyisthereverseoftheabove.Cleantheinsidesurfaceoftheglassandkeepfingerprintsoffit

asitisre-assembled.

8.Placetheglassinposition,notingthatthebottomedgeoftheglasshasnogasket.

9.Replacetheleftandrightglassretainers,fittingtheirlowerendsbehindthebottomglasstrim.

10.Slidethetopglasstrimintoplace,makingsurethetopendsofthesideglassretainersarecaptured.

Fititstwofasteningscrewsandrefitthelouvre.

REMOVINGTHEBURNERS

1.Removetheglass(seeabove).

2.Liftthefrontandtoplogsoutcarefully,butleavetherearloginposition.

3.Insidethefirebox,removethesecondaryaircovers,oneateachendofthefrontburner.(2screwsfor

eachcover)

4.Ifitisfitted,removetheflameguideplatewhichcoverspartofthefrontburner.

5.Removethetwofrontburnerretainingscrewsandliftouttheburnerbyraisingtheendoppositethe

injector(thelefthandend)first,andmovingtheburnertothelefttodisengageitfromtheinjector.

6.Usethesameproceduretoremovetherearburner.

ROUTINEMAINTENANCESCHEDULE

WerecommendthatyouhaveyourMasportheaterservicedyearlybyanAuthorisedTechnician.This

periodicmaintenanceshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:-

1.Replacethebatteryintheignitermodule(ACCmodelsonly).Accessthebatterybypullingopenthe

batterycoveroftheblackplasticmodulemountedontherearof theheater. OneAA alkalinecell

required.

2.Cleanallairentrypointssuchasprimaryandsecondaryairinletpassages.

3.Cleanthemaininjectorjetholes.

4.Cleanawayanycarbonbuild-upfromthepilotandigniterelectrodes.

5.Cleanthefan(iffitted)ofanylintorforeignmatter.

6.Aftertheabovesteps,checktheoperationofthepilot,theburnersandthecontrolvalvebylightingthe

fire.

7.Checktheoperationofthethermostat(iffitted)byturningthesettemperatureaboveandbelowthe

ambientroomtemperatureandcheckingtheresponseofthefire.

Otherpointswhichcanbecheckedaftercompletingtheaboveare:-

1.Thermocouplegeneration.

2.Gasconsumptionrate.

3.Carbondioxidecontentinthecombustionproducts.

4.Theflueoperation.

Note:Toensuresatisfactoryperformance,allcomponentsfittedshouldbegenuineMasport

spareparts.

FIREBOXPAINTFINISH

Theinteriorofthefireboxissubjecttoextremelyhighflametemperatures.Whilstthepaintedsurfaceis

designedforhightemperaturedurability,thecombustionconditionscancausedeteriorationofthepaint

finish.ThisisnotuniquetoMasportgasfires.Ifthesurfacediscoloursorblisters,simplyscuffanyloose

paintfromthefireboxandlightlyre-spraywithMasporthightemperaturepaint.

FanWiringDiagram-ACCmodels.

NOTE:Ifthesupplycordisdamageditmustbereplacedbythemanufactureroritsserviceagentorasimilarly

qualifiedpersoninordertoavoidahazard.

NOTE:Ifthesupplycordisdamageditmustbereplacedbythemanufactureroritsserviceagentora

similarlyqualifiedpersoninordertoavoidahazard.

TROUBLE-SHOOTING

Thefollowingtablelistspossibleproblemsandtheirlikelycauses.Mostofthesewillrequireaprofessional

servicemanandwerecommendthatthisworkbeperformedbyanAuthorisedTechnician.Ifaproblemcannot

besolvedafterreferringtothistable,pleasecalltheRetailerfromwhomtheappliancewaspurchased.Referto

yourWarrantyCardfordetailsofWarrantycover.

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE(S) SOLUTION

Pilotwillnotlightandthereis

nostrongbluespark Faultyelectrodewireorwire

connection(s). Makesurewireisnotshorting

andconnectionsarefirmateach

end.

ACCmodels.Faultybatteryin

igniter FitanewAAalkalinecellin

igniter.(Seeroutine

Maintenance).

ECSmodels.

Nomainssupply.

Handpiecefaulty(noindicator

light).

HandpieceOKbutnoreceiver

indicatorlight.

Restoremainssupply.

Fitnewbatteries.

Aimhandpieceatreceiver–

moveclosertoreceiver.

Pressstartswitchbesidereceiver.

Pressresetswitchatrearandtry

again.

Pilotwillnotlighteven

thoughthereisastrongblue

spark.

Airinpilotpipeline. Repeatstartingattemptsuntilair

iscleared.

Incorrectlightingprocedure. Followtheinstructionsinthis

manual.

Nogassupplyatheater. Checkforclosedgasvalve(s)or

faultygassupplylines.

Pilotjetblocked. Cleanjet

NofuelinLPGsystem. ReplenishLPGsupply.

Pilotstaysalightbutmain

burnerwillnotlight. Thermostat,(wherefitted),is

switchedtoOFForsettoalow

temperature.

Checkthermostatsetting.Switch

toONorsettoahigher

temperature.

Smelloffluegasintheroom. Fluegasspillingfromthe

draughtdiverterattherearofthe

heater.

Checkforflueblockage,negative

airpressureintheroomor

circumstancescausingdown-

draught.

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE(S) SOLUTION

Smellofgasintheroom. Pipefittingsmaybeleaking. Checkalljointsforleaks,

includingthegassupplysystem,

thepilotlightsupplytube,the

mainburnersupplytubeandall

connectionstothecontrolvalve.

UseONLYaproperleakcheck

solution.NEVERUSEAN

OPENFLAMETOCHECK

FORLEAKS.

Athincoatingofblacksoot

formsinsidetheglass. Combustionairsupplyrestricted. Cleanallprimaryandsecondary

airpassageways.

Over-supplyofgas. Adjustgasdeliverypressureat

testpoint.

Logsoutofposition. Arrangelogscorrectly.

Awhitecoatingformsinside

theglass. Residuesofnewlogsbeing

burnedoff. Followglasscleaningdirections

underMaintenanceInstructions.

Fanhumsbutthereispoorair

circulation. Dirtyfanimpeller. Disconnectelectricalpower.

Removefanandcleanimpeller.

Fanwillnotrun. Nopowertofan.

FaultyThermodiscorwiring.

Loosefanloomplug.

HandpieceforECSmodel

ineffective

Fanshouldnotrununtilfireboxis

hot.

Callserviceman.

Checkafterremovingfan.

Aimatreceiver.–fitnew

batteries.

Firecyclingonandofftoo

rapidly. Thermostatmodelsonly.

Alargefireinasmallroom.

Incorrectpositioningof

thermostat.

Turnflamedowntoalower

setting.

Movehandthermostatorwall

thermostatfurtherawayfrom

heaterhotairstream.

ANNUALSERVICERECORD

DATE SERVICEDETAILS SERVICEDBY

MasportGasFiresaremanufacturedinNewZealandby

MASPORTLTD.1/37MTWELLINGTONHIGHWAY.

P.O.Box14-349Panmure,AucklandNewZealand.

A.G.A.Approvals:

MonacoACCNG,MonacoACCLP–BothCertificateNo.5656

MonacoECSNG,MonacoECSLP–BothCertificateNo.5656

Installedby:-

Date:-

Masport MONACO ECS LP Operating instructions

Brand: Masport

Model: MONACO ECS LP

Category: Fireplaces

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