Direct Vent Heater Install - Ashley Hearth Gas and Propane

This is a detailed installation of the Ashley direct vent natural gas heater (DVAG11N). This will help with installing the propane heater as well as almost any direct vent heater. No electricity is required for the Ashley heaters and therefore makes them great for off grid heating needs.
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[@maryburrows3676]

Just what we needed. You covered it so well. Thank you so much. Hope Ashley paid you for this.

[@GoodmanMIke59]

I like the fact that you have very few cuts. Talk just enough about your steps, not over talking. Clearly you and your wife are on the same page. ... One facet to have considered in the placement is that it was never to be placed above a wall outlet, other wires, plumbing. Wire transits across a wall so that's something to consider. (Oops, you covered in the first video. Good job.)

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Thanks, Mike!

[@rogerroger5585]

Awesome video. Just purchased this exact model. Will be installing myself. This has given me a great deal of confidence in doing it myself. Thank you.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Thanks! Happy to hear it helped! 😊

[@HEADBANGRR]

Hello, how has the unit been working this far? Thank you

[@HEADBANGRR]

@@rogerroger5585 okay thanks for the feedback

[@garfkitchen3188]

Very helpful. The directions with the unit are hard to understand without the video. I have installed but haven't hooked up the gas yet.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Glad to hear it helped you out! Indeed, the directions are pretty lacking 😊

[@ShamanColaLive]

I just got my heater today so this video was very helpful to watch. Thank you.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

So glad to hear that! Thank you!

[@16B9]

Thank you for your patient instruction on how to do it. :)

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

You're welcome!

[@kdholtan2646]

Thanks for the video. The instructions weren’t great, but your step by step install was.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Kd, happy the video was helpful. Yeah, the instructions are pretty rough 😂

[@mike6784172]

Nice job explaining the process.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jamisontaylor878]

Thank you for the insight on my next project

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

You're welcome!

[@ignacioanaya3403]

I have to install the same model, so this video is very helpful.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Happy to hear you found it helpful, Ignacio! Good luck with your install!

[@kvredenb4110]

Thanks for the great video, just had a service call on a brand new unit that a guy had installed by his electrician and ended up calling a hvac company and they threw up their hands and walked away they couldn't figure out why the unit wouldn't keep running.... we found that they had wrapped the insulation blanket around the exhaust instead of the fresh air intake-----but for the life of me I couldn't figure out what the intent was with the blanket until watching your video and seeing such a large cavity around the pipes, in my opinion that's a little over kill on there part but definitely not hurting anything.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Ahhh! I'm so glad the video was helpful! Yes, it does seem a bit overkill! 😂 Glad you got it working right!

[@HEADBANGRR]

Hello What size of room will the 11,000 BTU heat? Thanks

[@mikee5595]

Thanks for any help!

[@yilmabekele9250]

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

You’re welcome!

[@elohssa3949]

Thank you very much. It was very informative.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@eweir72]

Thank you for the video was very helpful for when I installed mine!

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

That's awesome to hear! Thanks for letting us know it was helpful!

[@dougprobert5378]

Thanks for this video. .....

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Most welcome!

[@jfkr77]

Would be nice to here it run

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

It actually doesn’t make any sound and is very quiet other than the sound of metal expanding and contracting when the heater is warming and cooling. It’s pretty much silent other than that. Thanks for stopping by!

[@Mightyeldo]

Thanks I hate reading the manuals

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

😂 It's not the best manual to boot!

[@carolynwhite8418]

Thanks for this detailed information. Did you slightly down slope the venting tubes and, if so by how much?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Glad you found it helpful, Carolyn! No, we went straight out with the vent tubes.

Interested to know if it leaks cold air through the system when the heater is off?

[@RAYKACZAR]

I have one coming within the next week, Now I can start cutting the wall in advance, thank you! Some people say this model makes a lot of noise, do you find it to be true?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

I'd probably wait just in the event that you found there was a missing part or something and had to delay the install to wait for a part. It'd be that much longer you'd have a hole to keep covered in your wall. You never know. We have not found it to be noisy at all. Of course, that's relative to the person. The only noise both of ours makes is when the unit cuts on and off, and you hear the sounds of the metal expanding and contracting. But otherwise, they are silent. Hope that helps! Good luck with your install!

[@annegrindle3164]

If my wall is less than 4.5 inches, where do we add thickness? Inside wall or outside wall?

[@beetlejuice3x309]

Would you follow the same steps for the vent if you are going through a cement wall?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

If you're going through an entirely concrete wall (inside and out as in a concrete block wall for a basement), I suppose you wouldn't necessarily need to make the big square hole. You could probably just have the round hole for the flue, but you should consult the manufacturer on this.

[@stanleytolle416]

These use to be the most inexpensive heater you could get. What happened? There is no motors or mechanics. There is only a heat exchanger, a burner and a vent. Why do expensive?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

It's so backwards. Maybe there's just less demand for these now since they are more work to install.

[@jmccabe9472]

Thank you, helpful. Question, how does the stove light?, is there a pilot? I'll look at specs, but I'd like to see it turn on. Thanks, JMc

[@arnoldsmith476]

All installed but burner won’t light. Pilot does light. Not sure what the issue is

[@justind2893]

Doing an install of the 30 now. Thanks for the video. In the instructions it says 4 1/2" minimum wall thickness. Is that just because that's the smallest size provided for the 11x insert? I have a log cabin that only has 3 1/2 thick walls. Do you see an issue with cutting that a bit shorter? If not I was thinking of padding out the wall another inch or so on the inside(between the wall and mount). Thanks again for a great video.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

The metal heat shield that inserts into the wall is made for either 2x6 framing or with breakaway tabs for 2x4 framing. As I'm sure you know, a 2x4 stud has an actual thickness of 3.5" plus a 1/2" drywall and 1/2" exterior sheathing would give you 4.5". Given that you have a log cabin, apparently you don't have studs, and though I'm not qualified to give you advice, but I personally don't see why you couldn't add some kind of backer plate or something to thicken it up. You'd probably be best to ask the manufacturer to be on the safe side. That being said, I'm sure there's a way to make it work. Just keep safety in mind. Glad the video was helpful though!

[@njstudio_com3927]

Great video! do you need the aluminum frame if your going thru brick wall? What is the diameter of the largest vent pipe?

[@CeroesNeko]

You can find the installation manual on Ashley's website but when I read it I believe it said it was for flammable walls

[@mikee5595]

Thank you this helped a Tom for the install! But when I light the pilot it looks fine at first then when I turn it on and the main burners ingnite the pilot light turns yellow and jumps up a few inches past the main burner, is this normal if not any suggestions? Already replaced my secondary regulator that comes from my main Lp tank but nothing seemed ti change

[@fabianrojas8333]

Awesome video! just one question. How come you didn't install a sediment or t trap?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Thanks Fabian! We actually did install one in the gas line we ran for it under the house in the crawl space.

[@fabianrojas8333]

Oh, man, I must have missed it. One more question. Does this Unit need a thermostat connected to it? BC I'm about to replace an old suburban heater with this one and that one, has it connected. thanks for getting back to me.

[@jaymz0074]

​@@fabianrojas8333it has a built in thermostat

[@christopherholmes4850]

I finished installing mine the other day but I cant get the pilot to light. Ive tried the trouble shooting options in the manual but nothing is working, did you have any trouble getting it fired up?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Actually, we had the same issue with our first install. It ended up being a faulty ignitor. We contacted customer service, and they sent us a new ignitor.

[@johnvalencia9927]

The studs in my cabin are a little over 14" on center. My aunt bought me this heater. What can I do??

[@bitemyram]

Fantastic video buddy thank you so much for all your details. After watching this and the previous video, this is the one I’m gonna buy. 👍🏻

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Happy to hear the videos were helpful! Thank you! We are still using both of the ones we installed and have been very happy with them so far!

[@fabianramirez2358]

Can this be change to propane gas or they all come natural gas ? Comes with adapters for it 😊

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Hi Fabian! They sell both a natural gas and a propane version of this heater. Hope that helps! 😊

[@imbatido]

Is silicone ok and enough to seal the back plate ? I do not see any documentation on air sealing the vent pipe anywhere

[@scottkc2cad733]

how to adjust the direct vent lp wall heater primary flame adjustment ? My burner flame is white in color, anyway to adjust air gas mix ? THNX

[@urglik]

what is the wattage of the blower fan on the 11,000 BTU model please?

[@johnsudlen981]

Great Video! Does anybody know the diameter of the vent-air intake pipe that comes with the kit? i am talking about the larger vent pipe, not the smaller one inside it. Thanks in advance!

[@candacequintero876]

Could it be made vertical?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

No

[@thomasdeerheart505]

can you add a remote thermostat on another interior wall

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

No, there's no option for an external thermostat. The unit does not use electricity. Hope that helps! This and much more is discussed in our review video which you can watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2SVhZqYj69gl9E

[@thomasdeerheart505]

thanx for getting right back

[@cyril_J_yeru]

Can we control room temp using thermostat or do we need to manually turn on n off when needed?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Yes you can control room temp with the dial thermostat, and it surprisingly works very well. The only time you might need to turn it off and on again is when you have temp spikes outside like early spring/fall when the thermostat doesn't meet your needs. It does take some experimenting to get to know the dial thermostat to know where you like to set it.

[@cyril_J_yeru]

@@AlleghenyHomestead Thank you! Will be installing one soon :)

[@TheMetalhead0283]

@@AlleghenyHomestead yo how do you put a thermostat on a non electric heater? Google wasn’t any help

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

​@@TheMetalhead0283 The dial thermostat on the unit works through thermal expansion and doesn't use any electricity. The unit is designed to work without electricity, so if you're looking to install an electric thermostat to it, I don't see any way you could do that. Hope that helps. We discuss the thermostat in our review video which you can watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2SVhZqYj69gl9E

[@TheMetalhead0283]

@@AlleghenyHomestead thank you for the reply, I thought the person was saying they wanted to hook up a dial thermostat and didn’t understand how they would do that, I got a general idea how they actually work

[@campesino-oe7my]

Can it be hooked up to the regular house propane line I mean like not to a tank.

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

Yes, the propane model.

[@campesino-oe7my]

@@AlleghenyHomestead I'm sorry I keep asking but did your box said liquid propane I'm a little confused thank for taking a little from your time to answer.

[@vanalsti]

if there's already a wall furnace that vents UP, can this be modified to vent up into existing vent above the unit?

[@AlleghenyHomestead]

You probably could find a way to make that work, but I'd get in touch with the company for advice.

[@poogie_bear]

In Los Angeles CA it is required to install a Vented, Gas Heater in order to pass inspection on my ADU construction project. Does anyone know if this direct vent heater will pass?

[@stanleytolle416]

Yes direct-vented convection heaters pass code requirements for now. In the LA area I would think about a heat pump. They make small units that are about the same cost as the vented propane systems plus they also cool. Mild climates HP wind up costing less in the long run. Though if you don't have electricity they are kind of harder to use.

[@poogie_bear]

@@stanleytolle416 I did pass! Thank you

[@rotaxrules100]

You should never use a union inside a building like that it’s actually against the national gas code

[@1689solas]

What's a union and why not?

[@adamnaslund4745]

Where I'm at in Canada it's allowed

[@jaymz0074]

Unions are installed inside all the time on furnaces