Heat & Glo LifeStyle Heat & Glo Gas Appliance, Dakota 42-B, Dakota 42H-B Appliance Preparation

5 Appliance Preparation

	B. Securing and Leveling Appliance
CAUTION
	WARNING
Sharp Edges
• Wear protective gloves	Fire Risk
and safety glasses during	• Prevent contact with sagging, loose
installation.	insulation.
	• Do NOT install against vapor barriers or
A. Remove Logs and Shipping Cover	exposed insulation.
	The diagram shows how to properly position, level, and se-
Open the doors by sliding the handles toward the outside
	cure the appliance (see Figure 5.2). Nailing tabs are pro-
edges of the doors (see Figure 5.1) Remove the cartons of	vided to secure the appliance to the framing members.
logs from their shipping location in the appliance.	• Place the appliance into position on either a combustible
	or non-combustible continuous flat surface.
	Note: Remove the top standoffs before sliding appliance
	into position if using an FPS prefab enclosure.
	• Level the appliance from side to side and front to back.

Open Open

•Shim the appliance with non-combustible material, such as sheet metal, as necessary.

Figure 5.1 Door Operation

•Bend out nailing tabs on each side.

•Keep nailing tabs flush with the framing.

•Secure the appliance to the framing by using nails or screws through the nailing tabs.

	Upper front can be
	covered with
	non-combustible
	material or removed
	and replaced with
	non-combustible
	material.
	NAILING TABS
¨	Figure 5.2 Proper Positioning, Leveling and Securing of an
	Appliance
	CAUTION

Do NOT notch into the framing around the appliance spacers.

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