Desa (V)K42N installation manual Clearances, Framing and Finishing

PRE-INSTALLATION PREPARATION

Clearances

Framing and Finishing

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PRE-INSTALLATION

PREPARATION

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CLEARANCES

Minimum clearances to combustibles for the fireplace are as follows:

Back, and sides	0"/mm
Perpendicular walls	6" (152mm)
Floor	0"/mm
Ceiling to louver opening	42" (1067mm)
Front	36" (914mm)
Top of Standoffs	0"/mm
Vent	(See venting instructions for
	specific venting clearances.)

Combustible material with a maximum thickness of 5/8" may be flush with the top front of fireplace .

215/8"131/2"

415/8"

163/4"

48"

481/4"

811/2"

581/2"

Nailing Tabs

NOTICE: This fireplace is intended for use as supple- mental heat. Use this fireplace along with your pri- mary heating system. Do not install this fireplace as your primary heat source. If you have a central heat- ing system, you may run system’s circulating blower while using fireplace. This will help circulate the heat throughout the house. In the event of a power outage, you can use this fireplace as a heat source.

FRAMING AND FINISHING

Figure 4 shows typical framing of this fireplace. Figure 5 shows framing for corner installation. All minimum clearances must be met.

For available accessories for this fireplace, see Accessories on page

36.If you are using a separate combustible mantel piece, refer to Figure 6 for proper installation height. You can install noncombus- tible mantels at any height above the fireplace.

Note: Noncombustible mantels may discolor!

401/8"

481/4"

25 5/8"

Figure 4 - Framing Clearances for Installation Against an Exterior Wall

Figure 5 - Framing Clearances for Corner Installation

										1
										2
										3
		A									Wall
										4
			B							5
					C					6
						D
							E			7
								F
									G
						Top of Louver Opening
Ref.	Mantel Depth		Ref.			Mantel from Top
						of Louver Opening
1	14" (356mm)			A		16" (406mm)
2	12" (305mm)			B		14" (356mm)
3	10" (254mm)			C		12" (305mm)
4	8" (203mm)			D		10" (254mm)
5	6" (152mm)			E		8" (203mm)
6	4" (101mm)			F		6" (152mm)
7	2" (51mm)			G		4" (101mm)

Figure 6 - Clearances for Combustible Mantels

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