6 Finishing
A. Finishing Material
•Combustible Material
Material which is made of or surfaced with wood, compressed paper, plant fibers, plastics, or any material capable of igniting and burning, whether flame proofed or not, plastered or not plastered.
•Non-Combustible Material
Note: Finishing materials are normally installed behind the nailing flanges or up to the sides of the nailing flanges. Allow room for the front to be added and the heater to be anchored.
Material which will not ignite and burn. Such materials are those consisting entirely of steel, iron, brick, tile, concrete, slate, glass or plasters, or any combination thereof.
Combustible
Finishing
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Grilles
Figure 6.1 Finishing Materials
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Figure 6.2 Finishing-Top View (120V)
B. Finishing Checklist
•Power supply service must be either completed or placed within the heater prior to finishing to avoid reconstruction. Wall switch wires (hardwired heaters only) must also be completed to avoid reconstruction. See Section “4. Wiring”.
•Combustible material may cover the black outer surface by 1/2 in. on the 120V heaters only. See Figure 6.2.
•Combustible material may not cover the black outer surface on 240V heaters. See Figure 6.3
•Grilles and air openings cannot be covered in any circumstances.
•Noncombustible material may cover all black outer surfaces. Grilles and air openings may not be covered.
•Protective cover may stay on during framing, but must be removed before final finishing. Once final finishing has been completed, the protective cover can be used to protect heater until final installation is complete.
Note: The heater is a zero clearance fireplace and may be finished with combustible or noncombustible finishing materials.
When using paint or lacquer to finish the mantel, they must be
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Figure 6.3 Finishing-Top View (240V)
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