Desa LFP33NR installation manual BUILT-IN Fireplace Installation, Location of Nailing Flanges

OWNER’S MANUAL

INSTALLATION

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11.Carefully insert fireplace into cabinet mantel. Be careful not to scratch or damage hearth base, cabinet mantel, or any laminate trim on hearth base. Re- move protective material from top of hearth base and from front of fireplace (if any). Note: You can secure fireplace to hearth or floor. Open lower louver. Locate screw holes in bottom of base. Tighten wood screws through these holes and into hearth or floor.

12.Check all gas connections for leaks. See Checking Gas Connections, page 12.

BUILT-IN FIREPLACE

INSTALLATION

Built-in installation of this fireplace involves installing fireplace into a framed-in enclo- sure. This makes the front of fireplace flush with wall. If installing a mantel above the fireplace, you must follow the clearances shown in Figure 15, page 10 . Follow the instructions below to install the fireplace in this manner.

	Actual			Framing
Height	32 3/8"			33"
Front Width	34 5/	16	"	35 1/ "
				2
Depth	16 11/16"			17 3/4"

9.Check all gas connections for leaks. See Checking Gas Connections, page 12.

10.Install brass trim after final finishing and/or painting of wall (see Figure 6, page 7).

17 3/4"

33"

Nailing

Flanges

Figure 10 - Location of Nailing Flanges

Figure 11 - Inserting Fireplace Into Cabinet Mantel

1.Frame in rough opening. Use dimen- sions shown in Figure 12 for the rough opening.

If installing in a corner, use dimen- sions shown in Figure 13 for the rough opening. The height is 33" which is the same as the wall opening above.

2.If using blower, install and properly ground GA3555, three-prong 120 volt electrical outlet, in fireplace. Follow instructions included in kit (see Acces- sories, pages 24 and 25).

3.Install gas piping to fireplace location. This installation includes an approved flexible gas line (if allowed by local codes) after the manual shutoff valve. The flexible gas line must be the last item installed on the gas piping. See Installing Gas Piping to Fireplace Lo- cation, page 10.

4.Carefully set fireplace in front of rough opening with back of fireplace inside wall opening.

5.Attach flexible gas line to gas supply. See Connecting Fireplace to Gas Sup- ply, page 11.

6.Plug electrical cord into electrical out- let installed in step 2.

7.Carefully insert fireplace into rough opening.

8.Attach fireplace to wall studs using nails or wood screws through holes in nailing flange (see Figure 14).

35 1/2"

Figure 12 - Rough Opening for Installing in Wall

39 3/8"

27 7/8"

35 1/2" 55 5/8"

Figure 13 - Rough Opening for Installing in Corner

Nails or

Wood

Screws

Nailing Flanges

Figure 14 - Attaching Fireplace to Wall Studs

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