Securing Hearth Base to Floor

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1.	Position hearth base in desired location.
	Mark holes for drilling (See Figure 16).
	Remove hearth base.
2.	For carpeted floor, make a small cut with
	a sharp knife at marked locations before
	drilling. If securing to a wood floor, drill
	a 3/4" deep hole using a 1/8" diameter

Bottom of Heater

Shipping

Screw

Base

Mounting Holes

Holes for Securing

C. MOUNTING HEATER WITH OPTIONAL HEARTH BASE (IF APPLICABLE) TO OPTIONAL MANTEL

See Instructions Included With Mantel Kit.

Assembling Mantel

IMPORTANT: Only use the optional man- tels specified in this manual. See Accesso- ries, page 21 for proper mantel kits. This

drill bit. Do not use anchors in wood

floors. If securing to a concrete floor,

Heater to Floor

Sheet Metal Screw

heater is only approved for use with models GMF800/GMU801 series, GM900F/

drill a 1 3/8" deep hole using a 1/4" di-

ameter concrete drill bit. Completely

insert anchors into each hole.

3. Mount heater to hearth base following

steps under Mounting Heater to Op-

tional Hearth Base, below. After

mounting heater, position heater and

hearth base over drilled holes. With

slotted screwdriver, secure hearth base

to floor with four wood screws.

Mounting Heater to Optional Hearth Base

1.Lay heater on its back on a table with the bottom of heater overhanging the edge of the table.

2.Remove 2 shipping screws in bottom of heater. Discard shipping screws.

3.Line up mounting holes on top of hearth base with holes in bottom of heater (see Figure 16).

4.Using a Phillips screwdriver, secure hearth base to heater with four sheet metal screws (see Figure 16).

5.Stand heater up on base.

6.Place hearth insert in hearth base as shown in Figure 17.

7.Assemble brass trim (see steps 1 through 7 under Assembling and At- taching Brass Trim, page 5).

8.Slide base trim on heater base. Attach brass trim to base with two brass screws included as shown in Figure 17.

Figure 16 - Attaching Heater to Hearth Base

Laminate

Sheet

Hearth

Insert

Screw

Brass Base

Trim

Figure 17 - Placing Hearth Insert on Heater Base and Attaching Brass Base Trim

GM901U series, GM700F/GM701U series, GMC22F/GMC23U/GMC24U series, GMC32F/GMC33U series, GMC34F/ GMC35U series and GMC26F/GMC27U/ GMC28F series mantel kits. Using any other mantel will void the CSA approval for this heater. Do not use models GMF800/ GMU801 series, GM900F/GM901U series, GM700F/GM701U series, GMC22F/ GMC23U/GMC24U series, GMC32F/ GMC33U series, GMC34F/GMC35U se- ries and GMC26F/GMC27U/GMC28F mantels with any other product. If the metal base is required with your mantel, the heater must be mounted on the base first

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RFP30TA specifications

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Desa RFP30TA Securing Hearth Base to Floor, Mounting Heater to Optional Hearth Base

Models: RFP30TA

INSTALLATION