INSTALLATION
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Decide which method better suits your needs. Either method will provide a secure hold for the heater.
Marking Screw Locations
WARNING: Maintain mini- mum clearances shown in Figure 5. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor and joining wall.
Mark two screw locations on wall as shown in Figure 6).
20,000 Btu Heaters
16 7/8"
30,000 Btu Heaters
7" |
| 24 5/16" |
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Min. |
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AdjoiningWall | Insert Mounting | 18 3/4" |
| Screws | Min. |
Floor
Figure 6 - Wall Mounting Clearances
Locate hardware packet behind left side door of heater.
Attaching To Wall Stud Method For attaching heater to wall studs
1.Drill holes at marked locations using 9/64" drill bit.
2.Tighten screws until screw head is 1/8" away from wall.
Attaching To Wall Anchor Method
For attaching heater to hollow walls (wall areas be- tween studs) or solid walls (concrete or masonry).
1.Drill holes at marked locations using 5/16" drill bit. For solid walls (concrete or masonry),
drill at least 1" deep.
2.Fold wall anchor as shown in Figure 7.
3.Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole. Tap anchor flush to wall.
4.For thin walls (1/2" or less), insert red key into wall anchor. Push red key to “pop” open anchor wings. IMPORTANT: Do not hammer key! For thick walls (over 1/2" thick) or solid walls, do not pop open wings.
5.Insert mounting screws into wall anchors.
6.Tighten screws until screw head is 1/8" away from wall.
Figure 7 - Folding | Figure 8 - Popping |
Anchor | Open Anchor Wings |
| For Thin Walls |
Placing Heater On Mounting Screws
1.Locate two top vertical key slots on back end panels of heater.
2.Place heater onto mounting screws.
Vertical
Key Slots 
Figure 9 - Vertical Key Slots for Mounting
Heater to Wall
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