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2.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 Location, page 16.
3.Place hearth base accessory against wall at installation location. Cut an access hole in hearth top to run flexible gas line to fireplace (see Figure 8). Make sure to locate access hole so cabinet mantel will cover it when installed.
Note: You can secure base to floor using wood screws. Countersink screw
heads and putty over.
Flexible Gas Line
Hearth Base
Gas Line Access
Hole
Figure 8 - Placing Hearth Base Accessory Against Wall
4.Route flexible gas line through access hole in hearth base.
5.Center cabinet mantel on hearth base (see Figure 9). Make sure mantel is flush against wall.
Cabinet Mantel
Figure 9 - Installing Cabinet Mantel
6.Place cardboard or other protective material on top of hearth base. Carefully set fireplace on protective material, with back of fireplace inside mantel opening.
7.Attach flexible gas line to fireplace gas regulator. See Connecting Fireplace to Gas Supply, page 17.
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