INSTALLING

Continued

NOTICE

Manual control heaters may be used as a vented product. If so, you must always run heater with chimney flue damper open. If running heater with damper open, non-combustible material above fireplace opening is not needed. Go to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for Vented Operation, page 14.

Minimum Non Combustible Material Clearances

If Not Using Mantel

Note: If using a mantel, go to page 12. If not using a mantel, follow the informa- tion on this page.

You must have non combustible material(s) above the fireplace opening. Non combustible materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With sheet metal, you must have non combustible material behind it. Non combustible material must extend at least 8" up (for all models). If non combus- tible material is less than 12", you must install the fireplace hood accessory (24" model only). See chart below and Figure 4 page 10 for minimum clearances.

IMPORTANT: If you cannot meet these minimum clearances, you must operate heater with chimney flue damper open. Go to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for Vented Operation, page 14.

Non-Combustible

Requirements for

Material Distance (A)

Safe Installation

 

 

12" or more

Non combustible material OK.

Between 8" and 12"

24" Model: Install fireplace hood accessory (GA6050

 

or GA6052, see Accessories, page 34).

 

18" Model: Non combustible material OK.

Less than 8"

Non combustible material must be extended to at

 

least 8". See Between 8" and 12", above. If you

 

cannot extend material, you must operate heater

 

with flue damper open.

 

 

Heat Resistant

Material

(A)

Continued

Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate, Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace

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Desa UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER installation manual Minimum Non Combustible Material Clearances

UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER specifications

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