Installation

Continued

NOTICE: Manual control heaters maybeusedasaventedproduct. If so, you must always run heater with chimney flue damper open. If running heater with damper open, noncombustible material above fireplace opening is not needed. Go to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for Vented Operation, page 12.

Minimum Noncombustible Material

Clearances

If Not Using Mantel

Note: If using a mantel proceed to If Using Mantel. If not using a mantel, follow these instructions. You must have noncombustible material(s) above the fireplace opening. Noncombustible materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least 1/2" thick. With sheet metal, you must have non- combustible material behind it. Noncombustible material must extend at least 8" up (for all models). If noncombustible material is less than 12", you must install the fireplace hood accessory (24" and 30" Models Only). See Figure 5 for minimum clearances.

If Using Mantel

You must have noncombustible material(s) above the fireplace opening. Noncombustible materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least 1/2" thick. With sheet metal, you must have non- combustible material behind it. Noncombustible material must extend at least 8" up (for all models). If noncombustible material is less than 12", you must install the fireplace hood accessory (24" and 30" Models Only). Even if noncombustible material is more than 12", you may need the hood accessory to deflect heat away from your mantel shelf. See Figure 5 and Figures 6 and 7, page 11, 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 12.

Noncombustible

 

 

 

 

Material

Requirements for

Distance (A)

Safe Installation

12" or more

Noncombustible mate-

 

rial OK.

Between 8" and 12"

24" or 30" Models:

 

Install fireplace hood

 

accessory (GA6050,

 

GA6052 or GA6053 see

 

Accessories, page 33).

 

18" Model: Noncombus-

 

tible material OK.

Less than 8"

Noncombustible mate-

 

rial 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)

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate,

Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace

Mantel Clearances

In addition to meeting noncombustible material clearances, you must also meet required clearances between fireplace opening and mantel shelf. If you do not meet the clearances listed below, you will need a hood.

Determining Minimum Mantel Clearance If you meet minimum clearance between mantel shelf and top of fireplace opening, a hood is not required (see Figure 6, page 11).

Determining Minimum Mantel Clearance

When Using a Hood

If minimum clearances in Figure 6, page 11, are not met, you must have a hood. When using a hood there are still certain minimum mantel clearances required. Follow minimum clearances shown in Figure 7, page 11, when using hood.

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