INSTALLATION

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INSTALLING HEATER BASE ASSEMBLY

CAUTION: Do not remove the data plates attached to the heater base assembly. The data plates contain important warranty and safety information.

WARNING: You must secure this heater to fireplace floor. If not, heater will move when you adjust controls. Moving heater may cause a gas leak.

WARNING: If installing in a sunken fireplace, special care is needed. You must raise the fireplace floor to allow access to heater control panel. This will insure adequate air flow and guard against sooting and controls being damaged. Raise fireplace floor with noncombus- tible material. Make sure material is secure.

tions included with the kit.

1.Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads of the fitting to be threaded into gas regulator. Connect approved flexible gas hose to gas regulator of heater (see Figure 11).

2.Locate masonry screws in hardware package.

3.Position heater base assembly in fireplace.

4.Place logs in their proper positions on heater base.

5.Center heater base and logs front-to-back and side-to-side in fireplace.

6.Carefully remove logs without moving heater base.

7.Mark screw locations through holes in mount- ing flanges (see Figure 12). If installing in a brick-bottom fireplace, mark screw locations in mortar joint of bricks.

8.Remove heater base from fireplace.

9.Drill holes at marked locations using 3/16" masonry drill bit.

10.Attach base assembly to fireplace floor using two masonry screws (in hardware package) (see Figure 12).

11.Connect to gas supply. See Connecting To Gas

Supply, page 14.

Flexible Gas Hose

(if allowed by local codes)

Fitting

CAUTION: Do not pick up heater base assembly by the burner. This could damage heater. Only handle base as- sembly by grates.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the heater burners are level. If heater is not level, heater will not work properly.

Installation Items Needed

hardware package (provided with heater)

approved flexible gas hose (not provided) (if allowed by local codes)

sealant resistant to propane/LP gas, not pro- vided

electric drill with 3/16" masonry drill bit

Note: Install optional remote receiver and hand- held remote kit (see Accessories, page 29) before installing gas log heater. See installation instruc-

Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose

to Heater

Masonry

Screw

Mounting

Flanges

Figure 12 - Attaching Base Assembly to Fireplace Floor

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