INSTALLATION
Check Gas Type Installation and Clearances
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INSTALLATION
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WARNING: Seal any fresh air vents or ash clean- out doors located on floor or wall of fireplace. If not, drafting may cause pilot outage or sooting. Use a
WARNING: Never install the heater
•in a bedroom or bathroom unless installed as a vented appliance, see page 10
•in a recreational vehicle
•where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flam- mable objects are less than 42 inches from the front, top, or sides of the heater
•in high traffic areas
•in windy or drafty areas
MINIMUM FIREPLACE CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
Log Size | Side Wall | Ceiling |
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27" | 16" | 42" |
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LOG SIZING REQUIREMENTS
Log | Minimum Firebox | ||
Size | Height | Depth | Width |
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27" | 17" | 19" | 32" |
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Carefully follow the instructions below. This will ensure safe installation into a masonry,
CAUTION: This heater creates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall surfaces next to heater. Installing heater next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating heater where impurities (such as, but not limited to, tobacco smoke, aromatic candles, cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may discolor walls or cause odors.
IMPORTANT:
CHECK GAS TYPE
Use only the correct type of gas (natural or propane/LP). If your gas supply is not the correct gas type, do not install heater. Call dealer where you bought heater for proper type heater.
INSTALLATION AND CLEARANCES
WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceil- ing, and adjoining wall.
Minimum Clearances For Side Combustible Mate- rial, Side Wall, and Ceiling
A.Clearances from the side of the fireplace cabinet to any com- bustible material and wall should follow diagram in Figure 4.
Example: The face of a mantel, bookshelf, etc. is made of combustible material and protrudes 3 1/2" from the wall. This combustible material must be 4" from the side of the fireplace cabinet (see Figure 4).
Note: When installing your gas logs into a manufactured firebox, follow firebox manufacturer’s instructions for minimum clear- ances to combustible materials.
B.Clearances from the top of the fireplace opening to the ceiling should not be less than 42 inches.
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*Minimum 16 inches from Side Wall
Figure 4 - Minimum Clearance for Combustible to Wall
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, noncombustible material above fire- place opening is not needed. Go to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for Vented Operation, page 9.
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