Desa VN10A Installing Heater to Wall, Marking Screw Locations, Installing Two Mounting Screws

INSTALLATION

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THERMOSTAT SENSING BULB (Thermostat Models Only)

The thermostat sensing bulb is located inside the heater. Do not move this bulb during installation or operation of the heater.

INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL

Marking Screw Locations

1.Determine where you will locate heater.

WARNING: Maintain minimum clearances shown in Figure 5. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor and joining wall.

2.Mark two mounting screw locations on wall (see Figure 5).

		8 7/8"		7 3/4"
	Blue Flame
	10 7/8" Plaque
	Minimum To
	Maintain 6"
WALL	Clearance		Mounting		20 1/4"
	From Wall
JOINING			Screw		Minimum To
			Locations
						From Floor
						Maintain 3"
						Clearance

FLOOR

Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations

Installing Two Mounting Screws

Note: Wall anchors and mounting screws are in hardware package. The hardware package is provided with heater.

Attaching to wall stud method

For attaching mounting screw to wall stud

1.Drill hole at marked location using 9/64" drill bit.

2.Insert mounting screw into wall stud.

3.Tighten screw until 1/16" space (thickness of penny) is be- tween screwhead and wall.

Attaching to wall anchor method

Follow instructions below to attach mounting screws to hollow walls (wall areas between studs) or solid walls (concrete or masonry).

1. Drill holes at marked locations using 5/16" drill bit. For solid walls (concrete or masonry), drill at least 1 1/4" deep.

2. Fold wall anchor (see Figure 6).

3. Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole. Tap anchor flush to wall.

INSTALLATION	7
Thermostat Sensing Bulb (Thermostat Models Only)
Installing Heater To Wall

4.For thin walls (1/2" or less), insert red key into wall anchor. Push red key to “pop” open anchor wings (see Figure 7). IMPORTANT: Do not hammer key! For thick walls (over 1/2" thick) or solid walls, do not pop open wings.

5.Tighten two screws until 1/16" space (thickness of penny) is between screwheads and wall (see Figure 8).

Thin Walls (1/4" to 1/2" thick)

Figure 6 - Folding Anchor	Figure 7 - Popping Open Anchor
	Wings For Thin Walls
	Thin or
	Thick Wall
	(thick wall
1/16"	shown)
Space
	Solid
Figure 8 - Tightening Anchors	Wall

Placing Heater On Mounting Screws

1.Locate two keyhole slots on back panel of heater (see Figure 9).

2.Place large openings of slots over screwheads. Slide heater down until screws are in small portion of slots.

Keyhole Slots

Figure 9 - Location Of Keyhole Slots On Back Panel Of Heater

Removing Front Panel Of Heater

1.Remove two screws near bottom corners of front panel.

2.Lift straight up on grill guard until it stops. Grill guard will slide up about 1/4".

3.Pull bottom of front panel forward, then down.

Figure 10 - Removing Front Panel Of Heater

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