Desa Tech RFP28TC B. Mounting Heater On, Optional Hearth Base, C. Mounting Heater With, Continued

VENT-FREE RADIANT FLAME® HEATER

INSTALLATION		Securing Hearth Base to Floor			Laminate	Hearth Insert
					Sheet
Continued		1. Position hearth base in desired location.
B. MOUNTING HEATER ON				Mark holes for drilling (See Figure 18,
				below). Remove hearth base.
OPTIONAL HEARTH BASE		2. For carpeted floor, make a small cut with
				a sharp knife at marked locations before
	WARNING: If installing the
				drilling. If securing to a wood floor, drill a
	GHB802 or GHB802A base on			3/4" deep hole using a 1/8" diameter drill
	heater, and using with a GA se-			bit. Do not use anchors in wood floors.		Screw
	ries heater blower accessory	If securing to a concrete floor, drill a 1 3/8"
	along with a GS601 surround or	deep hole using a 1/4" diameter concrete drill
	a GM800 or GM900 series man-	bit. Completely insert anchors into each hole.
	tel, the surround or mantel clear-	3.	Mount heater to hearth base following
	ance to back wall should be 3/4			steps under Mounting Heater to Op-
	inch. This will improve flame			tional Hearth Base. After mounting		Brass Base
	appearance and combustion.			heater, position heater and hearth base
						Trim
	Use only a GHB802B, GHB802C,			over drilled holes. With slotted screw-	Figure 19 - Placing Hearth Insert on Heater
	OR GHB38 series hearth base if			driver, secure hearth base to floor with
					Base and Attaching Brass Base Trim
				four wood screws.
	using a GA series heater blower
					C. MOUNTING HEATER WITH
	accessory with a GM700 series,	Mounting Heater to Optional
	GMC32F series, or GMC33U se-	Hearth Base			OPTIONAL HEARTH BASE
	ries mantel.	1.	Lay heater on its back on a table with		TO OPTIONAL MANTEL
Tools needed:				the bottom of heater overhanging the	See instructions included with
				edge of the table.
•	#2 Phillips screwdriver				mantel kit.
		2. Remove 2 shipping screws in bottom
•	slotted screwdriver				Assembling Mantel
				of heater. Discard shipping screws.
• electric drill (if securing base to floor)		3.		Line up mounting holes on top of hearth	IMPORTANT: Only use the optional man-
The optional hearth base kit includes the				base with holes in bottom of heater (see
					tels specified in this manual. See Accesso-
following:				Figure 18).
					ries, page 25 for proper mantel kits. This
•	Hearth Base	4.	Using a Phillips screwdriver, secure
					heater is only approved for use with models
•	4 Wood Screws			hearth base to heater with four sheet	G M F 8 0 0 ( A , B ) / G M U 8 0 1 ( A , B ) ,
				metal screws (see Figure 18).
• 4 Sheet Metal Screws					GM900F(A,B)/GM901U(A,B), GM700F/
		5.		Stand heater up on base.
•	Brass Base Trim				GM701U, GMC22F/GMC23U/GMC24U,
		6.		Place hearth insert in hearth base as
•	Hearth Insert				GMC32F(B)/GMC33U(B), and GMC26F/
				shown in Figure 19.	GMC27U/GMC28F mantel kits. Using any
•	4 Anchors
		7.		Assemble brass trim (see steps 1	other mantel will void the A.G.A. approval
• Laminate Sheet & adhesive
				through 7 under Assembling and At-	for this heater. Do not	use models
•	2 Brass Screws
				taching Brass Trim, page 5).	G M F 8 0 0 ( A , B ) / G M U 8 0 1 ( A , B ) ,
Note: It is an option to secure GHB802A		8.	Slide base trim on heater base. Attach		GM900F(A,B)/GM901U(A,B), and
model hearth base to floor. You must secure				brass trim to base with two brass screws	GM700F/GM701U, GMC22F/GMC23U/
the GHB802B, GHB802C, or GHB38 se-				included as shown in Figure 19 below.	GMC24U, GMC32F(B)/GMC33U(B), and
ries model hearth base to floor. To secure			Bottom of Heater		GMC26F/GMC27U/GMC28F mantels with
hearth base to floor, follow instructions un-		Base		Shipping	any other product. Before installing mantel
der Securing Hearth Base to Floor. If not					to heater, the heater must be mounted on the
securing hearth base to floor, proceed to				Screw	optional hearth base.
Mounting Heater to Optional Hearth Base.

	Mounting
Holes for Securing	Holes
	Sheet Metal Screw
Heater to Floor

Figure 18 - Attaching Heater to Hearth Base

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