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UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS LOG HEATER

INSTALLATION

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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 fireplace opening is needed. Go to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for Vented

If Using Mantel

You must have noncombustible material(s) above the fireplace opening. Noncombus- tible materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With sheet metal, you must have noncombustible material behind it. Noncombustible mate- rial must extend at least 8 inches 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 9, 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 10.

Operation, page 10.

Minimum Noncombustible Material Clearances

If Not Using Mantel

Note: If using a mantel, proceed to If Using Mantel. If not using a mantel, follow the information below.

You must have noncombustible material(s) above the fireplace opening. Noncombus- tible materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With sheet metal, you must have noncombustible 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 to the right 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 10.

Noncombustible

Requirements for

Material Distance (A)

Safe Installation

 

 

12" or more

Noncombustible material OK.

Between 8" and 12"

24", or 30" Models: Install fireplace hood accessory

 

 

 

 

 

(GA6050, GA6052, or GA6053, see Accessories,

 

 

 

 

 

page 21).

 

 

 

 

 

18" Model: Noncombustible material OK.

Less than 8"

Noncombustible material 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

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FMI FVF30PW, FVF24PW, FVF18PW installation manual Minimum Noncombustible Material Clearances, If Using Mantel

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