Finishing | Hearth and Home Technologies SILH50E-B, SILH60E-B

6 Finishing

A. Finishing Material

•Combustible Material

Material which is made of or surfaced with wood, compressed paper, plant ﬁbers, plastics, or any material capable of igniting and burning, whether ﬂame proofed or not, plastered or not plastered.

•Non-Combustible Material

Note: Finishing materials are normally installed behind the nailing ﬂanges or up to the sides of the nailing ﬂanges. Allow room for the front to be added and the heater to be anchored.

Material which will not ignite and burn. Such materials are those consisting entirely of steel, iron, brick, tile, concrete, slate, glass or plasters, or any combination thereof.

Combustible

Finishing

Material

Grilles

Figure 6.1 Finishing Materials

1/2 in. (13 mm)

stud

(top view)



appliance face		drywall
appliance face		drywall
	combustible
	material

Figure 6.2 Finishing-Top View (120V)

B. Finishing Checklist

•Power supply service must be either completed or placed within the heater prior to ﬁnishing to avoid reconstruction. Wall switch wires (hardwired heaters only) must also be completed to avoid reconstruction. See Section “4. Wiring”.

•Combustible material may cover the black outer surface by 1/2 in. on the 120V heaters only. See Figure 6.2.

•Combustible material may not cover the black outer surface on 240V heaters. See Figure 6.3

•Grilles and air openings cannot be covered in any circumstances.

•Noncombustible material may cover all black outer surfaces. Grilles and air openings may not be covered.

•Protective cover may stay on during framing, but must be removed before ﬁnal ﬁnishing. Once ﬁnal ﬁnishing has been completed, the protective cover can be used to protect heater until ﬁnal installation is complete.

Note: The heater is a zero clearance ﬁreplace and may be ﬁnished with combustible or noncombustible ﬁnishing materials.

When using paint or lacquer to ﬁnish the mantel, they must be heat-resistant to prevent discoloration.