Heatiator Rave4013i-c owner manual C. Facing Material, Non-CombustibleFinish Materials

C. Facing Material

•Facing and/or finishing materials must not interfere with air flow through louvers, operation of louvers or doors, or access for service.

•Facing and/or finishing materials must never overhang into the glass opening.

•Observe all clearances when applying combustible materials.

WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT apply combustible materials beyond the minimum clearances. Comply with all minimum clearances to combustibles as specified in this manual. Overlapping materials could ignite and will interfere with proper operation of doors and louvers.

WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT install drywall or other combustible materials over the factory-installednon-com- bustible board. Overlapping materials could ignite.

Decorative facing material thickness is measured from the face of the factory-installed non-combustible board. See Figure 13.8.

Non-Combustible Finish Materials

0 - 1 inch Thickness-Overlap Fit Method

Both the Deco and Illusion decorative fronts are designed to overlap finish materials 0 inches to 1 inch thick. See Figure 13.8.

NOTICE: This one inch maximum not only includes the decorative finish materials (marble, tile, slate, etc) but also the thinset, and adhesive used to attach the decorative finish material.

The non-combustible finish material can be installed up to the fireplace opening covering the top, left and right finishing flanges. See Figure 13.8.

Requirements for finishing to bottom of fireplace opening are specific to decorative fronts as follows:

DECO: Non-combustible finish materials maybe installed up to the fireplace opening, covering lower finishing flange.

ILLUSION: Requires a minimum of 1 inch clearance to the non-combustible finishing material from the bottom fireplace opening. See Figure 13.9.

1-1/2 IN. ABOVE STANDOFF	FACTORY-INSTALLED
	NON-COMBUSTIBLE BOARD

NON-COMBUSTIBLE

FINISHING MATERIAL

0 - 1 IN. THICK

DECO DECORATIVE

FRONT SHOWN

BOTTOM

SIDE PLATE

STOP

1 IN. MIN.

ILLUSION

FRONT

RETURN BEND

LOWER

COVER PANEL

NON-COMBUSTIBLE

FINISHING MATERIAL

0 - 1 IN. THICK

DRYWALL OR

EQUIVALENT (1/2 IN.)

Figure 13.8 Overlap Fit Method (Deco or Illusion Decorative Front)

Both the Deco and Illusion decorative fronts can be in- stalled with an “Overlap” or “Inside Fit” method:

Overlap Requirement: See Figure 13.8 and 13.9

Inside Fit requirement: See Figure 13.10.

1/2 IN. BUILDING MATERIAL

OPTIONAL FINISH MATERIAL

Figure 13.9. Illusion Front, Side View - Bottom Side Plate Installed Over Lower Cover Panel

Reference dimensions for the Deco and Illusion fronts installed on the appliance are shown in Figure 13.14 and Figure 13.15.

54 Heatilator • RAVE4013I-C • 2293-900 Rev. C • 8/12