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INSTALLATION

Check Gas Type

Installation Items

Locating Fireplace

INSTALLATION

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CAUTION: This fireplace creates warm air cur- rents. These currents move heat to wall surfaces next to fireplace. Installing fireplace next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating fireplace where impurities (such as, but not limited to, tobacco smoke, aromatic candles, cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may discolor walls or cause odors.

IMPORTANT: Vent-free fireplaces add moisture to the air. Although this is beneficial, installing fireplace in rooms without enough ventila- tion air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 5 through 7.

Note: Your Vanguard fireplace is designed to be used in zero clearance installations. Wall or framing material can be placed directly against any exterior surface of your fireplace, except where standoff spacers are integrally attached. If standoff spacers are attached to your fireplace, these spacers can be placed directly against wall or framing materials.

Use the dimensions shown for rough openings to create the easiest installation (see Built-In Fireplace Installation, page 9).

CHECK GAS TYPE

Use the correct gas type (natural or propane/LP) for your unit. If your gas supply is not correct, do not install fireplace. Call dealer where you bought fireplace for proper type fireplace.

INSTALLATION ITEMS

Before installing fireplace, make sure you have the items listed below.

external regulator - propane/LP only (supplied by installer)

piping (check local codes)

sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)

equipment shutoff valve *

test gauge connection*

ground joint union

sediment trap

tee joint

pipe wrench

*A CSA design-certified equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge connection. Purchase the optional CSA design-certified equipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessories, page 26.

Note: If desired, purchase a four-sided brass trim kit for built-in installations. See Accessories, page 26.

LOCATING FIREPLACE

WARNING: Maintain the minimum clearances shown in Figures 7 and 8. If you can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling, and joining wall.

You can recess firebox into the wall. You can also position fireplace in the optional cabinet or corner mantels. IMPORTANT: Only use optional cabinet or corner mantels specified in this manual. Pur- chase the optional mantel from your dealer (see Accessories, page 26).

 

CEILING

 

36"

 

Minimum

6"

 

Minimum

 

From

 

Sides Of

 

Fireplace

 

Left

Right

Side

Side

0" Minimum To Top Surface

Of Carpeting, Tile Or Other

Combustible Material

FLOOR

Figure 7 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Fireplace Shown Built-In the Wall

CEILING

Top Of

Mantel Can

Be Flush36"

Minimum

With Wall

 

Right

Left

Side

0" Minimum To Top

Side

 

Surface Of Carpeting,

 

Tile Or Other

 

Combustible Material

Figure 8 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Fireplace Shown with Optional Mantel

Note: When installing fireplace directly on carpeting, tile or other combustible material, other than wood flooring, the fireplace shall be installed on a metal or wood panel extending the full width and depth of the fireplace.

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WMH26TNB specifications

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