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Installation Items Needed
• hardware package (provided with heater)
• approved flexible gas hose and fittings (not
provided) (if allowed by local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not
provided)
• electric drill with 3/16" masonry drill bit
Note:
Install optional HRC Series Receiver and
Hand-Held Remote Control Kit (see
Accessories,
page 31) before installing gas log heater (Remote-
Ready Models Only). See installation instructions
included with the kit.
1. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads
of gas fitting (not provided). For Variable
Manually-Controlled Models connect ap
-
proved flexible gas hose to gas regulator of
heater (see Figure 11). For Remote-Ready
models connect approved flexible gas hose
to inlet side of gas control (see Figure 12).
IMPORTANT:
Hold gas regulator with wrench
when connecting flexible gas hose (Variable
Manually-Controlled Models Only).
2. Locate mounting brackets, bolts, and nuts
in hardware package (Variable Manually-
Controlled Models Only). Attach mounting
brackets to heater base (see Figure 13). Attach
nuts finger tight.
3. Position heater base assembly in fireplace.
INSTALLATION
Continued
4. For Variable Manually-Controlled Models
mark screw locations through holes in mount
-
ing brackets (see Figure 13). For Remote-
Ready Models mark screw locations through
holes in front panel of base (see Figure 14).
If installing in a brick-bottom fireplace, mark
screw locations in mortar joint of bricks.
5. Remove heater base from fireplace.
6. Remove mounting brackets from heater base
(Variable Manually-Controlled Models Only).
7. Drill holes at marked locations using 3/16"
drill bit.
8. For Variable Manually-Controlled Models attach
mounting brackets to fireplace floor using ma
-
sonry screws provided in hardware package (see
Figure 13). Reattach heater base to mounting
brackets (see Figure 13). Tighten nuts firmly.
9. For Remote-Ready Models, attach base,
through holes in front panel of base, to fire
-
place floor using masonry screws provided in
hardware package (see Figure 14).
10. Connect to gas supply. See
Connecting To Gas
Supply
, page 14.
Heater Gas
Regulator
Flexible Gas Hose (if
allowed by local codes)
Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas
Hose to Heater Gas Regulator (Variable
Manually-Controlled Models Only)
Figure 12 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose
to Heater Gas Regulator (Remote-Ready
Models Only)
Gas Control
Flexible Gas Hose
(if allowed by local
codes)
Figure 13 - Attaching Heater to Fireplace
Floor (Variable Manually-Controlled
Models Only)
Masonry
Screw
Mounting
Bracket
Screw
Mounting
Bracket Nut
Mounting
Bracket
Figure 14 - Attaching Base to Fireplace
Floor (Remote-Ready Models Only)
Masonry
Screw
Masonry
Screw
