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INSTALLATION ITEMS
Before installing fireplace, make sure you
have the items listed below.
• external regulator (supplied by installer, for
propane/LP units only)
• 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 al
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ternative to test gauge connection. Purchase
optional CSA design-certified equipment
shutoff valve from your dealer.
FIREPLACE CLEARANCES
WARNING: Maintain the
minimum clearances shown in
Figure 5, page 11. If you can,
provide greater clearances from
floor, ceiling and joining wall.
NOTICE: If you install the fire
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place in a bedroom, some
building codes require that the
fireplace/mantel system be se
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cured to (or within) a wall.
CAUTION: If you install the
fireplace in a home garage
• fireplace pilot and burner must
be at least 18" above floor.
• locate fireplace where moving
vehicle will not hit it.
For convenience and efficiency, install fire
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place
• where there is easy access for operation,
inspection and service
• in coldest part of room
CAUTION: This fireplace cre
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ates warm air currents. These
currents move heat to wall sur-
faces 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 flu
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ids, oil or kerosene lamps, etc.)
in the air exist, may discolor walls
or cause odors.
CAUTION: This fireplace is
to be used only with mantel pro
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vided. Use with any other mantel
could cause a fire hazard.
IMPORTANT:
Vent-free fireplaces add mois
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ture to the air. Although this is beneficial,
installing fireplace in rooms without enough
ventilation air may cause mildew to form from
too much moisture. See
Air for Combustion
and Ventilation,
page 7.
Note: Your fireplace is designed to be used in
zero clearance installations. Wall or framing
material can be placed directly against any
exterior surface on rear, sides or top of your
fireplace.
CHECK GAS TYPE
Use 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.
WARNING: This appliance is
equipped for either natural gas
or propane/LP gas but not both.
Gas type is indicated on the rat
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ing plate. Field conversion is not
permitted.
INSTALLATION
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