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INSTALLING HEATER BASE
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION: Do not remove the
data plates attached to the heater
base assembly. The data plates
contain important warranty and
safety information.
WARNING: You must secure
this heater to fireplace floor. If
not, heater will move when you
adjust controls. Moving heater
may cause a gas leak.
WARNING: If installing in a
sunken fireplace, special care
is needed. You must raise the
fireplace floor to allow access to
heater control panel. This will in
-
sure adequate air flow and guard
against sooting and controls be
-
ing damaged. Raise fireplace floor
with noncombustible material.
Make sure material is secure.
CAUTION: Do not pick up
heater base assembly by the
burner. This could damage
heater. Only handle base as
-
sembly by grates.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the heater burners
are level. If heater is not level, heater will not
work properly.
Installation Items Needed
• hardware package (provided with heater)
• approved flexible gas hose (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 remote receiver and hand-held
remote kit included with this log set (see Ac-
cessories, page 29, for On/Off Remote option)
before installing gas log heater. See installa-
tion instructions included with the kit.
INSTALLATION
Continued
1. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male
threads of the fitting to be threaded into
gas regulator. Connect approved flexible
gas hose to gas regulator of heater (see
Figure 11).
2. Locate masonry screws in hardware
package.
3. Position heater base assembly in fire-
place.
4. Place logs in their proper positions on
heater base.
5. Center heater base and logs front-to-back
and side-to-side in fireplace.
6. Carefully remove logs without moving
heater base.
7. Mark screw locations through holes in
mounting flanges (see Figure 12). If in-
stalling in a brick-bottom fireplace, mark
screw locations in mortar joint of bricks.
8. Remove heater base from fireplace.
9. Drill holes at marked locations using 3/16"
masonry drill bit.
10. Attach base assembly to fireplace floor
using two masonry screws (in hardware
package) (see Figure 12).
11. Connect to gas supply. See
Connecting
To Gas Supply
, page 14.
Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose
to Heater
Flexible Gas Hose
(if allowed by local codes)
Fitting
Figure 12 - Attaching Base Assembly to
Fireplace Floor
Masonry
Screw
Mounting Flanges