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INSTALLATION ITEMS
Before installing fireplace, make sure you
have the items listed below.
• external regulator - propane/LP only (sup
-
plied 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 al
-
ternative to test gauge connection. Purchase
the optional CSA design-certified equipment
shutoff valve from your dealer.
Note: If desired, purchase a four-sided brass
trim kit for built-in installations. See
Acces-
sories, page 30.
LOCATING FIREPLACE
WARNING: Maintain the
minimum clearances shown
in Figures 8 and 9. 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 speci-
fied in this manual. Purchase the optional
mantel from your dealer (see
Accessories
,
page 30).
WARNING: Never install the
fireplace
• in a bedroom or a bathroom
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, cloth
-
ing or other flammable objects
are less than 36" from front, top
or sides of fireplace
• as a fireplace insert
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 9 - Mounting Clearances As
Viewed From Front of Fireplace Shown
with Optional Mantel
Figure 8 - Mounting Clearances As
Viewed From Front of Fireplace Shown
Built In The Wall
6"
Minimum
From
Sides Of
Fireplace
Left
Side
CEILING
36" Minimum
FLOOR
Right
Side
Top Of
Mantel Can
Be Flush
With Wall
Left
Side
CEILING
Right
Side
36"
Minimum
CAUTION: This fireplace cre
-
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, clean-
ing fluids, oil or kerosene lamps,
etc.) in the air exist, may discolor
walls or cause odors.
