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INSTALLING mANTEL WITH GAS fIREpLACE
1. Mantel must be installed flush with wall. Remove base-
board. Baseboard will prevent proper installation of man-
tel and base. Baseboard must be altered to fit mantel.
2. Place mantel against wall at installation location. Cut an
access hole in hearth base to run gas line to fireplace (see
Figure 4, page 2). Make sure to locate access hole so it is
inside cabinet mantel.
Note: You can secure base to floor using wood screws.
Countersink screw heads and putty over.
3. Route flexible gas line through access hole in hearth
base.
4. Attach flexible gas line to fireplace gas regulator. See
Connecting to Gas Supply
in owner’s manual.
5. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas
Connections
in fireplace owner’s manual.
6. Carefully insert fireplace into cabinet mantel (see Figure
5). Be careful not to scratch or damage hearth base or
cabinet mantel. Use caution when positioning fireplace
on base. Base may scratch easily.
INSTALLING mANTEL WITH ELECTRIC
fIREpLACE
1. Mantel must be installed flush with wall. Remove base-
board. Baseboard will prevent proper installation of man-
tel and base. Baseboard must be altered to fit mantel.
2. Place mantel against wall at installation location.
3. Plug the power cord, located in the rear of the fireplace,
into a 120 volt electric outlet.
4. Position electric fireplace inside mantel (see Figure 6).
Use caution when positioning fireplace on base. Base
may scratch easily.
Figure 5 - Installing Fireplace into mantel assembly
Cabinet
Mantel
Hearth Base
Figure 6 - Installing Electric Fireplace with trim assembly
