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Placing Heater On Mounting Bracket
1. Locate two horizontal slots on back panel
of heater.
2. Place heater onto mounting bracket. Slide
horizontal slots onto stand-out tabs on
mounting bracket.
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 11 - Mounting Heater Onto
Mounting Bracket
Mounting
Bracket
(attached
to wall)
Horizontal Slots
Stand-Out Tab
3. Remove heater from mounting bracket.
4. If installing bottom mounting screws into
hollow or solid wall, install wall anchors.
Follow steps 1 through 4 under
Attaching
To Wall Anchor Method
.
If installing bottom mounting screw into
wall stud, drill holes at marked locations
using 9/64" drill bit.
5. Replace heater onto mounting bracket.
6. Place spacers between bottom mounting
holes and wall anchor or drilled hole.
7. Hold spacer in place with one hand. With
other hand, insert mounting screw through
bottom mounting hole and spacer. Place
tip of screw in opening of wall anchor or
drilled hole.
8. Tighten both screws until heater is firmly
secured to wall. Do not over tighten.
Note: Do not replace front panel at this
time. Replace front panel after making
gas connections and checking for leaks
(see page 11).
Figure 12 - Installing Bottom Mounting
Screws
Side View
Front View
Wall
Spacer
Heater
Attaching To Wall Anchor Method
For attaching mounting bracket to hollow
walls (wall areas between studs) or solid walls
(concrete or masonry)
1. Drill holes at marked locations using
5/16" drill bit. For solid walls (concrete or
masonry), drill at least 1" (2.5 cm) deep.
2. Fold wall anchor as shown in Figure 9.
3. Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole.
Tap anchor flush to wall.
4. For thin walls [1/2" (1.3 cm) or less], insert
red key into wall anchor. Push red key to
“pop” open anchor wings.
IMPORTANT:
Do not hammer key! For thick walls [over
1/2" (1.3 cm) thick] or solid walls, do not pop
open wings.
5. Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line up
last hole on each end of bracket with wall
anchors.
6. Insert mounting screws through bracket
and into wall anchors.
7. Tighten screws until mounting bracket is
firmly fastened to wall.
Figure 9 - Folding
Anchor
Figure 10 - Popping
Open Anchor Wings
For Thin Walls
Installing Bottom Mounting Screws
1. Locate two bottom mounting holes. These
holes are near bottom on back panel of
heater (see Figure 12).
2. Mark screw locations on wall.
MOUNTING HEATER TO FLOOR
WITH OPTIONAL FLOOR KIT
Mounting Base Feet to Heater
Note: A 90° elbow is required for mounting
this unit and must be installed BEFORE base
feet to provide proper clearance (see Figure
15, page 12).
1. Lay heater cabinet on its back on a table with
the heater bottom overhanging table edge.
2. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male NPT
threads of elbow. Hold pressure regulator
with a wrench when connecting e bow.
Do not overtighten elbow to regulator.
Regulator body could be damaged.