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INSTALLATION
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Decide which method better suits your needs.
Either method will provide a secure hold for the
heater.
Marking Screw Locations
WARNING: Maintain mini-
mum clearances shown in
Figure 5. If you can, provide
greater clearances from floor
and joining wall.
Mark two screw locations on wall as shown in
Figure 6).
Figure 6 - Wall Mounting Clearances
18
3
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4
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Min.
7"
Min.
20,000 Btu Heaters
16
7
/
8
"
30,000 Btu Heaters
24
5
/
16
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Insert Mounting
Screws
Floor
Locate hardware packet behind left side door
of heater.
Attaching To Wall Stud Method
For attaching heater to wall studs
1. Drill holes at marked locations using 9/64"
drill bit.
2. Tighten screws until screw head is 1/8" away
from wall.
Attaching To Wall Anchor Method
For attaching heater to hollow walls (wall areas be-
tween 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" deep.
Placing Heater On Mounting Screws
1. Locate two top vertical key slots on back end
panels of heater.
2. Place heater onto mounting screws.
Figure 7 - Folding
Anchor
Figure 8 - Popping
Open Anchor Wings
For Thin Walls
Figure 9 - Vertical Key Slots for Mounting
Heater to Wall
Vertical
Key Slots
2. Fold wall anchor as shown in Figure 7.
3. Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole. Tap
anchor flush to wall.
4. For thin walls (1/2" 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" thick) or solid
walls, do not pop open wings.
5. Insert mounting screws into wall anchors.
6. Tighten screws until screw head is 1/8" away
from wall.
