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INSTALLATION
Continued
Installation Items Needed
• hardware package (provided with heater)
• approved flexible gas hose and fittings (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 optional MLCR Series receiver
and hand-held remote control kit (see Ac-
cessories, page 34) before installing gas log
heater. See installation instructions included
with the kit.
1. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male
threads of the 1/2 NPT side of gas fitting
elbow (provided) and connect to inlet
side of gas control. Remove gas fitting
from flexible gas hose (provided) before
connecting to elbow (see Figure 11).
2. Position heater base assembly in fire
-
place.
3. Mark screw locations through holes in
front panel of base (see Figure 12). If
installing in a brick-bottom fireplace, mark
screw locations in mortar joint of bricks.
4. Remove heater base from fireplace.
5. Drill holes at marked locations using 3/16"
drill bit.
6. Attach base, through holes in back side pan
-
els of base, to fireplace floor using masonry
screws provided in hardware package (see
Figure 12).
7. Connect to gas supply. See
Connecting
To Gas Supply
.
Figure 11 - Attaching Flexible Gas Hose
to Heater Gas Regulator
Gas Control
Flexible Gas Hose
(Provided with VGC
Series Models Only)
(Install if allowed
by local codes)
Figure 12 - Attaching Base to Fireplace
Floor
Masonry Screw
CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY
WARNING: This appliance
requires a 1/2" NPT (National
Pipe Thread) inlet connection to
the pressure regulator.
WARNING: A qualified ser
-
vice person must connect heater
to gas supply. Follow all local
codes.
CAUTION: Never connect
propane/LP fireplace directly
to the propane/LP supply. This
heater requires an external regu
-
lator (not supplied). Install the
external regulator between the
heater and propane/LP supply.
WARNING: Never connect
natural gas fireplace to private
(non-utility) gas wells. This
gas is commonly known as
wellhead gas.
Elbow, 1/2 NPT x
3/8 Flare
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