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INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations
Figure 10 - Removing Front Panel of Heater
INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL
Marking Screw Locations
WARNING: Maintain minimum
clearances shown in Figure 8. If
you can, provide greater clearanc-
es from floor and joining wall.
1. Determine where you will locate heater.
2. Mark two mounting screw locations on
wall (see Figure 5).
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 (see Figure 7).
IMPORTANT:
Do not hammer key! For
thick walls [over 1/2" (1.3 cm) thick] or
solid walls, do not pop open wings.
5. Tighten two screws until 1/16" (1.6 mm)
space (thickness of penny) is between
screwheads and wall (see Figure 8).
Mounting
Screw
Locations
8
7
/
8
"
(22.5 cm)
Minimum To
Maintain 6"
(15.3 cm)
Clearance
From Wall
FLOOR
JOINING
W
A
LL
7
3
/
4
"
(14.7 cm)
20
1
/
4
"
(51.4 cm)
Minimum To
Maintain 3"
(7.7 cm)
Clearance
From Floor
Installing Two Mounting Screws
Note: Wall anchors and mounting screws are
in hardware package. The hardware package
is provided with heater.
Attaching To Wall Stud Method
For attaching mounting bracket to wall studs
1. Drill holes at marked locations using 9/64"
drill bit.
2. Insert mounting screws into wall studs.
3. Tighten screws until 1/16" (1.6 mm) space
(thickness of penny) is beween screw-
head and wall.
Attaching to wall anchor method
Follow instructions below to attach mounting
screws 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 ma-
sonry), drill at least 1 1/4" (3.2 cm) deep.
2. Fold wall anchor (see Figure 6).
Figure 6 - Folding
Anchor
Figure 7 - Popping
Open Anchor Wings
for Thin Walls
Thin or
Thick Wall
(thick wall
shown)
Solid
Wall
1/16"
(1.6 mm)
Space
Figure 8 - Tightening Anchors
Placing Heater On Mounting Screws
1. Locate two keyhole slots on back panel
of heater (see Figure 9).
2. Place large openings of slots over scre-
wheads. Slide heater down until screws
are in small portion of slots.
Keyhole Slots
Figure 9 - Location of Keyhole Slots on
Back Panel of Heater
Removing Front Panel Of Heater
1. Remove the four painted screws, two on
each side of front panel.
2. Pull bottom of front panel forward, then out.
3. Remove any remaining packaging materials.
