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INSTALLATION

Figure 11 - Mounting Heater Onto
Mounting Bracket

Figure 9 - Folding Anchor

Figure 10 - Popping Open Anchor
Wing For Thin Walls

Attaching Mounting Bracket to
Wall
Note:

Wall anchors, mounting

screws,    and    spacers     are     in
hardware  package.  The    hardware
package  is  provided    with  heater.

Attaching to Wal l Stud Method

For  attaching  mounting  bracket to
wall  studs
1.     Drill  holes  at  marked   locations
        using  9/64

drill bit.

2.     Place   mounting   bracket  onto
         wall. Line up last hole on each
         end of bracket with holes drilled
         in wall.
3.     Insert mounting screws through
        bracket and into wall  studs.
4.     Tighten screws until mounting
        bracket is firmly fastened to
        wall studs.

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

deep.

2. Fold wall anchor as shown in
Figure 9 below.

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

(see Figure 10).

IMPORTANT:

Do not

hammer key! For thick walls
(over 1/2

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.

Placing Heater on Mounting

Bracket

1.   Locate  two  horizontal   slots  on
        back    panel    of    heater  (see
      Figure 11).
2.    Place    heater    onto    mounting
     bracket.  Slide  horizontal  slots
        onto      stand-out        tabs        on
      mounting  bracket.

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.
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  holes.
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
      holes .
8.    Tighten  both  screws  until heater
      is  firmly   secured   to  wall. Do not
       over  tighten.

Note: Do not replace lower front

       panel  at  this  time. Replace  lower
     front  panel  after  making    gas
     connections  and  checking  for
      leaks (see  pages  9  and  10).

Figure 12 - Installing Bottom
Mounting Screws