FRAMING
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3.0 FRAMING
3.1 Appliance Placement
Considerations
WARNING: Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be
located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies.
FIRE HAZARD: Do NOT install this appliance directly on
carpeting, vinyl, or any other combustible material other than
wood.
• This appliance must be installed on a level surface capable
of supporting the fireplace and venting. If possible, place the
fireplace in a position where the vent terminates between two
studs, eliminating the need for any additional framing.
• This fireplace may be installed in a bedroom.
• Please be aware of the large amount of heat this fireplace will
produce when determining a location.
3.2 Stand-off Assembly and Installation
WARNING: The top stand-offs provide the 10” (254 mm)
minimum clearance to the header. Use only non-combustible
material in this area for the entire width of the fireplace. DO
NOT use wood, sheetrock, et cetera, in this zone.
Top stand-off brackets must be formed and attached prior to
positioning fireplace into framed opening.
1. Remove and save (4) screws securing stand-off heat shields
and stand-off brackets on top of the fireplace.
2. Form each top stand-off bracket by bending at perforations,
as shown.
3. Align the holes in the formed top stand-offs with the holes
in the fireplace top. Secure with the (4) screws previously
removed along with (4) screws located on top of the
fireplace.
4. Align the slots in the heat shields with the holes in the stand-
off brackets (the flange with will face up and to the back
of the fireplace). Secure with (8) screws provided in the
fireplace components packet.
Figure 3.1, Stand-off Assembly and Installation
STAND-OFF BRACKETS AND HEAT SHIELDS, AS SHIPPED
STAND-OFF BRACKETS AND HEAT SHIELDS INSTALLED
BEND AT
PERFORATIONS
FORMED
STAND-OFF