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INSTALLATION
Continued
10. If blower is installed, route blower electrical cord
through access holes in either side of fireplace.
Note:
Bushing may be moved if necessary. Plug
electrical cord into electrical outlet.
11. Carefully insert fireplace into cabinet mantel.
Be careful not to scratch or damage hearth
base, cabinet mantel or any laminate trim on
hearth base (VYGF models only). Remove
protective material from top of hearth base and
from front of fireplace (if any).
Note:
You can
secure fireplace to hearth or floor. Open lower
louver. Locate screw holes in bottom of base.
Tighten wood screws through these holes and
into hearth or floor.
12. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections,
page 15.
BUILT-IN FIREpLACE INSTALLATION
Built-in installation of this fireplace involves
installing fireplace into a framed-in enclosure.
This makes the front of fireplace flush with wall.
If installing a mantel above the fireplace, you
must follow the clearances shown in Figure 20,
page 13. Follow the instructions below to install
the fireplace in this manner.
Actual
Framing
Height
3
3
/
8
"
33"
Front Width
34
5
/
1
"
35
1
/
"
Depth
1
11
/
1
"
1
3
/
4
"
Models VYGF33PRB and VYGF33NRB
1. Frame in rough opening. Use dimensions shown
in Figure 13 for the rough opening. If installing
in a corner, use dimensions shown in Figure 14
for the rough opening. The height is 33" which
is the same as the wall opening above.
2. If using blower, install and properly ground
GA3555, three-prong 120 volt electrical out-
let, in fireplace. Follow instructions included
in kit (see
Accessories,
page 38).
3. Install gas piping to fireplace location. This in-
stallation includes an approved flexible gas line
(if allowed by local codes) after the equipment
shutoff valve. The flexible gas line must be the
last item installed on the gas piping. See
Install-
ing Gas Piping to Fireplace Location,
page 13.
4. Carefully set fireplace in front of rough opening
with back of fireplace inside wall opening.
5. Plug electrical cord into electrical outlet
installed in step 2.
6. Carefully insert fireplace into rough opening.
7. Attach flexible gas line to gas supply. See
Con-
necting Fireplace to Gas Supply,
page 14.
8. Attach fireplace to wall studs using nails or
wood screws through holes in nailing flange
(see Figure 15).
9. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections
, page 15.
10. Install perimeter trim after final finishing and/or
painting of wall (see Figure 7, page 9).
35
1
/
2
"
17
3
/
4
"
33"
Figure 13 - Rough Opening for Installing
in Wall
39
3
/
8
"
27
7
/
8
"
55
5
/
8
"
35
1
/
2
"
Figure 14 - Rough Opening for Installing
in Corner
Figure 15 - Attaching Fireplace to Wall
Studs
Nailing
Flanges
Nails or
Wood
Screws
