PREPARING THE OPENING
Before installing the fire, check the flue using a smoke pellet. All of the smoke should travel up the flue and exit
correctly from the terminal. If problems are found, DO NOT fit the fire until corrective action is completed.
Protect the decorative hearth whilst pushing the firebox in and out of the opening. Part of the packaging makes
an ideal hearth saver pad.
Before running the gas supply into the opening, offer up the firebox to the fireplace to check the fit is good.
Ensure that it slides in correctly, the sealing face sits flat and square to the wall or infill panel, and that the base is
firm on the floor of the opening as no leaks are permissible here. At this stage it is essential to ensure that the
spigot outlet of the fire is not restricted in any way. Remove the firebox and take any necessary measurements
before making good and preparing for final installation.
CABLE FIXING. For fixing of the fire by the cable method, see the relevant section. The cable fixing locations
should be marked on the back of the opening and the holes drilled. Fit the fibre rawlplugs and eyebolts to these
holes. Note: Plastic rawlplugs are NOT suitable for this application.
SCREW FIXING. For fixing by screw, mark and drill the fireframe or base, and the relevant points in the opening
or on the wall. Rawlplugs will again be required. Pre-punched holes are not provided for this purpose to allow
you to choose the optimum positions.
GAS SUPPLY. Following preparation for the fixing method, the concealed gas supply, where required, can now
be put into place. Refer to the gas supply section for suggested pipe routes. The ends of the sleeving in which
the gas pipe is run should be sealed. The ends of the 8mm supply pipe should be temporarily sealed to prevent
the ingress of debris during fixing.
GAS SUPPLY ROUTING
When the opening is ready for installation of the fire, the gas supply can be routed as shown in the diagrams
below.
The gas pipe must be suitably protected where it passes through fireplace openings. Any sleeving should be
sealed to the pipe at its ends.
To comply with current installation codes, it is essential that the supply pipe is fitted with an appliance isolator
valve (e.g. a restrictor elbow at the side of the hearth).
The open end of the supply pipe should be sealed temporarily during the installation of the firebox to prevent the
ingress of dirt and dust.
The appliance firefront is specially notched to allow the gas pipe to pass through when an over hearth supply is
necessary.
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