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CAUTION: IF JOINTS BETWEEN THE FINISHED WALLS
AND THE FIREPLACE SURROUND (TOP AND SIDES)
ARE SEALED, A 300°
F. MINIMUM SEALANT MATE-
RIAL MUST BE USED. THESE JOINTS ARE NOT RE-
QUIRED TO BE SEALED. ONLY NON-COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL (USING 300° F. MINIMUM ADHESIVE, IF
NEEDED) CAN BE APPLIED AS FACING TO THE FIRE-
PLACE SURROUND. SEE THE DIAGRAM BELOW.
Hearth Extensions
A hearth extension may be desirable for aesthetic reasons.
However, ANSI or CAN/CGA testing standards
do not
require
hearth extensions for gas fireplace appliances.
Installing the Trim
Combustible materials may be brought up to the specified
clearances on the side and top front edges of the fireplace,
but
MUST NEVER
overlap onto the front face. The joints
between the finished wall and the fireplace top and sides
can only be sealed with a 300° F. (149° C) minimum sealant.
Install optional marble and brass trim surround kits as
desired. Marble, brass, brick, tile, or other non-combustible
materials can be used to cover up the gap between the
sheet rock and the fireplace.
Do not obstruct or modify the air inlet/outlet grilles. When
overlapping on both sides, leave enough space so that the
bottom grille can be raised and the trim door removed.
Positioning the Logs
The gas logs have been factory installed and should not
need to be positioned. After removing the stretch wrapping,
reinstall the logs and grate (see Figure 37). Make sure the
end of the grate with the incomplete cross bar is on the
pilot end of the firebox.
If sooting occurs, the logs might need to be repositioned
slightly to avoid excessive flame impingement.
Step 10. Installing Trim, Logs & Ember Material
Figure 35. Sealant Material
Placing the Ember Material
See two separate bags of ember material. The bag labeled
Golden Ember (GE-93) is flame colorant material. The bag
labeled Glowing Ember (050-721) is standard glowing ember
material. To place the ember material:
Remove the wing nuts, glass clips and spring clips around
the glass door. Remove the glass door.
Ember material is to be placed on burner with caution. Do
NOT
place ember material over burner port holes. Place
only dime size pieces along outer edges of port trails (see
Figure 37). The bag is for (4) ember applications. Failure to
apply ember material as directed could result in poor light-
ing conditions and sooting problems. After placing ember
material sprinkle GE-93 on top of the burner. Save the re-
maining ember materials for use during fireplace servicing.
CAUTION: IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT
TRIM DOORS WITH OPTIONAL MESH SCREENS BE IN-
STALLED ON PROPANE MODELS.
Replace the glass door and a front trim door on the unit.
Pull out and latch the glass clips into the groove on the
glass frame. Hand tighten the wing nuts.
Figure 37. Placement of the Ember Material
ST-38HV
PIER-38HV
TOP EDGE
SIDE EDGE
0” GAP
TOP EDGE
SIDE EDGE
0” GAP
Figure 38.
Replace the wing nut, glass clips and spring clips.
If using the optional mesh doors, attach to fireplace glass
doors using the mesh clips provided in the manual bag.
See Figure 38.
PILOT
ASSEMBLY
INCORRECT
EMBER PLACEMENT
CORRECT
EMBER
PLACEMENT
FIRST
GRATE BAR
EMBER
MATERIAL
DO NOT PLACE EMBER
MATERIAL ON FIRST
SECTION OF PORTS
BETWEEN THE PILOT
ASSEMBLY AND THE
FIRST GRATE BAR.
MESH
CLIP