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ASSEMBLY
Installing the Fireplace Surround
The decorative surround for the fireplace is held in place by four brackets. Two are located on the top of
the fireplace and two on the bottom. There are mating brackets and catch plates on the surround itself. Re-
fer to the adjacent illustrations when installing the surround.
1. Unpack the surround from shipping box.
2. With a helper, lift the surround up and identify the
top by looking for the vertical brackets that are visi-
ble from the rear of the surround.
3. Move the surround into place, generally centering the
surround opening over the glass panel. Keep the bot-
tom of the surround tipped slightly away from the
fireplace.
4. While looking behind the surround, guide the two
surround brackets onto the forward detent of the mat-
ing brackets on the fireplace top. You might find it
easier to engage one bracket and then the other.
Lower the surround until both bracket sets are fully
mated.
5. Carefully push the top of the surround so that the sur-
round brackets slide into the rear detent of the mating
brackets on the fireplace top.
6. Carefully swing the bottom of the surround toward the base of the fireplace until the catch plates on the
bottom flange of the surround are aligned with the spring loaded plungers on the bottom flanges of the
lower surround mounting brackets.
7. To remove the surround, pull the bottom edge of the surround outward to disengage the spring loaded
plungers and then lift the top up and off the upper brackets.
8. To prevent damage to the surround, always set the surround in a safe place while it is removed from the
fireplace.
UPPER SURROUND BRACKETS WHEN
PROPERLY MATED
CATCH
PLATE
PLUNGER
