Empire Comfort Systems VFP36SP32EN-3 Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual page 16

You must install certain components before the fireplace is
permanently installed. These include the gas piping for the appliance
and the electrical wiring. (If the optional blower is used.)
The appliance can be mounted on any of the following surfaces:
1. A flat, hard combustible (burnable) surface.
2. A raised wooden platform.
3. Four corner supports. (Example: masonry blocks) Position these
supports so they contact all four perimeter edges on the bottom
of the unit.
FRAMING - IN THE WALL
Fireplace framing can be built before or after the fireplace is set in
place. Framing should be positioned to accommodate wall covering
and fireplace facing material. The fireplace framing should be
constructed of 2 x 4 lumber.
NOTICE: Measure fireplace dimensions and verify framing meth-
ods, and wall covering details before framing construction begins.
FRAMING THE FIREPLACE
1. Choose fireplace location.
2. Frame in fireplace with a header across the top. It is important
to allow for finished face when setting the depth of the frame.
3. Attach fireplace to frame using adjustable frame. Preset depth
to suit facing material (adjustable to 1/2 inch, 5/8 inch or 3/4
inch depths).
4. Loosen but do not remove the eight screws securing the nailing
flanges to the firebox. See Figure 13.
5. Measure from face of fireplace to face of drywall strip to
determine final depth and adjust nailing flanges as shown in
Figure 14.
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Figure 13
Figure 14
6. Tighten the eight screws loosened in step 4.
7. Bend the nailing flanges 90 degrees as shown in Figure 15.
8. Slide unit into position and secure to wall with nailing flanges.
Figure 15
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