Facing Material - Heatilator RAVE3012I Owner's Manual

C. Facing Material
• Facing and/or fi nishing materials must not interfere with
air fl ow through louvers, operation of louvers or doors,
or access for service.
• Facing and/or fi nishing materials must never overhang
into the glass opening.
• Observe all clearances when applying combustible
materials.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT apply combustible
materials beyond the minimum clearances. Comply with
all minimum clearances to combustibles as specifi ed in
this manual. Overlapping materials could ignite and will
interfere with proper operation of doors and louvers.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT install drywall or other
combustible materials over the factory-installed non-com-
bustible board. Overlapping materials could ignite.
Decorative facing material thickness is measured from
the face of the factory-installed non-combustible board.
See Figure 13.9 and Figure 13.10.
Overlap Requirement: See Figure 13.9 and 13.10.
Inside Fit requirement: See Figure 13.11 and Figure 13.12.
FACTORY-INSTALLED
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
DRYWALL OR
EQUIVALENT
(1/2 IN.)
Figure 13.9 Overlap Fit Method (Illusion or Deco Decorative
Front)
BOARD
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
FINISHING MATERIAL
0-1 IN. THICK
DECO DECORATIVE
FRONT SHOWN
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
FINISHING MATERIAL
0-1 IN. THICK
Heatilator • RAVE3012I • 2269-901 Rev. E • 4/12
Non-Combustible Finish Materials
0 - 1 inch thickness-Overlap Fit Method
Both the Illusion and Deco decorative fronts are designed
to overlap fi nish materials 0 inches to 1 inch thick. See
Figure 13.11.
NOTICE: This one inch maximum not only includes the
decorative fi nish materials (marble, tile, slate, etc) but
also the mortar or adhesive used to attach the decorative
fi nish material.
The non-combustible fi nish material can be installed up to
the fi replace opening.
BOTTOM
SIDE PLATE
STOP
1 IN. MIN.
ILLUSION
FRONT
1/2 IN. BUILDING MATERIAL
OPTIONAL FINISH MATERIAL
Figure 13.10 Illusion Front, Side View - Bottom Side Plate
Installed Over Lower Cover Panel
Reference dimensions for the Deco fronts installed on the
appliance are shown in Figure 13.15.
RETURN BEND
LOWER
COVER PANEL
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