Position The Fireplace; Place Protective Metal Hearth Strips; Level Fireplace - Heatilator I100 Owner's Manual

C. Position the Fireplace
• Place the fireplace on a continuous flat surface.
• Follow framing instructions in Section 6.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Prevent contact with sag-
ging, loose insulation.
• DO NOT install against vapor barriers or exposed
insulation.
• Secure insulation and vapor barriers.
• Provide minimum air space clearances at the sides
and back of the fireplace assembly as outlined in
Section 6.
D. Place Protective Metal Hearth Strips
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Protective metal hearth strips
MUST be installed. DO NOT cover metal strips with com-
bustible materials. Sparks or embers may ignite flooring.
• Refer to Figure 7.7.
• Locate the two protective metal hearth strips measuring
approximately 26 in. x 4 in. (660 mm x 102 mm) included
with this fireplace.
• Slide each metal strip 2 in. (51 mm) under front edge of
fireplace.
• Overlap strips in the middle of fireplace opening by 1 in.
(25 mm) minimum..
• Metal strips must extend beyond the front and sides of
the fireplace opening by at least 2 in. (51 mm).
• Protect the front of a platform elevated above the hearth
extension with metal strips (not included with fireplace)
per Figure 7.8. See Section 11 for hearth extension
instructions.
E. Level Fireplace
• Level fireplace side-to-side and front-to-back.
• Shim with non-combustible material as necessary.
• Secure fireplace to framing with nailing flanges with a
minimum of two fasteners per nailing flange.
• Shipping brackets removed in Section B may be (but are
not required to be) used to anchor the fireplace to the
floor.
• Check fireplace opening for square to ensure proper fit
of glass doors. Measure diagonals of fireplace opening
to make sure they are equal.
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Protective metal strips are placed 2 in. (51 mm) under the
front of the fireplace and must extend beyond the front
and sides of fireplace opening by 2 in. (51 mm).
Figure 7.7 Position the Protective Metal Hearth Strips
Top piece must overlap
Raised Platform
2 in.
(51 mm)
2 in.
(51 mm)
Figure 7.8 Protect the Front of an Elevated Platform
1 in. (25 mm)
overlap
bottom piece
1 in. (25 mm) min.
overlap
Floor