Assembly & Installation - HearthStone ARIES 26 Owner's Manual

Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
UNPACKING AND INSTALLING THE ARIES VENT
FREE GAS FIREPLACE
The fireplace components are shipped in two cartons.
By now, you will have opened the top of the first carton
and removed the front face protector and this Manual.
The second carton contains the fireplace surround
assembly.
Using the adjacent illustrations as a guide, first
1.
lift and remove Tube 1 from the carton
containing the firebox. Carefully unpack the
contents of the tube and set aside. This should
include the bag of glass burner media, the
remote control handset, and a hardware bag.
Next lift and remove Tube 2 from the carton.
2.
Carefully remove the contents of the tube. This
includes the four decorative panels that will be
attached to the fireplace during assembly.
Next, remove all remaining packing material
3.
from the carton.
Lift the firebox and the fireplace mounting plate
4.
as a unit up and out of the carton. The best
place to lift is at sides. Remove the fireplace
mounting template from the face of the
fireplace. You should now have all of the parts
as shown in the illustration below.
Finally, unpack the fireplace surround from the
5.
third carton and set aside on a soft surface for
later use.
Before you begin the fireplace mounting process there
are several important installation requirements that
must be met. Careful planning will make the
installation easier to accomplish and will reduce the
chances of encountering problems during installation.
The fireplace is designed to be wall-mounted
1.
using four lag bolts to secure the fireplace
mounting plate to the wall structure. The
mounts are located 16" on center and 24" on
center to correspond with standard building
construction. If your home has non-standard
construction or the location you have chosen
Assembly & Installation
ARIES 16/26/46 Series 8905, 8915, 8925
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