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Clearance from Appliance Side Walls
Clearances to Combustible Side Walls
The minimum distance required from the inner guide side edge to a combustible side wall is 16". Combustible side walls,
mantel corbels, mantel legs and other combustible walls and decorative objects must fall behind a 45-degree line extending
outward from the inner guide side edge unless such objects are more than 16" away from the inner guide side edge.
WARNING: VENT IS NOT CENTERED ON THE UNIT!
If the required clearance cannot be m et to a pre-existing combustible side wall, an NFPA approved clearance
reduction shield, metal or ceramic board, must be added to the s ide wall.
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Figure 3-18 CLEARANCE TO BODY
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