Valor H6 Series Installation And Owner's Manual page 26

QUALIFIED
INSTALLER
Unit With Site-Built Non-Combustible Hearth Extending
When using Optional Trims and
Mantels, Surface of Finished
Hearth Must Be Flush With
Bottom of Fireplace
(otherwise, optional trims will not fit)
Raised 4"
above combustible floor
Raised 3"
above combustible floor
Raised 2"
above combustible floor
Raised 1"
above combustible floor
Bottom of
fireplace
Directly Below Fireplace
Non-combustible substrate
construction detail
Note: This surface can get
very hot if flush with bottom
of heater. We recommend
raising the heater.
Wood is Allowed directly below fireplace ood is Allowed directly below fireplace
Note: Any shims used underneath to raise the ny shims used underneath to raise the
heater should be set back 1/2" behind front face of d b t b k 1/2" b hi d f
framing otherwise topface of shims may be visible
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Hearth Requirements
Front of Fireplace
(Surface of Cement Board)
Surface of Hearth
(non-combutible material on
non-combustible insulation board
see diagram below)
3"
Wood is Allowed
Bottom of Bottom of
fireplace fireplace
t f
Example: If the fi replace is raised 2" above
combustible fl oor, the non-combustible-
fl ush-with-bottom-of-fi replace hearth must
project a min. of 6" in front of the fi replace.
6" 9"
Hearth projection
Hearth height varies depending
on trim choice - see pages
Non-Combustible
Finish
See Chart above for Required Projection
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Min. Hearth Projection
Required to Protect
Combustible Floor
4"
3"
2"
1"
Surface of
Combustible
12"
Floor or Carpet
46, 50
Surface of Surface of
Combustible Combustible
Floor or Carpet Floor or Carpet
1/2" Insulation
Board supplied
with fireplace