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DESA INTERNATIONAL
UNVENTED PROPANE/LP GAS FIREPLACE
INSTALLATION
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INSTALLATION
CLEARANCES
WARNING: Maintain the mini-
mum clearances. If you can, pro-
vide greater clearances from
floor, ceiling, and adjoining wall.
Carefully follow the instructions below. This
will ensure safe installation.
Minimum Wall and Ceiling
Clearances (see Figure 8)
A. Clearances from the side of the fire-
place opening to any combustible wall
should not be less than 16 inches for a
cabinet mantel or 12 inches for a cor-
ner installation.
B. Clearances from the top of the fireplace
opening to the ceiling should not be less
than 42 inches.
Note : Clearances
are the same if
42"
using optional
cabinet mantel or
built-in installation.
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16"
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Face or
Cabinet
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Mantel
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12"
Corner
Mantel
Figure 8 - Minimum Clearance to Wall and
Ceiling
CONVENTIONAL FIREPLACE
INSTALLATION
Conventional installation of this fireplace
involves installing fireplace along with the
corner, face, or cabinet mantel with hearth
base accessories against a wall in your home.
Follow the instructions below to install the
fireplace in this manner.
Note: The instructions below show installa-
tion using the cabinet mantel and the
G3000F/G3001U/G3004W/G3006F/
G3007U series hearth base accessories. The
hearth base accessory shown is optional for
this installation. You can install fireplace
and cabinet mantel directly on the floor. The
corner mantel accessory cannot be installed
with the G3000F/G3001U/G3004W/
G3006F/G3007U hearth bases. You must
install corner and face mantel directly on the
floor. If mounting fireplace and cabinet
mantel to the floor or using corner mantel,
an optional G3005 Slim Base kit may be
installed.
1. Assemble cabinet mantel, hearth base,
MINIMUM
and trim accessories. Assembly instruc-
CLEARANCE
tions are included with each accessory.
Side Wall - 16"
Cabinet and
2. When installing blower, install a prop-
Face Mantel
erly grounded, 120 volt three-prong
Ceiling - 42"
electrical outlet at fireplace location if
Corner Mantel
an outlet is not there. If possible, lo-
Floor - 0"
cate outlet so cabinet mantel will cover
it when installed (see Figure 9).
3. Install gas piping to fireplace location.
This installation includes an approved
flexible gas line (if allowed by local
codes) after the manual shutoff valve.
The flexible gas line must be the last
item installed on the gas piping. See In-
stalling Gas Piping to Fireplace Loca-
tion, page 10.
4. Place hearth base accessory against
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Hearth
Base
Figure 9 - Placing Hearth Base Accessory
Against Wall
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Figure 10 - Installing Cabinet Mantel
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wall at installation location. Cut an ac-
cess hole in hearth top to run flexible
gas line to fireplace (see Figure 9).
Make sure to locate access hole so cabi-
net mantel will cover it when installed.
Note: You can secure base to floor us-
ing wood screws. Countersink screw
heads and putty over.
Route flexible gas line through access
hole in hearth base.
Center cabinet mantel on hearth base
(see Figure 10). Make sure mantel is
flush against wall.
Break off nailing flanges (see Figure
11) with hammer or pliers.
Place cardboard or other protective
material on top of hearth base. Care-
fully set fireplace on protective mate-
rial, with back of fireplace inside man-
tel opening.
Attach flexible gas line to fireplace gas
regulator. See Connecting Fireplace to
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Electrical
Flexible
Outlet
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Gas Line
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Gas
Line
Access
Hole
Cabinet
Mantel
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