Clearances - Valor Legend G4 Series Installation & Owner's Manual

QUALIFIED
INSTALLER
Some materials or items, although safe, may discolor, shrink, warp, crack, peel,
and so on because of the heat produced by the fi replace. Avoid placing candles,
paintings, photos, and other items sensitive to heat around the fi replace.
With optional
Fan: depth
+3" (76 mm)
WARNING
WARNING
!
HOT GLASS!
The use of a screen in front of
the glass is highly recommended particularly in
households with children.
sidewall
9" (229 mm)
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Clearances

WARNING
WARNING
!
A
Do not put
furniture or
objects within
B
36" (914 mm)
of the front of
appliance
Non-combustible hearth
Combustible Mantel Clearances
Mantel Pro- 1"
jection A (25 mm) (101 mm)
Mantel 34"
Height B* (864 mm) (914 mm)
*Measure taken from the underside of the mantel to fi nished
hearth or surface that the unit is sitting on.
Finishing Materials
Combustible materials: Materials made of or surfaced
with wood, compressed paper, plant fi bers, plastics, or
other material that can ignite and burn, whether fl ame
proofed or not, or plastered or unplastered.
Non-combustible materials: Material which will not
ignite and burn. Such materials are those consisting
entirely of steel, iron, brick, tile, concrete, slate, glass or
plasters, or any combination thereof.
Materials that are reported as passing ASTM E 136,
Standard Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a
Vertical Tube Furnace at 750 °C
WARNING WARNING
!
HOT HEARTH / FLOOR!
front of the fi replace may become very hot when
the fi replace heats. Do not use the hearth as a seat
or shelf. Solid wood fl ooring in front of the fi replace
(if allowed) may shrink during the heating season
due to heat.
Sidewall Clearances
Minimum distance from side of appliance (liner box) to
combustible wall: 9" (229 mm).
Mantel legs projecting forward less than 6" (152 mm)
may be located within 5" (127 mm) of the side of the
appliance (liner box).
Floor/Hearth Clearances
Combustible shims/supports may be used beneath
the appliance to level or raise the appliance within the
existing fi replace cavity.
Combustible fl ooring/hearths in front of the appliance
must be at a minimum of 4" (102 mm) below the bottom
of the appliance. The gas insert does not require a
hearth.
4" 8" 14"
(203 mm) (355 mm)
36" 38" 40"
(965 mm) (1016 mm)
The hearth or fl oor in