Prepare For Heat Management - Heat&Glo 6KX-CU Installation Manual

B. Prepare For Heat Management
WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT block passive heat
registers! Overheating of appliance and combustible
materials will occur.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT remove a knockout
unless a heat management system will be installed in its
place. Appliance and combustible materials will overheat.
Introduction
An optional heat management system allows the heat from
the appliance to be redirected as desired.
An optional heat management system must be installed by
a qualified service technician at the time of the appliance
installation. Follow the instructions shipped with the kit for
installation and operation.
Heat Management System options are:
• HEAT-ZONE -GAS:
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adjacent room. The HZMR-ADP Heat-Zone Adapter
kit may be required and is ordered separately. See
Table 6.1.
• HEAT-OUT-GAS: The heat is diverted outside the
home/building.
• Passive Heat (PH-MR): The heat is vented into the
room in which the appliance is installed through a
discharge opening(s).
NOTICE: Additional clearances are required for heat
management systems installations. Provisions must be
made in advance to ensure fit within the framing.
• Determine the heat management system(s) that will be
installed.
• Locate the two heat management knockouts on the top of
the appliance. Remove the knockout from the fireplace
and discard it See Figure 6.12. Either one or two heat
management systems may be installed. Remove the
knockout(s) from the appliance with a tin snips.
• Center the duct collar around the exposed hole and
attach it to the appliance with 3 screws.
Note: Do this BEFORE final positioning of the appliance.
• Determine the location for the air register/fan housing
assembly.
Reference the appropriate instructions included with the
kit for the remaining installation steps.
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The heat is diverted into an
These models may utilize two Heat Management
Systems.
The HEAT-OUT-GAS kit may be used with either HEAT-
ZONE -GAS or one of the Passive Heat options.
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Passive Heat may be used with HEAT-OUT-GAS or one
HEAT-ZONE -GAS. The dedicated knockouts, as shown
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in Figure 6.12, must be used only as indicated.
Note: When a fan is operated with the Passive Heat
system, there will be a decrease in the amount of air
flowing from the appliance opening. Air will be flowing
from both the appliance opening and the passive heat
opening.
HZMR-ADP
HEAT-ZONE-GAS
HEAT-ZONE-GAS + PASSIVE HEAT
Table 6.1 HZMR-ADP Kit
HEAT-ZONE -GAS / HEAT-OUT-GAS
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KNOCKOUT LOCATIONS
PASSIVE HEAT REAR
COVER KNOCKOUTS
PASSIVE HEAT ADAPTER
KNOCKOUTS
PASSIVE HEAT FRONT
COVER KNOCKOUT
Figure 6.12 Heat Management Knockout Locations
Required
Not Required