Surface Mount Installation - Sears 867.736349 Owner's Manual

Gas.fired forced air wall furnace
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Surface Mount Installation
(FOR RECESSED MOUNT INSTALLATION,
TURN TO PAGE 9)
For ease
of
installation,
servicing
and
cleaning,
install
the furnace
at least four (4) inches above
the
floor
(Fig. 2).
FIND
THE STUDS
Use a stud
tocator
or four
8 penny finishing
nails.
Repeatedly
drive
and remove
a nail into the wall in
the area of the stud until it is located.
Then find one
side.
Leave the nail at this location.
Drive
another
nail
just on the other
side of the
same
stud.
The
other
stud should
be about
16 inches from
the one
found. Drive finishing
nails on both sides of this stud.
Draw centerline
on walt for each stud (Fig. 3).
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GAS AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
OPENINGS
Drill a 1 Y=" hote in floor for gas line (Fig. 4).
The electrical
supply
opening
must be at the lower
right
of the
furnace,
either
in the
floor
or
wall
beneath
the furnacebottom
(Fig. 3 or 4).
Decide which location to use and drill a I inch hole.
Run the electrical supply and ground wires to the
opening.
Leave enough length to connect
in the
junction box
after
the furnace
is installed,
See
section "Electrical Wiring",
page 14.
INSTALL FURNACE SUPPORTS
Use a surface
mount
vent shield
kit, Sears Stock No.
42-7311.
Obtain
from your
local
Sears store.
Remove the support brackets from the kit. Center
and fasten the small support bracket to the wall four
inches from the floor {Fig. 3). Use four #10x11/2 flat
head wood screws furnished.
For vertical
venting,
center
and fasten
the
top
support bracket to wall with the flange turned up 73
inches above the bottom bracket as shown in Fig. 5.
For horizontal
venting fasten the bracket with the
flange turned down. See page 8. Use four 8x11/_"
round head wood screws furnished.
SURFACE MOUNT
BW VENT
BASE
PLATE
BOTTOM
PLATE
INSULATION
SEAL
FLUE
COLLAR
TOP
SUPPORT
BRACKET
MENDED
BOTTOM
SUPPORT BRACKET
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