Vanguard VP1600E Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 8

INFRARED PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER
INSTALLATION
Continued
INSTALLING HEATER TO
WALL
Mounting Bracket
Locate mounting bracket in heater car-
ton. Remove mounting bracket from
heater carton.
Figure 5 - Mounting Bracket Location
Removing Front Panel Of Heater
1. Remove two screws near bottom cor-
ners of front panel.
2. Lift straight up on grill guard until it stops.
Grill guard will slide up about 1/4".
3. Pull bottom of front panel forward, then
down.
Figure 6 - Removing Front Panel Of Heater
®
Methods For Attaching
Mounting Bracket To Wall
Only use last hole on each end of mounting
bracket to attach bracket to wall. These two
holes are 16 inches apart from their centers.
Attach mounting bracket to wall in one of
two ways.
1. Attaching to wall stud
2. Attaching to wall anchor
Attaching To Wall Stud:
vides the strongest hold. Insert mounting
screws through mounting bracket and into
wall studs.
Attaching To Wall Anchor:
Mounting
allows you to attach mounting bracket to
Bracket
hollow walls (wall areas between studs) or
to solid walls (concrete or masonry).
Decide which method better suits your needs.
Either method will provide a secure hold for
the mounting bracket.
Marking Screw Locations
1. Tape mounting bracket to wall where
heater will be located. Make sure
mounting bracket is level.
WARNING: Maintain mini-
WARNING ICON G 001
mum clearances shown in Figure
7. If you can, provide greater clear-
ances from floor and joining wall.
2. Mark screw locations on wall (see Fig-
ure 7).
Note: Only mark last hole on each end
of mounting bracket. Insert mounting
screws through these holes only.
3. Remove tape and mounting bracket
from wall.
This method pro-
This method
Figure 7 - Mounting Bracket Clearances
8
13"
16"
Min.
Only Insert Mounting
Screws Through Last
Hole On Each End
Floor
Model VP2600E
9 1/4"
16"
Min.
Only Insert Mounting
18 3/4"
Screws Through Last
Min.
Hole On Each End
Floor
Model VP1600E
18 3/4"
Min.
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