Built-In Fireplace Installation - Desa Vanguard VCGF30PR Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

INSTALLATION
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10. Carefully insert fireplace into cabinet
mantel. Be careful not to scratch or
damage hearth base, cabinet mantel, or
any laminate trim on hearth base. Re-
move protective material from top of
hearth base and from front of fireplace
(if any). Note: You can secure fireplace
to hearth or floor. Open lower louver.
Locate screw holes in bottom of base.
Tighten wood screws through these
holes and into hearth or floor.
11. Attach gas line from fireplace gas regu-
lator to gas supply. See Connecting
Fireplace to Gas Supply, page 11.
12. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections, page 12.
Figure 11 - Location of Nailing Flanges
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Figure 12 - Inserting Fireplace Into Cabinet
Mantel
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BUILT-IN FIREPLACE
INSTALLATION
Built-in installation of this fireplace involves
installing fireplace into a framed-in enclo-
sure. This makes the front of fireplace flush
with wall. If installing a mantel above the
fireplace, you must follow the clearances
shown in Figure 16, page 10 . Follow the
instructions below to install the fireplace in
this manner.
Height
Front Width 34
Depth
1. Frame in rough opening. Use dimen-
sions shown in Figure 13 for the rough
opening.
If installing in a corner, use dimen-
sions shown in Figure 14 for the rough
opening. The height is 33" which is
the same as the wall opening above.
2. If using blower, install and properly
ground GA3555, three-prong 120 volt
electrical outlet, in fireplace. Follow
instructions included in kit (see Acces-
sories, pages 22 and 23).
3. Install gas piping to fireplace location.
This installation includes an approved
flexible gas line (if allowed by local
codes) after the equipment shutoff
valve. The flexible gas line must be
the last item installed on the gas pip-
Nailing
ing. See Installing Gas Piping to Fire-
Flanges
place Location, page 10.
4. Carefully set fireplace in front of
rough opening with back of fireplace
inside wall opening.
5. Attach flexible gas line to gas supply.
See Connecting Fireplace to Gas Sup-
ply, page 11.
6. Carefully insert fireplace into rough
opening.
7. Attach fireplace to wall studs using
nails or wood screws through holes in
nailing flange (see Figure 15).
8. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections, page 12.
OWNER'S MANUAL
Actual Framing
3
32 / " 33"
8
5 1
/ " 35 / "
16 2
3
11
16 / " 17 / "
16
4
9
9. Plug electrical cord into electrical out-
let installed in step 2.
10. Install brass trim after final finishing
and/or painting of wall (see Figure 7,
page 8).
17 3/4"
33"
35 1/2"
Figure 13 - Rough Opening for Installing
in Wall
39 3/8"
35 1/2"
55 5/8"
Figure 14 - Rough Opening for Installing
in Corner
Nails or
Wood
Screws
Nailing Flanges
Figure 15 - Attaching Fireplace to Wall
Studs
27 7/8"
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