Framing And Finishing - Desa Victorian VV36EN Series Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

PRE-INSTALLATION
PREPARATION
Continued
CLEARANCES
Minimum clearances to combustibles for the fireplace are as follows:
Back, and sides
Perpendicular walls
Floor
Ceiling to louver opening 42" (1067mm)
Front
Top
Vent
Combustible material with a maximum thickness of 5/8" may be
flush with the top front of fireplace .
NOTICE: This fireplace is intended for use as supple-
mental heat. Use this fireplace along with your pri-
mary heating system. Do not install this fireplace as
your primary heat source. If you have a central heat-
ing system, you may run system's circulating blower
while using fireplace. This will help circulate the heat
throughout the house. In the event of a power outage,
you can use this fireplace as a heat source.

FRAMING AND FINISHING

Figure 4 shows typical framing of this fireplace. Figure 5 shows
framing for corner installation. All minimum clearances must be met.
For available accessories for this fireplace, see Accessories on page
31. If you are using a separate combustible mantel piece, refer to
Figure 6 for proper installation height. You can install noncombus-
tible mantels at any height above the fireplace. Note: Noncombus-
tible mantels may discolor!
A
B
Figure 4 - Framing Clearances for Installation Against an Exterior
Wall
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0"/mm
6" (152mm)
0"/mm
36" (914mm)
0"/mm
(See venting instructions for
specific venting clearances.)
36" Models 42" Models
A 36 1 / "
2
B 41 3 / "
4
3
C 27 / "
8
7
D 24 / "
8
C Vertical Termination
D Horizontal Termination
PRE-INSTALLATION PREPARATION
B
A
Figure 5 - Framing Clearances for Corner Installation
40 1 / "
2
Ref. Mantel Depth Ref.
48 3 / "
4
1
29 / "
2
1 14" (356mm)
27"
2 12" (305mm)
3 10" (254mm)
4 8" (203mm)
5 6" (152mm)
6 4" (101mm)
7 2" (51mm)
Figure 6 - Clearances for Combustible Mantels
Clearances
Framing and Finishing
D
E
F
G
H
36" Models 42" Models
A 35 3 / " 41
4
B 15" 21
C 49 5 / " 58
8
3
D 10 / " 13
8
E 13 3 / " 16
4
F 41" 48"
G 41 3 / " 48
4
1
H 68 / " 81
2
1
2
3
A
4
B
5
C
6
D
E
7
F
G
Top of Louver Opening
Mantel from Top
of Louver Opening
A 16" (406mm)
B 14" (356mm)
C 12" (305mm)
D 10" (254mm)
E 8" (203mm)
F 6" (152mm)
G 4" (101mm)
5 5
C
Nailing Tabs
5 / "
8
5
/ "
8
1 / "
2
1
/ "
2
3 / "
4
3 / "
4
1
/ "
2
Wall