Desa Comfort Glow CGB3930NRA Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 8

UNVENTED NATURAL GAS LOG HEATER
INSTALLATION
Continued
NOTICE: Manual control heaters
may be used as a vented product.
If so, you must always run heater
with chimney flue damper open.
If running heater with damper
open, noncombustible material
above fireplace opening is not
needed. Go to Installing Damper
Clamp Accessory for Vented
Operation, page 10.
Minimum Noncombustible
Material Clearances
If Not Using Mantel
Note: If using a mantel, go to If Using
Mantel. If not using a mantel, follow the
information below.
You must have noncombustible material(s)
above the fireplace opening. Noncombus-
tible materials (such as slate, marble, tile,
etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With
sheet metal, you must have noncombustible
material behind it. Noncombustible mate-
rial must extend at least 8" up (for all mod-
els). If noncombustible material is less than
12", you must install the fireplace hood
accessory (24" and 30" models only). See
Figure 5 for minimum clearances.
IMPORTANT: If you cannot meet these
minimum clearances, you must operate
heater with chimney flue damper open. Go
to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for
Vented Operation, page lO.
If Using Mantel
You must have noncombustible material(s)
above the fireplace opening. Noncombus-
tible materials (such as slate, marble, tile,
etc.) must be at least 1/2 inch thick. With
sheet metal, you must have noncombustible
material behind it. Noncombustible mate-
rial must extend at least 8 inches up (for all
models). If noncombustible material is less
than 12", you must install the fireplace hood
accessory (24" and 30" models only). Even
if noncombustible material is more than
12", you may need the hood accessory to
deflect heat away from your mantel shelf.
See Figure 5 and Figures 6 and 7 on page 9
for minimum clearances.
IMPORTANT:
If you cannot meet these
minimum clearances, you must operate
heater with chimney flue damper open. Go
to Installing Damper Clamp Accessory for
Vented Operation, page 10.
Noncombustible
Material Distance (A)
12" or more
Between 8" and 12"
Less than 8"
Requirements for
Safe Installation
Noncombustible material okay.
Install fireplace hood accessory (GA6050, GA6052
or GA6053, see Accessories, page 27).
Noncombustible material must be extended to at
least 8". See Between 8" and 12" above. If you
cannot extend material, you must operate heater
with flue damper open.
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Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate, Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace
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