Installation Of Fireplace; Things To Consider; Position The Fireplace; Place Protective Metal Hearth Strips - Heatilator EL36 Series Owner's Manual

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Installation of Fireplace

CAUTION! Risk of Cuts/Abrasions. Wear protective
gloves and safety glasses during installation. Sheet metal
edges are sharp.
A. Things to Consider
• Location of chimney air kit (see Figure 7.4)
• Location(s) of outside air kit
• Electrical connections and/or wall switch
• Gas line piping
B. Position the Fireplace
• Place the fireplace on a continuous flat surface.
• Follow framing instructions in Section 6.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Prevent contact with sag-
ging, loose insulation.
• DO NOT install against vapor barriers or exposed
insulation.
• Secure insulation and vapor barriers.
• Provide minimum air space clearances at the sides
and back of the fireplace assembly as outlined in
Section 6.
C. Place Protective Metal Hearth Strips
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Protective metal hearth strips
MUST be installed. DO NOT cover metal strips with com-
bustible materials. Sparks or embers may ignite flooring.
• Refer to Figures 7.1 and 7.2.
• Locate the two protective metal hearth strips measuring
approximately 26 in. x 4 in. (660 mm x 102 mm) included
with this fireplace.
• Slide each metal strip 2 in. (51 mm) under front edge of
fireplace.
• Overlap strips in the middle of fireplace opening by 1 in.
(25 mm) minimum..
• Metal strips must extend beyond the front and sides of
the fireplace opening by at least 2 in. (51 mm).
• Protect the front of a platform elevated above the hearth
extension with metal strips (not included with fireplace)
per Figure 7.2. See Section 11 for hearth extension
instructions.
Heatilator • EL36/EL42 • 4044-132 • Rev AD• 7/12
Protective metal strips are placed 2 in. (51 mm) under the
front of the fireplace and must extend beyond the front
and sides of fireplace opening by 2 in. (51 mm)
Figure 7.1 Position the Protective Metal Hearth Strips
Top piece must overlap
Raised Platform
2 in.
(51 mm)
2 in.
(51 mm)
Figure 7.2 Protect the Front of an Elevated Platform
D. Level Fireplace
• Level fireplace side-to-side and front-to-back.
• Shim with non-combustible material as necessary.
• Secure fireplace to framing with nailing flanges with a
minimum of two fasteners per nailing flange.
• Check fireplace opening for square to ensure proper fit
of glass doors. Measure diagonals of fireplace opening
to make sure they are equal.
bottom piece
1 in. (25 mm) min.
overlap
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