Fireplace Preparation; Stand-Off / Stand-Off Heat Shield Assembly & Installation - kozy heat SLA-42 Installation And Operation Manual

STAND-OFF / STAND-OFF HEAT SHIELD ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION
Top and back stand-off brackets must be formed and attached prior to positioning fireplace into framed opening.
Top stand-offs provide 7-3/4" (197mm) minimum clearance to header. Use only non-combustible material in this area for entire
WARNING
width of fireplace. Do not use wood, sheetrock, etc. in this zone. Other clearances apply. All clearances must be maintained.
Top stand-off brackets are not load bearing.
Top stand-off brackets and stand-off heat shields are attached to fireplace top, back stand-offs are attached to back of fireplace in a flat state
for shipping.
1. Remove and save (4) screws securing top stand-off heat shield and stand-off brackets. Form each stand-off bracket as shown.
2. Re-attach top stand-off brackets to fireplace using screws previously removed along with (4) screws provided in fireplace components
packet.
3. Form stand-off heat shields and attach to stand-off brackets with (8) screws provided in fireplace components packet.
(Flange on stand-off heat shields face down and to front of fireplace).
4. Form back stand-offs and secure to fireplace back with provided screws.
TOP STAND-OFF BRACKETS AS SHIPPED
REMOVE SCREWS SECURING STAND-OFF BRACKETS
ALIGN HOLES IN FORMED TOP STAND-OFFS WITH HOLES IN
FIREPLACE TOP. SECURE WITH (4) SCREWS.
ALIGN HOLES IN FORMED STAND-OFF HEAT SHIELDS WITH
HOLES IN STAND-OFF BRACKETS. SECURE WITH (8) SCREWS.
Figure 7a

FIREPLACE PREPARATION

TOP
STAND-OFF
BRACKETS INSTALLED
STAND-OFF HEAT
SHIELDS INSTALLED
BACK STAND-OFF BRACKETS AS SHIPPED
BACK
STAND-OFF BRACKETS INSTALLED
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