Installation, Continued, Thermostat sensing bulb – Remington REM10PT User Manual

Page 5: Installing heater to wall

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INSTALLATION

Thermostat Sensing Bulb

Installing Heater To Wall

THERMOSTAT SENSING BULB

The thermostat sensing bulb is located inside the heater. Do not
move this bulb during installation or operation of the heater.

INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL

Marking Screw Locations

1.

Determine where you will locate heater.

2.

Mark two mounting screw locations on wall (see Figure 3).

Installing Two Mounting Screws

Note:

Wall anchors and mounting screws are in hardware package.

The hardware package is provided with heater.

WARNING: Maintain minimum clearances shown

in Figure 3. If you can, provide greater clearances
from floor and joining wall.

Attaching To Wall Stud Method

For attaching mounting screw to wall stud

1.

Drill hole at marked location using 9/64" drill bit.

2.

Insert mounting screw into wall stud.

3.

Tighten screw until 1/16" space (thickness of penny) is be-
tween screwhead and wall.

Attaching To Wall Anchor Method

Follow instructions below to attach mounting screws to hollow walls
(wall areas between studs) or solid walls (concrete or masonry).

1.

Drill holes at marked locations using 5/16" drill bit. For solid
walls (concrete or masonry), drill at least 1

1

/

4

" deep.

2.

Fold wall anchor (see Figure 4).

Figure 3 - Mounting Screw Locations

Mounting

Screw

Locations

8

7

/

8

"

Minimum To

Maintain 6"

Clearance
From Wall

7

3

/

4

"

20

1

/

4

"

Minimum To

Maintain 3"

Clearance

From Floor

FLOOR

JOINING WALL

INSTALLATION

Continued

Figure 4 - Folding Anchor

Figure 5 - Popping Open Anchor
Wings For Thin Walls

Thin Walls
(1/4" to
1/2" thick)

Figure 6 - Tightening Anchors

1/16"
Space

Thin or Thick
Wall (thick
wall shown)

Solid
Wall

3.

Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole. Tap anchor flush to wall.

4.

For thin walls (1/2" or less), insert red key into wall anchor.
Push red key to “pop” open anchor wings (see Figure 5).

IMPORTANT

: Do not hammer key! For thick walls (over 1/2"

thick) or solid walls, do not pop open wings.

5.

Tighten two screws until 1/16" space (thickness of penny) is
between screwheads and wall (see Figure 6).

Placing Heater On Mounting Screws

1.

Locate two keyhole slots on back panel of heater (see Figure 7).

2.

Place large openings of slots over screwheads. Slide heater
down until screws are in small portion of slots.

Figure 7 - Location Of Keyhole Slots On Back Panel Of Heater

Keyhole Slots

Removing Front Panel Of
Heater

1.

Remove two screws near bot-
tom corners of front panel.

2.

Lift straight up on grill guard
until it stops. Grill guard will
slide up about 1/4".

3.

Pull bottom of front panel for-
ward, then down.

Figure 8 - Removing Front Panel
Of Heater

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