Installation – Desa VTGF33NRB User Manual

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Supplied
Firebox
Hood
Must Be
Used at
All Times

Wire-mesh
Screen

Firebox

Noncombustible
Material May
Project Off this
Surface above
the Firebox
Hood

Mantel Shelf

13" 16" 19" 21"

2

1/2

"

6"

8"

10"

Note: All vertical
measurements are
from top of fireplace
hood opening to
bottom of mantel
shelf. These minimum
clearances replace any
other recommended
clearances supplied
with your ANSI Z21.11.2
approved gas logs.

Wall board or facing
material (above
firebox) may be of
combustible material,
including decorative
mantel ornaments or
other similar projec-
tions off of the facing
material.

Framing
Material

Figure 26 - Attaching Fireplace to Wall

Studs

Nailing
Flanges

Nails or
Wood
Screws

INSTALLATION

Continued

Mantel Clearances for Built-In
Installation

If placing mantel above built-in fireplace, you must

meet minimum clearance between mantel shelf and

top of fireplace opening.

NOTICE: Surface temperatures

of adjacent walls and mantels be-

come hot during operation. Walls

and mantels above the firebox

may become hot to the touch.

If installed properly, these tem-

peratures meet the requirement

of the national product standard.

Follow all minimum clearances

shown in this manual.

NOTICE: If your installation does

not meet the minimum clear-

ances shown, you must do one

of the following:

• raise the mantel shelf to an

acceptable height

• remove the mantels

Figure 27 - Minimum Mantel Clearances for Built-In Installation

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