Desa GWP6 - Manual (Page 9)

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Installing Two Mounting Screws
Note:
Wall anchors and mounting screws are
in hardware package. The hardware package is
provided with heater.
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" (1.6 mm) space (thick-
ness of penny) is between 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
" (3.2 cm) deep.
2. Fold wall anchor (see Figure 6).
3. Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole. Tap
anchor flush to wall.
4. For thin walls [1/2" (1.3 cm) or less], insert red
key into wall anchor. Push red key to “pop”
open anchor wings (see Figure 7).
IMPORTANT: Do not hammer key! For thick
walls [over 1/2" (1.3 cm) thick] or solid walls,
do not pop open wings.
5. Tighten two screws until 1/16" (1.6 mm) space
(thickness of penny) is between screwheads
and wall (see Figure 8).
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 6 - Folding
Anchor
Figure 7 - Popping
Open Anchor Wings
For Thin Walls
Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations
Mounting
Screw
Locations
8 7 /
8
"
(22.5 cm)
Minimum To
Maintain 6"
(15.3 cm)
Clearance
From Wall
FLOOR
JOINING W
ALL
Removing Front Panel Of Heater
1. Remove two screws near bottom corners of
front panel. See Figure 10.
2. Lift straight up on grill guard until it stops. Grill
guard will slide up about 1/4" (6.4 mm).
3. Pull bottom of front panel forward, then
down.
Figure 8 - Tightening Anchors
Thin or
Thick Wall
(thick wall
shown)
Solid
Wall
1/16"
(1.6 mm)
Space
Figure 9 - Location Of Keyhole Slots On
Back Panel Of Heater
Keyhole Slots
Placing Heater On Mounting Screws
1. Locate two keyhole slots on back panel of
heater (see Figure 9).
2. Place large openings of slots over screwheads.
Slide heater down until screws are in small
portion of slots.
Figure 10 - Removing Front Panel Of
Heater
7 3 /
4
"
(14.7 cm)
20 1 /
4
"
(51.4 cm)
Minimum To
Maintain 3"
(7.7 cm)
Clearance
From Floor