www.desatech.com112462-01B 11Minimum Clearances For Side CombustibleMaterial, Side Wall, and CeilingA. Clearances from the side of the fireplace cabi-net to any combustible material and wallshould follow diagram in Figure 6.Example: The face of a mantel, bookshelf,etc. is made of combustible material and pro-trudes 3 1/2" from the wall. This combustiblematerial must be 4" from the side of the fire-place opening (see Figure 6).B. Clearances from the top of the fireplaceopening to the ceiling should not be less than36 inches.C. For mantel clearances, see Figure 10 onpage 12.Figure 6 - Minimum Clearance forCombustible to Wall*Minimum 16 inches from Side Wall*ExampleMINIMUM CLEARANCE TOCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALSTop Left and BottomRight Sides and Rear36" 6" 0"INSTALLATIONContinuedActual FramingHeight 26" 26 7 / 8"Front Width 26 3 / 4" 26 7 / 8"Depth 9 1/ 2 " 10 1 / 2"Bottom 3/4" 3/4"1. Frame in rough opening. Use dimensions shownin Figure 7 for the rough opening. If installingin a corner, use dimensions shown in Figure 8for the rough opening. The height is 26 7/8" whichis the same as the wall opening above.2. If installing GA3450T blower accessory, doso at this time. Follow instructions includedwith blower accessory.Note: If not installing blower accessory, youmay wish to run electrical wiring to your fire-place for future blower installation (see Ac-cessories, page 40). Use only approved three-wire electrical wiring.WARNING: If pre-wiring, donot connect wiring to any elec-trical source at this time.Install fireplace electrical outletand connect wiring to outlet be-fore connecting to electricalsource. The fireplace electricaloutlet is included with theGA3450T blower accessory.Only use the fireplace electricaloutlet supplied with theGA3450T blower accessory.Note: A qualified installer should make all elec-trical connections.BUILT-IN FIREPLACEINSTALLATIONBuilt-in installation of this fireplace involves in-stalling fireplace into a framed-in enclosure. Thismakes the front of fireplace flush with wall. Anoptional trim kit accessory is available (see Ac-cessories, page 40). Trim will extend past sides offireplace approximately 1/2 inch. This will coverthe rough edges of the wall opening. If installinga built-in mantel above the fireplace, you mustfollow the clearances shown in Figure 10, page11. Follow the instructions below to install the fire-place in this manner.26 7/ 8 "26 7 /8 "3/4" OffThe FloorMinimum10 1/ 2 "Figure 8 - Rough Opening for Installingin CornerFigure 7 - Rough Opening for Installingin Wall36 5 /8 "257 /8 "51 3 /4 "26 7 /8 "