Desa KC36N SERIES Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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55www.desatech.com116226-01BABEFGHD CNailing TabsCLEARANCESMinimum clearances to combustibles for the fireplace are as follows:*Back and sides 0"/mmPerpendicular walls 6" (152mm)Floor 0"/mmCeiling to louver opening 42" (1067mm)Front 36" (914mm)Top of Standoffs 0"/mmVent (See venting instructions forspecific venting clearances.)Combustible material with a maximum thickness of 5/8" may beflush with the top front of fireplace.* For back and sides of fireplace, do not pack with insulation orother materials. Zero inch clearance to combustible materials arefor framing purpose only.NOTICE: This fireplace is intended for use as supple-mental heat. Use this fireplace along with your primaryheating system. Do not install this fireplace as yourprimary heat source. If you have a central heatingsystem, you may run system’s circulating blowerwhile using fireplace. This will help circulate the heatthroughout the house. In the event of a power outage,you can use this fireplace as a heat source.FRAMING AND FINISHINGFigure 4 shows typical framing of this fireplace. Figure 5 shows fram-ing for corner installation. All minimum clearances must be met.PRE-INSTALLATIONPREPARATIONContinuedFigure 4 - Framing Clearances for Installation Against anExterior WallCBAD EF GTop of Louver Opening3214567WallFigure 5 - Framing Clearances for Corner InstallationRef. Mantel Depth Ref. Mantel from Topof Louver Opening1 14" (356mm) A 16" (406mm)2 12" (305mm) B 14" (356mm)3 10" (254mm) C 12" (305mm)4 8" (203mm) D 10" (254mm)5 6" (152mm) E 8" (203mm)6 4" (101mm) F 6" (152mm)7 2" (51mm) G 4" (101mm)Figure 6 - Clearances for Combustible MantelsPRE-INSTALLATION PREPARATIONClearancesFraming and Finishing36 1 /8 "41 1 /4 "23 1 /2 "41"41 1 /4 "35 3 /4 "15" 49 5 /8 "13 3 /4 "68 1 /2 "10 3 /8 "For available accessories for this fireplace, see Accessories on page36. If you are using a separate combustible mantel piece, refer toFigure 6 for proper installation height. You can install noncombus-tible mantels at any height above the fireplace.Note: Noncombustible mantels may discolor!