Desa (V)DVF36TCRP(E) Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

www.desatech.com 112108-01C6CLEARANCESMinimum clearances to combustibles for the fire-place are as follows:Back and Sides of Surround* 0"Vent Surface (Side and Bottom) 1"Top Vent Surface (Horizontal Run) 2"Ceiling to Opening 36"Floor 0"Wall to Front of Glass 36"Perpendicular Wall to Opening of Unit 2"Top Spacer 0"* For back and sides of fireplace, do not packwith insulation or other materials. Zero inchclearance to combustible materials are for fram-ing purpose only.NOTICE: This fireplace is in-tended for use as supplementalheat. Use this fireplace alongwith your primary heating sys-tem. Do not install this fireplaceas your primary heat source.If you have a central heatingsystem, you may run system’scirculating blower while usingfireplace. This will help circulatethe heat throughout the house.In the event of a power outage,you can use this fireplace as aheat source.MANTEL CLEARANCESWoodwork, such as wood trims, mantels and othercombustible materials should not be placed within7" of the opening of this fireplace (see Figure 5).Combustible material above projecting more than11/2" from the appliance’s front face must not beplaced less than 15" from the opening of the appli-ance (ref. NFPA Standard 211 Sec. 7-3.3.3).PRE-INSTALLATIONPREPARATIONContinued0"36"2"Wall In Front Of Glass36" Min.PerpendicularWall 2" Min.From OpeningRight SideSurround(0" Min.)Left SideSurround(0" Min.)TOP VIEWFigure 3 - Minimum ClearancesFigure 4 - Minimum ClearancesCEILINGWALL36" Min.36" Min.0" FloorFRAMINGOnce the final location has been determined, ob-serving clearances for the vent termination, youmay construct framing using dimensions shownin Figures 6 to 10 on page 7 depending on yourparticular installationIf the appliance is to be installed directly on carpeting,tile (other than ceramic), or any combustible mate-rial other than wood flooring, the appliance must beinstalled upon a metal or wood panel extending thefull width and depth of the appliance. There are threeholes on each side of the bottom of the unit wherescrews can be used to secure the unit to the floor.Figure 5 - Mantel Clearances21" Min.15" Min.12" Min.4"Min.7" Min.1 1 /2 " Max.UNITSpacer2 x 4CombustibleMaterial MayBe UsedDrywall (GypsumBoard, Sheetrock, Etc.)Safe Zone forProjection ofCombustibleMaterial