111907-01AFor more information, visit www.desatech.comFor more information, visit www.desatech.com55CLEARANCESMinimum 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 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 .FRAMING AND FINISHINGFigure 4 shows typical framing of this fireplace. Figure 5 showsframing for corner installation. All minimum clearances must be met.For available accessories for this fireplace, see Accessories on page37. 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: Noncombus-tible mantels may discolor!PRE-INSTALLATIONPREPARATIONContinuedNOTICE: This fireplace is intended for use as supple-mental heat. Use this fireplace along with your pri-mary heating system. Do not install this fireplace asyour primary heat source. If you have a central heat-ing system, 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.Figure 4 - Framing Clearances for Installation Against an ExteriorWallCBAD 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 Finishing40 1/8 "48 1/ 4"25 5/ 8"ABEFGHD CNailing Tabs41 5/ 8"21 5/ 8" 58 1/ 2"13 1/ 2"16 3/ 4"48"48 1/ 4 "81 1/ 2"