Desa C26TU - Manual (Page 3)

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Fireplace Installation
1. Fireplace should be fully assembled. See Assembling
Fireplace in fireplace owner’s manual.
2. Mantel must be installed flush with two walls. Remove
baseboard along walls where mantel is to be installed.
Baseboard will prevent proper installation of mantel and
base.
3. Place mantel base close to installation location. See fire-
place owner’s manual for installation clearances. Leave
enough room to insert fireplace from back of mantel.
4. If installing gas fireplace, install gas line. See Connecting
to Gas Supply in fireplace owner’s manual. Remember to
leave access to gas shutoff valve somewhere on mantel
base or where it is accessible to user. Check for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections in fireplace owner’s manual.
5. Position fireplace inside mantel through back opening
(see Figure 5). Carefully position gas lines if applicable.
IMPORTANT: Use caution when positioning fireplace on
base. Base may scratch easily. Make sure fireplace is in
proper position within mantel opening before continuing
with installation.
6. Gas fireplace with louver door: Lower bottom louver
door. Use two screws provided in fireplace hardware kit
and attach fireplace to wooden base. Close louver door.
Gas fireplace with fixed louver: Before installing logs
or burner assembly (see owner’s manual) remove screws
securing floor to assembly. Lift floor for access to bot-
tom of fireplace. Use two screws provided in fireplace
hardware kit and attach fireplace base to wooden base.
Reinstall floor with screws removed previously.
Figure 5 - Installing Gas Fireplace
Mantel Top
Assembly
Assembly
Blocks
Assembly
Blocks
1 1 /
4
"
Screws
Mantel
Legs Flush
with Mantel
Base
Figure 4 - Installing mantel top
Corner
of Mantel
Legs Must
be Flush
with Edge
of Mantel
Top
IMPORTANT: Use 2" screws only on top center support. Using
2" screws in any other location will damage mantel.
IMPORTANT: Align mantel top left to right before installing.
Back corner of mantel leg must be flush with edge of mantel
top before installation.
IMPORTANT: If installing a gas fireplace, vertical support
will be installed to mantel assembly after gas fireplace has
been installed. If installing electric fireplace, first install verti-
cal support and install fireplace from front of mantel. Do not
put any weight on mantel top until vertical support has been
installed.