Installation – Desa VSGF33NRC User Manual
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Figure 5 - Installing Hood
Screw
Hood
Rail
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 6 - Assembling Perimeter Trim
Side Trim
Slot
Mitered
Edge
Slot
Shim
Set Screws
Adjusting
Plate
Assembled
Trim
Top
Trim
Figure 7 - Attaching Perimeter Trim to
Fireplace
Trim
Hanging
Screws
Hanging
Notches
on Trim
INSTALLATION CLEARANCES
WARNING: Maintain the
minimum clearances. If you can,
provide greater clearances from
floor, ceiling, and adjoining wall.
Carefully follow the instructions below. This will
ensure safe installation.
Minimum Clearances For Side Combustible
Material, Side Wall, and Ceiling
A. Clearances from the side of the fireplace
cabinet to any combustible material and wall
should follow diagram in Figure 8.
Example: The face of a mantel, bookshelf,
etc. is made of combustible material and
protrudes 3
1
/
2
" from the wall. This combus-
tible material must be 4" from the side of the
fireplace opening (see Figure 8).
B. Clearances from the top of the fireplace opening
to the ceiling should not be less than 42".
MINIMUM CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
Top
Left and
Bottom
Right Sides
and Rear
0"
1"
0"
*Minimum 16" from Side Wall
Figure 8 - Minimum Clearance for
Combustible to Wall
*
Example
Mitered
Edge
ASSEMBLING AND ATTACHING
OPTIONAL PERIMETER TRIM
(Included with Mantel Accessory)
IMPORTANT:
If you are recessing the firebox in
a wall, do not attach trim at this time. See Built-In
Fireplace Installation, page 11.
Note:
The instructions below show assembling
and attaching trim to fireplace.
1. Remove packaging from three pieces of trim.
2. Locate four screws, two adjusting plates
with set screws, and two shims in the hard-
ware packet.
3. Align shim under adjusting plate as shown in
Figure 6.
4. Slide one end of adjusting plate/shim in slot
on mitered edge of top trim (see Figure 6).
5. Slide other end of adjusting plate/shim in slot
on mitered edge of side trim (see Figure 6).
6. While firmly holding edges of trim together,
tighten both set screws on the adjusting plate
with slotted screwdriver.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for other side.
8. Tighten trim hanging screws (#10 x 6.25 shoul-
der) into holes in cabinets. Place the assembled
trim onto fireplace cabinet. Align hanging notches
on trim with hanging screws on side of fireplace
(see Figure 7). Push trim firmly into place, sliding
hanging notches over hanging screws.