Desa VN1000BTA - Manual (Page 9)

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INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL
Marking Screw Locations
1. Determine where you will locate heater.
WARNING: Maintain mini-
mum clearances shown in Figure
5. If you can, provide greater
clearances from floor and join-
ing wall.
2. Mark two mounting screw locations on wall
(see Figure 5).
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations
Mounting
Screw
Locations
8 7 /
8
"
Blue Flame
10 7 /
8
" Plaque
Minimum
7 3 /
4
"
20 1 /
4
"
Minimum To
Maintain 3"
Clearance
From Floor
FLOOR
JOINING W
ALL
Installing Two Mounting Screws
Note:
Wall anchors and mounting screws are
in hardware package. The hardware package is
provided with heater.
Attaching to Wall Stud Method
For attaching mounting screw to wall stud
1. Drill hole at marked location using 9/64"
drill bit.
2. Insert mounting screw into wall stud.
3. Tighten screw until 1/16" space (thickness of
penny) is between screwhead and wall.
Attaching to Wall Anchor Method
Follow instructions below to attach mounting
screws to hollow walls (wall areas between studs)
or solid walls (concrete or masonry).
1. Drill holes at marked locations using 5/16"
drill bit. For solid walls (concrete or masonry),
drill at least 1 1 /
4
" deep.
2. Fold wall anchor (see Figure 6).
3. Insert wall anchor (wings first) into hole. Tap
anchor flush to wall.
4. For thin walls (1/2" or less), insert red key
into wall anchor. Push red key to “pop” open
anchor wings (see Figure 7).
IMPORTANT: Do not hammer key! For thick
walls (over 1/2" thick) or solid walls, do not
pop open wings.
5. Tighten two screws until 1/16" space (thick-
ness of penny) is between screwheads and wall
(see Figure 8).
Figure 6 - Folding Anchor
Figure 7 - Popping Open Anchor Wings
For Thin Walls
Figure 8 - Tightening Anchors
Thin or
Thick Wall
(thick wall
shown)
Solid
Wall
1/16"
Space
Placing Heater On Mounting Screws
1. Locate two keyhole slots on back panel of
heater (see Figure 9).
2. Place large openings of slots over screwheads.
Slide heater down until screws are in small
portion of slots.
Figure 9 - Location Of Keyhole Slots On
Back Panel Of Heater
Keyhole Slots