Desa VYD24 Electric Heater User Manual


 
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INSTALLATION
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A. Clearances from the side of the replace
cabinet to any combustible material and
wall should follow diagram in Figure 4.
Example: The face of a mantel, bookshelf,
etc. is made of combustible material and
protrudes 3
1
/2" from the wall. This com-
bustible material must be 4" from the side
of the replace cabinet (see Figure 4).
Note: When installing your gas logs into
a manufactured rebox, follow rebox
manufacturer’s instructions for minimum
clearances to combustible materials.
B. Clearances from the top of the replace
opening to the ceiling should not be less
than 42".
NOTICE: Manual control heaters
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If so, you must always run heater
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    
Installing Damper
Clamp Accessory for Vented
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Size
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Front
Width
Rear *
Width
18" 17" 14" 24" 20"
24" 17" 14" 28" 21"
30" 17" 14" 34" 24"
* Measured at 14" depth.
Figure 4 - Minimum Clearance for
Combustible to Wall
*Minimum 16 inches from Side Wall
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Example
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Clearances 
Note: If using a mantel proceed to If Using
Mantel, page 11. If not using a mantel, follow
the information on this page.
You must have noncombustible material(s)
above the replace opening. Noncombustible
materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must
be at least 1/2 inch thick. With sheet metal, you
must have noncombustible material behind
it. Noncombustible material must extend at
least 8" up (for all models). If noncombustible
material is less than 12", you must install
the replace hood accessory (24" and 30"
Models Only). See Figure 5 for minimum
clearances.
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Material Distance
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Installation
12" or more Noncombustible material
okay.
Between 8" and
12"
24" or 30" Models: Install
replace hood accessory
(GA6050, GA6052 or
GA6053 see Accesso-
ries, page 31).
18" Model: Noncombus-
tible material okay.
Less than 8" Noncombustible material
must be extended to at
least 8". See Between
8" and 12", above. If you
cannot extend material,
you must operate heater
with ue damper open.
Figure 5 - Heat Resistant Material (Slate,
Marble, Tile, etc.) Above Fireplace