Operating instructions

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FV46-M DIRECT VENT GAS FIREPLACE
GENERAL APPLIANCE SPECIFICATIONS
HIGH ALTITUDE INSTALLATION INFORMATION: Prior to installing at altitudes higher than 7500, please contact the
Mendota technical service department for specific venting requirements and venting restrictions.
22-1/2" MIN.
DEPTH
9-3/8" TO VENT
PIPE CENTER
36-5/8"
NON-COMBUSTIBLE ZONE
18" min. Non-combustible Hearth
protection required [SEE HEARTH
PROTECTION PAD R-RATING, PAGE 12]
1
1
2
" HEARTH PAD HEIGHT
(MIN R-1 RATING)
IS REQUIRED!
48" MIN
OPENING WIDTH
51-1/2" MIN.
UNIT BASE
TO 8" MANTEL
8" MANTEL DEPTH
AT HEIGHTS SHOWN
72" MIN.
TO
ROOM CEILING
CEILING
55" MIN.
ROUGH FRAMING
HEIGHT
48" MIN.
ROUGH FRAMING WIDTH
47"
TO CENTERLINE
OF VENT CAP
24" MIN
TO VINYL SOFFIT
(18" MIN TO WOOD
OR METAL SOFFIT)
16"
TO GUIDE EDGE
MINIMUM ROUGH FRAMING DIMENSIONS
HEIGHT 55"
WIDTH
48"
DEPTH
22-1/2"
FROM UNIT BASE
TO ROOM CEILING
72"
FROM UNIT BASE
TO 8" MANTEL
51-1/2"
ADJACENT WALLS:
A wall perpendicular to and in front of this fireplace's
glass door surface must be at least 16 inches from the
side edges of the facing guide.
A wall at 45° to the glass surface and starting at this
Fireplace's outer edge is permitted. Projections behind
this wall (in shaded area) are permitted.
57-1/2"
57-1/2"
81-1/2"
19-5/8"
19-5/8"
55" MIN.
40-3/4"
39-5/8"
22-1/2"
FROM UNIT BASE TO
UNIT ENCLOSURE CEILING
55"
55" MIN.
UNIT FLOOR
TO ENCLOSURE
CEILING