Vanguard Heating VN18A - Manual (Page 10)

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2. Fold wall anchor as shown in Figure 9.
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.
IMPORTANT: Do not hammer key!
For thick walls (over 1/2" thick) or solid walls,
do not pop open wings.
5. Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line up last
hole on each end of bracket with wall anchors.
6. Insert mounting screws through bracket and
into wall anchors.
7. Tighten screws until mounting bracket is
firmly fastened to wall.
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 9 - Folding Anchor
Figure 10 - Popping Open Anchor Wings
For Thin Walls
Figure 11 - Mounting Heater Onto
Mounting Bracket
Mounting
Bracket
(attached
to wall)
Horizontal Slots
Stand-Out Tab
Placing Heater On Mounting Bracket
1. Locate two horizontal slots on back panel of
heater.
2. Place heater onto mounting bracket. Slide
horizontal slots onto stand-out tabs on mount-
ing bracket.
Installing Bottom Mounting Screws
1. Locate two bottom mounting holes. These
holes are near bottom on back panel of heater
(see Figure 12).
2. Mark screw locations on wall.
3. Remove heater from mounting bracket.
4. If installing bottom mounting screws into hol-
low or solid wall, install wall anchors. Fol-
low steps 1 through 4 under Attaching To Wall
Anchor Method, pages 9 and 10.
If installing bottom mounting screw into wall
stud, drill holes at marked locations using 9/64"
drill bit.
5. Replace heater onto mounting bracket.
6. Place spacers between bottom mounting holes
and wall anchor or drilled hole.
7. Hold spacer in place with one hand. With other
hand, insert mounting screw through bottom
mounting hole and spacer. Place tip of screw
in opening of wall anchor or drilled hole.
8. Tighten both screws until heater is firmly se-
cured to wall. Do not over tighten.
Note: Do not replace front panel at this time.
Replace front panel after making gas connections
and checking for leaks (see pages 12 and 13).
Figure 12 - Installing Bottom Mounting
Screws
Side View
Front View
Wall
Spacer
Heater