All installations and services must be performed by qualified service personnel.
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D. BASE INSTALLATION
1. Combustible Floor Base Model: 70-BASE
Use the base bottom panel as a template to mark floor opening locations (see
Figure 2). Cut a square opening in the floor for the supply air connector duct. Cut the
opening 1-inch larger than the square template opening. (duct requires 1-inch
clearance to combustible floor). Cut a combustion air duct opening in the floor 1/8-
inch larger than the template opening.
Figure 2
After cutting openings in the floor, place the bottom panel in position. Mark the
square opening location on the distribution duct at the connection point of the
connector duct. Remove the bottom panel. Cut an opening in the distribution duct
slightly larger than the connector duct. (refer to Figure 2 for location of this cut.) Cut
the connector duct to length. Install the connector duct. Bend over each tab. Insure
an airtight seal by using high temperature sealant or tape on the joint. Reinstall the
bottom panel over the connector duct. Insert and secure the combustion air duct. Put
the base top assembly in place (see Figure-3).
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CAUTION: A combustion air duct must be used. If the underside of the mobile
home is skirted or enclosed (e.g. enclosed in a crawlspace), the combustion air
intake should exit through the skirting, or enclosure, if at all possible. All joints
and seams of supply ducts and combustion air ducts must be closed with a
sealing method suitable to the application conditions and temperatures (e.g. high
temperature silicone caulk and/or aluminum tape).