Removing old bifold doors from your Heatilator fireplace is simple. Here'southward half dozen steps to make this process as quick and easy as possible:

  1. Brand certain your fireplace is off

    • Double check that your fireplace has completely cooled and is prophylactic to approach before beginning to remove the doors.

  2. Fully open doors

    • Open the fireplace doors all the way until completely folded.

  3. Locate the tension clips

    • The tension clips (or spring brackets) are the holes located at the corner of the fireplace where the fireplace door pins get inserted.
    • Location of tension clips on fireplace door frame

  4. Push button up on the top prune

    • With the doors folded and open, push up on the top tension clip. You may exercise this with a screwdriver. This volition reduce the pressure on the door and permit the door pins to slide out.

  5. Slide tiptop door pivot out of clip

    • While pushing up on the tension prune, slide the superlative door pivot out and gently angle away from fireplace
    • How to remove fireplace door

  6. Remove bottom door pivot

    • With the top door pin removed from the tension prune, yous should be able to easily remove the lesser pin

Removing the frame (optional)

If your fireplace doors were attached to a frame, you'll need to remove it earlier installing new ones. Once you've removed the doors, using a screwdriver or drill, remove the screws that attach the frame to the firebox and slide out the frame.

Removing additional parts

Sometimes you may need to remove some of the original parts of your Heatilator fireplace to ensure a proper fit for your new doors. This is common and naught to worry about. Just go along in heed, the metal face effectually your fireplace is commonly continued to the unit and cannot exist removed. Only the doors and frame tin can be removed safely.

Additional fireplace parts to remove Removing old top door track

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