Hearth and Home Technologies BIR50 operating instructions Index

North Star

EPA Certified Fireplace

A

Accessories 6

Air Clearance 10, 17

Air Kit Knob Location 5

Ashes, Disposal of 27

Attic Insulation Shield 14

Air Controls 22-23

Automatic Combustion Control 23

B

Baffle 24, 31

Building Codes 2, 3

Burning

Guidelines 23

Process 22

Rates 24

C

Ceramic Blanket 24, 32

Chase 19

Chase Top 8, 20

Chimney

Assembling Sections Through the

Roof 16

Checking the Assembly 14

Cleaning 27

Creosote 27

Exit Point Through the Roof 16

Height Requirements 12

Inspection 2

Requirements 12

Securing the System 16

Chimney Air Kit 8

Chimney Bracket 7

Chimney Components 6-8

Chimney Requirements 10

Chimney Sections

Clearances 5

Assembling 13

Number Required 12

Chimney Stabilizer 6, 16

Clearances

Combustible Material 5

Combustion Air 2, 21

Construction 13-17

Creosote 13, 27

D

Description of the Fireplace System 3

Dimensions 5

Door & Door Gasket 31

Draft 4, 26

Index

E

Exploded Views

Door Assembly 33

E

Fascia 33

Fireplace 32

Exhaust Products 9

F

Fan Replacement 30

Fan Wiring Diagram 10

Firebrick 29

Fireplace

Enclosure 16-17

Locations 9

Firestop Spacer 7

Installation 14

Firewood 25, 26

Floor Protection 5

Flue 26

Framing 9, 10

Fuel 2, 25, 26

G

General Information 21

Glass Cleaning 28

Glass Replacement 28

Gold Plated Surfaces 28

H

Hearth Extension 17

Positioning 19

Heat Zone Kit 14, 23

I

Installation

Fireplace 13

Installation Along a Wall 9

Installation, Corner 9

Insulation Shield 7, 14

J

Joint Band 7

L

Leveling the Fireplace 13 Locations 9

M

Maintenance 27

Mantel 5, 10

Material, Sealant 19

Metal Hearth Strips 13

Mobile Home Installation 15

Moisture Content of Wood 25, 26

N

Negative Air Pressure 27

Noncombustible Material 16-18

Noncombustible SealantMaterial 18

O

Offsets/Returns 6, 11, 16

Outside Air 5, 22

Opacity 24

Overhead Obstructions 12

P

Positioning 13 Pre-Installation Preparation 9

R

Replacement Parts 33

Roof Flashing 7, 14

S

Safety 2, 13

Seasoning the Wood 25

Sidewalls/Surrounds 9

Slide Air Controls 22

Smoke 24

Soot 27

Space Requirements 9

Starting a Fire 24

T

Ten Foot Rule 12

Termination Cap 8, 20

Typical Fireplace System 3

U

UL 127 Standards 3

Uniform Building Code for Roof Framing Details 16

V

Ventilation 4

W

Wet Insulation 2

Wiring Diagram for Fans 10 Wood

Moisture of 25

Seasoning of 25 Storing of 26

Wood Fuel 25, 26

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