Positioning, Safety Strips,
Securing the Fireplace
Slide fireplace into position.
ODSHR Outdoor Woodburning Fireplace
Lift the fireplace front slightly and slide the metal safety strips under front bottom edge about 1¹⁄₂" (38 mm), allowing the remainder to extend in front of firebox. Overlap strips at least 1/2" (13 mm) to provide a posi- tive joint. (Flat safety strips are packed with fireplace.) (Fig. 12)
Safety strips are used to ensure that any combustible materials in front of the fireplace are protected even though a noncombustible hearth extension is required.
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If fireplace is to be elevated above the floor, a “Z” shaped metal safety strip must be fabricated and used to protect combustible surfaces in front of the fireplace. This “Z” shaped safety strip is not provided but must be fabricated of metal with each horizontal leg at least 1¹⁄₂" (38 mm) wide and equal in length to the metal strips provided with the fireplace.
NOTE: Safety strips are not required over noncombus- tible floors where all supports at the base of the fire- place are noncombustible.
Four (4) nailing flanges are supplied with the fireplace (found on the fireplace hearth). To level the box and secure it firmly in place, remove the nailing flanges from the hearth and install at the sides of the fireplace as shown in Figure 15.
Installing Outside Air Kit
An outside air damper assembly is installed in all ODSHR Series Fireplaces. If desired, or if local codes mandate the use of an air kit, then an
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Fig. 14 | Safety strip installation. |
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Fig. 15 | Fasten fireplace in position. |
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Fig. 16 Outside air operation.
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