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Installation Instructions
Choosing the Location for Your Fireplace
Figure 1 shows some of the many ways your fireplace may be installed. Consider the traffic pattern in your room and the location of doors and windows. Moving air from ceiling fans, open doors and hot air grilles may cause the flames to soot. If a disturbance is found that effects the flames, it must be eliminated by turning off the ceiling fan, closing the door or closing or moving the hot air register. A corner location may be best where space is limited.
Your fireplace weighs no more than some of your fine furniture. If the fireplace is located near a load bearing wall, additional supports to the foundation will not be necessary. HEAVY FACINGS SUCH AS BRICK, STONE, ETC., MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FOUN- DATION SUPPORT.
ALTHOUGH THIS UNIT MAY BE INSTALLED ON COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES, IT MUST NOT BE INSTALLED ON CARPET OR VINYL.
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Fig. 2 | Locating the fireplace. |
Gas Line
The gas line must be installed before framing in the fireplace by a licensed gas line installer.
Drafts
Do not locate the fireplace in high traffic areas or areas exposed to high drafts and winds. Locate the fireplace away from furniture and draperies.
Fireplace Clearances
The fireplace may be placed directly on a combustible floor, against a combustible wall at marked clearances or on a raised wooden platform.
If the fireplace is to be installed on a raised wooden platform, the platform must be a continuous level surface. The fireplace must be secured in place so it cannot shift positions. The nailing flanges on the sides of the firebox make securing it to the framing easy. They were designed to allow the installation of 1/2" wallboard or plywood flush with the face of the fire- place.
Only the header (Fig. 1) may rest on the standoffs on top of the firebox.
When the fireplace is installed over carpeting, vinyl, tile or any combustible material other than wood flooring, it must be installed on a metal or wood panel extending its full width and depth. Alternatively, the carpeting, vinyl tile, etc., may be removed from beneath the fireplace before installing. COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS MUST NOT BE INSTALLED OVER OR TOUCH ANY BLACK PAINTED SURFACE. DO NOT BLOCK HEAT CIRCU- LATING AIR OUTLETS. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
Clearances
To ensure a safe installation the following instructions must be carefully observed.
1.Sidewall Clearances: Clearances from the side of the fireplace opening to any combustible wall should not be less than 5". (Fig. 3a)
2.Ceiling Clearances: The ceiling height should not be less than 42" from the top of the fireplace open- ing.
3.Mantel Clearances:
A.If the fireplace has no mantelpiece, then the heat resistant material must extend upwards a dis- tance of at least 9¹⁄₂" from the fireplace opening. (Fig. 3b) A mantel projection must be a minimum of 24” above the top fireplace opening if a canopy is not installed.
B.Noncombustible materials used in this installation such as slate, marble, tile, etc. must be at least 1/2" thick. Do not install a combustible material behind sheet metal. Failure to use noncombus- tible materials above the opening as specified in these instructions may cause damage to the materials used and create a fire hazard.
C.An optional heat reducing canopy is available for use with the fireplace. Use of this canopy is optional in order to reduce mantel heights as shown in Figure 3c. If the canopy is installed, a combustible mantel piece may project 2” from the wall at 9¹⁄₂” above the fireplace opening. A 6” mantel projection at 16” above the fireplace
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