Hearth and Home Technologies BIR50-B owner manual Table of Contents, User Guide, Installer Guide

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• NOTICE: Indicates practices which may cause damage to the fireplace or to property.

Table of Contents

Congratulations!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1Listing and Code Approvals

A.Appliance Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

B.Non-combustible Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 6

C.Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

User Guide

2Operating Instructions

A.Your Fireplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

B.Seasoned Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

C.Starting a Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

D.Grate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

E.Firescreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

F.Flue Damper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

G.

Outside Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

H.

Molded Brick Panel. . . .

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8

I.

Glass Doors

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9

J.Vented Gas Log Sets & Gas Log Lighters. . . . . . 9

K.Optional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

L.Clear Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

M. Wood Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3Maintainance and Service

A. Disposal of Ashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

B.Chimney Inspection/Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . 11

C.Check Firebox Molded Brick Panel. . . . . . . . 12

D.Inspect Grate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

E. Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4Troubleshooting Guide

Installer Guide

5Getting Started

A.Typical Fireplace System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

B.Design and Installation Considerations. . . . . . 15

C.Draft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

D.Negative Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

E.Locating your Fireplace & Chimney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

F.Tools and Supplies Needed. . . . . . . . . . . 17

G.Typical Fireplace Components . . . . . . . . . 17

H.Inspect Fireplace and Components. . . . . . . . 17

6Framing & Clearances

A.Select Fireplace Location . . . . . . . . . . . 18

B.Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

C.Sidewalls/Surrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

D.Frame the Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7Installation of Fireplace

A.Things to Consider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

B.Position the Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

C.Place Protective Metal Hearth Strips. . . . . . . 21

D.Level Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

E.Install Outside Air Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Chimney Assembly

 

 

A.

Chimney Requirements

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23

 

B.

Clearances

 

. 25

 

C.

Installation Notes

 

. 25

 

D.

Frame Openings

 

. 25

 

E.

Cut Roof Opening

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25

 

F.

Install Firestop

 

. 25

 

G.

Assemble Chimney Sections

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26

 

H.

Using Offsets/Returns

 

. 26

I.Offset Elbow Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

J.Supplementary Support & Stabilizer. . . . . . . 27

K.Install Attic Insulation Shield . . . . . . . . . . 28

L.Install Roof Radiation Shields. . . . . . . . . . 28

M.Attach Flashing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

N.Finish Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

O.Chimney Termination Requirements. . . . . . . 31

9Chase Installations

A.Construct the Chase. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

B.Install Fireplace & Chimney. . . . . . . . . . . 32

C.Install Chase Top Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . 32

10Shrouds

A.Shroud Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

B.House Style Shroud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

C.Arch / Mailbox Style Shroud . . . . . . . . . . 35

D.Pyramid Style Shroud. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

11Installation of Molded Brick Panel

A.Install Hearth Molded Brick Panel. . . . . . . . 36

B.Install Back Molded Brick Panel-Traditional . . . . 36

C.Install Side Molded Brick Panel-Traditional. . . . . 36

D.Installing Back Molded Brick Panel-Herringbone . . 37

E.Installing Side Molded Brick Panel-Herringbone. . . 37

F.Install Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

G.Install Mortar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

H.Grate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

12Finishing

A.Non-combustible Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 39

B.Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

C.Hearth Extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

D.Finishing Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

E.Combustible Mantel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

F.Sidewalls/Surrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

13Accessories

A.Gas Log/Lighter Provision. . . . . . . . . . . 44

B.Wood Burning Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

14Reference Materials

A.Fireplace Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

B.Optional Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

C.Chimney Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

D.Service Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

E.Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Contents Fire Risk Hot screen/mesh and glass doors will cause burnsHeatilator Birmingham BIR50-B 4059-682C 8/12 Listing Label Information/LocationGrate NumberTable of Contents Installer GuideUser Guide Limited Lifetime Warranty WarrantyWarranty Conditions Combustible Materials Listing and Code ApprovalsAppliance Certification Non-combustible MaterialsYour Fireplace Operating InstructionsFirescreen Seasoned WoodStarting a Fire GrateClear Space Glass DoorsVented Gas Log Sets & Gas Log Lighters Optional ComponentsHardwood vs Softwood Wood FuelMaintainance and Service Chimney Inspection/CleaningDisposal of Ashes Frequency As desired Glass CleaningCheck Firebox Molded Brick Panel Inspect GrateStart Fire Problems Possible Cause Solution Troubleshooting GuideTypical Fireplace System Getting StartedDesign and Installation Considerations DraftNegative Pressure Windward Locating your Fireplace & ChimneyTypical Fireplace Components Tools and Supplies Needed Inspect Fireplace and ComponentsFraming & Clearances Select Fireplace LocationModel # Air Space Clearances ClearancesFrame the Fireplace Sidewalls/SurroundsPlace Protective Metal Hearth Strips Installation of FireplaceThings to Consider Position the FireplaceYES Install Outside Air KitChimney Requirements Chimney AssemblyEffective Cut Roof Opening Installation NotesInstall Firestop Frame OpeningsAssemble Chimney Sections Using Offsets/ReturnsSupplementary Support & Stabilizer Offset Elbow InstallationInstall Attic Insulation Shield Install Roof Radiation ShieldsAttach Flashing Field-Constructed Chase Top Flashing Finish Top Flat Roofs Chimney Termination RequirementsConstruct the Chase Chase InstallationsShroud Requirements ShroudsHouse Style Shroud House Style Shroud Minimum DimensionsPyramid Style Shroud Arch / Mailbox Style ShroudInstall Side Molded Brick Panel-Traditional Installation of Molded Brick PanelInstall Hearth Molded Brick Panel Install Back Molded Brick Panel-TraditionalInstall Side Molded Brick Panel-Herring- bone Install Back Molded Brick Panel-Herring- boneInstall Mortar Optional Install ScreensFinishing Hearth Extension= 1/k x inches of thickness Raised Hearth Extension Framing Decorative Facing Finishing MaterialStandoffs Combustible MantelFlush Front Gas Code, Ansi Z223.1 AccessoriesGas Log/Lighter Provision Wood Burning InsertsReference Materials Fireplace DimensionsRequired/shipped separately Chimney Components50 in. Woodburning Fireplace Service PartsStocked At DepotTraditional Refractory Traditional RefractoryHerringbone Refractory This page intentionally left blank Contact Information

BIR50-B specifications

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