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FIREPLACE INSTALLATION
Selecting Location
Clearances
Mantle Clearances
FIREPLACE INSTALLATION
SELECTING LOCATION
To determine the safest and most efficient location for your fire- place, you must take into consideration the following guidelines:
1.The location must allow for all the proper clearances (see Fig- ure 2).
2.Consider a location where the heat output would not be af- fected by drafts, air conditioning ducts, windows or doors.
3.A location that avoids the cutting of joists or roof rafters will make installation easier.
4.If an outside air kit is to be installed, accessibility to outside combustion air must be considered. This can also be achieved through a vented crawl space in some cases, for more details refer to the section on outside air kit installation.
The typical installation for a (V)3612ST is a projected installation, which allows you to extend the fireplace any distance into the room. A projection may be ideal for a new addition on an existing, finished wall.
CLEARANCES
MINIMUM CLEARANCES TO COMBUSTIBLES
Back | 1/2" Min. |
Adjacent Wall | 12" Min. |
Chimney Outer Pipe Surfaces | 2" Min. |
Bottom Of Fireplaces To Floor | 0" Min. |
CAUTION: Do not block required air spaces with insulation or any other material. Do not obstruct effective opening of fireplace with any type of facing material. Combustible material must not be in con- tact with the black front face of the fireplace.
Figure 2 - Plan View of Common LocationFigure 3 - Fireplace Clearances
MANTEL CLEARANCES
Woodwork, such as wood trims, mantles, and other combustible materials, should not be placed within 9 inches of the effective opening of this fireplace.
Combustible material above and projecting more than 1 1/2 inches from the fireplace’s front face (see Figure 4, page 5), should not be placed less than 12 inches from the effective opening of the fireplace (Ref: NFPA
Mantles or any other combustible material may also come up to the side edge of the black metal face of the fireplace, but only if the projection from the front face falls within the limits shown in Figure 5, page 5.
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