!Safety Alert Key:
•DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.
•WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
•CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
•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.
C. Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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. . . . | . . . . . . . . . | . | 8 |
I. | Glass Doors | . . . . . . . . . | . | 9 |
J.Vented Gas Log Sets & Gas Log Lighters. . . . . . 9
K.Optional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L.Clear Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
M. Wood Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3Maintenance 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
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8Chimney Assembly
A. Chimney Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B.Using Offsets/Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
C.Assemble Chimney Sections. . . . . . . . . . 27
D.Install Ceiling Firestops. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E.Install Attic Insulation Shield . . . . . . . . . . 29
F.Cut Out Hole in Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
G.Complete Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
H.Install Flashing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
I.Chimney Termination Requirements. . . . . . . 31
9Chase Installations
A.Construct the Chase. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
B.Install Fireplace & Chimney. . . . . . . . . . . 33
C.Install Chase Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
D.Install Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10Shrouds
A.Radiation Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
B.Field Constructed Shrouds . . . . . . . . . . . 36
11Installation of Molded Brick Panel
A.Install Hearth Molded Brick Panel. . . . . . . . 38
B.Install Side Molded Brick Panel/Traditional. . . . . 38
C.Install Back Molded Brick Panel/Traditional . . . . 38
D.Install Side Molded Brick Panel - Herringbone . . . 39
E.Install Back Molded Brick Panel - Herringbone. . . 39
F.Install Mortar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
G.Install Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
12Finishing
A.
B.Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
C.Hearth Extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
D.Finishing Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E.Combustible Mantel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
F.Mantel, Adding Extra Support. . . . . . . . . . 46
G.Sidewalls/Surrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
13Accessories
A.Gas Log/Lighter Provision. . . . . . . . . . . 48
B.Wood Burning Inserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
14Reference Materials
A.Fireplace Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
B.Optional Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
C.Chimney Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
D.Service Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
E.Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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