Safety Alert Key:
• DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury. |
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• WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury. |
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• CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. |
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• NOTICE: Indicates practices which may cause damage to the fireplace or to property. |
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| Table of Contents | 2 | C. Draft.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 | ||
Congratulations! | D. | Negative Pressure.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 | |||
Warranty | 4 | E. | Locating Fireplace & Chimney | . . . . . . . 33 | |
1 Listing and Code Approvals | 6 | F. | Tools and Supplies Needed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 | ||
A. | Appliance Certification.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | G. | Fireplace System Requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 | ||
B. | Manufactured Home Approved | . . . . . . . . 6 | H. Inspect Fireplace and Components.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 | ||
C. | BTU & Efficiency Specifications | . . . . . . . . 7 | 6 Framing & Clearances | 35 | |
D. | A. | Selecting Fireplace Locations | . . . . . . . 35 | ||
E. | Combustible Materials.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | B. Clearances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 | |||
F. | Electrical Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | C. | Frame the Fireplace | . . . . . . . 37 | |
G. | Glass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | D. | Electrical Access and Wiring Diagram.. . . . . . . . . . . . 38 | ||
2 Operating Instructions | 8 |
A. Your Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 B. General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C.Baffle and Blanket Placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
D.Firebrick Placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
E. | Wood Fuel | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 |
F. | Outside Air | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 |
G. Clear Space Near the Fireplace . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | ||
H. | Glass Doors | . . . . . . . . 12 | |
I. | Fan Operation. . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . 12 |
J. | Fire Safety | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 |
K. | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | ||
L. | Chimney Fire . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 |
M.Starting a Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
N.Burning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
O. Automatic Combustion Control (ACC).. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 P. Manual Timer Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Q. Burning Guidelines .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 R. Burn Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 S. Opacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Troubleshooting | 17 |
A.Understanding Vent Problems.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B.Draft Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Diagnostics and Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4 Maintenance and Servicing the Fireplace | 21 |
A. General Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1. Creosote (Chimney) Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2. Disposal of Ashes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.Glass Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.Care and Cleaning of Plated Surfaces.. . . . . . . . . 22
5. Door and Door Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. Maintenance Task List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 B. Replacement Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1. Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2. Firebrick Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.Baffle Removal and Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.Fan Replacement.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. Timer Assembly Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6. Timer Removal & Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
C. Service & Maintenance Log | . . . . . .30 |
5 Getting Started | 31 |
A.Typical Fireplace System.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
B.Design and Installation Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . 32
7 Installation of Fireplace | 39 |
A. Install the Outside Air Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 B. Secure the Fireplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 C. Place Protective Metal Hearth Strips. . . . . . . 41
8 Chimney Assembly | 42 |
A. Chimney Requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 B. Chimney Termination Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 C. Using Offsets/ Returns. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 D. Assemble the Chimney Sections.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 E. Installing CAK4A and Flex Pipe. . . . . . . . . 45
F.Install Ceiling Firestops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
G.Install Attic Insulation Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
H. Secure the Chimney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 I.
9 Chase Installations | 51 |
A. Construct the Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 B. Install Fireplace & Chimney.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 C. Install Chase Top. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 D. Install Termination Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
10 Finishing | 54 |
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B.Combustible Materials.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
C.
D. Hearth Extension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 E. Finishing Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 F. Mantel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 對 . 58
11 Accessories | 59 |
A. Heat Zone Kit (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 B. Firescreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
12 Reference Materials | 63 |
A.Fireplace Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
B.Chimney Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
C. Service Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 D. Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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