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

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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.

Non-Combustible Materials.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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.

Over-Firing Your Appliance . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. Double-check the Chimney Assembly. . . . . . . 48 J. Cut out Hole in Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 K. Complete Installation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 L. Install Flashing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 M. Chimney Termination Requirements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 N. SL-300 Series Ceiling/Roof Thimble. . . . . . . 50

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

A. Non-Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

B.Combustible Materials.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

C.Non-Combustible Facing Material In- . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 stallation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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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C40 specifications

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