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 |
1 Listing and Code Approvals | 6 |
A. Appliance Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
B.Manufactured Home Approved . . . . . . . . . . 6
C.BTU & Efficiency Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
D.
E.Combustible Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
F.Electrical Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
G. Glass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Operating Instructions | 8 |
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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.
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
5 Getting Started | 31 |
A. Typical Fireplace System. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
B.Design and Installation Considerations. . . . . . 32
C.Draft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
D. Negative Pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E.Locating Fireplace & Chimney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
F.Tools and Supplies Needed. . . . . . . . . . . 34
G.Fireplace System Requirements. . . . . . . . . 34
H.Inspect Fireplace and Components. . . . . . . . 34
6 Framing & Clearances | 35 |
A.Selecting Fireplace Locations . . . . . . . . . . 35
B.Clearances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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
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J.Cut out Hole in Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
K.Complete Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
L.Install Flashing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
M.Chimney Termination Requirements. . . . . . . 49
N.
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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D.Position the Hearth Extension. . . . . . . . . . 56
E.Finishing Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
F.Mantel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
G.
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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