Monessen Hearth M400BFC manual Positioning, Safety Strips Securing the Fireplace, 87D1505

Positioning, Safety Strips,

Securing the Fireplace

Slide fireplace into position.

M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace

Lift the fireplace front slightly and slide the metal safety strips under front bottom edge about 1¹⁄₂” (38 mm), allowing the remainder to extend in front of firebox. Overlap strips at least 1/2” (13 mm) to provide a posi- tive joint. (Flat safety strips are packed with fireplace.) (Fig. 12)

Safety strips are used to ensure that any combustible materials in front of the fireplace are protected even though a non-combustible hearth extension is required.

If fireplace is to be elevated above the floor, a “Z” shaped metal safety strip must be fabricated and used to protect combustible surfaces in front of the fireplace. This “Z” shaped safety strip is not provided but must be fabricated of metal with each horizontal leg at least 1¹⁄₂”

1¹⁄₂”

¹⁄₂” (13mm)

Min. Overlap

Metal Safety Strips (1,2 or 3 pcs.)

Fire-	“Z” Safety
place	Strip
	(not sup-
	plied)

Plat-	Hearth Ext.
form

(38 mm) wide and equal in length to the metals strips provided with the fireplace.

Note: Safety strips are not required over non-com- bustible floors where all supports at the base of the fireplace are noncombustible.

Four (4) nailing flanges are supplied with the fireplace (found on the fireplace hearth). To level the box and secure it firmly in place, remove the nailing flanges from the hearth and install at the sides of the fireplace as shown in Figure 13.

(38mm)

FP557b

Fig. 12 Safety strip installation.

Nail Top

Standoffs

Nail Side-

Nailing

Flanges

FPC549a

Fig. 13 Fasten fireplace in position.

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