Quadra-Fire QFP44 owner manual B. Facing Material, C. Facing Template Removal, D. Mantel

B. Facing Material

•The QFP44 is shipped with non-combustible material in place. Do not cover or replace this non-combustible material with combustible materials.

-The non-combustible front upper can be removed if replaced with non-combustible materials. See Section 1.E. for materials that may be used.

• Combustible nish wall material may be butted up to the unit and the supplied non-combustible material of the upper front.

-The unit is shipped with door templates attached. The wall material should go behind the templates and butt up to the edge of the unit. Refer to Figure 13.4.

•The joints at the non-combustible material may be taped and covered with normal joint compound.

•Seal joints between the nished wall and appliance top and sides using a 300 °F minimum sealant. Refer to Figure 13.3.

WARNING! Risk of Fire! DO NOT apply combustible ma- terials beyond the minimum clearances. Comply with all minimum clearances to combustibles as speci ed in this manual. Overlapping materials could ignite and will inter- fere with proper operation of doors and louvers.

•Sheetrock/wall material will have been installed (see Figure 11.1) and the joints lled as per Section 3.B.

•	If installing doors with an outside surface t, the facing
	templates should be removed (retain the screws for
	door installation) and non-combustible facing material
	less than one inch thick may be brought to the edge of
	the replace opening. Doors will be mounted over the
	facing material. The door frame is slotted to allow the
	door to be mounted up to one inch from the surface of
	the unit.
•	If installing doors with a recessed t, facing material
	must be butted to the anges of the facing templates
	to allow doors to t within the facing material. Once the
	facing material is in place, the template must be removed

Finish wall material may be combustible - Top and Sides

0 in.

Non-Combustible Zone
	These joints
	may be taped
	and covered
	with joint
	compound.
0 in.	0 in.

High Temperature Sealant (300° F/149° C min.)

Figure 13.3 Noncombustible Facing Diagram

Template

Pieces

Figure 13.4 Facing Template

(retain the screws for door installation).

C. Facing Template Removal

There is a metal template on each side and across the top of the door opening. See Figure 13.4. If using an inside t for the doors, do not remove the templates until the facing material is installed. If you choose to use an outside t, the templates may be removed before install- ing the facing material.

•Side Templates – Remove the screws from the sides of the door opening and set aside. Remove and discard the template pieces.

•Top Template – Loosen the screws across the top of the opening. Slide the top template out, discard the template and tighten the screws.

D. Mantel

Mantel

Non-combustible

Face

A = 53 in. (1346 mm) min.

Non-combustible Mantel

A = 66 in. (1676 mm) min.

Combustible Mantel

12 in. (308 mm) maximum depth

A

The mantel may be constructed with combustible or non- combustible materials as indicated in Figure 13.5

Figure 13.5 Minimum Mantel Heights

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