B. Installing Vent Components
After determining which set of starting collars will be used (top or rear), follow venting instructions accordingly.
Venting Out the Rear Vent (See Figure 21)
Remove the installed rear seal cap from the rear starting collars by cutting the strap at each end. Remove the insulation inside the 5” collar. Follow the vent configuration tables accordingly.
Remove the 5” diameter heat shield from the 5” diameter collar by sliding it out.
!WARNING: THE TOP HEAT SHIELD (INSIDE THE FIREBOX) MUST REMAIN ATTACHED IF THE VENT SYSTEM IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR STARTING COLLARS. SEE FIGURE 21.
Venting Out the Top Vent
Remove the top vent collar seal cap by removing the two screws from the upper heat shield. Remove the insulation inside BOTH the 4” diameter and 6 5/8” diameter collars. (See Figure 21).
Remove the 4” diameter heat shield from the 4” diameter collar by sliding it out.
You have to take the glass off for positioning the logs when the unit is finally installed in place and finished around it. Attach vent system to the top starting collars.
WARNING: THE REAR VENT COLLAR SEAL ! CAP MUST REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE REAR VENT COLLARS IF THE VENT SYSTEM IS ATTACHED TO THE TOP STARTING COLLARS. SEE FIGURE 21.
WARNING: FAILURE TO REMOVE INSULATION
!IN THE SET OF COLLARS YOU ARE USING COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
!WARNING: YOU MUST LEAVE THE INSULA- TION IN PLACE IN THE SET OF COLLARS YOU ARE NOT USING.
1.Attach the First Vent Component to the Starting Collars
To attach the first vent component to the starting collars of the fireplace:
•Apply a 3/8 inch (9.5mm) bead of stove cement around the fireplace inner vent starting collar.
•Lock the vent components into place by sliding the con- centric pipe sections with four (4) equally spaced interior beads into the fireplace collar or previously installed com- ponent end with four (4) equally spaced indented sections.
•When the internal beads of each outer pipe line up, ro- tate the pipe section clockwise about
•Slide the ceramic fiber pad over the first vent section and place it flush to the fireplace. Continue to add vent com- ponents.
STARTING
COLLAR
3/8”
(9.5mm)
STOVE
SEALANT
BEAD
FIRST VENT
COMPONENT
1 INCH (25.4mm)
Figure 22. Attaching the First Vent Component
to the Starting Collars
Insert screwdriver | Venting |
or similar object | Out Rear |
here to remove cap. |
|
| Venting |
|
| Out Top |
SEAL | SEAL | INSULATION, |
!WARNING: A 3/8 INCH (9.5 MM) BEAD OF STOVE CEMENT MUST BE PLACED AROUND
CUT HERE
Figure 21
HEAT |
SHIELD |
DISCARD |
INSULATION |
CAP | CAP | DISCARD |
| BOTH | |
|
| |
|
| PIECES |
| HEAT |
|
| SHIELD |
|
THE FIREPLACE INNER VENT STARTING COLLAR BEFORE ATTACHING THE FIRST VENT COMPO- NENT. FAILURE TO SEAL THIS JOINT MAY CAUSE THE FIREPLACE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. SEE THE DIAGRAM .
If the installation is for a termination cap attached directly to the fireplace, skip to the sections, Install Firestops and Vent Termination.
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