Vermont Casting BFC36 manual Installing Top Housing or Termination, Installing Chimney in a Chase

Installing Top Housing or Termination

Follow the installation instructions provided with the CFM Corporation chimney termination you have se- lected.

Installing Chimney in a Chase

Refer to Page 4, Figure 2 for an illustration of a typical chase installation.

CAUTION: Treatment of firestop spacers and construc- tion of chase may vary with type of building. These instructions are not a substitute for local building codes. You must check your local building codes to determine specific requirements for your city or state. NOTE:

BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace

Air Space Clearances

Combustible framing material MUST NOT penetrate AIR SPACE (shaded areas).

2”

Standoff

¹⁄₂” air space to

sides

Other building materials may be required in addition to firestop spacers.

Finishing

CAUTION: All joints between the finished wall and the fireplace surround (top/sides) must be sealed with non- combustible material to prevent cold air leakage into the room. Only noncombustible material may be applied to the facing of the fireplace surround. (Black painted area) (Fig. 18)

Finish Wall

Finish the wall with material of your choice. Do not install a combustible mantel shelf less than 12” (305mm) above the grille opening. Do not install a mantel face plate less than 6” (159mm) from top of grille opening. (Fig. 20) If a combustible material is used below a flat mantel shelf, consult your local build- ing codes for minimum clearance from top of fireplace opening to bottom of mantel shelf.

All joints (top, bottom and sides) where wall or deco- rative facing material meets fireplace surround must be completely sealed with a noncombustible material.

FRONT VIEW

Wall

Shield

Only noncom- bustible material may be applied as facing to the black fireplace surround.

SIDE VIEW

Firestop

1” Air Space to Back

¹⁄₂” Air Space to Sides

0” Clearance to

Floor

Hearth Extension

FPC559a

(Figures 19 and 20)

NOTE: No side wall protection is required for fireplaces installed at 45° to two (2) side walls (corner installation).

Fig. 18 Minimum clearances to combustibles.

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