Vermont Casting ODSHR42 manual Positioning, Safety Strips Securing the Fireplace

Positioning, Safety Strips,

Securing the Fireplace

Slide fireplace into position.

ODSHR Outdoor Woodburning 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 noncombustible hearth extension is required.

	1/2" Min.
1¹⁄₂"	Overlap

Metal Safety Strips (1, 2 or 3 pieces)

Fire-		"Z" Safety
place		Strip
	(not supplied)
Plat-	Hearth Ext.
form

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

NOTE: Safety strips are not required over noncombus- tible floors where all supports at the base of the fire- place 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 15.

Installing Outside Air Kit

An outside air damper assembly is installed in all ODSHR Series Fireplaces. If desired, or if local codes mandate the use of an air kit, then an AK-MST is required to complete the installation (from air damper assembly to the outdoors). If the outside air kit is to be used, the AK-MST MUST be installed BEFORE the fire- place is enclosed. Refer to the AK-MST instructions for field installation. The outside air control lever is located in the center, just above the left side brick. To 'open', push contorl lever up and back. To 'close', pull lever forward and down. (Fig. 16)

FP557a
Fig. 14	Safety strip installation.
	Nail Side-
	nailing
	Flanges
	FP549
Fig. 15	Fasten fireplace in position.
	Open

Closed

FP710a

Fig. 16 Outside air operation.

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