Vermont Casting WinterWarm Fireplace Insert or System Reverse the Flue Collar If Necessary, 903mm

3. Reverse the Flue Collar (If Necessary)

The flue collar of the WinterWarm is reversible to allow for installation into fireplaces with different lintel depths and different damper orientations. It is shipped in the rear-most position (the deep lintel position), which ac- commodates lintel depths up to 6³⁄₄” (172 mm). The fore-most flue collar position will accomodate lintels as shallow as 4³⁄₄” (121 mm) in depth.

Taking into account the location of the damper frame, choose the flue collar position that enables the chimney connector to be installed using the most gradual bend possible.

To reverse the flue collar, remove the flue collar in- sert panel located on top of the shroud by removing the sheetmetal screws around the panel’s perimeter.

Remove the two fasteners that attach the flue collar to the insert panel, then remove the panel. You then have access to the top plate and to the flue collar.

Remove the four fasteners that attach the flue collar to the top plate of the WinterWarm. Lift the flue col- lar away from the top plate. Position the flue collar in the desired orientation, and reinstall the four fasteners. Make sure the flue collar is seated firmly against the gasket material.

Replace the flue collar insert panel. Fasten the flue collar to the panel, and re-install the sheet metal screws around the panel’s perimeter.

4. Install the Floor Protector

Make sure the floor protector satisfies the requirements discussed on Pages 17 and 18.

5.Assemble the Optional Surround Panel and Lean it against the Front of the Fireplace

If your installation will include the optional surround panels, assemble them according to the instructions packed with the panels. Lean the finished assembly against the chase front.

The CFM Specialist Home Products modular Surround Panels cover gaps up to 4⁵⁄₈" (116 mm) using a single panel, and up to 9¹⁄₄" (231 mm) using double panels. Surround Panel kit #3014 has outside measurements of 31³⁄₄" tall by 43⁷⁄₈" wide (806mm tall x 1114 mm wide); by combining Kit #3014 with extension kit #3015, the resulting surround is 35⁹⁄₁₆" tall by 51¹⁄₂" wide (903 mm tall by 1308 mm wide).

WinterWarm Fireplace Insert or System

Custom-made surround panels may be made from any noncombustible material, with the following restrictions: The maximum suggested thickness of the surround material is determined by both flue collar position and lintel depth. For installations using the front flue collar position, the maximum suggested surround thickness is 4" (102 mm) minus the lintel depth. For example, a 3" (75 mm) lintel would result in a maximum surround thickness of 1" (25 mm) .

There is no need to attach the surround panels to the insert or to the fireplace. The modular surrounds are sized to stand without additional support or attachment; they are simply trapped between the fireplace insert's cast-iron front, and the face of the fireplace.

For rear exit flue positions, the suggested position would allow a surround thickness of 3¹⁄₂" (88 mm).

With these preliminary steps completed, you can now proceed to install the WinterWarm firechamber and front. That information is located in Section V, “Com- pleting the WinterWarm Installation,” and begins on Page 29.

51¹⁄₂" (1308mm)
43⁷⁄₈" (1114mm)
35⁹⁄₁₆"
(903mm)
31³⁄₄"
(806mm)
Kit #3014
Kit #3015	FP1089

Fig. 24 CFM Corporation #3014 and #3015 Optional Sur- round Trim Kits.

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