General Information; Forced Air Kit - Superior HC-3320 Installation Instruction

ACCESSORIES
Glass Doors Optional For
Conventional Homes
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Required For Manufactured
Housing
If glass doors are to be
installed on this fireplace,
refer to specific installation
instructions packed with glass
doors. Superior glass doors.
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'Model Numbers 33HGD-AB,
:38HGD and 38HGD-A9 are for
'use only on certain Superior
factory-built fireplaces. Use on
any other fireplace may con-
'stitute a potential fire hazard.
Glass and metal frames get
h o t
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always use wood
'handles to oaen and close.
Glass doors are required for
installation in all manufac-
tured home installations to
.cornply with Federal HUD
Q
:requirements.
COMBUSTION
( F R E S H )
'AIR SYSTEM OPTIONAL
'FOR
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CONVENTIONAL
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:REQUIRED FOR MOBILE
;HOME INSTALLATION
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I n Conventional Homes:
Use Combustion Air Kit Model
AK.4
with Superior HC and B
fireplaces.
In Manufactured Housing:
Combustion Air Kit Model
AK-6 must be installed with
the Superior HC or
8
fireplace
to comply with Federal HUD
'requirements.
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
Outside alr drawn into the
fireplace suppltes alr to the
f i r e for combustion. Only one
combustion air duct o n left
side of the fireplace is
required, i f ins:alled.
Figure 49
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If additional length of duct i s
:required, use locally available
;U.L. Class
1,
aluminum
iducting. The duct may be
!extended up to 50' in any
/direction.
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Note: Do n o t terrn~nate corn-
b u s t i o n air k i t rn attic space.
'There is one hand operated
shut-off damper at the left of
the firebox opening inside the
'fireplace. T o open, pull out all
:the way. The combustion air
'damper should be fully open
/when the fireplace is being
:operated. When the fireplace
'is
not in use, fully close the
combustion air damper t o pre-
;vent cold air from entering
your home.
TO INSTALL:
Reference installation instruc-
tions supplied with Models
,
AK-4 or AK-6.
Never locate inlet where it
can be blocked by shrubs,
snow drifts, etc. Never locate
in garage or any area where
.
there is another fuel burnlng
appliance or products emit-
tlng combustible gases such
I
as Paint, gasoline, etc. In cold
cltmales, i t i s recommended
that the combustion air duct
be insulated.
Outside combustion air
ducting may be installed
upwards, or vertically, through
framing and ceiling joists,
with the hood installed
through an outside wail or
ducting may be installed
downwards, through floor
joists, and under the floor of
the home. Ducting may be
installed into a basement
area, not considered part of
the living area or the home.
Figure 50
Figure 51
FORCED AIR KIT
If you are installing a Superior
Forced Air Kit. Model
FAK-1500, see the instruction
sheet provided in the kit for
electrical wiring requirements.
The fireplace has been pre-
wired at the factory to accept
the forced air kit at some later
time. The fireplace must, how-
ever, be connected to main
power supply at time of instal-
lation i f the FAK-1500 i s to be
installed later.