Avoiding Smoke And Odors - Quadra-Fire Edge60 Owner's Manual

EDGE 60 Pellet Fireplace
B. Avoiding Smoke and Odors
Negative Pressure, Shut-Down and Electrical Power
Failure
To reduce the probability of back-drafting or burn-back in
the pellet appliance during power failure or shut down con-
ditions, it must be able to draft naturally without exhaust
blower operation. Negative pressure in the house will resist
this natural draft if not accounted for in the pellet appliance
installation.
Heat rises in the house and leaks out at upper levels. This
air must be replaced with cold air from outdoors which
flows into lower levels of the house. Vents and chimneys
into basements and lower levels of the house can become
the conduit for air supply and reverse under these condi-
tions.
Outside Air
An outside air kit is required in all installations. The Out-
side Air Kit must be ordered seperately.
Per national building codes, consideration must be given
to combustion air supply to all combustion appliances.
Failure to supply adequate combustion air for all appli-
ance demands may lead to backdrafting of those and other
appliances.
When the appliance is roof vented (strongly recommended):
The air intake is best located on the exterior wall ori-
ented towards the prevailing wind direction during the
heating season.
When the appliance is side-wall vented:
The air intake is best located on the same exterior wall
as the exhaust vent outlet and located lower on the wall
than the exhaust vent outlet.
The outside air supply kit can supply most of the demands
of the pellet appliance, but consideration must be given to
the total house demand. House demand may consume the
air needed for the appliance. It may be necessary to add
additional ventilation to the space in which the pellet appli-
ance is located. Consult with your local HVAC professional
to determine the ventilation demands for your house.
Vent Configurations
To reduce probability of reverse drafting during shut-down
conditions Hearth & Home Technologies strongly recom-
mends:
• Installing the pellet vent with a minimum vertical run of
five feet. Preferably terminating above the roof line.
• Installing the outside air kit at least four feet below the
vent termination.
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To prevent soot damage to exterior walls of the house and
to prevent re-entry of soot or ash into the house:
• Maintain specified clearances to windows, doors and
air inlets, including air conditioners.
• Vents should not be placed below ventilated soffits.
Run the vent above the roof.
• Avoid venting into alcove locations.
• Vents should not terminate under overhangs, decks
or onto covered porches.
• Maintain minimum clearance of 1 inches (05mm)
from the vent termination to the exterior wall. If you
see deposits developing on the wall, you may need
to extend this distance to accommodate your installa-
tion conditions.
Optional Battery Back-Up
Hearth & Home Technologies supplies an optional battery
back-up system that operates the fireplace during power
failure conditions to prevent smoking. In shutdown mode,
the battery back-up will not prevent smoking. See Section
2 for details.
Hearth & Home Technologies assumes no responsibil-
ity for, nor does the warranty extend to, smoke damage
caused by reverse drafting of pellet appliances under shut
down or power failure conditions.
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April 9, 2009