Zero Clearance Installation Instructions IS 500 LE / IS 800 LE Models Pecan Engineering Pty Ltd 13 Acorn Road Dry Creek South Australia 5094 Email info@pecan-eng.com.au Phone: (08) 8349 8332 Fax: (08) 8260 6643...
Installation Standard AS/NZS 2918:2001. Different states and councils may have varying regulations. Check local building regulations before installing the appliance. All Blaze wood heaters have been tested to ensure that they will meet the appropriate safety Standard requirements if the instructions in this manual are followed. As the safety and emissions performance can be affected by altering the appliance, no modifications are allowed without written permission from the manufacturer.
PARTS SUPPLIED Blaze IS 500 LE / IS 800 LE heater (includes facia trim and fan) Zero clearance box for IS 500 LE / IS 800 LE INSTALLATION INFORMATION A licensed accredited installer should install all wood heaters. Please ask retailer to locate an installer.
INSTALLATION IN DETAIL The Blaze IS models can be built into a wall enclosure and may be elevated above the floor. The wall enclosure may be constructed of non-combustible material such as masonry or Hebel blocks or may be constructed of timber and steel framing, and clad with plaster board and fibre-cement sheet.
Brick veneer stud wall Example zero clearance enclosure Blaze IS500LE / IS800LE heater inside zero clearance box A – Rear wall clearance B – Side wall clearance to cladding C – Side wall clearance to framing...
The dimensions of the floor protector are dependent on the height above the floor at which the heater is installed: IS 500 LE IS 800 LE Height above Depth in front...
Suggested examples of venting include: In the side walls of the enclosure top and bottom as seen in the suggested framing further below. Above and below the heater in the front wall of the enclosure. If heater is set into an internal wall, bottom and top vent(s) could be in the adjacent room behind.
To facilitate ease-of-access to the fan’s power supply, the lower right corner of the front cladding (as shown below – location relative to facia) will need to be notched so that the extension cord can be fed through the wall. It is recommended that the notch is no greater than 50x50mm so that the facia covers the entire hole.
SUGGESTED FRAMING The diagram on the next page shows a suggested wall enclosure for the Blaze IS 500 LE / IS 800 LE heaters. Assuming a ceiling height of 2400mm, a timber frame has been constructed using 90x45mm timber, 2400mm high, 1200mm wide, and 565mm deep.
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