RSF Woodburning Fireplaces OPEL AP Owner's Manual page 18

OPEL AP
Preparation of the fireplace
1. Remove doors and all refractory liners.
2. Lay unit on its back for easier access.
3. Remove the screen above the door opening by
removing the 4 screws in behind (Picture1). If the unit
has been fired already, oil the screws before remov-
ing them or they may break.
4. Remove secondary air tube by removing the screw
on the left side (Picture 2).
5. Remove the baffle. (See instructions on page 8, baf-
fle removal section.)
6. Break off the baffle support brackets by bending the
brackets up and down with vice grips (Picture 3).
Installation of the catalytic combustor
1. Hook the template provided into the top louver open-
ing, flush with the right side.
2. Use a punch to make a mark through the small hole
on the front of the template (Picture 4), then remove
template and discard. Make a pilot hole at the punch-
mark, then drill a 33/64" hole (Picture 5).
3. Take the bypass rod and, from inside the fireplace,
push the long end through the hole you just drilled.
On the outside, pull the bar out as far as it will go
(Picture 6).
4. With a cotter pin, connect the bypass rod to the
bypass damper (Picture 7). The bent lip side faces
the back of the unit with the connecting bracket fac-
ing up.
5. Install the new catalytic holder. It only goes in one
way as shown in (Picture 8). The bottom of the cat-
alytic holder must be at 18 ¾" from the bottom of the
firebox (Picture 9).
6. Install the retaining brackets as shown using the self
tapping screws provided (Picture 10).
7. Install a set of brackets close to the face of the unit
on the angle portion of the catalyst holder. Make sure
that the holes for the secondary air tube remain open
(Picture 11).
8. Carefully put the catalytic in place (Picture 12) and
hold in place with the 1/4" screws and washers pro-
vided.
9. Replace the primary air screen and the secondary air
tube.
Figure 18a: Installation of the catalytic kit
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