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DON-BAR ZERO CLEARANCE ZC Series Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Installation, Operation
and Maintenance Manual
LES FOYERS
DON-BAR
FIREPLACES
ZERO CLEARANCE
FIREPLACES (ZC)
Les foyers DON-BAR Fireplaces, inc.
Shop and Showroom: 741, St-Vallier Ouest, Quebec (Quebec) G1N 1E2
Phone: (418) 686-9114 - Fax: (418) 686-9117
Website: www.don-bar.com - Email: don-bar@don-bar.com
REV. 2016-01

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  • Page 1 Maintenance Manual LES FOYERS DON-BAR FIREPLACES ZERO CLEARANCE FIREPLACES (ZC) Les foyers DON-BAR Fireplaces, inc. Shop and Showroom: 741, St-Vallier Ouest, Quebec (Quebec) G1N 1E2 Phone: (418) 686-9114 - Fax: (418) 686-9117 Website: www.don-bar.com - Email: don-bar@don-bar.com REV. 2016-01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Page 25 PART 5: Warranty ........... This document in its entirety is the intellectual property of Les Foyers Don-Bar inc. Any unauthorized use will expose its author or authors to legal and financial penalties. Copyright © 2014 - Les Foyers Don-Bar inc.

  • Page 3: Part 1: Installation

    PART 1: INSTALLATION 1. Warnings and cautions 9. Heating ducts installation (optional) 9.1 Heating an upper or lower floor 1.1. Modifications 9.2 Heating a lower floor 1.2 Installation instructions 9.3 Axial fan installation 1.3 Applicable Codes 9.4 Recommended ducts for heating 1.4 Professional installation 9.5 Heating an upper floor 9.6 Danger of overheating...
  • Page 4 B URN WOOD ONLY. DO NOT USE OTHER FUELS. This unit is designed to receive only a Don-Bar Insert. No other insert model can be installed DO NOT INSTALL IN A MOBILE HOME. without ULC / UL approval.
  • Page 5 Don-Bar insulated Must rest on a case finished surface Wall shield/firestop. (masonry, Durok, wood, drywall) Anchor plate Don-Bar insert Don-Bar insulated case BASEMENT Protection for Rigide stainless combustible floors liner 8" (200 mm) Don-Bar Protection Insert for combustible floors Optional warm air...
  • Page 6 Radiant shield/ Chimney anchor material, including furniture, drapes and other firestop plate flammable objects. Note that Type X fire- DON-BAR The warm air resistant gypsum board (Firecode) is considered insulated case ducts used combustible for fireplaces installations. to heat an...

  • Page 7: Fan Wiring

    Drawing 4 according to the manufacturer's instructions. The weight of the chimney must never be supported by the Don-Bar insulated case. In addition, offset supports must be installed above and as close as possible to each offset (elbow) in Raised base the chimney.
  • Page 8 7. Insert installation The insulated case with the insert and the chimney assembly 7.1 Raised base: The insert is installed on a 6.5" (165 mm) high raised base as indicated on Drawing 3. The raised base can be fitted with 2 optional fans.
  • Page 9 Chimney minimum height above (Optional) the roof Heating an upper or lower floor Your Don-Bar Zero (Drawings 7 and 8): Clearance Fireplace is designed to permit the 10 feet (3 m) Radius heating of another floor - upper or lower. For this...
  • Page 10 The easiest way to secure the fan in place is to Don-Bar insulated case framing insert it into the heating duct and use a t-wrap around the duct to tighten the fan.
  • Page 11 consist of: 10. Fireplace finishing Cont'd .1 Stone tiles or slabs (marble, granite, slate, 10.2 Ventilated frame: Prior to framing, install etc.) or ceramic at least 3/8" (8 mm) thick, temporarily the ventilated frame around the insert secured in place; in order to facilitate the taking of measurements.

  • Page 12: Corner Installation

    Clearances from combustible Corner installation materials Combustible wall 18" (460 mm) 18" (460 mm) Non combustible cement board (Durok type). Floor protection: 8" (200 mm) wide, on Shall exceed the width of each side of the ventilated frame the door plus 8" (200 mm) and 18"...
  • Page 13 Insulated exterior chasing - Construction details DANGER OF FIRE Never fill (stuff) with insulation Insulated exterior chasing Insulated exterior chasing the empty spaces around the for a covered chimney with a non covered chimney insulated case and around the insert. round top roof support storm collar...
  • Page 14 (685 mm) (710 mm) (740 mm) (760 mm) (790 mm) (810 mm) (810 mm) (810 mm) In case of doubt, please Minimim free 58" call Don-Bar. width (1470 mm) 84" Minimum free height (2135 mm) DRAWING 14 Page 13 REV. 2016-01...
  • Page 15 Not to scale Fireplace insert 7" or 8" I.D. (175 or 200 mm) NOT TO SCALE 7" or 8" I.D. 7" or 8" I.D. (175 or 200 mm) (175 or 200 mm) 1" (25 mm) 3-1/8" (79 mm) Optional frames Flat frame 4 sides Flat frame 3 sides Ventilated frame 3 sides...
  • Page 16 Not to scale Don-Bar Insulated Case 11 1/2” finishing cover joint 5 1/16” ventilated frame 13 1/16” Ø 6” Ø ” 10 7/8” Ø 6” 7” TYP.2 Ø 9 ” 9" (230 mm) Optional: 11 1/2” 2 axial fans of 5" (125 mm)

  • Page 17: Part 2: Security, Operation And Maintenance

    PART 2: SECURITY, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 1. General operation 7. Glass firescreen maintenance 1.1 Combustion control 7.1 Glass maintenance 1.2 Air intake control 7.2 Replacing a glass pane 1.3 Smoke outlet control 7.3 Door gaskets 1.4 Danger of burns 8. BBQ installation 8.1 BBQ grill installation 2.
  • Page 18 PART 2: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 1. General operation Using the removable handle to control the air intake 1.1 Combustion control: Two valves are used to control combustion. The first one (Drawing 20), controls the air intake in the combustion chamber. The second one control the smoke outlet (Drawing 21).
  • Page 19 However, some conditions out of our control can create smoke returns. Don-Bar Fireplaces cannot guarantee the absence of smoke returns but if this phenomenon occurs special attention should be given to the following...
  • Page 20 the air intake control must be fully open. Always Recommended wood species: For an use a firescreen with an open fire. Note that the efficient and economical operation, use only dry air intake control is inoperative when the door is hardwood such as maple, oak, wild cherry, birch, open.
  • Page 21 Be careful when coming close "Stove Bright" high temperature stove paint. The to it. Keep clothes, furniture, drapes, pets and standard color used by Don-Bar is Metallic Black young children away from the fireplace. no 6309. 4.10 Gloves and poker: In order to operate the 6.3 Fireplace storing before installation: To...
  • Page 22 1/8" (3 mm) thickness. DRAWING 24 The ceramic replacement glass (pyroceram) can usually be ordered from a local glazier or ordered directly from Don-Bar Fireplaces. (Note: the glass panes are not warrantied against breaking). Warning: Never replace a broken door glass with an ordinary or tempered glass: it will shatter and may cause serious injuries.
  • Page 23 Soot build-up on the HE smoke sliding Cleaning of the HE smoke deflector deflector (Drawing 26): During the chimney cleaning, be sure to remove any creosote or soot To prevent soot build-up the build-up over the HE smoke deflector. The build- smoke deflector must be up of soot on the deflector can prevent the flow of cleaned at regular intervals...

  • Page 24: Part 3: Parts List

    PART 3: REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST To order a part: 1) Check the replacement part required 2) Specify the year of the fireplace installation _________________ 3) Fax this list with your coordinates to 418-686-9117 HE Combustion System Sliding damper Deflector (without the sliding damper) Rod and plate assembly for the sliding damper Chimney adaptor Standard Parts...

  • Page 25: Part 4: Chimney Fires

    PART 4: CHIMNEY FIRES DIRECTIVES IN CASE OF A CHIMNEY FIRE How to detect a chimney fire What to do - Odour: Smell of smoke in the air. - Immediately alert the occupants of the building about - Sight: The colour of the pipe change. Flames at the potential danger.

  • Page 26: Part 5: Warranty

    4. No representative, employee or agent material or workmanship defects for 10.3 Shipping damages not of Don-Bar is authorized to change or 1 year following the date of reported on delivery; extend the present warranty. purchase. 10.4 Faulty installation;...

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