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RSF Woodburning Fireplaces The TOPAZ Owner's Manual

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Residential Factory Built Fireplace
Operation • Maintenance • Installation
The
TOPAZ
Keep these instructions for future use.
RSF-IIT_03-06

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  • Page 1 Owner's Manual Residential Factory Built Fireplace Operation • Maintenance • Installation TOPAZ Keep these instructions for future use. RSF-IIT_03-06...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Page 2 Dear Customer, The TOPAZ combines technology and elegance to give you a beautiful view of the fire without compromising on heating efficiency or environmental quality. We have designed your new TOPAZ to be easy to install, operate and maintain. It is in your best interest to become familiar with its operation.

  • Page 3: Safety First

    4 feet away from the front of the THE ASH PAN fireplace. The TOPAZ is equipped with an ash pan to easily 9. DO NOT use a fireplace grate or other products not remove ashes from the firebox. To clean the firebox, specified for use with this fireplace.

  • Page 4: Ash Pan

    AIR CONTROLS TOPAZ OPTIONS The TOPAZ is designed to use outside air for combus- The size and shape of your home and how you intend tion. The control for the outside air is located behind the to use your fireplace will determine the options you right extrusion (see Figures 1 and 2).

  • Page 5: Lighting

    The mechanism is now free to roll inside, simply push the door toward the back of the fireplace. Move The Topaz fireplace is equipped with a door hideaway the door handle all the way up, push the door as far left mechanism which enables you to hide the door behind as it will go and close the extrusion.

  • Page 6: Maintenance

    PAINT BURN CAN RESULT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT WOOD STOVE GLASS CLEANERS You can touch up the face of the TOPAZ with Stove AVAILABLE WHICH ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO REG- Bright Metallic Black high temperature paint which is ULAR GLASS AND OVEN CLEANERS FOR WOOD available at most fireplaces dealers.

  • Page 7: Disposal Of Ashes

    INSTALLATION The most important factor for controlling the burning rate of the TOPAZ is a good seal on the door gasket. If Check with your local authority having jurisdiction (such the door gasket is worn or damaged to the point where...
  • Page 8 TOPAZ Page 8 Rain cap Storm collar Roof flashing Radiation shield and storm collar Ceiling Radiation shield Gravity system using flexible insulated ducting provided by ICC only. Header 39” minimum Ceiling clearance TOPAZ fireplace Hearth extension Beneath hearth Fresh air hood extension (Refer to text for particulars)

  • Page 9: Location

    Figure 6. Under no circumstances should the distance between WARNING: IF THIS FIREPLACE IS NOT PROPERLY the ceiling and the top of the TOPAZ to be less than 39" INSTALLED, A HOUSE FIRE CAN RESULT. FOR (see Figure 5).

  • Page 10: Chimney

    TOPAZ Page 10 The air inlet should never be less than 5 ft. below the level. Every 30° or 45° elbow also increases the minimum height by 1 ft. For example, if you are living 6000 ft. above top of the chimney flue and must never terminate in sea level, your chimney should terminate at least 15 ft.

  • Page 11: Offset Chimney

    TOPAZ Page 11 OFFSET CHIMNEY WARNING: A RADIATION SHIELD MUST BE INSTALLED AT EACH FLOOR WHERE THE CHIM- Maximum offset angle: NEY PASSES THROUGH. - in CANADA: 45° 3. Remove the flue adapter from the fireplace, put the - in USA: 30° screws aside.

  • Page 12: Framing

    Some local codes require that the walls be insulated, vapour sealed and sheathed with a fire rated gypsum board If the TOPAZ is installed on a non combustible floor, NONE (see Figure 11). We strongly recommend this procedure for of the sheet metal, Durock© board and spark guard speci- all installations to prevent cold drafts from originating in the fied below are required.

  • Page 13: Mantel

    NOTE: Custom made spark guards are not supplied. The TOPAZ is offered with many door options. In the USA : Use only genuine RSF parts. The use of any substitutes will decertify the system and may put your safety at risk.

  • Page 14: Extrusion Installation

    (see Figure 16). Hide the door, if already installed, for easier access to the firebox. To The TOPAZ is offered with many louvers options. remove any of the refractory bricks, just follow the installa- tion procedure in the reverse sequence.
  • Page 15 TOPAZ Page 15 side of the tube. 2. Place the baffle (11.9.T) above the other two tubes and 7. Pivot the arch refractory brick until it is in a horizontal ensure its proper orientation: narrow part towards the position (see Figure 16e) and then slide the right refrac- rear and grooves towards the bottom (see Figure 16a).

  • Page 16: Fireplace Options

    TOPAZ Page 16 FIREPLACE OPTIONS FDDHE Decorative Hearth Extension FDGRK8 Gasket Replacement Kit FDHB8 Circulating Internal Blower Gravity Vent Kit FDFST Firescreen TZDB Topaz/Chameleon Door - Black TZDC Topaz/Chameleon Door - Cathedral (black) TZDG Topaz/Chameleon Door - Gold plated TZDP Topaz/Chameleon Door - Pewter plated TZLB Topaz Louvers - Black...
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  • Page 20 30 years, subject to the following conditions: During the first year RSF Woodburning Fireplaces will repair or replace, at our option, any parts which upon examination by an authorized RSF Woodburning Fireplaces representative are found to be defective, except the parts listed in the EXCLU- SIONS portion of this warranty.

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