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TC42D COOL WALL VENT KIT INSTALLATION MANUAL Visit www.townandcountryfireplaces.com for the most recent version of this manual 070918-16 Cool Wall TC42 100001060...
Steel Frame assembly instructions 1. Top Frame Assembly Lay out the horizontal header stud (Item #5 in Figure 1) on a large at surface. (Position all pieces on their narrow edges as shown in Figure 1. 2. Attach Side Studs (Legs) Lay the inner vertical side studs (Item #2 in Figure 1) so that it’s top end aligns with the 2nd set of screw holes of the header stud (Item #5 in Figure 1).
Mounting the Lower Venting Box to Steel Frame Figure 3: Lower Figure 2: Steel frame assembled for the Cool Wall venting box aligned to Vent option. the steel frame. With the steel frame completed (Figure 2), mount and secure the Lower Venting Box to the frame (Figure 3) using supplied hardware.
TC42 Lintel Knock-outs There are 2 rows of knock-outs (Figure 6) on the TC42 xed Lintel. Only one of these rows will have their knock-outs removed to accommodate the Lower Venting Box (Figure 5). Which row is removed depends on where the steel frame is positioned over the TC42 Lintel and the 1/2 inch (minimum) thickness requirement of the facing material.
Steel Frame & Lower Venting Box Affixed to TC42 Figure 7: Lower venting box and steel frame attached to the TC42. Af x the Steel Frame (with the attached Lower Venting Box) to the TC42 using supplied hardware. Once the steel frame is af xed to the TC42, the entire unit may then be adjusted into its nal position.
Building the Lumber Frame Lower header for upper grill Distance between upper grill & lower vent depends on length of flexible ducting. Length of ducting is from 3 feet min. to 5 Conventional lumber frame 1/2 feet maximum. Steel frame Lower venting box Figure 8: Building the lumber frame around the steel frame.
Mounting the Upper Grill Upper header Upper grill Bottom header Lower venting box secured to steel frame which is within the lumber frame Figure 9: Upper grill secured to the bottom header. Figure 10: Upper header installed to secure the upper grill to the lumber frame.
Installing the Flexible Ducting Figure 12: Flex ducting installed. Once the Upper Grill is installed, the Flexible Ducting can be installed using supplied hardware. 100001060 Cool Wall TC42 070918-16...
Installation of Fireplace Venting Figure 13: Side view with replace venting installed. The Fireplace Vent can be installed at this time (Figure 13). It may be necessary to remove the front stand-offs if they interfere with the routing of the exible ducting. Cool Wall TC42 070918-16 100001060...
Distribution of Facing Material Combustible facing material covering the lumber frame Non-combustible facing material covering the steel frame Figure 14: Combustible & non-combustible zones for facing material. Combustible and non-combustible facing material may now be installed. Refer to Figure 14 for distribution of facing material.
Venting Near the Ceiling Ceiling (May be combustible material) Upper Grill Do not place combustible materials such as electronics or artwork below 48” this point. Figure 15: Side view of upper grill near ceiling. If desired, the Upper Venting Box may be placed as close to the ceiling as it is possible (Figure 15). It is not necessary for the ceiling to be made with non-combustible material.
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