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4.3.9
How to place the logs .....................................................................................................................23
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ......................................................................................... 24
5.1
Fireplace maintenance .......................................................................................................................24
5.1.1
Plated finish maintenance ..............................................................................................................24
5.1.2
Glass door cleaning ........................................................................................................................24
5.1.3
Door adjustment .............................................................................................................................25
5.1.4
Door alignment ...............................................................................................................................26
5.1.5
Replacing the door gasket ..............................................................................................................27
5.1.6
Replacing the door glass.................................................................................................................28
5.1.7
Cleaning and painting the fireplace ...............................................................................................29
5.2
Chimney and chimney liner maintenance .........................................................................................29
5.2.1
Why chimney cleaning is necessary ...............................................................................................29
5.2.2
How often should you clean the chimney? .....................................................................................30
5.2.3
Cleaning the chimney .....................................................................................................................30
5.2.4
Fire baffle removal prior to cleaning the chimney .........................................................................31
5.2.5
Chimney fire ....................................................................................................................................31
PART B - INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................ 32
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Safety Information ......................................................................................................................... 32
6.1
Summary of installation cautions and warnings ................................................................................32
6.2
Regulations covering fireplace installation ........................................................................................33
6.3
Fireplace installation ..........................................................................................................................33
6.3.1
Standoff installation .......................................................................................................................33
6.3.2
Transportation packaging ..............................................................................................................34
6.3.3
Locating the HORIZON ....................................................................................................................34
6.3.4
Clearances to combustible materials .............................................................................................34
6.3.5
Hearth extension construction options ..........................................................................................35
6.3.6
Minimum Heart Extension Requirements ......................................................................................42
6.3.7
Framing construction ......................................................................................................................43
6.3.8
Facing .............................................................................................................................................46
6.3.9
Installation of a non-combustible shelf ..........................................................................................47
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The Venting System ........................................................................................................................ 48
7.1
General ...............................................................................................................................................48
7.2
Suitable chimneys ..............................................................................................................................48
7.3
Minimum chimney height ..................................................................................................................48
7.4
The relationship between the chimney and the house .....................................................................48
7.4.1
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space ......................................................48
7.5
Chimney installation notes ................................................................................................................49
7.6
Chimney Installation Instructions ......................................................................................................52
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HORIZON - Installation and Operation Manual
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