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Isokern
Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Owner's Manual
A PRODUCT OF EARTHCORE INDUSTRIES, LLC.
IMPORTANT: This manual contains assembly rules, installation steps, guidelines, use and maintenance in-
structions for the STANDARD 80S36, 80S42 & 80S46 fireplaces and the DM chimney system, and Fire-Lite
Application with the ECO-STEEL & ECOSTEEL + Chimney System. This manual must become the property of and
be reviewed by all current and future users of this product. It is the responsibility of the general contractor and the
installer of this product to ensure that the instructions in this manual are followed exactly and that any allowed
gas log appliance used in this product be installed in strict accordance with NFPA 58, NFPA 54/ANSI Z223.1 and the
gas log manufacturer's explicit installation, sizing and operation instructions. It is the responsibility of the general
contractor to provide adequate clearances from all firebox surfaces as specified in this manual.
Be Sure to Read Entire Manual Before Beginning Construction.
Contents of this manual may change without prior notification.
DO NOT install the STANDARD Series Fireplace in a
manufactured home or mobile home or recreational
vehicle.
CLICK ANYWHERE on THIS PAGE to RETURN to CHIMNEY
HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE at InspectApedia.com
THESE FIREPLACES ARE DESIGNED for USE with:
Solid Wood Logs, PROPANE (LP) or NATURAL GAS (NG), ONLY
THIS MANUAL CAN ONLY BE REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY
STANDARD
®
with Fire-Lite Application
and DM Chimney System
STANDARD Models 80S36, 80S42 & 80S46
INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the fireplace
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference
Fireplace
®
©2018 Earthcore Industries, LLC
Listing Services Report NO. 3159656MID-008 & 3082504-T1
SBCCI NO. 9626
NYC-MEA 241-90-E
ICC Report NO. ESR-2316
LA RR NO. 25483
IBC 2006, IRC 2006, IMC 2006
Issued: September 2018
Revision: 003

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  • Page 1 IMPORTANT: This manual contains assembly rules, installation steps, guidelines, use and maintenance in- structions for the STANDARD 80S36, 80S42 & 80S46 fireplaces and the DM chimney system, and Fire-Lite Application with the ECO-STEEL & ECOSTEEL + Chimney System. This manual must become the property of and be reviewed by all current and future users of this product.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Table of Contents General Information ..........3 - 4 Component List - ECO-STEEL Chimney ..... 38 Safety Instructions ........... 5 - 6 Component List - ECO-STEEL+ Chimney.... 39 - 40 Warnock-Hersey Listing Label ........7 ECO-STEEL &...
  • Page 3: General Information

    The parts of the STANDARD Series fireplace and DM Recommended minimum overall height for the chimney system are precast using a proprietary mixture Isokern fireplace, DM, ECO-STEEL & ECO-STEEL + of volcanic pumice aggregate and cement. It includes all chimney system for an indoor application is 18’-0” when the parts necessary for assembly of a complete firebox, the chimney is straight and 21’-0”...
  • Page 4 Isokern is not responsible for other construction work around the fireplace unit. We recommend (1) 4" outside air kit for Standard 36, 42 &...
  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Safety Instructions WARNING: This product contains or generates When ignited this creosote makes an extremely hot fire. chemicals known to the state of California to cause Because of creosote and soot buildup it is necessary cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
  • Page 6 DM kind or nature, whether foreseeable or not, based on any Chimney components unless attaching the anchor claim by any party as to the modifications of the Isokern plate for the metal flue system. This may alter the fireplaces.
  • Page 7: Warnock-Hersey Listing Label

    FIGURE 2 - MAGNUM SERIES Isokern Fireplace and Chimney Systems are tested and listed to UL standards: UL 127 , ULC S610, and UL 103HT. The Isokern Fireplace and Chimney Systems are tested and listed to UL standards: UL 127, ULC S610, and UL 103HT.
  • Page 8: Standard 36 - Firebox Dimensions

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace STANDARD 36 (80S36) CAUTION: When using the Isokern brick ledge it is required that the firebox/smoke dome assembly include the placement of a 4" by 4" by 3/8" minimum steel angle across the firebox opening. (See page 33- 25 ¼”...
  • Page 9: Component List - Standard 36

    STANDARD Series Fireplace Component List - STANDARD 36 (80S36) Component Part# Description Component Part# Description 25 1/4” 10 3/4” 25 1/4” Isokern STANDARD Isokern STANDARD Base Plate Top Plate 33” 4 3/4” 43” 4” 95L & 95R Isokern STANDARD Isokern STANDARD Damper End Left &...
  • Page 10: Standard 42 - Firebox Dimensions

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace STANDARD 42 (80S42) CAUTION: When using the Isokern brick ledge it is required that the firebox/smoke dome assembly include the placemaent of a 4" by 25 ¼” 4" by 3/8" minimum steel angle across the 33”...
  • Page 11: Component List - Standard 42

    STANDARD Series Fireplace Component List - STANDARD 42 (80S42) Component Part# Description Component Part# Description 251/4” 10 3/4” 25 1/4” Isokern STANDARD Isokern STANDARD Base Plate Top Plate 33” 4 3/4” 49” 4” 95L & 95R Isokern STANDARD Isokern STANDARD Damper End Left &...
  • Page 12: Standard 46 - Firebox Dimensions

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace STANDARD 46 (80S46) CAUTION: When using the Isokern brick ledge it is required that the firebox/smoke dome assembly include the placemaent of a 4" by 4" by 3/8" minimum steel 25 ¼” angle across the firebox opening. (See 43”...
  • Page 13: Component List - Standard 46

    STANDARD Series Fireplace Component List - STANDARD 46 (80S46) Component Part# Description Component Part# Description 28” 10 3/4” 25 1/4” Isokern STANDARD Isokern STANDARD Base Plate Top Plate 43” 4 3/4” 53” 4” 95L & 95R Isokern STANDARD Isokern STANDARD Damper End Left &...
  • Page 14: Required Clearance To Combustibles

    Isokern unit. It is the general contractor’s responsibility to assure that listed clearances to combustible framing and to insulation are maintained throughout the construction of the project subsequent to the installation of the Isokern unit.
  • Page 15 Isokern. The facing material cannot be within 1 1/2” to the fireplace sidewalls. The STANDARD Series fireplace must sit upon a concrete support slab designed to bear the total installed weight of the fireplace and DM chimney system.
  • Page 16: Supporting Floor System

    1. Slab on grade: standard residential, minimum four inch (4”) thick, 2500 psi concrete foundation on properly compacted fill. This type foundation can support Isokern installations up to thirty feet (30’)* overall height without additional structural support. (brick ledge installations not...
  • Page 17: Fire-Lite Application

    1. Four inches (4”) clearance to the combustible floor. 2. Zero inch (0”) clearance at the Isokern smoke dome front wall. 3. One and one half inches (1 1/2”) clearance at the Isokern ISO-WOOL firebox back walls and side walls.
  • Page 18 Fahrenheit. (Figure 9) Use of Insboard cut out underneath the Fire-Lite stand is still an accepted installation practice. (Figure 9) All Fire-Lite Application of the Isokern fireplace result ECO-STEEL Chimney System in the finished fire brick floor of the firebox being at least eight inches (8 1/2”)* above the combustible floor system.
  • Page 19 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Fire-Lite Application Recessed Fire-Lite: If the design preference is for a flush hearth Fire-Lite application (floor of the fireplace at the same level the room’s floor), with advanced planning, the metal stand can be lowered, set and attached to the joist system. (Figure 10) NOTE: For seismic anchorage design and instructions of the flush hearth application, please contact the Technical...
  • Page 20: Rough Framing Dimensions

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Rough Framing Dimensions Typical Installation Framing Dimensions STANDARD Width - A Height - B Depth - C Model 36 46” 63” 26 3/4” Model 42 52” 63” 26 3/4” Model 46 56” 63” 26 3/4” Notes: 1.
  • Page 21: General Assembly Instructions

    (Figure 14) Earthcore Adhesive is then squeezed from a grout bag FIGURE 14 onto the contact surfaces of the Isokern components as they are fitted together. NOTE: It is important that a 1/2” bead of Earthcore adhesive is piped onto all the components’ contact Earthcore surfaces, about 1/2”...
  • Page 22 (Figure 18 & 19) NOTE: It may be convenient to dry set the first course of side walls and back walls into place on the Isokern base plate and then trace their position on the base plate with Part #20 a pencil.
  • Page 23 NOTE: If you are using DM Chimney or DM Chimney with a brickledge a steel angle iron should be utilized following these instructions. CAUTION: When using the Isokern brick ledge it is required that the firebox/smoke dome assembly include the placement of a 4” by 4” by 3/8” minimum steel angle across the firebox opening.
  • Page 24 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Fireplace Assembly Instructions - STANDARD 36, 42 & 46 Damper Beam: Part #M95L 36": Part #M68 42": Part #M69 The steel angle sits in this notch. The four inch leg of the steel angle is in the vertical position and is to be 46": Part #M70 located in alignment with the front of the firebox.
  • Page 25 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Fireplace Assembly Instructions - STANDARD 36, 42 & 46 Smoke Dome: Run a thin bead of Earthcore adhesive around the 36: Part #11 four sides of the cast iron damper or tack the corners of 42: Part #11 the flange to avoid movement of the damper as it gets 46: Part #13 opened and closed.
  • Page 26: Dm Chimney Components & General Information

    40322 Isokern Small Crown Cap gypsum board, plywood, particle board or other material on the side facing the Isokern. The facing material cannot be within 1 1/2” to the fireplace sidewalls. Mechanical Vent Systems Isokern Large Crown Cap...
  • Page 27: Dm Chimney Height Requirements

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Fireplace DM Chimney Components Weight & Height Requirements The DM chimney component weights are as follows: *Construction of an offset block sequence will shift a portion, if not all of the chimney load off of the firebox Small crown cap: 80 lb.
  • Page 28: Dm Chimney Installation - Straight Run

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Fireplace DM Chimney Installation - Straight Run Where the chimney run is to be straight run the DM chimney by setting a DM outer liner in a bed of Earthcore adhesive on top of the STANDARD top plate where the outer liner is centered from side to side and flush with the back of the top plate.
  • Page 29 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Fireplace DM Chimney Installation - Straight Run Next place a full height inner liner onto the Earthcore adhesive top end of the previously set inner liner. Proceed this alternate stacking of outer liner and inner liners until the desired height of the flue is attained.
  • Page 30: Dm Chimney Installation - Offset Run

    Offset blocks require 1 1/2” to combustible framing. DM Chimney Offset Block Installation and Support Foundations Isokern offset chimney blocks are stacked in a stair step fashion with each successive block overhanging MEASURE the previous offset block by three inches (3”), allowing TRAVEL the flue to rise at an angle of thirty (30°) degrees off of...
  • Page 31 The total chimney weight above the last offset block will be the total weight of the vertical chimney plus any additional allowable loads such as the Isokern brick ledge, its related brick or stone veneers, and any crown caps, clay pots or other masonry chimney terminations.
  • Page 32: Dm Brick Ledge

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace DM Chimney Installation - Offset Run Offsets to the Left or Right: When offsetting chimneys to the left or right of the firebox it is not possible to build a support column directly under the third offset block. To create proper support, construct a support column against the firebox from bearing up to the level of the smoke dome.
  • Page 33 Temporarily leave out the inner liner that fits this outer casing block. Set the Isokern brick ledge onto the flat top surface of the outer casing in a full bed of Earthcore Adhesive. Be sure to align the four 2-1/2” holes in the brick ledge with the matching holes in the outer liner block below it.
  • Page 34 Lateral Support of DM chimneys. Load Capacity for DM Brick ledge The sources of load delivered into the Isokern brick ledge are: (1) the total physical load of brick, stone or other masonry veneer on the brick ledge, and (2) loading due to the force of wind delivered against the exposed height of the chimney mass.
  • Page 35 The small crown cap is intended for use where DM chimneys are to receive thin veneers and cultured stone that do not require the installation of the Isokern brick ledge. The small crown cap is also suitable where DM chimneys are to receive a stucco finish. Other chimney terminations are possible with DM chimneys.
  • Page 36: Dm Chimney Terminations

    DM 54 Chimney Terminations ISO-Cap The Iso-Cap is a Spark Arrestor/Rain Cap designed to fit atop the Isokern DM 54 Chimney Inner Liner and is available in Stainless Steel, Black Galvanized, Copper or a Stianless Steel with Damper. (Figure 45) A 14"...
  • Page 37: Metal Chimney Flue

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace ECO-STEEL & ECO-STEEL + Metal Chimney Flue The STANDARD Series Fireplaces are tested and listed for use only with Earthcore's Proprietary ECO- STEEL & ECO-STEEL + chimney systems complying with UL103/ULC-S604 Standard. Metal Chimney Types: ECO-STEEL A lightweight venting solution created so each section connects securely together.
  • Page 38: Component List - Eco-Steel Chimney

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Components List - ECO-STEEL Air Cooled & Insulated Metal Chimney Flue Component Part# Description Component Part# Description 13ACECO6 6" Chimney Section 13ACECOFT Tall Cone Flashing 13ACECO12 12" Chimney Section 1-6/12 and 7-12/12 roof flashing 13ACECO18 18"...
  • Page 39: Component List - Eco-Steel+ Chimney

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Components List - ECO-STEEL+ Air Cooled Metal Chimney Flue Component Part# Description Component Part# Description ECOP13AC-O6 6" Chimney Section ECOP13AC-VC Chimney Cap ECOP13AC-12 12" Chimney Section ECOP13AC-18 18" Chimney Section ECOP13AC-36 36" Chimney Section ECOP13-IS Attic Insulation Shield ECOP13AC-KAP Anchor Plate...
  • Page 40 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Components List - ECO-STEEL+ Insulated Metal Chimney Flue Component Part# Description ECOP13IN-06 6" Insulated Chimney Section Stainless Steel ECOP13IN-06SS 6" Insulated Chimney Section Stainless Steel ECOP13IN-12 12" Insulated Chimney Section Stainless Steel ECOP13IN-12SS 12" Insulated Chimney Section Stainless Steel 18"...
  • Page 41: Eco-Steel & Eco-Steel+ General Information

    ECO-STEEL & ECO-STEEL + General Information The ECO-Steel Air-Cooled and Insulated Chimney instructions, and those of the appliance manufacturer. is intended for use on Isokern fireplaces. Do not use Interior chimneys shall be enclosed where they with forced draft or positive-pressure appliances. The...
  • Page 42: Eco-Steel Metal Chimney Installation

    Anchor Plate. If Iso-wool the top of the Isokern does not have a level surface, then it will need to be modified accordingly. Center the Iso-wool blanket over Isokern Top Plate hole and trace outline of hole with a pen or marker.
  • Page 43 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace ECO-STEEL Metal Chimney Installation Chimney to the center of the fireplace’s flue outlet and mark the Storm center point on the ceiling. See TABLE 1 below. Collar Mark appropriate cutting lines around the center point. Cut a square hole in the ceiling. Frame a level, Tall Cone square opening centered over the hole that you have cut.
  • Page 44 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace ECO-STEEL Metal Chimney Installation Band if total chimney height is greater than 50 feet, or if the fireplace manufacturer requires it. If additional Lock Washer support is needed, install one or more Supports which will support 30 feet of chimney. (Figure 53) Pilot Hole Flat Washer Slide the Support Band around the chimney and...
  • Page 45 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace ECO-STEEL Metal Chimney Installation CHIMNEY 7. Attic Insulation Shield: The Attic Insulation Shield must be installed where the chimney passes into an attic. Its purpose is to maintain clearances from loose packed NAILS OR ATTIC or blown insulation from the chimney.
  • Page 46 Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace ECO-STEEL Metal Chimney Installation Screw Or Rivet Straps 8. For chase enclosures, install the chase top cover To Flashing (supplied by others) to the chase enclosure. Cut a hole in the chase top cover the same diameter as the base Screw of the cone on the flashing.
  • Page 47: Mechanical Draft System

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Guide for Mechanical Draft System Mechnical Draft System for Wood and Fired Fireplace Chimney with a Single Flue Junction Application: This is the most common form of installation and is used in all jurisdictions where the 2000 or later edition of the NFPA211 has not yet been adopted.
  • Page 48: Access Modification: Combustion Air Kits, Gas & Electrical Line Feed

    CAUTION: When using the decorative appliance, the (See Detail Below) fireplace damper must be set in the fully open position. Gas line for gas log sets used in the Isokern firebox can be routed CAUTION: All access holes must be...
  • Page 49: Firebrick Installation

    3. Start the firebrick at the front edge of the floor of the Isokern firebox, proceeding inward toward the back. Let the floor brick gap approximately 1/2” off the back wall and side walls.
  • Page 50: Flush Wall Finish Details

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Flush Wall Finish Detail When drywall is the wall finish at the STANDARD This alignment of firebrick application, as shown face and flush with the rough face of the STANDARD below (Figure 67), allows the firebrick lining to be in the firebox and damper beam, it is recommended when same plane with the room’s wall finish surface.
  • Page 51: Clearance To Combustilble Trim

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Clearance to Combustible Trim - 36, 42 & 46 Models Hearth Extensions These include paint or finish composition, previous All STANDARD 36, 42 and 46 Fireplaces shall have exposure to heat, methods and quality of construction, hearth extensions of brick, concrete, stone, tile or other air flow patterns, etc.
  • Page 52: Outdoor Application

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Specialty Applications - Outdoor Installation The Isokern fireplace can be used in an outdoor Supporting Footers It must be built upon a concrete support slab with no application and is considered an "Outdoor Application" if the fireplace is a freestanding unit, located a minimum of wood underpinnings.
  • Page 53: Two Story Stacked Installations

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD Series Fireplace Specialty Applications - Two Story Stacked Installations General Information To install one Fireplace and DM chimney system above one another, as in a two story stacked installation, both the upper and lower fireplace installations require a structurally designed support down to footings designed by a structural engineer.
  • Page 54 “D” is also the sum of “B” plus “C” . E: is the height of the Fireplaces chosen for the lower unit and includes the Isokern three inch thick base plate. F: is the dimension from the top of the support slab of the lower unit to the top of the floor of the upper unit.
  • Page 55: Seismic Requirements

    23/4" back from one side of the Isokern STANDARD firebox, spanning the firebox opening. Once the smoke dome assembly is built and the...
  • Page 56: Summary

    3. Log Grates Log grates are required for burning solid fuel in drafting and is not responsible for it. the Isokern fireplace. Grates allow for easy air flow up 2. Fireplace Curing Instructions through the burning logs thus creating a more complete It is critical that the Isokern masonry elements in the and efficient burning of the fuel.
  • Page 57 (vent free) gas The following door manufacturers are approved for log sets. installation and use on all Isokern gas fireplaces. We recommend an outside air kit be installed into the fireplace WARNING: Do not operate a vented gas log set in this with a minimum duct size of 4”...
  • Page 58 Earthcore Industries STANDARD SeriesFireplace Summary inspect the fireplace and chimney system. Chimneys WARNING: Do not use chemical fireplace and chimney must be installed so that access is provided for inspection cleaners that are poured on a hot fire. These can be and cleaning.
  • Page 59: Registration Card

    Earthcore Industries STANDARD SeriesFireplace Registration Card Earthcore Industries Attn: Technical Department 6899 Phillips Industrial Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32256 Dealer _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Date of Purchase: _____________________________ Date Of Installation: _____________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Phone No.: ___________________________________ Fireplace Size (Circle One): STANDARD 36 (80036) 42 (80042) 46 (80046) Fuel Type (Circle One):...
  • Page 60: Warranty

    Warranty & Disclaimer Isokern STANDARD Series Fireplace Earthcore offers a lifetime warranty for all Isokern components, to be free from defects in materials that negatively affect system performance from the date of purchase, subject to the terms and conditions of this limited warranty.

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