Frame The Fireplace - Quadra-Fire EPA Certified Woodburning Fireplace 7100FP-GD-B Owner's Manual

7100FP EPA Woodburning Fireplace
Minimum Clearances to Combustibles
WITHIN ENCLOSURE AREA
Appliance to backwall
Appliance to sidewall
Duct boots to framing
Top standoffs to header
Door opening to sidewall
EXPOSED SURFACES
Faceplate to sidewall
Heat zone air grills to ceiling
MANTEL
Combustible and non-combustible
mantel minimum height
Maximum mantel depth
OPTIONAL FRAMING CONSTRUCTION / REDUCED
MANTEL HEIGHT:
Non-combustible mantel material minimum height from base
of fireplace to underside of mantel 46 in. (1168mm) when the
following enclosure construction materials are used:
Non-combustible framing materials must be used above fire-
place to height of 84 in. (2134mm) from base of fireplace for
all construction materials, framing members, sheeting, and
all finish materials.
Non-Combustible Materials
Materials which will not ignite and burn. Such materials are
those consisting entirely of steel, iron, brick, tile, concrete,
slate, glass or plasters, or any combination thereof.
Materials that are reported as passing ASTM E 136, Stan-
dard Test Method for Behavior of Materials, in a Vertical
Tube Furnace at 750°C, shall be considered non-combus-
tible materials.
Combustible Materials
Materials made of or surfaced with wood, compressed paper,
plant fibers, plastics, or other materials that can ignite and
burn, whether flame proofed or not, or whether plastered or
un-plastered shall be considered combustible materials.
WARNING
Fire Risk
Hearth & Home Technologies is not respon-
sible for discoloration, cracking or other mate-
rial failures of finishing materials due to heat
exposure or smoke.
• Choose finishing materials carefully.
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1/2 in. (13 mm)
1 in. (25 mm)
0 in. (0 mm)
0 in. (0 mm)
22-7/8 in. (581 mm)
MANTEL
16 in. (406 mm)
Combustible and non-combustible mantel minimum height
from base of fireplace to underside of mantel
12 in. (305 mm)
60 in. (1524 mm)
Maximum mantel depth
CHIMNEY SECTIONS
12 in. (305 mm)
Chimney sections at any level require a 2 in. (51 mm) mini-
mum air space clearance between the framing and chimney
section.
C. Frame the Fireplace
NOTE: Wiring for blowers must be done before framed
enclosure is completed. If using a Heat Zone kit, it also
must be installed before enclosure is complete.
The 7100FP Fireplace will fit a framed opening height of
45-7/8 in. (1165 mm) tall and width of 42 in. (1067 mm). The
finished cavity depth must be no less than 24 in. (610 mm).
Framing must extend straight up all the way to the ceiling.
Figure 12.1 shows a typical framing (using 2 x 4 lumber)
of the fireplace, assuming combustible materials are used.
All required clearances to combustibles around the fireplace
must be adhered to. See Figure 11.1, on page 11. Any fram-
ing across the top of the fireplace must be above the level of
the top standoffs. (No recess above standoffs.)
45-7/8 in.
(1165mm)
24 in.
(610mm)
Figure 12.1 Framing the Fireplace
433-1390G
WARNING
Fire Risk
• Non-combustible mantels installed at a
reduced height may GET EXTREMELY
HOT during use of the fireplace.
• DO NOT TOUCH or place heat sensitive
combustible items on the mantel.
2 in.
(51mm)
42 in.
(1067mm)
R
60 in. (1524 mm)
12 in. (305 mm)
12 in.
(305mm)
Position
combustible/
non-combustible
mantel 60 in.
(1524mm)
from base of
the fireplace
September 1, 2008