Clearances To Combustibles; Clearance To Combustibles; Hearth Requirement/Floor Protection - HearthStone Bristol DX Owner's Manual

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Owner's manual (48 pages)

Owner's manual (49 pages)

Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc.

Note: Ensure clearances are in accordance

with

local

installation

requirements of the gas supplier.

Clearance to Combustibles

Due to high surface temperatures, locate the unit out

of traffic areas and away from furniture and

draperies.

not

place

flammable material on or near the heater. When

positioning the unit always maintain adequate

clearances around air openings into the combustion

chamber

and

allow

Minimum clearances to combustibles must be

maintained as shown in Figures 15 - 17.

Note: The rear clearance to combustibles is

determined by either the unit's or the vent pipe's

minimum clearance, depending on whether the

installation calls for vertical rise within the room or a

rear exit, through-the-wall vent pipe.

Ensure you consider the need for access to the gas

control valve access door on the front of the unit as

well as full access for periodic cleaning and

servicing. Also consider clearance for the blower

assembly if present, or planned in the future.

CAUTION: THESE CLEARANCES REPRESENT

MINIMUM DISTANCES IN ALL CASES, WHICH,

THROUGH

TESTING

LABORATORY TO ANSI AND CSA STANDARDS,

WILL

PREVENT

FIRE

COMBUSTION. WE DO NOT CONTROL THE

COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS EXPOSED TO HEAT

THIS

PRODUCT;

ASSESSMENT

MUST

INSTALLER

PREVENT

DAMAGE OF WALLS AND FLOORING.

Hearth Requirement/Floor

Protection

You can place the Bristol directly on any non-

combustible surface or on a wood floor.

placing the Bristol on any other type of combustible

surface you must install a panel made of metal,

wood, stone, or glass under the appliance. The

panel must extending the full width and depth of the

appliance. Installations must meet all local codes.