Bellfires BCC-28 Tall Installation Manual

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Bellfires
Close Clearance Models:
BCC-28 Tall
BCC-28
BCC-21 Tall
BCC-21
BCC-19
®
SLEEPY HOLLOW CHIMNEY SUPPLY, LTD.
Brentwood, New York 11717
1-800-553-5322 • FAX 631-231-2364
www.sleepyhollowsupply.com • www.bellfiresusa.com
85 Emjay Blvd.
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120700

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  • Page 1 Bellfires ® Close Clearance Models: BCC-28 Tall BCC-28 BCC-21 Tall BCC-21 BCC-19 Version 120700 SLEEPY HOLLOW CHIMNEY SUPPLY, LTD. 85 Emjay Blvd. Brentwood, New York 11717 1-800-553-5322 • FAX 631-231-2364 www.sleepyhollowsupply.com • www.bellfiresusa.com...
  • Page 2: Important Safeguards And Precautions

    Bellfires® BCC IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRECAUTIONS ® A properly installed Bellfires BCC-28 fireplace and its associated components form a safety tested system. This manual serves as a guide for the proper and safe installation ® of a Bellfires fireplace. It does not serve as a substitute for the necessary professional judgment and skills of a trained installer.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Bellfires® BCC Table of Contents Important Safeguards and Precautions Introduction BCC Parts BCC Spider Damper Parts Safety Guidlines BCC 28 Specifications & Dimensions BCC 28 Steps to Installation Layout 12,13 Bird’s Eye View Dimensions BCC 28 Assembly & Chimney Installation 14-27 BCC 28 Hearth Extensions 16,17...
  • Page 4 Bellfires® BCC BCC 19 BCC 21 and BCC 28...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Bellfires® BCC Introduction Early fireplaces were very inefficient, drawing a good deal of to improve the design. the heat up the chimney while admitting an unbearable amount of smoke into the room. In the late 1700’s, Benjamin Sleepy Hollow Chimney Supply has optimized the Bellfires® Thompson, Count of Rumford, recognizing that a fireplace designs, and produced a superior radiant firebox combining heats an area by radiation, began a series of experiments...
  • Page 6: Bcc Parts

    Bellfire BCC Component Identification Close Clearance Wood Floor Parts Removable Top Lid (Part #2) Bellfires® 20 Ga. Galvanized Outer Shell (Supplied) (Part # 1) Removable Front Face Panel (Part #3) 1” Hollow Wool Gasket..(Supplied) (Part # 15) Three Hammer Drive Pins (Supplied) (Part # 17) Required Chase Vents...
  • Page 7 Bellfires® BCC Component Identification Masonry Turbo Pre-sized 3 x 8 lb. (supplied) (Part#14) density Hollow Wool Blanket (Supplied) (Part # 7) Rumford Smoke Dome (supplied) (Part # 13) One can of Spray Glue (Supplied) (Part # 8) Hollow Wool Gasket (supplied) (Part # 12) Refractory Firebox (supplied) (Part # 9)
  • Page 8: Bcc Spider Damper Parts

    Bellfires® BCC Component Identification BCC Spider Damper Parts 1- Drop In Damper (Part #21) 28' Stainless Steel Cable (Part #22) 1 -Bracket (Part #23) 2 -Hammer Drive Pins (Part #24) 1- Stainless Steel Sash Chain (Part #25) 1 -Stainless Steel Ring (attach to chain) (Part #26) 1 -Stainless Steel Clamp (attach to cable) You need..
  • Page 9: Safety Guidelines

    Bellfires® BCC Safety Guidelines Bellfires® fireplaces are not approved for use in mobile homes. There must be an air space clearance between the outermost portion of any section of the chimney system and any combustible surface. Although two inches is a typical clearance, adhere to the requirements set forth by the chim- ney manufacturer.
  • Page 10: Bcc 28 Specifications & Dimensions

    432” 432” 6 ” 6 ” SPECIFICATIONS SMOKE CHAMBER: Advanced reinforced design 3000˚ 70% High alumina castable refractory NAME: BELLFIRES ® Close Clearance 3” thick stainless steel fiber reinforced MODELS and WEIGHT: THERMAL INSULATION: BCC21 STANDARD 500 lbs. 3” x 8 lb. Hollow Wool™...
  • Page 11: Bcc 28 Steps To Installation

    Bellfires® BCC Steps to a Bellfires® BCC Installation ASSEMBLY LAYOUT & CHIMNEY INSTALLATION FINISH FRAME...
  • Page 12: Layout

    Bellfires® BCC LAYOUT Decide where and how joists and rafters are to be boxed for proper chimney clearance Find centerline for chimney Distance from centerline to rear wall Snap chalk lines for enclosure and hearth extension LOCATE THE FIREPLACE The Bellfires® BCC 28 must be installed on a flat, hard, When planning the BCC installation, it is necessary to level surface, such as a wood floor or raised platform.
  • Page 13: Bird's Eye View Dimensions

    Bellfires® BCC Corner Installation By setting the Bellfires® BCC fireplace in the desired 1” angled wall clearance location in the room and using a plumb line, the position of a straight chimney above the fireplace can be simulated. Whenever possible, the BCC should be moved to minimize the cutting of ceiling joists and roof rafters or the use of chimney offsets.
  • Page 14: Bcc 28 Assembly & Chimney Installation

    Bellfires® BCC BCC 28 Assembly & Chimney Installation The BCC 28 is designated for use with a listed Type HT pre-fab chimney that meet requirements from UL 1482 or ULC 5627 The Bellfires® BCC is the most advanced factory-built fireplace on the market today.
  • Page 15 Bellfires® BCC 15-1 15-2 REMOVE TOP LID 15-4 15-3 15-5 REMOVE FRONT FACE PANEL 1. Once it is determined the exact place the fireplace will rest, place the supplied ” x 48” (12.5 mm x 122 cm) sheet of Cera-foil ceramic fibre blanket on wood floor, foil face up. (15-1) If the BCC is to be installed on a combustible floor lay the 20 gauge galvanized sheet metal protection (part # 6) on the floor over the ceramic insulation.
  • Page 16: Bcc 28 Hearth Extensions

    Bellfires® BCC Hearth Extensions BCC Flush hearth extension BCC Raised hearth extension 16-2 16-1 BCC fireplace front edge BCC fireplace front edge Bellfires® galvanized floor protection “Z” strip ember guard safety strip projecting Seal minimum 2” under BCC Minimum 20” and minimum 2”...
  • Page 17 Bellfires® BCC How to determine if alternate floor protection materials are acceptable. All floor protection materials must be non-combustible (i.e., metals, brick, stone, mineral fiber boards, etc.). Any organic materials (i.e., plastics, wood, paper products, etc.,) are combustible and must not be used. The floor protector specified may include some form of thermal designation such as R value (thermal resistance), k-factor (thermal conductivity), or C-factor (thermal conductance).
  • Page 18 Bellfires® BCC 18-1 18-2 18-3 18-4 Lay 1” (25mm) precut Hollow Wool Insulation Blanket (Part # 6) on 22ga. 304-L SS floor pan of shell. (Part # 4) Be sure that supplied insulating blanket fits tight against floor of enclosure. (18-1) Position supplied precut 3” thick Hollow Wool Thermal Insulating Blanket (Part #7) around rear of shell.
  • Page 19 Bellfires® BCC 19-2 19-1 19-3 Spray adhesive glue on top of firebox and flare edges. (19-1) Place insulation gasket ( Part #12) on top of firebox edge and flares. (19-2 & 19-3)
  • Page 20 Bellfires® BCC 20-1 20-2 Place Masonry Rumford Dome (Part # 13) on top of firebox- gasketing, resting on the fire- box and flares. Use spray adhesive to cement gasket material on top of Rumford Dome. (20-2, 20-3) Using provided spray glue, position supplied Hollow Wool Thermal Insulating Blanket (Part # 7) around rear of...
  • Page 21 Bellfires® BCC 21-2 21-1 Place Masonry Turbo (Part # 14) on top of dome. (21-1) Using provided spray glue, position supplied Hollow Wool Thermal Insulating Blanket around rear of Masonry Trim 21-4 Turbo. (21-2) 21-3 front as shown Bring both ends of Hollow or fold Wool blanket together and use down...
  • Page 22 Bellfires® BCC Perlite 22-1 22-2 Lintel height 22-3 Pour in perlite beads insulation until it reaches lintel height. (22-1) Reinstall front face panel, drill canopy edge with carbide bit (supplied), and install hammer pins (Part # 17) as indi- cated. (22-2 & 22-3) Make sure the Cera-Foil fibre blanket is tight against the refractory compo- nents and then pour Perlite infill behind...
  • Page 23 Bellfires® BCC Perlite 8” Diameter Listed Type HT UL1482 or ULC S627 Chimney Pour in perlite beads insulation to absolute top of unit. Tap or vibrate shell enclosure to settle perlite. Retap as necessary, ensuring there are no voids. (23-1) Slip Continue filling and packing until the top of shell is covered.
  • Page 24: Bcc 28 Ht Chimneys

    Bellfires® BCC Install a Listed HT UL1482 or ULC S627 Chimney Depending on the existing framing limitations of the house either a straight or offset chimney will be installed. Bellfires® BCC fireplaces can be installed with any 8” Diameter Listed Type HT UL1482 or ULC S627 Chimney. Review the chimney manufacturer’s installation instructions for details and minimum requirements.
  • Page 25: Bcc 28 Spider Damper

    Bellfires® BCC Spider Damper 25-2 25-1 25-3 25-4 25-5 After the listed HT chimney has been installed, but before the chimney cap is placed, the BCC top mounted Spider Damper must be installed. The Spider Damper is placed in the top section of the listed HT chimney. The Spider Drop-in Damper (25-1) (Part #21) installs typically like other top mounted dampers.
  • Page 26 Bellfire BCC Spider Damper 26-1 3” 20” 26-4 26-3 Hearth 26-2 Now, go back inside to the BCC firebox. Take the "L" bracket (Part #23) and place it at wall of firebox (26-1) about 20" from hearth and no less than 3"...
  • Page 27 Bellfires® BCC Finish chimney installation by attaching the proper chimney cap and chimney roof braces. The Bellfires® BCC Tall and Standard are now ready to be framed.
  • Page 28: Bcc 28 Framing

    Bellfires® BCC Frame the BCC 27” (681mm ) Minimum Metal Stud 2” (50mm) Facewall (between the arrows) construction must be non-combustible from firebox to ceiling. Width of opening between wooden side studs 47 ” (1207 mm) 2" (50 mm) Minimum clearance to sidewall combustibles Height of metal stud from floor: 73 ”...
  • Page 29 Bellfires® BCC...
  • Page 30: Bcc 28 Finish

    Bellfires® BCC Finish the BCC Ceiling to floor facewall constructed of noncombustible materials. (All studding metal and all surface materials noncombustible.) NO Sheetrock or wooden studs. Install vents 18” (458 mm) Minimum distance between opening to wooden mantle 20” (508 mm) non-combustible decorative hearth material Sheet Metal Emberguard Bellfires®...
  • Page 31: Build The Best Fire In The World

    THIS TYPE OF FIRE IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR from each tier of wood will always travel up through THE FIRST EIGHT TO TEN FIRES. BELLFIRES® MUST the flame and burn, thereby reducing particulate pollu - BE GRADUALLY BROKEN IN AND CURED WITH tion and unburned fuel.
  • Page 32: Operation & Maintenance

    Operating Instructions & Maintenance BCC Operating Instructions & Fireplace & Chimney Maintenance Keep These Instructions Chimney Maintenance for Future Use CREOSOTE–Formation and Need for Removal NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE When wood is burned slowly it produces tar and other organic vapors which combine with expelled moisture LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL- to form creosote.
  • Page 33: Warranty

    Bellfires® BCC CONDITIONS OF WARRANTY LIFETIME WARRANTY Bellfires® Manufacturing Company extends the following warranty on the BCC 28, subject to the conditions of guarantee thereon. The fireplace is warranted for the lifetime of the original owner from the date of installation. If examination by the Bellfires®...

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