Before Beginning The Installation; Choosing The Best Location; Chimney Minimum Height; Outside Air Intake - Les Foyers Don-Bar 9000 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

3. Before beginning the installation

3.1 Choosing the best location:

beginning the installation, make sure the spot you
have in mind for the fireplace and the chimney
meet the following requirements:
Fireplace clearances from
combustible walls
(See also pages 17 to 21)
18" min. (460 mm)
Wall
Fireplace
DON-BAR 9000
20" min. (508 mm)
Floor
Protection
DRAWING 2
3.2 Chimney: Position the chimney to avoid, as
much as possible, offsets, elbows and the cutting-
out of structural elements. Allow at least 2" (50
mm) for air space between the chimney and any
combustible material including electrical cables,
and plastic plumbing pipes. Never fill this air
space with insulation.
support requires a free vertical space of 17" x 17"
(430 mm) and the cathedral ceiling support
requires 20-1/4" x 20-1/4" (515 mm). Do not
connect this fireplace to a chimney that is
connected to another heating device.
REV. 2014-10
Before
18" min.
(460 mm)
See pages 17 to 21
The standard ceiling
3.3 Chimney minimum height: 15 feet (4600
mm). This length is measured from the floor
where the fireplace is installed to the top of the
chimney.
3.4 Outside air intake: Outside air needs to
circulate into the fireplace. The outside air intake
duct needs to pass under the floor that supports
the fireplace. Plan an appropriate path for this 6"
to 8" (150 to 200 mm) outside diameter duct,
including its insulated jacket.

3.5 Minimum clearances from combustible

materials:
drawings 2 and 3) is at least 20" (508 mm) from
any combustible material, including furniture,
Beam
Fireplace clearances from walls
and combustible furniture
(See also pages 17 to 21)
Furniture
Fireplace Table
Wall
20" min.
(508 mm)
Wood Basket
Floor
Protection
DRAWING 3
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Make sure the wood basket (see
20" min.
(508 mm)
See pages 17 to 21