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MINIMUM CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLES
Back and sides of fireplace
Floor**
Wall to front of fireplace
Perpendicular wall to opening 14" minimum
Top spacers
Mantel clearances
Chimney outer pipe surfaces 1" minimum
* Not required at nailing flanges
** See step 2 of Installing Fireplace
WARNING: Do not pack re-
quired air spaces with insulation
or other materials.
Minimum/Maximum Chimney Height
Minimum height of chimney, measured from
base of fireplace to flue gas outlet of termina-
tion, is 15 feet for straight flue and 16 feet for
a flue with one elbow set. Maximum distance
between elbows is 2 feet. For systems with
2 elbow sets, minimum height is 25 feet.
Maximum height of any system is 40 feet. This
measurement includes fireplace, chimney
sections and height of termination assembly
at level of flue gas outlet (see Figure 15,
page 10).
FRAMING
1. Frame opening for fireplace using dimen-
sions shown in Figure 1.
2. If fireplace is to be installed directly on
carpeting, tile (other than ceramic) or any
combustible material other than wood
flooring, the fireplace must be installed
upon a metal or wood panel extending
the full width and depth of fireplace.
3. Set fireplace directly in front of opening
and slide unit back until nailing flanges
touch side framing.
4. Check level of fireplace and shim with
sheet metal if necessary.
5. Before securing fireplace to prepared
framing, provided ember protector must
be placed between hearth extension (not
supplied) and under bottom front edge of
fireplace to protect against glowing embers
falling through. If fireplace is to be installed
on a raised platform, a Z-type ember pro-
tector (not supplied) must be fabricated to
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Fireplace inSTallaTion
Continued
1" minimum*
0" minimum
36" minimum
0" minimum
see Mantels, page 14
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fit your required platform height. Ember
protector should extend under fireplace a
minimum of 1
/
1
be made of sheet metal (28 gauge mini-
mum to prevent corrosion.
6. Using screws or nails, secure fireplace to
framing through flanges located on sides
of fireplace (see Figure 2).
1" (2.5 cm) Min.
To Combustibles
21
/
"
5
16
(54 cm)
42
/
5
(108 cm)
Figure 1 - Framing Dimensions
3/4"
Clearance is
Not Required
at Nailing
Flanges
Figure 2 - Nailing Flanges
". Ember protector should
2
Ember Protector
(Not Supplied)
Platform Must be
Solid, Flat and
Fully Supported
12
3
/
" Dia.
8
(31.4 cm) Outer Pipe
2" (5.1 cm) Min.
Clearance From Outer
Pipes to Combustibles
12"
(31 cm)
"
8
Nailing
Flanges
Nails or
Screws
Prepared
Framing
"Z" Type
24"
(61 cm)
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