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strip and caulk around windows and doors
to keep the cold air out and the warm air in.
During heating months, home owners want
their homes as airtight as possible.
While it is good to make your home energy
efficient, your home needs to breathe. Fresh
air must enter your home. All fuel-burning ap-
pliances need fresh air for proper combustion
and ventilation.
Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers and
fuel burning appliances draw air from the house
to operate. You must provide adequate fresh
air for these appliances. This will insure proper
venting of vented fuel-burning appliances.
PROvIDING ADEqUATE vENTILATION
The following are excerpts from
National Fuel
Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Air for
Combustion and Ventilation.
Figure 4 - Assembling Hood
Hood
Sheet Metal
Screws
Firebox Top
Louver
aiR FoR ComBUsTioN aND VENTilaTioN
WARNING: This heater shall
not be installed in a room or space
unless the required volume of
indoor combustion air is provided
by the method described in the
National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA 54,
the
International
Fuel Gas Code,
or applicable
local codes. Read the following
instructions to insure proper fresh
air for this and other fuel-burning
appliances in your home.
Today’s homes are built more energy efficient
than ever. New materials, increased insulation
and new construction methods help reduce
heat loss in homes. Home owners weather
WARNING: Always have
screen in place before operating
fireplace. This prevents exces
-
sive temperatures on fireplace
surfaces.
WARNING: Failure to position
the parts in accordance with these
diagrams or failure to use only
parts specifically approved with
this fireplace may result in prop
-
erty damage or personal injury.
Tools Required:
• Phillips screwdriver • slotted screwdriver
• 5/16" hex wrench
• scissors
1. If equipped, lift fireplace screen up and
pull out to remove (see Figure 3). Set
screen aside until installation has been
completed.
2. Cut two plastic straps to remove log from
firebox cavity. Set log aside.
3. An optional blower is available. See
Ac-
cessories,
page 38. Install optional blower
now. Follow installation instructions pro
-
vided with blower.
4. Locate four black Phillips sheet metal
screws in hardware packet.
5. Slide hood between louver and firebox top
and align screw holes.
Figure 3 - Removing and Installing Screen
Screen
Shoulder Screw
HooD assEmBly
6. Insert screws as shown in Figure 4.
Tighten screws firmly.