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ENCLOSING the FIREPLACE
Element4 Gas Fireplaces
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COLD CLIMATE INSULATION
For cold climate installations, it is especially important to insulate outside the chase cavity, between studs and under the floor on
which appliance rests, if floor is above ground level. Gas line holes and other openings should be filled with approved firestop.
If the fireplace is being installed on a cement slab in cold climates, a sheet of plywood or a raised platform can be placed underneath
to prevent cold transferring to the fireplace and into the room. It also helps to tape the venting for maximum air tightness and to
caulk firestops.
LOCATING THE CONTROLS
The control system for the Element4 fireplaces consist of three major components: the receiver, the transmitter and the gas valve.
The transmitter is the remote control by which you operate the fireplace. The receiver and the gas valve are at one end of a line set
which is approximately 50”/1270
mm
long. The other end of the line set is connected to the approximate center of the firebox. As
shipped, the line set is wrapped together and fixed beneath the fireplace. See Figure 31.
The Wall Access Door is provided with your fireplace and is designed to hold the receiver and gas valve. When locating the Wall
Access Door you must consider four types of access:
1. Air access
. Room air must be allowed to flow freely through the door perforations, up through the site-built platform
and above, through the enclosing fireplace chase.
2. Line set access
. The line set is to be unwrapped which allows the controls to be placed within a radius of
approximately 50”/1270
mm
from the center of the fireplace,
as the cable runs
.
3. Physical access
. The gas valve/receiver must be readily accessible for maintenance, etc.
4. Wireless access
. The signals from the transmitter (handheld, remote control) must get to the receiver, inside the
access door.
Note that if the Access Door is not used its equivalent in air, line set, physical and wireless access must be provided.
MOUNTING THE CONTROLS
Do not place the controls above the level of the burner. If the fireplace will sit directly on the floor, the controls must be placed outside the
non-combustible zone or insulated from the heat from the fireplace.
The Wall Access Door requires a rough opening of 913/16”/250
mm
high by 615/16”/175
mm
wide. The door should be mounted with
the hinge on the left side or with the hinge side down.
- Carefully cut the black tie wraps which hold the line set to the bottom of the fireplace then carefully unwrap the line set. Lay
the line set out towards the location of the Access Door. Do not kink the line set and do not bend to a radius of less than 2”/50
mm
. See Figure 31.
- Remove the four bolts holding the white door/frame cover to the frame. Separate the frame and cover then mount the Access
Door frame to the rough opening as shown in Figure 32.
- Replace the white door/frame cover onto the frame and secure it with the four bolts.
- Fit the gas valve tab into the bracket on the Access Door frame then tighten the bolt through the mounting bosses . See
Figures 33 and 34.
- Set the receiver into the Access Door bracket as shown in Figure 35 and connect the AC adapter.
When mounted, the Access Door should look like that shown in Figure 36.
