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USER INFORMATION
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The Element4 fireplaces are direct vent fireplaces and, as such, the intake and exhaust are both handled through the vent pipe.
The fireplace also provides convection air to your room. Figure 1 shows one of the unique features of the Element4 fireplaces - its
use of warm, convection air flow.
Other fireplaces have louvered metal boxes around them to keep temperatures under control. The Element4 fireplaces use your
enclosing walls, or chase, to guide this warm air. This design, therefore, requires the use of non-combustible wall materials and
gives you beauty for your effort.
When the air within the chase is warmed by the fireplace, it rises and exits through the Convection Air Outlet. This air is then
replaced by room air which enters the chase just above the fireplace glass and through the Wall Access Door. As the exiting warm
air cools, it falls to the floor where it's drawn into the inlets and the cycle repeats.
The fireplace provides the
inlet
for room air as part of its design; you provide the warm air
outlet
as part of your design.
See the
ENCLOSING the FIREPLACE
section of this manual for more information.
Room Air In
Figure 1
WARMTH AND BEAUTY - HOW IT WORKS
Warm Air Out
Site-built Chase
Room Air In
Access Door
Room Air In
Warm Air Out
