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Installing Flue Components
1. Attach the First Flue Component to the
Starting Collars
To attach the first flue component to the starting collars
of the fireplace:
•
Apply a 3/8 inch (10mm) bead of stove cement
around the inner pipe heater starting collar.
•
Make sure that the heater rope gasket supplied with
the heater seals between the first flue component
and the outer heater wrap.
•
Lock the flue components into place by sliding the
concentric pipe sections with four (4) equally spaced
interior beads into the heater collar or previously
installed component end with four (4) equally spaced
indented sections.
•
When the internal beads of each outer pipe line up,
rotate the pipe section clockwise about one-quarter
(1/4) turn. The flue pipe is now locked together.
•
The first 90° elbow installed in the flue system of a
rear flueing heater
MUST BE
in a vertical position.
FIGURE 14. Attaching the First Flue
Component to the Starting Collars
WARNING: A 3/8 INCH (10MM) BEAD
OF STOVE CEMENT MUST BE PLACED
AROUND THE INNER PIPE HEATER STARTING
COLLAR BEFOREATTACHING THE FIRSTFLUE
COMPONENT. FAILURE TO SEAL THIS JOINT
MAY CAUSE THE HEATER TO OPERATE IM-
PROPERLY. SEE FIGURE 14.
WARNING: ENSURE THAT THE FIBER-GLASS ROPE
GASKET SUPPLIED WITH THE HEATER SEALS
BETWEEN THE FIRST FLUE COMPONENT AND
THE OUTER HEATER WRAP.
2. Continue Adding Flue Components
To continue adding flue components in accordance with
the pre-planned flue system configuration:
•
Ensure that each succeeding flue component is
securely fitted and locked into the preceding com-
ponent in the flue system.
90° elbows may be installed and rotated to any point
around the preceding component’s vertical axis. If an
elbow does not end up in a locked position with the
preceding component, attach with a minimum of two
(2) sheet metal screws.
3. Install Support Brackets
For Horizontal Runs -
The flue system must be
supported every five (5) feet of horizontal run by a
horizontal pipe support.
To install support brackets for horizontal runs:
• Place the pipe supports around the flue pipe.
• Nail the pipe supports to the framing members.
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STARTING
COLLAR
FIRST
FLUE
COMPONENT
STOVE
SEALANT
BEAD
3/8" (10mm)
1 INCH (25mm)