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Finish Facing Detail
Important:
Since there is no fire brick set along the top of the Fire-Lite’s firebox opening, when setting the noncombustible finished
facing material (code required and supplied by others) across the top of the firebox opening there may be a gap between the back of
the noncombustible finish material and the rough front face of the Fire-Lite damper plate.
Be sure to check for and fill any such gap with noncombustible Earthcore Mortar in conjunction with placement of the code required
noncombustible finish facing material set across the top of the firebox opening. (Figure 35)
WARNING
:
Avoid false chimneys.
Important:
Failure to seal any gaps between the front face of the Fire-Lite damper plate and the back of the noncombustible
finished facing material will create what is known as a “false chimney”. A “false chimney”, in this case, is the narrow gap
(mentioned above) between the back of the noncombustible facing material at the top of the firebox opening and the rough front of
the Fire-Lite damper plate. If left unfilled this gap creates a “false chimney” which can draw smoke, heat and fire out of the firebox
into the space behind the noncombustible finish facing and on up into overhead framed spaces causing a fire hazard.
FIGURE 35
Summary of Contents for FIRE-LITE series
Page 7: ...Assembled Firebox Smoke Dome Dimensions 36 42 46 7 ...
Page 23: ...23 Interior Masonry Veneer Fireplace Finishes Clearances FIGURE 38 FIGURE 36 FIGURE 37 ...
Page 28: ...DM 54 Chimney Component List Dimensions 28 ...
Page 32: ...32 DM 54 Chimney System Lateral Support cont FIGURE 51 FIGURE 52 ...
Page 51: ...51 Fire Lite Application Raised Metal Platform cont FIGURE 93 ...
Page 58: ...Notes 58 ...
