Fire-Lite Application - Required Clearance To Combustibles
FIGURE 86
FIGURE 87
FIGURE 88
The Fire-Lite is tested and listed for installation with “clearance to
combustibles” as follows:
Four inches (4”) clearance to the combustible floor.
Zero inch (0”) clearance at the Fire-Lite smoke dome
front wall (Figure 86).
One and one half inches (1-1/2”) clearance at the
Fire-Lite firebox back wall and side walls;
Two inches (2”) minimum air space to combustibles
at all FTF-13 metal chimney components’ outer layer;
Three inches (3”) clearance to insulation from all
Fire-Lite firebox, smoke dome and chimney components.
Important:
“Combustibles” are defined as “normal construction
materials” and are considered to be: wood framing materials, par
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ticle board, mill board, plywood sub-flooring, plywood paneling
and wood flooring. Sheathing materials, such as plywood, particle
board and drywall may cover the smoke dome front at zero inch
(0”) clearance. All combustible sheathing materials must be held
eight inches (8”) away from the sides of the firebox opening and
eight inches (8”) above the top of the firebox opening.
Drywall must be cut two inches (2”) back from the firebox open
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ing sides and eight inches (8”) above the top of the opening.
CAUTION:
Maintain a minimum of three inch (3”) clearance to
insulation and vapor barriers. (Figure 33, page 20)
Combustible objects, such as furniture, placed in front of
the fireplace must be kept a minimum of forty-eight inches (48”)
from the fireplace opening.
Notes:
The Fire-Lite Application is designed, tested and
approved for installation at a minimum of four inches (4”) above
combustible floor systems per the installation specifications given
in this manual.
Any portion of the combustible floor system left exposed
under the base plate is to be covered with minimum 1” thick
ceramic fiber insulation board rated to 2100 degrees Fahrenheit
(Figure 90).
All Fire-Lite Series result in the finished fire brick
floor of the firebox being at least eight inches (8 1/2”)
above the combustible floor system (Figure 87).
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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 ...
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