FTF 13
Metal Chimney
2” min.
2” min.
1 ½” min.
Hearth
Extension
(20” Min)
Fire-Lite Stand
(4” min)
Combustible
Floor System
1 ½”
min
.
Hearth Extension
Zero Clearance
1 ½” min.
(20” min)
Fire-Lite Stand
Combustible
Floor System
Zero Clearance
Noncombustible
Substrate
Hearth
Extension
(20” Min)
(33” Min 60 & 72)
(33” Min 60 & 72)
(33” Min 60 & 72)
Fire-Lite Application - Required Clearance To Combustibles
FIGURE 124
FIGURE 125
FIGURE 126
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 125).
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,
particle 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 opening 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 34, page 75)
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
129).
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 130).
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