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Specialty Applications - Outdoor Installation
The Isokern fireplace can be used in an outdoor application and is considered an "Outdoor Application" if the fireplace is
a freestanding unit, located a minimum of ten feet (10') away from any structure. These structures would include your
house, patio cover, detached garage, or any other standing structure
(Figure 70)
.
Selecting an Outdoor Location
: To determine the safest and most efficient location for the fireplace, you must take
into consideration the following guidelines:
1.
The location must allow for proper clearances and venting.
2.
Consider a location where the fireplace will not be affected by down drafts, impending structures, or frequently
opened doors.
3.
Avoid a location where the chimney termination will be near abrupt changes in the roof shape, nearby wall, under
trees, or above the roof of a single-story wing of a two-story building.
Chimney Flue:
Minimum height of chimney, measured from base plate of the fireplace to flue gas outlet of termination,
should be 9½ feet. If the fireplace is located adjacent to structures on the property, the chimney height should be a
minimum of two feet taller than that structure. The height of the chimney will require calculated dimensions to make
sure the smoke vents properly upward through the chimney and doesn’t create a downdraft that will push the smoke
back out of the hearth.
The use of either the DM 54 or ECO-STEEL & ECO-STEEL+ Chimney flue are the recommended flue types for the
MAGNUM models in the outdoor application. If the use of ECO-STEEL & ECO-STEEL+ Chimney is used, a 2" clearance
to combustible material is required. See page 40 for more information.
Supporting Footers:
It must be built upon a concrete support slab with no wood underpinnings. In the outdoor application,
careful load calculations should be made for the veneer type used on the fireplace as well as the chimney weight.
Foundations and footings must be made of a frost -protected foundation and be approved by the local building authority.
For any foundation design and load requirements check with local structural engineer.
It is the responsibility of the General
Contractor to insure adequate foundations.
See page 14 for weight calculations.
IMPORTANT:
Due to heat and weight issues, the Isokern fireplace and DM 54 chimney system installations require
that the system be built upon a non-combustible concrete slab with no wood underpinnings supported to footings with
concrete or steel and designed to carry the total weight of the Isokern fireplace and chimney system.
Assembly Instructions
: Refer to the assembly instructions that are found on pages 23-27.
NOTE:
A damper is not required in an outdoor application of the Isokern Fireplace.
Clearance to Combustibles
: Follow the instructions on pages 16-17 on the Required Clearances to Combustibles.
10' Minimum
9.5'
Minimum
FIGURE 70
Earthcore Industries
MAGNUM Series Fireplace
