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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 48)
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 aburpt 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 9.5 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 ECO-STEEL & ECO-STEEL + Chimney
flue are the flue types for the MAGNUM models in the
outdoor application. With the use of ECO-STEEL & ECO-
STEEL + Chimney a 2" clearance to combustible material
is required. See page 16 for more information.
Supporting Footers
In the outdoor application careful load calculations
should be made for the veneer type used on the fireplace.
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 18 for weight calculations.
IMPORTANT:
Due to heat and weight issues, the Isokern
fireplace 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.
Assembly Instructions
Refer to the assembly instructions that are found on
pages 20-25.
NOTE:
A damper is not required in an outdoor application
of the Isokern Fireplace.
Clearance to Combustibles
Follow the instructions on pages 16 & 44 on the Required
Clearances to Combustibles.
10' Minimum
10.5'
Minimum
FIGURE 48
Earthcore Industries
MAGNUM
Series Fireplace
