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1.   Precautions before lighting your first

4.   Ashes

 

4.1   Metal container

      fire 

4.2   Natural fertilizer

1.1   Adequate air supply
1.2   Preventing smoke returns

5.   Fireplace maintenance

5.1   Finish maintenance

2.   Firewood

5.2   Repainting

2.1   Allowed fuels

5.3   Outside air intake

2.2   Forbidden fuels

5.4   Fireplace storing

2.3   Recommended wood species
2.4   Green wood

6.   Cleaning the glass firescreen

6.1   Glass maintenance

3.   The fire

3.1   Opening the outside air intake control valve

7.   Replacing a broken glass pane

3.2   Opening the hood flue damper

7.1   Glass specifications

3.3   How to start a fire
3.4   Firescreen is mandatory
3.5   Preventing overfiing

8.   Chimney maintenance

3.6   Forbidden flammable liquids

8.1   Creosote build up and removing

3.7   Smoke release during the first fire

8.2   Inspection and regular maintenance

3.8   Caution:  Very Hot!
3.9   Gloves and poker
3.10 Energy savings

9.   Humidity and condensation

9.1   Excessive humidity and condensation

PART 2:  SECURITY, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE                              

Contents

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Summary of Contents for 9000

Page 1: ...ACES DON BAR FREE STANDING FIREPLACES Les foyers DON BAR Fireplaces inc Shop and Showroom 741 St Vallier Ouest Quebec Quebec G1N 1E2 Phone 418 686 9114 Fax 418 686 9117 Website www don bar com Email don bar don bar com 9120 9800 9200 9000 9800 9800 9123 REV 2013 02 ...

Page 2: ...uction If you are not sure maximum clearances from combustible materials Pages 6 and 17 to 21 For simplicity the Model 9000 is the only type illustrated in the drawings Installation of other models is similar which fireplace you ll be choosing it s best to allow A gas burner propane or natural gas with ceramic logs can also be installed The burner and its accessories must be certified by the conce...

Page 3: ...Operation and Maintenance PART 3 Parts List Page 5 Page 23 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 PART 4 Chimney Fires PART 5 Warranty Page 3 REV 2013 02 This document in its entirety is the intellectual property of Les Foyers Don Bar inc Any unauthorized use will expose its author or authors to legal and financial penalties Copyright 2011 Les Foyers Don Bar inc ...

Page 4: ...t firescreen 9200 9800 9123 9086 5 4 Radiation shield Optional for 9000 and 9120 6 Cathedral ceiling support 13 Installation of the optional hood installation standard and decorative panels 9000 9200 9800 ventilated 13 1 Installation of the decorative hood panels 6 1 Cathedral ceiling support wood 13 2 Sub panel fastening frame 13 3 Decorative panels installation 6 2 Ceiling support fastening 6 3 ...

Page 5: ...our first fire read the instructions in Part 2 regarding Security Operation and Maintenance 1 5 Your fireplace produces heat and provides great ambiance but it should not be used as the main source of heating 2 1 Listed factory built chimneys Your Don Bar fireplace is designed to be installed with any prefabricated chimney bearing the ULC S610 or UL 103HT label The chimney inside diameter shall be...

Page 6: ... the chimney to avoid as much as possible offsets elbows and the cutting out of structural elements Allow at least 2 50 mm for air space between the chimney and any combustible material including electrical cables and plastic plumbing pipes Never fill this air space with insulation For example if the chimney has an outside diameter of 12 305 mm by adding the required 2 50 mm air space a 16 406 mm ...

Page 7: ... mm x 515 mm minimum must be planned for the installation of the chimney and its ceiling support This technical shaft must be free of joists beams trusses pipes electrical wires etc before the installation of the chimney Seearticle7 4forthemaximum permittedoffsets VERYIMPORTANT A continuousverticalshaftof17 x17 430mmx430 mm minimum must be planned for the installation of the chimney and its ceilin...

Page 8: ...ame Build a ceiling wood frame of 17 x 17 I D 432 mm x 432 mm to anchor the ceiling support The ceiling support long bolts are spaced at 18 c c 457 mm Level the frame so that the suspended hood will be plumb Note that these wood frame dimensions are required to fix the ceiling support Elsewhere the chimney may require smaller clearances See the requirements of the chimney s manufacturer for more d...

Page 9: ...may require smaller clearances See wood against radiant heat from the chimney the requirements of the chimney s manufacturer for more details 6 1 Cathedral ceiling support wood frame Build a ceiling wood frame of 20 1 4 x 20 1 4 I D 515 x 515 mm to anchor the Don Bar cathedral ceiling support Level the frame so that the suspended hood will be plumb Note that these wood frame dimensions are require...

Page 10: ...part on the ceiling support However offset supports must be installed above 7 3 Obstructions If a joist obstructs the path and as close as possible to each offset elbow in of the chimney and the mandatory 2 50 mm the chimney Also install extra chimney supports minimum clearance the joist should be moved or at the intervals required by the chimney cut In either cases the structure must be manufactu...

Page 11: ...ng not to cut a joist 8 2 Joint gasket Before fully tightening the bolts insert the supplied compressible gasket 9 3 Duct type and diameter Use a 6 150 between the ceiling support and the fireplace mm I D flexible duct covered by a fiber glass hood in order to make the joint airtight insulating jacket with an integrated vapor barrier 9 4 Sealing the wall vapor barrier Following the piercing of the...

Page 12: ...g the existing resilient flooring 11 1 Pedestal installation Center the pedestal Before beginning the installation of the floor under the suspended hood Level it using the 4 protection remove any existing resilient flooring leveling bolts built in the base linoleum carpet etc in order to reach the wood or concrete sub flooring The fireplace must not rest on resilient flooring 11 Fireplace pedestal...

Page 13: ...n place using the supplied bolts The opening doors have a latch while the other glass panes are either simply inserted in the provided channel 9200 or assembled as opening doors but without a latch in the case of the 9000 9120 9800 and 12 1 Standard firescreen Fireplaces 9000 and 9123 Drawing 13 9120 Drawing 12 12 2 2 Spacing washers The steel posts are 12 1 1 Assembling the tempered glass supplie...

Page 14: ...ly laid in place over the sub panels without decorative panels in place handling them with any fastening care to prevent damages Decorative panels are simply laid down in place over the sub panels No fastening is required DRAWING 13 Installation of the optional structural tubular frame for the pivot doors 9000 9120 Lower fixing bolt inserted from under the table Note Bolt not required for retro fi...

Page 15: ...ill be installed The burner and its accessories must have the approved certification of the authorities of the country in question 15 3 Neutral pressure required Special care must be taken regarding pressures and air movements inside the area where the fireplace will be installed There must be no negative pressure vacuum in the fireplace s environment The outside air intake supplied with the firep...

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Page 17: ... mm 4 100 mm 9000 17 432 mm 16 406 mm to Adjustable from 19 483 mm 58 1475 mm 22 560 mm 22 560 mm Floor Protection 58 x 58 1475 x 1475 mm Fireplace Table Wood Basket REV 2013 02 Floor Protection This fireplace is approved with a wood basket placed at 12 305 mm of a combustible wall In this case the floor protection shall be extended to the wall Floor Protection 12 min 305 mm 18 min 460 mm Wall 18 ...

Page 18: ...CLEARANCES Wall Fireplace Table Wood Basket Floor Protection 58 x 58 1475 x 1475 mm 17 432 mm 16 406 mm to Adjustable from 18 460 mm REV 2013 02 19 1 2 495 mm Floor Protection This fireplace is approved with a wood basket placed at 12 305 mm of a combustible wall In this case the floor protection shall be extended to the wall Floor Protection 12 min 305 mm 18 min 460 mm Wall 18 min 460 mm Beam Fir...

Page 19: ...e to measure 17 432 mm 16 406 mm to Adjustable from 19 483 mm 13 34 5 8 880 mm 26 660 mm 20 510 mm 20 510 mm 4 100 mm 330 mm 43 1 2 1105 mm REV 2013 02 18 5 470 mm Floor Protection This fireplace is approved with a wood basket placed at 12 305 mm of a combustible wall In this case the floor protection shall be extended to the wall Fireplace DON BAR 9800 Floor Protection 12 min 305 mm 18 min 460 mm...

Page 20: ... 406 mm to Adjustable from 19 483 mm 22 5 572 mm 40 1016 mm 17 432 mm 20 510 mm 20 510 mm MINIMUM REQUIRED CLEARANCES Wall Fireplace Table Wood Basket Page 20 REV 2013 02 19 1 2 495 mm Fireplace DON BAR 9200 Floor Protection 12 min 305 mm 18 min 460 mm Wall 18 min 460 mm Beam Fireplace DON BAR 9200 Floor Protection This fireplace is approved with a wood basket placed at 12 305 mm of a combustible ...

Page 21: ...mm 20 510 mm 22 560 mm MINIMUM REQUIRED CLEARANCES Wall Fireplace Table Wood Basket Page 21 REV 2013 02 18 1 2 467 mm 16 1 4 413 mm Floor Protection This fireplace is approved with a wood basket placed at 12 305 mm of a combustible wall In this case the floor protection shall be extended to the wall Fireplace DON BAR 9123 Floor Protection 12 min 305 mm 18 min 460 mm Wall 18 min 460 mm Beam 26 660 ...

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Page 23: ...nance 3 The fire 3 1 Opening the outside air intake control valve 7 Replacing a broken glass pane 3 2 Opening the hood flue damper 7 1 Glass specifications 3 3 How to start a fire 3 4 Firescreen is mandatory 3 5 Preventing overfiing 8 Chimney maintenance 3 6 Forbidden flammable liquids 8 1 Creosote build up and removing 3 7 Smoke release during the first fire 8 2 Inspection and regular maintenance...

Page 24: ... attention should be given to the following situations mechanical ventilators in operation kitchen hood dryer air heating system air 3 1 Opening the outside air intake control exchanger drafts room or house negative valve Before lighting a fire open the air pressure inadequate chimney height exterior intake control valve by pulling the steel rod structures harmful to the chimney draft or capable l...

Page 25: ...nd the smoke will disappear by itself in 5 2 Repainting If over time it becomes a few minutes Caution This smoke can trigger necessary to freshen up the fireplace finish you a smoke detector causing a false alarm can spray directly on the old finish a coat of Stove Bright high temperature stove paint 3 8 Caution Very hot Your fireplace can become very hot Be careful when coming close 5 3 Outside a...

Page 26: ...ondensates As a result creosote residues built up inside the chimney When this creosote deposit catches fire the chimney can reach dangerously high temperatures 8 2 Inspection and regular maintenance The chimney must be inspected regularly during the heating season in order to determine whether is creosote build up I he chimney must be cleaned if the creosote build up reaches a 1 8 3 mm thickness ...

Page 27: ...ood decorative panels hood pyramidal bottom Fireplace table Wood basket Grate Pedestal Ash drawer Ash tray Control valve assembly for outside air intake Firescreen tempered glass pane 6 mm Firescreen stabilizing feet Firescreen steel corner Firescreen handle Ceramic glass door 5 mm Ceramic glass fixed pane 5 mm Handle for ceramic glass door Pivots 2 for ceramic glass door Page 27 9000 9120 9200 98...

Page 28: ...e don t reuse your fireplace firewood until a professional has inspected it A chimney fire Don t let creosote built up in the chimney can overheat the chimney components wrap it Don t burn coniferous construction wastes inside curve crack or dislocate certain components or materials containing glues paints or other chemicals Do all the recommendations of the professional Always have a fire extingu...

Page 29: ...ded as normal damages to the building following the 10 Thewarrantydoesnotcover maintenance However all the repair or the replacement of any part original parts shipped with the 10 1 Brokenglass coveredbythewarranty fireplace are warranted against 10 2 Damages caused by a material or workmanship defects for chimneyfire 4 No representative employee or agent 1 year following the date of 10 3 Shipping...

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