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Majestic • MERC32IN, MERC32IL, MERC32VN, MERC32VL Installation Manual • 2401-980 Rev. C • 11/16
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• NOTICE:
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Table of Contents
Installation Standard Work Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1 Product Speci
fi
c and Important Safety Information
A. Appliance Certi
fi
cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B. Glass Speci
fi
cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
C. BTU Speci
fi
cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
E. Non-Combustible Materials Speci
fi
cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
F. Combustible Materials Speci
fi
cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
G. Electrical Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
H. Requirements for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . . 5
2 Getting Started
A. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
B. Good Faith Wall Surface/TV Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
D. Inspect Appliance and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Framing and Clearances
A. Appliance/Decorative Front Dimension Diagrams . . . . . . . 7
B. Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Termination Location and Vent Information
A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
B. Chimney Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
C. Approved Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
D. Use of Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
E. Measuring Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
F. Use of Flex Vent (SLP-FLEX Series 6-5/8 Inch) . . . . . . . 15
G. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5 Vent Clearances and Framing
A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
B. Wall Penetration Framing/Firestops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
C. Ceiling Firestop/Floor Penetration Framing . . . . . . . . . . . 30
D. Install Attic Insulation Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6 Appliance Preparation
A. Vent Collar Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
B. Installing the Optional Heat-Zone
®
Gas Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 35
C. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7 Venting and Chimneys
A. Assemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
B. Assemble Slip Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
C. Secure the Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
D. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E. Vertical Termination Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
F. Horizontal Termination Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8 Electrical Information
A. General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
B. Wiring Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9 Gas Information
A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
E. Air Shutter Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10 Finishing
A. Facing Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
B. Mantel and Wall Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
C. Decorative Front Dimensions for Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11 Appliance Setup
A. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
B. Remove the Shipping Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
C. Clean the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
D. Install the Log Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E. Ember and Lava Rock Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
F. Install Majestic Decorative Front/AngledHood . . . . . . . . . 55
12 Reference Materials
A. Vent Components Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
B. Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
= Contains updated information.
