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Adding a Gas Pipe
You may elect to add a vented decorative gas
appliance (gas log) to your Mason-Lite Fireplace. If so, follow
the installation instructions from the Decorative Gas Appliance
manufacturer. Familiarize yourself with requirements for
installation as outlined by the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1. This gas pipe provision should only be used on a
decorative gas appliance.
You can route the gas piping practically anywhere in the firebox
– the floor, back wall or side walls. You will just need a masonry
drill; the instructions from the gas appliance manufacturer will
be very straightforward.
Fill in the holes you have drilled around the gas piping with the
regular MASON-LITE mortar.
Follow the Gas Log manufacturer’s instructions.
Adding Electrical Connections
Like the gas line, electrical feed lines can be run through the
floor, back wall, or side walls. Follow local building and electrical
code requirements.
Fireplace Grates and Screens
To complete your fireplace installation, a fireplace grate will be
required for safe operation. The fireplace grate can be obtained
from MFI or if choosing an alternate, it must be sized to 50% of
the hearth maximum. Additionally. a fireplace screen must be
installed for safety.
When ordering, please refer to the parts lists in the beginning
of this manual.
Fireplace Door Accessory
IMPORTANT: Only Mason-Lite MFP33-GD/ MFP39-GD/
MFP44GD/ MFP49GD Glass Doors are approved for use with
this fireplace.
For installation Instructions, see separate instructions included
with doors.
Mason-Lite Owner’s Operation & Precautions
Installers of the Mason-Lite are urged to leave the
owner’s manual with the unit after installation is complete.
WARNING:
Do not attempt to operate your fireplace without a
fire safety screen installed.
CAUTION:
The manufacturer cautions against using chemical
chimney cleaners. Never use charcoal or coal in the fireplace
under any circumstances.
First Lighting of the Mason-Lite – After construction is completed,
all elements of the fireplace and chimney system must be
completely dry. This means that the unit must stand without any
firing for a minimum of 28 days. Only after that period of time
can a first lighting take place.
The first fire must be small and well-controlled, started with a
small amount of kindling. Add no more than eight pounds of
wood, preferably small logs not more than 3” (three inches) in
diameter. You will probably burn no more than three to four of
these small logs. Do not let the fire burn for more than one hour.
After this first lighting – when the fireplace has started to “cure”
Do not set another fire for at least 24 hours.
Second Lighting – Start the fire slowly and gradually as you
did with the first lighting, but this time you can burn up to ten
pounds of firewood, probably four to five logs that are 3” (three
inches) in diameter. With the second lighting you can let the fire
burn two hours – no more.
After First and Second Lighting – When the fireplace has been
properly cured with 1st and 2nd lighting, you will be able to
add a full fuel load to the MASON-LITE which is about 10 to 15
pounds of firewood at any given time. Consider that this typical
fuel load is three to four dry hardwood logs that are about 6” (six
inches) to 8” (eight inches) in diameter.
Without a grate for your firewood to rest on, you cannot get the
air flow you need under the fire which makes for a hotter, more
satisfying fire.
Don’t “over burn” – Always remember, your Mason-Lite Fireplace
is an elegant addition to your home. It is not an indoor incinerator!
If you start to use the fireplace and begin a routine of “over
burning,” you can permanently and unalterably damage the unit.
Under no circumstances should you be burning household
trash, including chemicals and combustibles, cardboard
boxes, your office papers, scrap lumber or stray branches from
your yard, particularly pine.
WARNING:
Burning of above mentioned materials will cause
an unsafe condition and will void your warranty!