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2. Apply balance of gasket cement in a 1/4” (one-quarter
inch) bead on top of smoke dome top approx. 3” (3 inches)
outside of outlet hole. Install damper on top of unit pressing
damper into cement.
Figure 40
Chimney Anchor Plate Installation
secure with four 1/4-inch
masonry fasteners.
Run a 1/4” bead
of gasket cement
around flue.
3. Place chimney adapter onto top of damper plate and
center in opening using gasket supplied with adapter.
4. Attach adapter with (12) #8 cement fasteners supplied,
carefully drilling holes into damper plate.
5. Attach damper chain stop on center rear of lintel 3” (three
inch) vertical from opening using (3) #8 cement fasteners.
Attention:
Clearance to combustible construction cannot be
reduced during course of construction. For the safe operation
of the finished fireplace, these clearances must be followed
when building the framework for the chimney system.
Finishing Your Installation
To complete your fireplace installation, a fireplace grate will
be required for safe operation. The fireplace grate must be
sized to 50% of the hearth maximum. Additionally, a fireplace
screen must be installed for safety.
Fireplace Door Accessory
IMPORTANT: Only Crown-Breckinridge or McKenzie-
Pendelton 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.
1) 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.
2)
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.
3)
After First and Second Lightings – When the fireplace
has been properly cured with 1st and 2nd lightings, 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.
4)
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.
5) 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!
