CHAMELEON2 Owner's Manual
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RSF Woodburning Fireplaces
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
The CHAMELEON2 fireplace is environmentally friendly as well as efficient. It is approved by the United States
Environmental Agency (EPA) at an emission rate of 4.0 grams per hour.
THE COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Since the door is sealed, all combustion air must come through the CHAMELEON2's primary air control.
For the first few days, it is best to operate the fireplace with the primary air control fully open (handle pushed to
the far right). Just control the fire as you would any normal fireplace, using one or two logs at a time for a smaller
fire, or more logs for more heat. Once you become familiar with operating the fireplace with the control open, you
can start experimenting with lower settings.
OPTIONS
There are many different ways you can choose to dress up your CHAMELEON2
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fireplace: first with the
mandatory options (facing and door) and then with a variety of regular options.
You can choose the Classic Facing (FO-CAMF-5) with louvers or the Clean Facing (FO-CAMF-4) with no louvers.
To further help you harmonize your fireplace into your decor, we offer a selection of door styles and colors:
Cathedral (FO-TZDC) (in black only), black (FO-TZDB), gold (FO-TZDG) and pewter (FO-TZDP).
If you choose to install your CHAMELEON2 fireplace without any louvers, you MUST install the Clean Facing
(FO-CAMF-4) along with one Intake Duct (FO-CID) and at least one Gravity Vent Kit (FO-V2). Gravity vent
dampers may not be installed on a Clean Face CHAMELEON2.
To simplify the installation of thin non-combustible materials such as ceramic tile or sliced brick, we have
designed rock retainer kits. They are not designed or required for full brick or stone. With a Louvered
CHAMELEON2, you can choose to leave all the black metal completely exposed, or partially covered with non-
combustible material. For a Louvered CHAMELEON2, consider using the FO-KF-5 to keep both louvers open
while covering everything else. For a Clean Face CHAMELEON2, consider using the FO-KF-4, that will help you
cover the entire fireplace facing with the exception of the door area. Thin materials can also be installed directly
on the face of the CHAMELEON2 using high temperature silicone as glue, without a rock retainer kit.
For increased air circulation and marginally more heat output, you can add the Circulating Internal Blower (FO-
FDHB8) to your Louvered CHAMELEON2 or the Inline Fan (FO-CIF) to your Clean Face CHAMELEON2.
If you have any rooms directly above or adjacent to the room with the fireplace that you would like to heat, you
may want to consider the Gravity Vent Kit (FO-V2). The gravity vent distributes hot air to these rooms and
requires no blower to assist its operation.
For a simple way to circulate a moderate amount of warm air from the fireplace to another room, we offer the Heat
Dump Kit (FO-HD) which uses a smaller fan than the Central Heat Blower. It is most often used to provide
supplemental heating to a basement room when the fireplace is on the main floor but it can also be used to send
the warm air upstairs.
To remove accumulated ashes from the firebox, simply shovel them in to a metal container but you may find the
optional Ash Pan Kit (FO-CAP) very convenient. You remove the plug from the firebox and sweep the ashes into
a hole to the ash pan. When the ash pan is full, simply remove the ash pan by the bottom louver and dispose of
the ashes properly.
This fireplace has been specially designed to combine high efficiency with the elegance of a wood burning fire.
Most often you will take advantage of the high efficiency and the control possible with your new CHAMELEON2
wood burning fireplace. If you would like to enjoy the sight and sound of an open fireplace, or simply have less
heat output in a warmer weather you may want to install the optional CHAMELEON2 firescreen (FO-FSC2).
NOTE
: Many options require wiring and/or electricity for their installation. If there is any chance that any of these
options will be installed in the future then suitable wiring should be run during framing. Otherwise, it will be difficult
to install these options later. You can refer to page 24 for a list of options that require electricity.
Detailed installation instructions are included in the box with each option. These can also be obtained from our
Internet Web Site: www.icc-rsf.com.
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You can also refer to the configured option list on page 25.
