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WARNING:
Maintain the minimum clearances. If possible, provide greater clearances from the
floor, ceiling, and adjoining wall than required.
WARNING:
Seal any fresh air vents or ash clean-out doors located on the floor or wall of fire
place to prevent drafting caused by pilot outage or sooting. Use a heat-resistant sealant. Do
not seal chimney flue damper.
INSTALLATION
MINIMUM NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL CLEARANCE
If Not Using Mantel
You must have noncombustible material(s) above the fireplace opening. Noncombustible
materials (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) must be at least 1/2 in. thick. With sheet metal,
you must have noncombustible material behind it, such as a noncombustible fireplace hood
accessory. See Fig. 4.
If Using Mantel
You must have noncombustible material(s) (such as slate, marble, tile, etc.) at least 1/2 in. thick.
With sheet metal, you must have noncombustible material behind it. Noncombustible material must
extend at least 12 inches up. See Fig. 3 and 4 for minimum clearances requirements.
IMPORTANT:
Cannot operate if minimum clearance are not met.
Heat Resistant
Material
Heat Resistant
Material
(A
)
Firebox
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Inches
12" min.
Fig. 3 - Minimum Clearance for
Combustible to Wall
Fig. 4 - Heat resistant material (slate,
marble, tile,etc.) above fireplace
