
Installation
900004-01, 03/2017
Innovative Hearth Products
Aries™ Direct-Vent Fireplaces
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If you require a rear vent unit, check to see if rear venting has a vent cap and insulation in place. If so, remove cap and any insulation
in vent pipes, make sure fl ue is open completely to fi rebox inside. Once fl ue pipe has clear passages on inner and outer pipes, proceed
with vent connections.
Preparing 45” Fireplaces for Top Venting Confi guration
If you require a top vented unit, follow the next steps to convert before use.
Step 1.
Remove the 8 screws
holding top vent cover plate and
gasket. Retain screws.
Step 2.
Remove the round fl ue
cover from top venting outlet
and all insulation from inside
fl ue inner and outer pipe.
Step 3.
Remove all insulation
from inside fl ue inner and outer
pipe. Retain insulation.
Step 4.
If rear vent does not
have a cap already installed,
pack inner and outer pipe with
the insulation from top.
Step 5.
Remove and discard
the large round gasket attached
to the back of the unit. Install
the cap from the top onto the
rear pipe by bending tabs out
securing with screws to rear
outer wrapper.
Step 6.
Reinstall screws to seal
holes in wrapper.
Step 7.
Remove the rear
vertical Baffl e from top, retain
screws but discard baffl e.
Reinstall screws to seal holes
after vertical baffl e is removed.
Discard the vertical baffl e.
Step 8.
Remove the 2 screws
holding the block off plate and
gasket to top vent fl ue. Retain
screws as they will be re-used.
Step 9.
Remove the 4 screws
around the rear vent and use
to Re-install block off plate and
gasket over the rear vent fl ue.
Step 10.
Using the 2 screws
from the rear vertical baffl e,
Install the top baffl e (shipped in
bottom of unit) see photo.
Step 11.
Ensure fl ue passage
is clear to inside of fi rebox,
and that outer pipe is free of
insulation.
Unit is now ready to install
as top-venting fi replace.
VENT SYSTEM PREPARATION
7.
Select a Horizontal or Vertical Vent System
1.
With the fi replace secured in the framing, determine the vent route and identify the exterior termination location.
The following sections describe vertical (roof) and horizontal (exterior wall) vent applications. Use only approved
vent components
(
Pages 45
and
46
)
.
NOTE:
This fi replace must be vented directly to the outside.
WARNING
The vent system may not service multiple appliances, and must never be connected to a
fl ue serving a separate solid fuel burning appliance.
NOTE:
The vent pipe is tested to be run inside an enclosed wall (such as a chase). There is no
requirement for inspection openings in the enclosing wall at any of the joints in the vent pipe.