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NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
Remove any doors or screen materials from the fireplace opening. Remove
the damper mechanism completely. Also remove grates or ember catches
inside the fireplace hearth. If your fireplace is equipped with a smoke shelf
or baffle and if it interferes with the installation it may be removed. Do not
remove brick or mortar from masonry fireplace to accommodate insert.
Check all clearances for the flue connection prior to starting the install to
ensure proper alignment. If there is an alignment problem, connection
can be made using a short piece of stainless flex or a stainless steel offset
box (available from your dealer). Before installing the liner, make any
attachment brackets or drill any holes in the liner, offset box, or insert.
Once installed, it may be difficult or impossible to drill additional holes.
The fireplace must not be altered, except for the exceptions listed above.
The permanent metal warning label provided must be attached to the
back of the fireplace, stating that the fireplace may have been altered to
accommodate the insert, and must be returned to original condition for
use as a conventional fireplace.
NOTE: Secure the tag using screws or nails to the fireplace
Fireplace and Chimney Requirements
This appliance must only be installed in a zero clearance factory-built
fireplace using 6” (152mm) stainless steel pipe extending from the insert’s
flue into the chimney of the fireplace. For optimum safety and performance
we recommend a full length stainless steel liner directly connected to
the insert’s flue outlet. This appliance must only be installed in a zero
clearance factory-built fireplace that is structurally sound. Fireboxes or
chimneys that have flaws, burn-outs, or warping must be replaced or
repaired prior to installation. Check with your fireplace manufacturer if any
problems exist. All convection vents and louvers must be left unmodified
and unobstructed.
This appliance can only be installed in the factory-built fireplaces listed
to UL 127 or CSA S610.
See Page 6 (ML230) and Page 7 (ML300) for the minimum fireplace
cavity size requirements. Installations into other brands of the same size
is permissible only with approval from local building officials.
Modifications allowed to the factory-built fireplace are as follows:
- Remove the damper
- Remove the smoke shelf or smoke baffle
- Remove ember catches
- Remove viewing screen/curtain
- Remove side and rear bricks
- Remove the fire grate
- Remove doors
The factory built chimney must be listed per UL 127 (US), and meet
type HT requirements of UL 103 (US). Factory built fireplace chimneys
tested to UL 127-1998 (or later), may be at the fireplace manufacturer’s
option, tested to the same criteria as UL 103HT requirements. If the
chimney is not listed as meeting HT requirements, or if the factory built
fireplace was tested prior to 1998, a full height listed chimney liner must
be installed from the appliance flue collar to the chimney top. The liner
must meet type HT requirements (2100ºF) per UL 1777 (US). The liner
must be securely attached to the insert flue collar and the chimney top.
To prevent room air passage to the chimney cavity of the fireplace, seal
either the damper area around the chimney liner with high temperature
sealant or the fireplace with fiberglass batting.
WARNING
THIS FIREPLACE HAS BEEN ALTERED TO
ACCOMMODATE A FIREPLACE INSERT AND
SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY A qUALIFIED
PERSON PRIOR TO RE-USE AS A
CONVENTIONAL FIREPLACE.
Figure 10 - Fireplace Warning Label
INSERT INSTALLATION
FACTORY BUILT FIREPLACE WARNING TAG
MASONRY FIREPLACE PRE-INSTALLATION PREPARATION
FACTORY-BUILT ZERO CLEARANCE FIREPLACES –
INSTALLATION PREPARATION
NOTE: IHP RECOMMENDS PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION BY A
LICENSED AND BONDED INSTALLER. SEE YOUR DEALER FOR RECOM-
MENDATIONS. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR MIS-USE WILL VOID YOUR
WARRANTY AND CREATE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.
This appliance is approved for use in a masonry fireplace built to UBC
Chapter 37 or equivalent with a minimum 25” (635mm) opening at the
front of the fireplace.
In residential applications, this appliance may be installed in a bedroom
in the United States.
These heaters are designed to be installed into an existing masonry fireplace
(built to UBC 37 or ULC S628 standards) or factory-built, solid-fuel and
wood-burning fireplaces (listed to UL 127 or ULC S610) only.
Approved with or without positive flue connection. Approved with minimum
6” (152 mm) diameter stainless steel listed reline system. IronStrike™
wood-burning inserts are tested to UL 1482 / ULC S628 and listed by
Intertek Testing Services, Portland, OR.
