ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Listed by Lab Test
Tested to U/L Standard 737 & ULC-S627-00
SAFETY NOTICE
If this fi replace is not properly installed, a house fi re may result. To reduce the risk of fi re, follow
the installation instructions. Contact local building or fi re offi
cials about restrictions and instal-
lation inspection requirements in your area.
This stove must be connected to (1) a chimney complying with the requirements for Type HT
chimneys in the Standard for Chimneys, Factory-Built, Residential Type and Building Heating
Appliance, UL 103, or (2) a code-approved masonry chimney with a fl ue liner.
Please read this entire manual before you install and use your new fi replace. Failure to follow
instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS UNIT IN A MOBILE HOME.
1. Carefully remove all components from the shipping cartons
and inspect for damage. If any damage is noted contact
the shipping company or your dealer immediately.
DO
NOT INSTALL THIS UNIT IF DAMAGED OR MISSING
PARTS.
2. Protect the fl ooring near the intended place of installation
with an old rug, blanket, or cardboard. Place the fi rebox
on this material.
3. Mix and install the Malmcrete hearth refractory as follows:
a. Obtain a sturdy water-tight mixing container such as a
wheelbarrow or large wash tub, a bucket or can for trans-
porting the mixture, a cement trowel, and a source for
clean mixing water. It is suggested that the Malmcrete be
mixed outside to avoid spillage or splatters in the dwell-
ing.
b. Pour the dry Malmcrete mixture into the mixing container.
c. Use 1 quart water for each bag.
d. Add 1/2 to 3/4 of the water to the dry mix and mix
thourghly. Add additional water in small increments, mix-
ing throughly between additions. Do not add more water
than is necessary to get a somewhat dry mixture; to
much water in the mix may cause the refractory to crack
excessively, and will reduce the strength of the refrac-
tory. To test for proper water content, cut vertically into
the mixture with the trowel, push the trowel sideways
to open a 3 inch deep by 2 inch wide cut in the mixture,
then slide the trowel back up out of the cut. The cut
should stay open with very little "slumping" back into the
cut. Next, run the trowel over the surface of the mixture
with the blade at a slight angle to the surface of the mix-
ture, like spreading butter. The mixture should become
relatively smooth with few voids after 6 or 7 passes of the
trowel using moderate pressure. Water should not fl oat
to the top of the mixture.
e. Transfer the mixture to the hearth (fl oor) area inside the
fi rebox, spreading the mixture out as it is added. Use the
trowel to spread the mix into the fi rebox area. Continue
to add refractory until there is a minimum of 2 inches thick
over the entire hearth area. To measure the depth of the
mix, place a piece of tape 2 inches from the pointed end of
a long nail. Insert the nail vertically through the mix every
6 inches (front to back and side to side) across the hearth;
the mix should
come to a uniform
height up the nail,
at or slightly above
the tape. Trowel in
the nail holes when
completed.
Shape the refractory
to the contour of the Imperial hearth. If the refractory will
not stay in place wait untill the refractory has set slightly.
Check the refractory every few minutes to see if it has set
enough to stay in place.
f. Allow the mix to cure at least 48 hours. Additional cur-
ing time is necessary in cool temperatures. The longer
Malmcrete is allowed to cure before the fi rst fi re is lit, the
stronger and more durable it will become.
g. Make the fi rst 3 or 4 fi res very small and of short dura-
tion to allow the refractory to adjust to the high tempera-
ture of a fi re.
Refractory
2"
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