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FOCUS 320 Owner's Manual 

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RSF Woodburning Fireplaces 

 

Содержание FOCUS 320

Страница 1: ... Residential Factory Built Fireplace Operation Maintenance Installation FOCUS 320 Keep these instructions for future use Industrial Chimney Company Inc 400 J F Kennedy St Jerome QC Canada J7Y 4B7 Telephone 450 565 6336 www icc rsf com ...

Страница 2: ... AND DONT S 3 CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL 3 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 4 THE COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM 4 OPTIONS 4 UNIT DIMENSIONS AND CLEARANCES 5 OPERATION 7 AIR CONTROLS 7 BURN TIME VS HEAT OUTPUT 7 FUEL 7 FIRST FIRES 8 LIGHTING 8 REFUELING 8 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS 8 MAINTENANCE 9 GENERAL CLEANING 9 PAINT 9 GLASS CLEANING 9 CHIMNEY CLEANING 9 DISPOSAL OF ASHES 9 DOOR ADJUSTMENT 10 LOUVERS 10 I...

Страница 3: ...st 4 away from the front of the fireplace 8 DO NOT use a fireplace grate or other products not specified for use with this fireplace NOTE We strongly recommend that our products be installed and serviced by professionals who are certified by the National Fireplace Institute in the U S or by Wood Energy Technology Transfer Inc in Canada CREOSOTE FORMATION AND REMOVAL When wood is burned slowly it p...

Страница 4: ...gned a rock retainer kit It is not designed or required for full brick or stone With a Louvered FOCUS 320 you can choose to leave all the black metal completely exposed or completely covered with non combustible material Whether you have chosen a Louvered or Clean Face FOCUS 320 the FO KN kit will help you finish the facing of the fireplace as you wish Thin materials can also be installed directly...

Страница 5: ... Heat Dump Kit FO HD It includes a 180 cfm blower and 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 to an adjacent room or upstairs 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 the...

Страница 6: ...tel shelf depth see Table 2 for other mantel sizes 12 305 mm K Minimum height of a combustible mantel shelf above the top of the firebox opening to the bottom of the combustible mantel refer to the Installation Mantel section for particulars See Table 2 Table 2 Various Mantel Shelf Depths and Corresponding Installation Heights Maximum Mantel Shelf Depth Minimum Installation Height 0 to 6 20 12 26 ...

Страница 7: ...side air or pull it toward the front to select inside air as the combustion air If the fireplace is installed in a mobile home the outside air MUST be used as combustion air BURN TIME VS HEAT OUTPUT The faster your fireplace burns the more heat it will create however faster fires result in much more hot air flow up the chimney which means you are sacrificing efficiency Fast burning fires lots of a...

Страница 8: ...ses and has air gaps to flow through Continue to leave the door slightly open until the cordwood is lit Close the door completely when the fire is established if the fire goes out you ve shut the door too early To get maximum efficiency out of your fireplace you will want to adjust the amount of air entering the firebox at the appropriate times Gauge how much to close the combustion air by how the...

Страница 9: ...nough to keep the glass perfectly clean A good hot fire once a day usually cleans off most of the deposits that have accumulated Remember the drier the wood and the hotter the fire the cleaner the glass A word of caution although heat will not break the glass impact can Be careful not to hit the glass WARNING NEVER CLEAN THE GLASS WITH AN ABRASIVE CLEANER USE ONLY A CLEANER RECOMMENDED BY YOUR DEA...

Страница 10: ... against the top of the casing move it back to disengage the louver from the two supports one at each end of the louver 4 Turn the louver on its side to bring it back out through the louver opening in the facing of the fireplace To reinstall the top louver follow the above steps in the reverse sequence The top louver support should be inserted between the first and second fins of the top louver Ma...

Страница 11: ...RIALS 1 Note the location of roof and floor joists Try to choose a location that does not require cutting them 2 If at all possible run the chimney up through the inside of the house If it must be run outside it should be enclosed in an insulated enclosure see Installation Chase Enclosure Remember a cold chimney causes poor draft The framing dimensions are larger than required for ease of installa...

Страница 12: ...ing grayed area refer to text for particulars Cold air trap optional Rain Cap Storm Collar Flashing Radiation Shield with a Storm Collar in the Attic Ceiling Radiation Shield Hearth Extension and Beneath Hearth Extension refer to text for particulars Electrical Knock outs on both sides of the fireplace Outside Air Inlet refer to text for particulars ...

Страница 13: ...r the fireplace facing grayed area refer to text for particulars Cold air trap optional Obstruction plates part of Clean Facing Option FO F2 Rain Cap Storm Collar Flashing Radiation Shield with a Storm Collar in the Attic Ceiling Radiation Shield Hearth Extension and Beneath Hearth Extension refer to text for particulars Electrical Knock outs on both sides of the fireplace Outside Air Inlet refer ...

Страница 14: ...lace your smoke detector may give you false alarms when the fireplace is being used Be careful if you ever decide to renovate around the fireplace Clearances around the fireplace and the chimney MUST always be respected A radiation shield must be installed as usual at each floor where the chimney passes through The ICC part is long enough to extend to the outermost plane of the roof which it must ...

Страница 15: ...e wall with an appropriate sealant 3 Place the insulated flexible duct over the round sleeve on the outside air inlet At both ends carefully pull back the insulation and plastic cover exposing the flexible duct Then at each end attach the duct with metal screws to the air inlet and to the fireplace connecting sleeve Carefully push the insulation and cover back over the duct Tape the plastic cover ...

Страница 16: ...e chimney The chimney must extend at least 3 above its point of contact with the roof and at least 2 higher than any wall roof or building within 10 of it If the chimney is higher than 5 above the roof it must be secured using a roof brace 4 Put the roof flashing into place Seal the joint between the roof and the flashing with roofing tar or an exterior sealant For sloping roofs place the flashing...

Страница 17: ...obtain the desired offset Secure each joint with three metal screws Refer to the offset charts provided with the EXCEL chimney installation manual for exact offset dimensions 3 Use another elbow to return the chimney to the vertical direction 4 Install a roof support a wall support or an offset support above each offset to support the weight of the chimney elbows are not designed to support the ch...

Страница 18: ...ed liner that will run up inside the masonry chimney see Figure 12 The stainless steel liner should be fitted inside the clay liner all the way to the top of the masonry chimney It is not meant to replace the clay liner You can use either the EXCEL liner or any other listed liner to ULC S635 ULC S640 or UL 1777 Special care is to be taken to make sure that you have a good solid connection between ...

Страница 19: ...eps 1 Sight in and mark the outline of where the EXCEL chimney will penetrate the masonry chimney 2 Using a large 2 masonry drill bit drill a hole exactly in the center of the oval outline With a masonry hammer and drill slowly enlarge the hole to the size required Remember to work from the center out Be especially careful with the clay liner behind the brick because three sides of it must stay in...

Страница 20: ...he area immediately in front of the fireplace must be protected by a non combustible material such as brick tile stone or slate Refer to Table 1 G H for the depth and width that the hearth protection should extend beyond the front and both sides of the door opening see Figure 1 There is no minimum thickness required for the hearth extension BENEATH HEARTH EXTENSION If the FOCUS 320 is installed on...

Страница 21: ...factory If for any reason they should need to be replaced the following order should be observed see Figure 15 To remove any of the refractory bricks just remove the andirons and then follow the installation procedure in the reverse sequence Refer to Figure 15 to adequately identify which refractory brick is the right and which is the left at each step of the installation 1 First remove the front ...

Страница 22: ...FOCUS 320 Owner s Manual 22 RSF Woodburning Fireplaces LISTING LABEL The listing label is glued to the bottom of the fireplace Just remove the bottom louver the listing label is below the floor shield ...

Страница 23: ... Clean Face Kit FO FDHB5 N Blower Internal FO FDHB6 1 Blower Central Heat FO FDHC4 Thermostat Kit FO FDHC6 Central Heat Control FO FDHC6 1 Back Draft Damper FO FDHCZ1 Zone Heat Control FO FDHCZ2 Zone Damper Kit FO FDM7 Masonry Chimney Adapter 7 FO GRK6 Gasket Replacement Kit FO HD Heat Dump Kit FO INT Outside air kit 4 diameter FO KN Rock Retainer Kit FO T Central Heat T Option FO V2 Gravity Vent ...

Страница 24: ...k Retainer Kit FO KN Central Heat T Option FO T Gravity Vent Damper FO D Blower internal fan FO FDHB5 N Thermostat kit FO FDHC4 Louvered FOCUS 320 Required Optional Not available Gravity Vent Damper FO D Blower internal fan FO FDHB5 N Blower Central Heat FO FDHB6 1 Thermostat kit FO FDHC4 Heat Dump Kit FO HD Rock Retainer Kit FO KN Central Heat T Option FO T Gravity Vent Kit FO V2 1 or 2 Inline Fa...

Страница 25: ...FOCUS 320 Owner s Manual 25 RSF Woodburning Fireplaces REPLACEMENT PARTS Use only genuine RSF parts The use of any substitutes will void the warranty and may put your safety at risk ...

Страница 26: ...FOCUS 320 Owner s Manual 26 RSF Woodburning Fireplaces ...

Страница 27: ... or cracked refractory components Repairs or replacements necessitated by vandalism neglect abuse over firing improper fuel or fuel loads or failure to adequately service the unit as stated in the owner s manual Repairs or replacements particularly charges for travel and labor not authorized by RSF Woodburning Fireplaces in advance LIMITATIONS All items found to be defective will be replaced or re...

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