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MINIMUM CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLES
Back and sides of fireplace
1" minimum*
Floor**
0" minimum
Wall to front of fireplace
36" minimum
Perpendicular wall to opening 14" minimum
Top spacers
0" minimum
Mantel clearances see
Mantels
, page 14
Chimney outer pipe surfaces 1" minimum
* Not required at nailing flanges
** See step 2 of
Installing Fireplace
WARNING: Do not pack re-
quired air spaces with insulation
or other materials.
Minimum/Maximum Chimney Height
Minimum height of chimney, measured from
base of fireplace to flue gas outlet of termina
-
tion, is 15 feet for straight flue and 16 feet for
a flue with one elbow set. Maximum distance
between elbows is 2 feet. For systems with
2 elbow sets, minimum height is 25 feet.
Maximum height of any system is 40 feet. This
measurement includes fireplace, chimney
sections and height of termination assembly
at level of flue gas outlet (see Figure 15,
page 10).
FRAMING
1. Frame opening for fireplace using dimen
-
sions shown in Figure 1.
2. If fireplace is to be installed directly on
carpeting, tile (other than ceramic) or any
combustible material other than wood
flooring, the fireplace must be installed
upon a metal or wood panel extending
the full width and depth of fireplace.
3. Set fireplace directly in front of opening
and slide unit back until nailing flanges
touch side framing.
4. Check level of fireplace and shim with
sheet metal if necessary.
5. Before securing fireplace to prepared
framing, provided ember protector must
be placed between hearth extension (not
supplied) and under bottom front edge of
fireplace to protect against glowing embers
falling through. If fireplace is to be installed
on a raised platform, a Z-type ember pro
-
tector (not supplied) must be fabricated to
Fireplace inSTallaTion
Continued
fit your required platform height. Ember
protector should extend under fireplace a
minimum of 1
1
/
2
". Ember protector should
be made of sheet metal (28 gauge mini
-
mum to prevent corrosion.
6. Using screws or nails, secure fireplace to
framing through flanges located on sides
of fireplace (see Figure 2).
Figure 1 - Framing Dimensions
Figure 2 - Nailing Flanges
As Required by Design as Lon
g
as Ceiling Clearance Is Maintain
ed
53
7
/
8
"
(136 cm)
Min
.
44
5
/
8
"
(113 cm)
Min
.
Platform Must be
Solid, Flat and
Fully Supported
22
3
/
4
"
(58 cm
)
"Z" Type
Ember Protector
(Not Supplied)
12
3
/
8
" Dia.
(31.4 cm) Outer Pipe
2" (5.1 cm) Min.
Clearance From Outer
Pipes to Combustibles
1" (2.5 cm) Min.
To Combustibles
21
5
/
16
"
(54 cm)
42
5
/
8
"
(108 cm)
24"
(61 cm)
12"
(31 cm)
Nailing
Flanges
Prepared
Framing
Nails or
Screws
3/4"
Clearance is
Not Required
at Nailing
Flanges