Flatfire
Direct Vent Gas Fireplace
Unpacking and Assembly Preparation
Before you begin the fireplace mounting process
there are several installation requirements that must
be met. Careful planning will make the installation
easier to accomplish and will reduce the chances of
encountering problems after you start.
1. The fireplace is designed to be wall-mounted
using four lag bolts to secure the fireplace
mounting plate to the wall structure. The
mounts are located 16” on center and 24” on
center to correspond with standard building
construction. If your home has non-standard
construction or the location you have chosen for
the fireplace does not have wall studs that
correspond to location of the fireplace mounts,
modifications to the wall structure will be
needed.
It is critical that the four lag bolts
that are provided for mounting the fireplace
are firmly imbedded into the wall structure
at all four locations.
2. A hole must be provided in the wall for the vent
to pass through. The hole must be large
enough to provide 1½” clearance around the
outside of the vent pipe and to allow for
installation of the vent heat shields that are
provided with the fireplace. Follow the hole size
requirements that are provided below exactly to
avoid problems. If the location you have chosen
does not allow for 1½” clearance to wooden
framing in the wall, modifications to the wall
structure must made to obtain the needed vent
pipe clearance.
3. All required minimum clearances to adjacent
combustible materials (including side walls,
ceiling and floor) must be achieved with the
position you have chosen. Refer to the
Clearance Information in the Installation
Overview section (page 5). The listed
clearances are measured from the both the
outermost front edges of the fireplace surround
and from the edge of the glass frame. In
addition the requirements for clearance to
combustible materials inside the house, there
are specific requirements and limitations that
must be met for the location of the vent terminal
relative to doors, windows, corners, eaves, gas
supply components and other structural
elements of the house. Refer to the specific
requirements in the Vent Terminal Clearances
(page 10). Again, plan the installation in
advance to avoid problems.
4. The gas supply line must be located within a
place.
The fireplace components are shipped in three
cartons. The first and largest carton contains:
this Flatfire manual,
fireplace mounting template,
bag of glass burner media,
remote
control
handset,
hardware
bag,
two relief doors with gaskets,
four outer decorative panels,
firebox with caution label attached, and
mounting
plate.
The second carton contains the fireplace surround.
The third carton contains the vent starter pipe and
vent pipe shields.
To unpack the Flatfire, follow these steps:
1. First lift and remove the section from the carton
containing the firebox. Carefully unpack the
contents and set aside. This should include the
manual, the wall mounting template, the bag of
glass burner media, the remote control handset,
a hardware bag and the two relief doors with
gaskets.
2. Next lift off the glass protector board and
remove the other sections from the carton.
Carefully remove the contents. This includes
the four decorative panels that will be attached
to the fireplace during assembly. Note that the
right panel has a touch pad control panel and
cable attached. Use special care when
unpacking and handling the right panel to avoid
damaging the cable or pad.
3. Next, remove all remaining packing material
from the carton.
4. Lift the firebox out of the carton.
Note the
caution label is attached to the firebox.
The
best place to lift is at its sides. Finally, remove
the fireplace mounting plate up and out of the
carton. This should be all the parts from the first
carton.
5. Next, unpack the fireplace surround from the
second carton and set aside on a soft surface
for later use.
6. Finally, unpack the vent starter pipe (with
attached gasket) and the vent pipe shields from
the third carton and set aside for later use.
specific area behind the fire
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