Hearth and Home Technologies NorthStar-BK Indoor Fireplace User Manual


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Heat & Glo • NorthStar EPA Fireplace • 480-1081C
September 1, 2008
September 1, 2008
September 1, 2008
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Listing and Code Approvals
A. Appliance Certication
Model: NorthStarEPACertied
Woodburning Fireplace
Laboratory: OMNITestLaboratories,Inc.
Report No: 061-S-40-2
Type: Wood Fireplace
Standard: UL127andULC-S610-M87and
(UM)84-HUD,MobileHome
Approved.
This appliance is approved for mobile home installations
when not installed in a sleeping room and when an outside
combustion air inlet is provided. The structural integrity of
themobilehomeoor,ceiling,andwallsmustbemaintained.
Thereplacemustbeproperlygroundedtotheframeofthe
mobile home and use only listed double-wall connector pipe.
OutsideAirmustbeinstalledinamobilehomeinstallation.
B. Mobile Home Approved
An outside air termination cap is supplied with your
NorthStar Fireplace for installation in a mobile home. If
you use an alternative material it must be designed to
prevent material from dropping into the area beneath
the mobile home, and to prevent rodents from entering
from the outside.
This replace system has been tested and listed in
accordance with UL127 and ULC-S610-M87 standards,
andhas beenlisted byOMNI Test Laboratories,Inc., for
installation and operation in the United States and Canada
asdescribedinthismanual.Thisreplacehasbeentested
and listed for use with the SL-300 Series chimney (with
thetheCAK4AAirKit)andreplacecomponentslistedin
Section 12.
Check with your local building code agency before you begin
your installation to ensure compliance with local codes,
including the need for permits and follow-up inspections. Be
surelocalbuildingcodesdonotsupersedeULspecications
and always obtain a building permit so that insurance protec-
tionbenetscannotbeunexpectedlycancelled.
1. An outside air inlet must be provided for combustion and
mustremainclearofleaves,debris,iceand/orsnow.It
must be unrestricted while unit is in use to prevent room air
starvation which can cause smoke spillage and an inability
tomaintainare.Smokespillagecanalsosetoffsmoke
alarms.
2.Thereplaceistobesecuredtothemobilehomestructure.
Usesameholesthatattachedthereplacetothepalletto
secureittotheoorusing1/4in.x2in.(6mmx51mm)
lag bolts or equivalent.
3. Unit must be grounded with #8 solid copper grounding
wire or equivalent and terminated at each end with N.E.C.
approved grounding device.
4.
RefertoMinimumClearancestoCombustiblesonpages
11-12 and chimney components on pages 62.
5. Floor protections requirements on pages 38-40 must be
followed precisely.
6. Use silicone to create an effective vapor barrier at the
location where the chimney or other component penetrates
to the exterior of the structure.
7.
Follow the chimney and chimney connector manufacturer’s
instructionswheninstallingtheuesystemforuseinamobile
home.
8.
If unit burns poorly while an exhaust fan is on in home,
(i.e., range hood), increase combustion air.
NOTE: Top sections of chimney must be removable to
allow maximum clearance of 13.5 ft (411 cm) from ground
level for transportation purposes.
Fire Risk.
WARNING
For use with solid wood fuel only.
Otherfuelsmayoverreandgenerate
poisonous gases (i.e. carbon monoxide).
CAUTION
Maintainstructuralintegrityofmobilehome:
• Floor,wall,ceilingand/orroof.
DoNOTcutthrough:
• Floor joist, wall, studs or ceiling trusses.
• Any supporting material that would affect the structural
integrity.
• Never install in a sleeping room.
Consumes oxygen in the room.
WARNING
Asphyxiation Risk.
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