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MASONRY FIREPLACES
This appliance is approved for installation into a ma-
sonry fireplace built to UBC 37 or ULC S628 standards.
Do not remove brick or mortar form the masonry fire-
place to accommodate this appliance. If the fireplace
has been modified to accommodate the fireplace insert,
a metal tag documenting what was modified must be
attached to the fireplace (as required by Clause 5.1.11
it must be secured using screws or nails to the fire-
place, in a location readily visible should the fireplace
insert be removed). The lettering shall not be less than
5 mm high.
Metal Tag
THIS FIREPLACE HAS BEEN ALTERED TO AC-
COMMODATE A FIREPLACE INSERT AND
SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY A QUALIFIED PER-
SON PRIOR TO RE-USE AS A CONVENTIONAL
FIREPLACE
IMPORTANT: Any opening between the masonry of
the fireplace and the facing masonry must be per-
manently sealed.
USA Requirements / Masonry Fireplaces - The fire-
place damper must be secured in the open position. In
the USA, a flue extension past the fireplace header is
required as a minimum. A preferred installation is a
positive flue connection (sealing the throat of the chim-
ney). This appliance requires the use of a 6” (152 mm)
diameter flex or rigid single wall pipe, minimum 24 / 25
MSG black or blued steel connector pipe (stainless
steel recommended).
Canada Requirements / Masonry Fireplaces - – This
fireplace insert must be installed into an approved solid
fuel Masonry
fireplace only (installation into a factory
built fireplace is not approved). The fireplace damper
must be secured in the open position. The fireplace in-
sert must be installed with a continuous chimney liner of
6” / 152 mm diameter extending from the fireplace in-
sert to the top of the chimney. The chimney liner must
conform to the Class 3 requirements of CAN / ULC –
S635, Standard for Lining Systems for Existing Masonry
or Factory-Built Chimneys and Vents, or CAN / ULC –
S640 Standard for Lining Systems for New Masonry
Chimneys.
Offsets
Offsets can be handled with an offset adapter (it aligns
starter pipe with fireplace flue). For more information
on the offset adapter, see pages 10 and 26.
FIREPLACE CHIMNEY MAXIMUM SIZE TO ENSURE
PROPER DRAFT – USA ONLY
Note: Installations in Canada require a full length liner.
The fireplace insert flue size is 6 inches (152 mm) di-
ameter, which is approximately 28 square inches (711
square mm), the minimum. The maximum flue size
should be no more than (3) three times the cross sec-
tional area of the size of the fireplace insert flue collar.
In this case, that would be no larger than a 10 inch (254
mm) diameter stack (area = approx. 85 sq. inches [216
sq. cm]).
Note: Formulas for calculating Area:
Calculating area of a circle:
π x r
2
= Area (π = 3.1416, r = 1/2 diameter)
To calculate area of square or rectangle:
Width x Depth = Area
Notes:
It may be necessary to use a full-length liner to
achieve adequate draft for the appliance. A draft
gauge should read more than .04 W.C.I, but less than
.08 W.C.I. for optimum performance.
This appliance is approved for all heatform style
fireplaces (masonry fireplace with a metal fire-
box liner).