Element4 Sky - Convection Air Opening

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ENCLOSING the FIREPLACE
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CONVECTION AIR OPENING
A convection air outlet is always required. The opening size of the convection air outlet varies by replace model. Table 3, on page
17, shows the minimum total area required for the various models in this manual. The convection air outlet may take many forms and
must always allow the free ow of warm air up through the chase and out into the room in which the replace is installed. Shown
on the next page are a number of ways to design the convection air outlet into your project.
THE ENCLOSURE
A safe installation of your Element4 replace requires that four things be clearly understood.
1. Most important, these replaces are NOT zero-clearance replaces. Unlike zero-clearance replaces, there is not a metal box
around the Element4 replaces. With no metal box there are no louvers to distract your view of the re. However, we want the
cooling advantage of a metal box so your site-built, non-combustible enclosure will substitute.
2. Your replace enclosure must be made to act the way a metal replace box acts - letting room air in below and warm
convection air out above. The framing cannot interfere with the air ow. The inlet for the room air is part of the replace and
cannot be changed or adjusted. The convection air outlet is part of your enclosure design, is provided by you and MUST be
included. Note: The Convection Air Outlet must be installed in the same room as the replace and a space which ALWAYS ows air
into the room in which the replace is installed. The ow of convection air must NOT be blocked.
3. Since these are not zero-clearance replaces, the clearances and dimensions listed in the CLEARANCES section MUST be
maintained. Only the non-combustible wall, the mounting brackets and the venting may touch the replace. As previously
stated, nothing may be built closer than 2”/50 mm to the non-glass sides.
4. The controls will be mounted to your enclosure and below the burner. The controls are at the end of a 50”/1270 mm line set
and are to be mounted to the Wall Access Door which is included. The controls must be located for ease of physical access
(gas line, maintenance, etc.) as well as wireless signal (remote control) access. See the LOCATING THE CONTROLS and the MOUNTING THE
CONTROLS sections.
The combination of multiple glass sides and no zero-clearance box makes for a non-typical enclosure project. It may seem
straightforward to build the ‘rough opening’, set the replace then attach the wall. However, for most projects, it will be easier to
rst set the replace in position then enclose it with Skamol Skamotec® or Promat PROMATECT® building board.
ONLY non-combustible framing must be used to enclose these replaces.
In all cases, the framing/wall around these replaces must NOT be supported by the replace. The enclosing walls must be attached to
another structure which can bear their entire weight and the weight of any attachments to the walls such as TVs, shelves, artwork, etc.
When installing the replace against an existing nished wall, the wall MUST BE completely covered with Skamotec 225 or Promatect
building board. All clearances between the replace and wall MUST BE maintained.