OPTIONAL COLD CLIMATE
1)
Carefiilly inspccl the Outside Air; Gas Lirre; ilnt! on units wiicd
for fans, the
"J"
Box Cover to ensure
a
tight fit.
Iisc
the carrlkins
INSTALLATIOX INSTRUCTIONS
material to carefully seal around each of them to ensure that no
When installing a
fireplvcr in an area where the oirtside trmpera-
ture falls below
32
degrees Fahrerheit, it is esselltinl that you
protect
thefireplace'smetal bottomfromcoldair by followingorle
of the following procedures:
1)
Set the fireplaceon a
1/4"
or larger j>lywood nssliownin Figure
28;
or
2)
Using
a
silicone caulking material, rated ro telnprratorrs
rxcerding
350
degrees, caulk rhc bottom scams of tlie fireplace
between the base pan and the
outer casing as shown in Fipr~re
28.
NOTE: DO NOT SET
THE
FIREPLACE
ON
A
CONCRETE
SUBFLOOR WITHOUT THERMAL PROTECTIO1'.
KSE
A
114"
P1,YWOOD
OR
EQUIVALENT.
/
UNDERFLOOR
INSULATION
Figure
28
INSULATE
WITH
i
FiBERGLASS
cold air will leak into the firebox
1)
Insulate tlie gap left between tlie sides of the fireplace (see
Figure
29).
If the gap is too small to effectively insolate, it may be
caulked
with the hipli temperatore silicone or equivalent ca~illiing
material.
WARSIKG:
BE
CAREFUL
NOT TO LET TIIC INSU-
LATIOX MATERIAL COME IN COKTACT \TIT11
THE FIREPLACE IN THE REQUIRED AIR SPACES.
3)
Carefully clt~ck arid caulk all cracks around thc fireplace
where cold air could enter
the room
as
illustrated in Figure
30
As
a final caution, carefully
caulk rhe finis11 trim around the front of
the fireplace between the trim and tlie fireplace to prevent the
entry
of cold air and/or thc cscnpe of warn1 air.
WARXIKC: DO NOT IJSE A BLOWN-IN TYPE OF
ISSU1,ATION. THIS 'I'YPE OF 1NSUI.ATIOY
COULD PLUG THE HOLES AT THE BASE
OF
TlIE
CHlhlNEY AND IXTERFERE WITH THERMAL SI-
PHONING.
For
nn-as with sob-zero temprratorcs,
Marc<>
recornlncrrds
that
thr n:i:rr w*.a!!s and ceiling of ti)? c!lasc bc
insulated.
AROUND
I~icoldercl~i~i;!lrs,
~~tilirntior;ofhl:~rco'sColdCiim:~teKitr~~illl:clp
prevent ourside oir from ent~:riiy the root11 tliro~ipl: tlir flue !irrer
(Figor?
31
j.
PIr:lse follow rlic irlslalla!io~l irrstructions providsd
\vill!iii
I~LC
Li\.
A)
Il!e Cold (:limatr Kit
ih
tur
i-csidrrrl~al
~ic
ornly
It
mny
not
!>c
i~sed in Mobile Hotnc liistn!latiot!s.
f i r e - p a r t s . c o m
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