FireplaceXtrordinair Elite Fireplacextrodin 36-Elite User manual

1 Wood Burning Fireplaces
This beautiful stone replace features the Fireplace Xtrordinair 44
Elite with the Hand Crafted Artisan™ Double door and Face.

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Illustration depicts typical heat distribution of heated air in a home.
Heating capacity and room temperature may vary due to location of
replace, degree of insulation, type of fuel and fuel moisture content.
The Ultimate Wood Burning Fireplace
The Original Arched Fireplace™
Fireplace Xtrordinair (sometimes called the FPX) the “Original
Arched Fireplace”, introduced the trademark product shape of
the parallel arches, the arched viewing area and the parallel
arched face over a decade ago. The unique design of the deli-
cate lace pattern concealing the air intake and heat exchanger,
and the arches have identied Fireplace Xtrordinair to thou-
sands of discerning homeowners all over North America.
Nothing Matches A Real Log Fire
When you enter a home, what’s the one thing that makes you
feel instantly welcomed and relaxed: the cheery crackle and
dancing warm ames of a real log re on the hearth.
The fireplace has always been the heart of the home. The
mood it inspires sets the stage for all our fondest memories
of romance, family sharing and festive gatherings around
the fireplace. This wonderful ambience is threatened by
society’s need for ecient use of fuel and a cleaner, healthier
environment.
The replace of old, and most manufactured replaces, cannot
meet these demands. Any heat generated by a traditional re-
place goes up the chimney and not into the home.
The solution is the Fireplace Xtrordinair Elite series of wood
burning replaces. This state-of-the-art replace design, avail-
able in two dierent sized models, provides the warmth,
romance and beauty of a traditional hearth without heat loss
and air pollution. Our Elite replaces are installed as framed in,
zero clearance replaces, and have an enviable overall eciency
rating up to 73%. Both models are certied by the EPA as a clean
burning, environmentally responsible heating appliance.
The Furnace That Looks Like A Fireplace
The Elite series by Fireplace Xtrordinair is designed to main-
tain the aesthetic appeal of the replace while delivering
up to 76,700 BTUs/hour, through a decorative grill built into
the face design, framing the re and enhancing your home
decor. Other heat-circulating replaces require large unsightly
louvers or highly visible vent boxes above the replace open-
ing, sacricing the traditional hearth look.
The entire Elite series features sleek lines and large glass
doors for an expansive view of the re. Add the optional
black painted, nickel plated face or hand-hammered Artisan™
face and door for a dramatic air. Only Fireplace Xtrordinair
creates such a uniquely beautiful, versatile look in a high BTU
output replace.
Home Air Recirculator
You also have the option to install the powerful blower within
the home and use your Fireplace Xtrordinair as a Home Air
Recirculator, that circulates heated air throughout the home.
No Fireplace Burns As Clean As Fireplace Xtrordinair
A source of heat for your home shouldn’t be a source of
pollution for our environment. Fireplace Xtrordinair utilizes
the latest catalytic technology to reduce emissions by 90%
compared to conventional replaces. A catalytic combustor
reduces the temperature at which smoke ignites, causing it
to burn before it leaves the rebox. Unlike most replaces,
the Fireplace Xtrordinair Elite series surpasses the EPA’s strict
emissions standards for wood stoves - in fact, emissions are as
low as 2.3 grams of particulates per hour for the Model 36 Elite
and 2.5 grams for the Model 44 Elite!
One of the unique design features of Fireplace
Xtrordinair’s Elite replaces is that you can
use fresh air which is drawn from outside the
home for both combustion and heat transfer
through a unique concept called‘Posi-Pressure’.
Posi-Pressure technology draws outside air into
the cavity around the replace, heats it, and
circulates it throughout the home via a quiet,
remote blower. The heated air naturally ‘seeks
out’ and penetrates cold spaces, warming the
entire home evenly while ‘sealing’ cracks, leaks
and other drafty spots by preventing cold air
inltration.
Positive Pressure Heating System

3 Wood Burning Fireplaces
The Model 36 Elite replace with black single door and face.
The Model 44 Elite replace, with black door and brushed nickel face.

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The Fireplace Xtrordinair Elite series is de-
signed to meet your architectural needs
by blending with the interior of your home
rather than looking like an add-on.
The double door style is a classic, equally at
home in the country or when gracing a con-
temporary living room. This replace is ush
to the wall, which saves valuable oor space
in a room.
The traditional classic arch design accom-
modates standard brick dimensions without
cutting and works equally well with stone,
marble or tile for that custom touch.
The controls for fan, air adjustment and
damper are subtly incorporated in the face
of the unit itself for easy access.
The standard heat resistant nish for the
doors and face is a rich metallic black. Your
dealer can oer a wide assortment of deco-
rator colors as well.
Upgrade your replace with elegant brush-
ed nickel (face only) plating. The plated sur-
face does not require polishing and will not
discolor under normal operation.
The ArtisanTM replace face design and craft-
manship is reminiscent of the iron work in the
great lodges of Europe and America. The Arti-
san is hand-forged and hammered by master
blacksmiths in Europe. Each replace face will
bear unique subtle characteristics from the
hands of its creator, making it a true work of art
in iron. The Artisan in New Iron paint nish is
available as a single door on the 36 Elite and as
double doors on the 44 Elite replaces.
Unmatched Beauty
Another beautiful benet of the Elite series
is the size of the logs the unit can burn (up
to 32” on model 44 Elite). The large capac-
ity rebox features large doors that provide
a huge unobstructed view of the beautiful,
soothing ames.
Perhaps the most beautiful feature of the
Fireplace Xtrordinair Elite series is its val-
ue. Despite the fact that the Elite line-up
is constructed of superior components and
features, and the performance ratings are
superior to every other certied replace,
the cost of the installed system is surpris-
ingly competitive. The reason is simple,
the air cooled chimney system approved
for Fireplace Xtrordinair may cost 50% less
than chimney systems required on other
high heat output replaces. This dramatic
breakthrough is due to the eectiveness
of the unique heat exchange Posi-Pressure
system. This system delivers most of the
heat generated into the home rather than
up the chimney.
Dollar for dollar, you will not nd a better,
more cost eective way to eciently heat
your home with wood!
Beautiful hearth and mantel packages by J. C.
HumanTM, Grand MantelTM and Hearth ClassicTM
make a wonderful addition to any Fireplace
Xtrordinair wood burning replace.
See your Fireplace Xtrordinair dealer for more in-
formation or go only online and visit these com-
panies for a full description of their products.
www.jhuman.com
www.grandmantel.com
www.hearthclassics.com
Pre-Built Mantels
Classic Arched black single door and
face option for the 36 Elite
Classic Arched black double door and
face option for the 36 and 44 Elite
ARTISAN™ Single Door
Hand Hammered & Wrought Iron
Face for the 36 Elite
ARTISAN™ Double Door
Hand Hammered & Wrought Iron
Face for the 44 Elite
Brushed Nickel Face option
for the 36 and 44 Elite

5 Installing Your Fireplace
Looks Like A Fireplace, Heats Like A Furnace
There has never been a replace made
that compares to Fireplace Xtrordinair in
all the performance categories, eciency,
emissions and BTU output. One of the
most critical of all performance charac-
teristics of any heating appliance is the
“overall eciency”. This important data
tells you how much of the energy gener-
ated by combustion is turned into useful
heat. The Fireplace Xtrordinair Model 36
Elite is rated by the Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality (DEQ) in Oregon as
having 73%. This is the highest rating ever
achieved by a wood burning replace, in
fact much higher than most E. P. A. certi-
ed wood stoves.
How The Fireplace
Xtrordinair Works
A single air control (1) regulates the burn
rate of the replace. As the fresh air is di-
rected to the primary combustion zone of
the re, it is drawn evenly across the glass
by a sophisticated air wash. (2) This air
wash is designed to help keep the glass
clean during higher operating settings.
An additional boost to the primary re is
achieved by air inlets (3) near the base of the
huge rebox. This combined air entry allows
for aggressive and easy to light res.
There are two EPA approved methods
for reducing emissions in certied wood
burning appliances, one being non-
catalytic High-Tech design, the other us-
ing catalytic combustors. The Fireplace
Xtrordinair features catalytic Technology.
The catalytic combustor (4) is a ceramic
honeycombed block that is coated with a
mixture of palladium and platinum.
The combustor is designed to ignite any
unburned volatile gases that would oth-
erwise pass up the chimney as smoke.The
catalyst in the combustor actually lowers
the temperature at which gases burn, thus
allowing the appliance to burn eciently
over the complete operating range.
The huge size of the refractory lined (5)
rebox (4.3 cubic feet on model 44 Elite
& 3.7 on the model 36 Elite), combines
a large fuel load with the burn charac-
teristics of the catalytic combustor for
longer, more ecient burn times than
those found in any High-Tech stove or
uncertied
replace.
(9) Heavy gauge, welded steel rebox
construction and rigorous Underwriters
Laboratory (UL) safety testing by War-
nock Hersey insure complete peace of
mind.
(10 Large double doors frame the larg-
est ceramic viewing glass available in any
heat producing replace.
Model 36 Elite Face Size: 28” x 36”
Model 44 Elite Face Size: 32” x 44”
(11) The blower micro-
switch instantly turns o the blower
system when you open the doors to
prevent smoke-back into the room.
(12) The log retainer allows you the
ability to load a large amount of wood
without it rolling back out.
NOTE: If you purchase the single black door
you will also receive the cast decorative
andiron.
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40
Grams Per Hour
EMISSIONS
Conventional
Uncertified
Woodstove
Conventional
Open
Fireplace
FPX
Model
44 Elite
Average EPA
Certified
Woodstove
FPX
Model
36 Elite
A catalytic by-pass
mechanism (6) is designed
to prevent smoke spillage during refueling
and allows for quick, eortless restarting
by allowing a direct unobstructed path for
the ue gases during start-up.
The heavy bae plates (7) increase the
time the unburned gases stay in the re-
box, allowing them, when mixed with
fresh oxygen prior to entering the cata-
lytic combustor, to increase eciency
and lower emissions.
(8) The variable speed blower control al-
lows you to adjust the amount of heated
air circulation your home requires.
Model 36 Elite
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Testing
Fireplace Xtrordinair Models 36 Elite & 44 Elite are tested to U.L. 127, U.L.
1482 and U.L. 907 standards by Warnock Hersey Professional Services, LTD.
I.C.B.O. #NER-219.
Tested and certied to E.P.A. Phase II by Omni Testing Labs.
Highest BTU Output of
Any Phase II Certied Fireplace
The Fireplace Xtrordinair Elite series of wood burning replaces is one of
the cleanest burning and the highest BTU output appliances ever certied
by the EPA.
The Posi-Pressure System
Fresh outside air is drawn through a remote, quiet 388 cfm blower (13) to
pressurize the house, and provide outside air for combustion. A washable
air lter (14) keeps incoming air clean. The barometric damper (15) pre-
vents cold air transfer into the heat chamber when your replace is not in
use. Outside air is circulated around the entire rebox (16) for maximum
heat transfer before being directed through the decorative face outlets to
pressurize your home with fresh heated air. The nish face (17) is removable
and comes from the factory either nickel plated or with a black paint nish.
Check with your dealer for custom paint colors they may oer.
All Models of the Fireplace Xtrordinair
Elite Series Also Feature...
• Built-in thermodisc for automatic control of the blower.
• 8 foot electrical leads for the blower (8’ extension with junction box).
• Mason’s set-up face provided on the replace during installation to
• prevent damage to the decorative faceplate.
• 3 blower duct locations for a wide selection of blower installation options.
• Unit comes with universal chimney adaptor.
• Flex duct for blower included.
• Flex duct and cooling vents for replace included.
Optional Door Firescreens
Love the sound and smell of an open wood re? All Fireplace Xtrordinair
Elite wood burning models have optional door rescreens available to allow
the replace to be operated with the doors open. So now you can enjoy your
wood burning replace year-round.
This quiet, remote 388 CFM
blower enables practical use
of the replace in the family
room or the most formal
living room.
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Warranty
YourwoodburningfireplaceisbackedbyanetworkofSpecialtyHearthDealersandcertifiedfactorytrainedInstall-
ers. FireplaceXtrordinairwarrantsourproductstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodof
7yearsfromdateofpurchase. Allparts,electronics,andlaborarecoveredforafull2years. Noothermanufacturer’s
warrantycancompare.
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