FireRock FIREROCK OUTDOOR SERIES User manual

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3620AvenueC,Birmingham,AL35064
Keeptheseinstructionsforfutureuse.
INTENDEDPRODUCTUSAGE
Thisproductisdesignedtoburnwood,gas,orcoaloutdoors.Thisfireplaceisnotdesignedtoabutor
sitdirectlyoncombustiblematerials.Thisproductisnotdesignedtobebuiltintoawoodframed
structure.
Thisproductisdesignedtoworkwiththechimneyflueincludedinthepackage,howeveradditional
fluemaybeaddedforimproveddraftcharacteristics.
Itisacceptabletouseaproperlysized,prefabricatedmetalchimneythathasbeentestedbya
reputabletestingfacilityandfoundtobeUL‐103compliant.Themetalchimneymanufacturermust
offeranadaptorplatefortheexpresspurposeofconnectingametalfluetothemasonryfirebox.This
installationmustbeincompletecompliancewiththechimneymanufacturer’sspecifications.
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“USESOLIDWOOD,PLUMBEDPROPANEORNATURALGASFUELONLY”
“GASLOGAPPLIANCESUSEDWITHTHISPRODUCTMUSTBEAPPROVEDFOROUTDOORUSE”
DONOTUSEAFIREPLACEINSERTOROTHERPRODUCTNOTSPECIFIEDFORUSEWITHAFIREPLACE
WITHTHEREFLECTIVEPROPERTIESOFTHISFIREPLACE
***WARNING***
ANYFIREPLACEINSERTMUSTBEAPPROVEDINWRITINGBYFIREROCKPRODUCTS,LLC
FAILURETOHEEDTHISWARNINGCOULDRESULTINFAILUREOFTHISPRODUCTAND/ORTHEINSERT
PRODUCT.
OBTAINNECESSARYPERMITSFROMAUTHORITIESINLOCALJURISDICTIONANDCOMPLYWITHALL
LOCALBUILDINGCODES
***WARNING***
TOAVOIDTHERISKOFDAMAGINGFIREPLACEMATERIALSANDINCREASINGTHERISKOFSPREADING
AFIRE,DONOTUSETHEFIREPLACETOCOOKORWARMFOODS

Framing
Thisproductisdesignedtobeeitherfreestandingor,intheeventadditionaldimensionisrequiredbuilt
outwithconcretemasonryunits(C.M.U.’s)ormetalframingmaterial.Thereisnoairspaceorclearance
distancetoC.M.U.’sormetalframingmaterialrequired.
HeightChart
FIREBOXandSMOKE
CHAMBERHEIGHT
MINIMUMCHIMNEY
HEIGHT
MAXIMUMCHIMNEY
HEIGHT
OVERALLMINIMUM
HEIGHT
OVERALLMAXIMUM
HEIGHT
30”52IN2FT12FT6FT4IN16FT4IN
36”61IN2FT12FT7FT3IN17FT3IN
42”70IN3FT12FT8FT10IN17FT10IN
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ChimneyRequirements
Thechimneyincludedinthefireplacepackagerepresentstheminimumamountnecessaryforpositive
drawcharacteristics.Duetotheconditionssurroundingyourinstallationadditionalchimneymaybe
requiredtoachieveproperdrafting.Thisadditionalchimneyheightmaybeachievedbyadding
additionalchimneyblocksfromyourdistributor/dealerorbyadding14”I.D.prefabricatedmetal
chimney.
IntheeventprefabricatedmetalchimneyischosenitmustbetestedandfoundcompliantwithUL‐103.
Itmustbeinstalledinaccordancewiththechimneymanufacturer’sinstructionsanduseallnecessary
partsspecifiedforusewiththelistedchimneysystem.
Chimneyterminationmustbeaminimumof2feetaboveanycombustiblestructurewithin10feetof
thechimneytermination.
***WARNING***
THISPRODUCTHASNOTBEENTESTEDFORUSEWITHACHASE.TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIRE,DONOT
INSTALLACHASE.
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Insulation
Thisproductisnotdesignedtobe“packed”byinsulation.Intheeventairspacesexistbetweenthis
productandC.M.U.ormetalframingconstruction,doNOTfillthesevoidswithaninsulatingproduct.
***WARNING***
DONOTPACKAIRSPACESWITHINSULATIONOROTHERMATERIALS
Ventilation
Inthattheintendeduseofthisproductisoutdoors,noadditionalventilationoraircirculationis
required.

HearthExtension
Themanufactureroffersnohearthextensionproductormaterialforthisproduct.Intheeventahearth
extensionisdesireduseC.M.U.ormetalframingmaterialasspecifiedaboveunder“Framing”above.
Atnotimeshouldcombustiblebuildingmaterialbelessthan24”infrontofthefirechamber.Atno
timeshouldanyportionofahearthextensionbeelevatedaboveanyportionofthefirechamber.
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Aspicturedaboveatypicalinstallationhasthefireplacekitbaseplateat3½inchesplusafirebricklining
withmortarbedat2½inchesforatotalof6inchesofnon‐combustiblebuildupforadecorativehearth
extensionveneer.Thisveneermustbeofnon‐combustiblematerials.TheHEARTHEXTENSIONAREAmust
extendaMINIMUMof8”beyondeachsideofthefireboxopening.
AdditionalClearances
Clearancefromfrontoffireplacetocombustiblesidewallis28”.
MantelRequirements
AdecorativemantelmaybeinstalledabovetheopeningofthisfireplaceprovidingitisaMAXIMUMof
10”fromthefrontedgeofthemanteltothewallandaMINIMUMof12”abovetheopening.
InspectionandMaintenance
Pleasecontactaprofessionalchimneysweepatleastonceeachyeartoinspectandmake
recommendationsregardingthemaintenanceofyouroutdoorfireplace.Intheeventyouhaveaddeda
decorativechimneyterminationorraincaptoyourfireplacepleasebepreparedtoinformthechimney
sweepastothebestmethodtoperformhisinspection/maintenance.
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
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Thissectionofthemanualistohelpyougetmaximumefficiencyandmaximumsmoke(particulate)
reductionfromyouremberlokfireplace.Ifyoushouldexperienceanydifficultyorhaveanyquestions
concerningyourfireplace,contactyourdealerorthemanufacturerforassistance.
Themanufacturer’srecommendationforpeakperformanceandlongcatalystlifeistoburnseasoned
hardwood(wooddried6–12months)andplacewoodfromsidetosideinthefireplace.
Themanufacturerrecommendsthataloggratebeusedinyourfireplaceformaximumperformance.
Theuseofandironsisacceptable.
Whenbuildingafireinyouroutdoorfireplacebemindfulofthepossibilityofsparksescapingand
ignitingcombustiblesurroundings.
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DONOTOVERFIRE
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Thefollowingstepswillserveasaguideforoperatingyourfireplace.
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Buildingafirewithoutaloglighter:
1. Twist4‐5piecesofnon‐colorednewspaperinarollandplaceonthefloororgrateofthe
firebox.
2. Layseveralpiecesofkindlingontopofthenewspaper
3. Placethreetofourpiecesoffirewoodontopofthekindling
4. Lightthenewspaper
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Buildingafirewithaloglighter:
1. Layseveralpiecesofkindlingacrosstheloggrateorifnologgrateispresent,placethekindling
onthefloorofthefireplace.
2. Placethreetofourpiecesoffirewoodontopofthekindling
3. Akeyinfrontofthefireplaceoronthehearthcontrolsthegasloglighter.Turnthekeyonand
lighttheloglighterwithalongfireplacematch.Oncethelogsbegintoburnwell,turnthelog
lighteroff.
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IN–FIELDAPPLICATION
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BrokenComponents
Componentsthatbecomebrokenduetopoorhandlingorshippingshouldbemortaredbacktogether
providingthebreaksorcracksarecleanandoriginalalignmentanddimensioncanbemaintained.
Componentsbrokenintomultiplepiecesorfragmentsmustbediscardedandreplaced.
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Hints
a. Ifthisisyourfirstemberlokinstallation,itwouldonlytakeafewminutesto“drystack”(erect
withoutmortar)yourfireboxtogainabetterunderstandingofhowthecomponentsfittogether.
Thendisassembleanderectusingmortar.
b. Usealeveltoassureallcomponentsarelevelandplumbasyouerectyourfireplaceand
chimney.
c. Assureyourbaseplateislevelandattheproperelevationsothefinishedhearthheight
(includingfirebricklining)iscorrect.
d. RealizethatthisisaTWOmanjob!Someofthecomponentsaretooheavyforonemantolift.
e. ALWAYSINSTALLACCORDINGTOLOCALCODES
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GasLineApplications
Theemberlokfireplacemaybedrilledthroughwithanordinarymasonrydrillbittoaccommodatea
naturalgasconnection.Thisnaturalgasconnectionmaybeusedto1)incorporateanautomaticshut‐
offdeviceand/or2)complywiththeStandardforDecorativeGasAppliancesforInstallationinVented
Fireplaces,ANSIZ21.60orANSIZ21.11.2.Thedecorativegasapplianceshouldbeinstalledin
accordancewiththeNationalGasFuelCode,ANSIZ223.1.
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