Ventis ME150 User manual

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PrintedinCanada27‐05‐2015
INSTALLATIONANDOPERATIONMANUAL
ME150
SafetytestedaccordingtoULCS610
andUL127Standardsby
anaccreditedlaboratory
E.P.A.StandardsExempt
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www.occanada.com
Manufacturedby:
StoveBuilderInternationalInc.
250rueCopenhague,Saint‐Augustin‐de‐Desmaures(Quebec),
Canada,G3A2H3Tel.:(418)878‐3040Fax:(418)878‐3001
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responsibleforproblems,injuries,ordamagesarisingoutoftheuseofinformationcontainedinanymanual
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2ME150‐InstallationandOperationManual
THANKYOUFORCHOOSINGTHISVENTISFIREPLACE
AsoneofNorthAmerica’slargestandmostrespectedwoodstoveandfireplacemanufacturers,Stove
BuilderInternationaltakesprideinthequalityandperformanceofallitsproducts.Wewanttohelpyouget
maximumsatisfactionasyouusethisproduct.
Inthepagesthatfollowyouwillfindgeneraladviceonwoodheating,detailedinstructionsforsafeand
effectiveinstallation,andguidanceonhowtogetthebestperformancefromthisfireplaceasyoubuildand
maintainfires,andmaintainyourwoodheatingsystem.
Werecommendthatourwoodburninghearthproductsbeinstalledandservicedbyprofessionalswhoare
certifiedintheUnitedStatesbyNFI(NationalFireplaceInstitute®)orinCanadabyWETT(WoodEnergy
TechnicalTraining)orinQuebecbyAPC(AssociationdesProfessionnelsduChauffage).
Congratulationsonmakingawisepurchase.
Readthisentiremanualbeforeyouinstallanduseyournewfireplace.Itisimportantthatyoufollowthe
installationsguidelinesexactly.Failuretoinstallthisfireplacecorrectlycouldresultinahousefire,bodily
injuryorevendeath.
Youmayneedtoobtainabuildingpermitfortheinstallationofthisfireplaceandthechimneythatitis
connectedto.Consultyourmunicipalbuildingorfiredepartmentaboutinstallationrequirementsinyour
area.Werecommendthatyoualsoinformyourhomeinsurancecompanytofindoutiftheinstallation
willaffectyourpolicy.
PLEASENOTETHATTHEPICTURESSHOWNINTHISMANUALAREGENERICANDMAYNOTMATCH
EXACTLYTHELOOKOFYOURFIREPLACE.
WARNING:
THEINFORMATIONGIVENONTHECERTIFICATIONLABELAFFIXEDTOTHEAPPLIANCEALWAYS
OVERRIDESTHEINFORMATIONPUBLISHED,INANYOTHERMEDIA(OWNER’SMANUAL,CATALOGUES,
FLYERS,MAGAZINESAND/ORWEBSITES).
CAUTION:DONOTATTEMPTTOMODIFYORALTERTHECONSTRUCTIONOFTHEFIREPLACEORITS
COMPONENTS.ANYMODIFICATIONORALTERATIONOFCONSTRUCTIONMAYVOIDTHEWARRANTY,
LISTINGSANDAPPROVALSOFTHISSYSTEM.INTHATCASE,STOVEBUILDERINTERNATIONAL(SBI)WILL
NOTBERESPONSIBLEFORDAMAGES.INSTALLTHEFIREPLACEONLYASDESCRIBEDINTHESE
INSTRUCTIONS.
DONOTINSTALLAFIREPLACEINSERTINSIDETHISFIREPLACE.
DONOTINSTALLINSIDEAMASONRYCHIMNEY.
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Tableofcontents
1INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................4
1.1ME150WoodFireplaceSpecifications.............................................................................4
1.2Viewswithmeasurements...............................................................................................5
2INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................................6
2.1FireplaceInstallation........................................................................................................7
3VENTINGSYSTEM..................................................................................................................10
3.1GeneralInformation......................................................................................................10
3.2SuitableChimneys..........................................................................................................10
3.3ChimneyInstallationNotes............................................................................................10
3.4ChimneyInstallationInstructions..................................................................................13
3.5OffsetChimneyInstallation...........................................................................................18
3.6AngledWallRadiationShield.........................................................................................18
3.7ChimneySupportInstallation........................................................................................19
4FIREPLACEFINISH..................................................................................................................20
4.1FireplaceFacing.............................................................................................................22
5USEANDSAFETY...................................................................................................................24
5.1ManufacturedLogs........................................................................................................25
5.2Creosote.........................................................................................................................25
5.3ChimneyFireSafetyProcedures....................................................................................25
6MAINTENANCE......................................................................................................................26
6.1ReplacingGlass..............................................................................................................26
6.2ReplacingFirestoneinaME150Fireplace.....................................................................26
7TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................................28
7.1Explodedviewforreplacementparts............................................................................29
7.2Partslist.........................................................................................................................30
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REGISTERYOUWARRANTYONLINE
Toreceivefullwarrantycoverage,youwillneedtoshowevidenceofthedateyoupurchasedyourunit.
Keepyoursalesinvoice.Wealsorecommendthatyouregisteryourwarrantyonlineat
http://www.occanada.com/en/service‐support/warranty‐registration
Registeringyourwarrantyonlinewillhelpustrackrapidlytheinformationweneedonyourunit.

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1INTRODUCTION
Thismanualcontainsalltheinformationrequiredforsafe,efficientinstallationanduseofyourVentis
fireplace.Readcarefullyalltheinstructionscontainedhereinandkeepthismanualhandysoyoumayrefer
toitwhenevernecessary.
Beforestartingtoinstallthefireplace,consultlocalauthoritiestoobtainaconstructionpermitandlearn
aboutallapplicableregulatoryrequirements.
DONOTINSTALLTHISFIREPLACEINAMOBILEHOME.
1.1 ME150WoodFireplaceSpecifications
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FuelTypeCordwood
TestStandards(safety)ULCS610andUL127
TestStandard(emissions)E.P.A.StandardsExempt
RecommendedHeatingArea<1,000pi2(<93m2)
Minimumburnrate>5kg/h(>11lb/h)
ShippingWeight370lb(168kg)
FireboxVolume3.0pi.cu.(0.085m3)
MaximumLogLength16”east‐west
FlueOutletDiameter7”(178mm)diameter(vertical)
MobilehomeapprovedNo

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1.2 Viewswithmeasurements
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2INSTALLATION
ThisfireplaceisdesignedandapprovedforinstallationwiththebrandofchimneymentionedinTABLE1
withaminimumof15’(4.6m)andmaximumof45’(13.5m)inheight.
Nootherdevicemustbeaddedtothechimneyconnectedtothefireplace.
Choosethebestlocationforyourfireplacebasedonthepositionofthedoorsandwindows.Provideforthe
positioningoftheoutsideairinletaswellasthechimney.Remembertoleavesufficientspaceforthe
hearthextensionandmantel.Ifpossible,installthefireplacewhereitwillnotbenecessarytocutanyfloor
orceilingjoists.
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Asforthechimney’sconfiguration,thereareseveralpossibilities.SeeFigurebellowtodeterminethe
appropriateconfigurationforyourhome.Thestraighterthechimney,theeasieritwillbetocleanand
maintain.

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2.1 FireplaceInstallation
1.Beforebeginninginstallation,removethefireplacetrimtoprotectitfromdamage.Thefastening
screwsarelocatedbehindtheupperandlowerlouvers.Makesurenomasonryproductsoracidscome
intocontactwiththetrimasthesemaydiscolorthefinishwhichisnotunderwarranty.
2.Removeallcombustiblefloorcoverings,e.g.carpeting,linoleum,etc.,fromtheareawherethe
fireplaceistobeinstalledandmakesurethesurfaceisleveled.
3.Thefireplacecanbeinstalleddirectlyonthefloororonaplatformmadeofcombustiblematerials,
suchaswoodorplywoodoranyotherhard,sturdysurface.
4.A48”x16”(1219mmx406mm)minimumhearthextensionmadeofnoncombustiblematerialis
required.Theextensioncanbeinstalledbelowthebaseofthefireplaceorflushmounted.
5.Topreventanyburningembersfallingbetweenthefireplaceandthehearthextensionfromcoming
intocontactwiththefloor,insertametalsheetunderthefrontofthefireplace.Thissheetmustextend
4”(102mm)onbothsidesofthefireplaceand2”(51mm)infront.Thenoncombustiblehearth
extensionshouldrestonthe2”(51mm)bandofsheetmetalinfront.Youcanalsopreventembers
fromfallinginthejointbetweenthefireplaceandthehearthextensionbyfillingitwithmortargrout.
6.Toanchorthefireplacetothefloor,unfoldthelowermetalattachmentsandscrewthemtothefloor
using1”(25mm)screws.

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7.Theopeningmustbeatleast24”(610mm)awayfromanywallatarightanglewiththeappliance’s
face(seefigureinsection4:FireplaceFinish).
8.Placetheapplianceinthedesiredlocation.Itmustdirectlyabutagainstthefinishedwallandnot
insulationoravaporbarrier.Donotaddanyinsulation.
9.Thestandardsinyourareamayrequireanoutsideairinlet.Evenifsuchisnotthecase,itisbeneficial
todososincethiswillimprovethefireplace’sperformance.Installaflexibleairductthatis4”(102mm)
indiameterandamaximumlengthof20’(6.1m).Ifalongerductisrequired,increasediameterto6”
(152mm)butmaximumlengthwillthenbe40’(12.2m).Theoutsideairintakemustnotcomefroma
garage,carport,basement,atticorthechimney’senclosure.
10.Installtheoutsideairinletinaplacewhereitisunlikelytobecomeblockedbysnowandissheltered
fromhighwinds.Makesureitisfarfromthegasmeteroranyotherdevicethatmayemitfumesor
gases,suchasautomobileexhaust.
11.Onceyouhavedecidedonthelocationoftheoutsideairinlet,drilla4¼”(108mm)holeinthewall.
Inserttheinletgrillintheholefromtheoutsideandscrewittothewallwithfour1”(25mm)screws.
12.Fromtheinside,inserttheinsulatedflexibleductandattachittotheinletgrillwithaluminumduct
tapeor¾”(19mm)metalscrews.
13.Onthelowerleftsideofthefireplace,removethemetalpieceblockingtheairintake.Cutthe
insulatingwool,inserttheadaptorincludedwiththefireplaceandscrewitinplaceusingtwo¾”(19
mm)metalscrews.Usinganadjustablecollaroraluminumducttape,attachtheflexibleducttothe
adaptor.
Youcanalsoinstalladecorativegasapplianceinthehearth.Todothis,installanautomaticshut‐offvalve.
ComplywithANSIZ223.60standardsgoverning“DecorativeGasAppliances”inventedfireplacesandANSI
Z233.1withregardstotheNationalGasCodeaswellastheNaturalgasandpropaneinstallationcode
(CAN/CGAB149.1)orPropaneInstallationCode(CAN/CGAB149.2).
ATTENTION:ALWAYSOPENTHECHIMNEYDAMPERTOITSMAXIMUMPOSITIONWHENUSINGA
DECORATIVEGASAPPLIANCEANDMAKESUREITREMAINSINANOPENPOSITION.
 THISFIREPLACEHASNOTBEENTESTEDWITHANUNVENTEDGASLOGAPPLIANCE.TO
REDUCETHERISKOFFIREORINJURY,DONOTINSTALLAGASLOGAPPLIANCEWITHOUT
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3VENTINGSYSTEM
3.1 GeneralInformation
Theventingsystemistheenginethatdrivesyourwoodheatingsystem.Eventhebestfireplacewillnot
functionsafelyandefficientlyasintendedifnotconnectedtoasuitablechimney.Theheatinthefluegases
thatpassfromthefireplacetothechimneyisnotwastedheat.Thisheatiswhatthechimneyusestomake
thedraftthatdrawsincombustionairandkeepsthecombustiongaseswithinthefireplace.Youcanthink
ofheatinthefluegasasthefuelthechimneyusestomakedraft.
3.2 SuitableChimneys
Thiswoodfireplacemaybeconnectedtoafactory‐builtmetalchimney.Tobesuitable,afactory‐builtmetal
chimneymustcomplywithUL103HT(U.S.A.),ULCS629(Canada),ULCS604(Canada).Factory‐built
chimneysaretestedasasystemwithallthenecessarycomponentsforinstallation.Theinstructions
providedwiththechimneybyitsmanufactureraretheonlyreliablesourceofinstallationguidelines.Tobe
safeandeffective,thechimneymustbeinstalledexactlyinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Useonlycomponentsintendedforthebrandandmodelofchimneyyouareusing.Never
substitutepartsfromotherchimneybrandsorbuildyourowncomponents.
Thiswoodfireplaceistobeconnectedtoachimneywitha7”diameterfluepassage.
TABLE1‐LISTEDCHIMNEYSFORYOURME150WOODFIREPLACE
CHIMNEY
MANUFACTURERBRANDTYPEINNERDIAMETER
OlympiaChimneyVentis1”SolidPack7"(178mm)
WARNING:INEVERYCASE,THECHIMNEYMUSTSTARTWITHA7''DIAMETERANCHORPLATE
SECUREDTOTHEFIREPLACE.
CAUTION:IFTHEFLUEOUTLETISCUTONLYAROUNDTHEHOOKS,MAKESURETHATTHEFLUE
DAMPERMECHANISMWORKSPROPERLYBEFORECLOSINGTHEWALLS.
3.3 ChimneyInstallationNotes
1. Ifpossible,installaninteriorchimneyasitwillprovidebetterperformance.Inareaswithcontinuous
temperaturesbelow18C(0F),theuseofanexteriorchimneyincreasesthelikelihoodofoperating
problemssuchaslowdraft,highrateofcreosoting,andpoorstart‐upcharacteristics.Exteriorchimneys
arealsopronetodown‐draftingandflowreversal.Installations,whicharelocatedonlowerfloorsinthe
house,suchasinabasement,incombinationwithoutsidechimney,areespeciallypronetoflow
reversal.
2. TheME150islistedonlywithchimneysystemsdescribedintable1.
3. Achimneyventingafireplaceshallnotventanyotherappliance.
4. Theminimumchimneysystemheightforastraightinstallationis15ft.(4,5m).

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5. Allchimneyinstallationsmustincludeatleastonesupport.Reducingtheamountofchimneyweighton
thefireplacewillhelpavoidthenoisecreatedwhenthefireplaceexpands.Thiscanbeachievedby
havingthechimneysupportedbythesupports.Themaximumchimneylengththatshouldbesupported
bythefireplaceis12ft.(3.7m)for1"SolidPackChimney.
6. Thechimneymustextendatleast3ft.(91cm)aboveitspointofcontactwiththeroofandatleast2ft.
(61cm)higherthananywall,rooforbuildingwithin10ft.(3.0m)ofit.Seefiguresbellowtodetermine
theconfigurationthatappliestoyourroof(flatorslopedroofandthedistancebetweenthechimney
andthehighestpointoftheroofand/orthenearestchimney).
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7. Deviationsshouldbeavoidedwheneverpossible,especiallythemostpronounced.Eachdeviationadds
somerestrictiontothechimneysystemandmayleadtodraftproblems.Offsetsof30degreesare
allowedintheUnited‐Statesandupto45degreesinCanada.
8. Ifthechimneyextendshigherthan5ft.(1.5m)aboveitspointofcontactwiththeroof,itmustbe
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9. Araincapmustbeinstalledontopofthechimney.Failuretoinstallaraincapmaycausecorrosion
problems.
10. Cutandframesquareholesinallfloors,ceilings,androofthatthechimneywillgothroughtoprovidea
2"(51mm)minimumclearancebetweenthechimneyandanycombustiblematerials.Donotfillthis2
spacewithinsulationoranyothercombustiblematerial.
11. Portionsofthechimneywhichmayextendthroughaccessiblespacesuptotheceilingmustbeenclosed
toavoidcontactwithcombustiblematerialsordamagethechimney.
12. Forinstallationswheremorethanonechimneyislocatedinthesamenon‐chaseorwithinthesame
area,wesuggestthattheirterminationsbeseparatedbyatleast16"(410mm)horizontally,and18"
(457mm)vertically.Thisseparationistopreventsmokemigratingfromonechimneytoanother.
18"
457.21mm
18"
457.2mm
16"
406.4mm
16"
406.4mm
18"
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3.4 ChimneyInstallationInstructions
Alwaysrefertothechimneymanufacturer’sInstallationmanualtoensureasafeinstallation.Somenon‐
illustratedpartsmayberequired.
ExamplesofTypicalChimneyInstallation
A
Toinsureagooddraft,itis
recommendedtohavealengthof18
inchesfromthetopoftheunittothe
firstoffset.However,startingusinga
30°or45°elbowisalsoapproved.
B
Mandatorymeasureof15ft.fromthe
bottomofthefireplacetothetopof
theoutsidechimney.
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Interioroffsetinstallation
1. Cutandframetheholesintheceiling,floorandroofwherethechimneywillpass.Useaplumbbobto
lineupthecenteroftheholes.Makesurethatthesizeofthefloorandceilingholesareinaccordance
withthechimneymanufacturer’sinstructions.
2. Frombelow,installafirestop(B)suppliedbythechimneymanufacturerineachceiling/floorseparation
throughwhichthechimneywillpass.Attheatticlevel,installaradiationshieldfromabove(D).
3. Followthechimney’smanufacturers’instructionsandplacethefirstchimneylengthonthefireplace.
Forallchimneys,youmustuseananchorplate(A)suppliedbythechimneymanufacturerbefore
installingthefirstchimneylength.Continueinstallingchimneylengthsmakingsuretosecureeach
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4. Everytimethechimneypassesthroughaceilingorawall,installtheappropriatefirestop.Whenyou
reachthedesiredheight,installtheroofsupport(notillustrated).(Refertoinstructionsincludedwith
thesupport).
5. Then,puttheroofflashing(E)inplaceandsealthejointbetweentheroofandtheflashingwithroofing
pitch.Forslopingroofs,placetheflashingundertheuppershinglesandontopofthelowershingles.
Nailtheflashingtotheroof,usingroofingnails.
6. Placethestormcollar(F)overtheflashing,andtightenitwiththeboltsupplied.Finally,sealthejoint
betweenthestormcollarandthechimney,usingsiliconecaulking.
7. Installthechimneycap(G).
8. Whenaventilatedroofflashingisinstalled,precautionsaretobetakennottocaulkorsealthe
ventilatingopenings.
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NOTE:THEFLOORANDWALLSBELOWTHEATTICMUSTBEINSULATEDUSINGTHESAMEINSULATION.

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3.5 OffsetChimneyInstallation
TABLE2–THEMINIMUMSYSTEMHEIGHTWHENUSINGELBOWS
FireplacemodelME150WOODFIREPLACE
ChimneymodelAllmodelslistedinTable1
Verticalinstallation15ft.(4.5m)
Two(2)elbows15ft.(4.5m)
Four(4)elbows17ft.(5.2m)
Afterreachingthelocationrequiringtheelbow,proceedasfollows:
1. Toinsureagooddraft,itisrecommended,butnon‐mandatory,tohavealengthof18inches(457mm)
fromthetopoftheunittothefirstoffset.Installthefirstelbow;turnitintherequireddirection.Secure
ittothechimneyaccordingtothechimneymanufacturer’sinstructions.Inmanycases,itis
recommendedtosecureconnectionswiththree(3)½"(13mm)metalscrews.
2. Installthenecessarychimneylengthstoachievetherequiredoffset.Lockthechimneylengthstogether
accordingtothechimneymanufacturer’sinstructions.Inmanycases,itisrecommendedtousethree
(3)½"(13mm)metalscrews.Iftheoffsetlengthismadeoftwo(2)chimneylengthsormore,many
chimneymanufacturersmayrequirethatyouuseanoffsetorroofsupporthalfwayuptheoffset.If
penetratingawall,installawallradiationshieldsuppliedbythechimneymanufacturer(seeSection
4.4.1:ExamplesofTypicalChimneyInstallation).
3. Useanotherelbowtoturnthechimneyvertically.Securetheelbow.
4. Useaplumbbobtolineupthecentreofthehole.Cutaholeforthechimneyintheceiling/floor.Frame
thisholeasdescribedpreviously.
5. Frombelow,installafirestopsuppliedbythechimneymanufacturer.
6. Asupportmustbeusedonthefirst15'section(4.6m).
7. Continuewiththeregularinstallation.
3.6 AngledWallRadiationShield
Whenpassingthroughacombustiblewallwiththechimneyata30or45angle(30or45inCanadaand
30onlyintheUSA),anangledfirestoporwallradiationshieldprovidedbythechimneymanufacturermust
beinstalled.Onlyoneisrequired.Followthechimneymanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.
Incoldclimatelocations,itisrecommendedthatyouusetheinsulatedwallradiationshieldsinceitwill
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AINSULATEDWALLRADIATIONSHIELD
BGYPSUMBOARD
CINSULATEDWALL
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3.7 ChimneySupportInstallation
UniversalRoofSupport
Thissupporthasthreepossibleuses:
1. Itmustbeusedonarooftosupportthechimney.
2. Itmaybeusedonafloor,ceilingorroofaboveanoffsettosupportthechimneyabovetheoffset.
3. Itmaybeusedonafloor,ceilingorroofasasupplementarysupport.
Forroofsupportinstallation,refertotheinstructionsprovidedwiththesupportbythechimney
manufacturer.Manymanufacturerswillprovidethemaximumheightofchimneythatcanbesupportedby
thesupport.Makesureyourespectthoseparameters.
UniversalOffsetSupport
Thissupportisusedtosupportthechimneyaboveanoffset.Whenthechimneyoffsetisusedtopass
throughawall,thissupportmaybeusedonthewalltosupportthechimney.Foroffsetsupportinstallation,
refertotheinstructionsprovidedwiththesupportbythechimneymanufacturer.Manymanufacturerswill
providethemaximumheightofchimneythatcanbesupportedbythesupport.Makesureyourespect
thoseparameters.
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20ME150‐InstallationandOperationManual
4FIREPLACEFINISH
1.Combustiblematerialscanbeusedtofinishthefireplace.Theframingcanbebuiltdirectlyonthesides
oftheappliance.
2.Sidewallscanexceedtheappliance’sfacebyamaximumof6”(152mm).
3.Adjoiningwallsmayalsobebuiltata45°anglefromtheedgeoftheface.However,anyrightanglewall
mustbelocatedatleast24”(610mm)awayfromthefireplaceopening.
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4.Combustibleframingcancoverthesidesorthebackoftheappliancebutnotitsface.(Seefigurein
Section4.1:FireplaceFacing)
5.Toenclosethetopofthefinish,itmustreachatleast84”(213cm)inheightfromthebaseofthe
fireplace.Donotinsertinsulationinthechimneyenclosure.
6.InCanada,itispossibletoenclosethetopandsidesoftheappliancebutaminimumclearanceof2”
(51mm)mustbeprovidedaroundthechimney.
INTHEU.S.,ITISNOTPERMITTEDTOENCLOSETHETOPOFFIREPLACEAPPLIANCES.
7.Ifthemantelismadeofcombustiblematerials,itmustbeinstalledataheightofatleast48”(1219
mm)fromthebaseofthefireplace.
8.Thefireplace’sfacingmustbemadeofnon‐combustiblematerialsonly.
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