Owner`s manual

MASONRY CHIMNEY
WARNING: When contemplating using an existing
chimney, it must first be thoroughly inspected by an
authority having jurisdiction to determine the follow-
ing:
1. It is a well constructed, lined
masonry chimney, fully in
accordance with Local Building
Codes and the National
Building Code of Canada
NBCC 9.21 or NFPA 211.
2. It has been thoroughly cleaned
of any soot or creosote residue
and inspected to determine that
it is in good condition.
3. There is no attic insulation of
any type in contact with the
chimney and no insulation
stuffed in around the chimney at
any point, for any reason.
4. There is, as per NBCC 9.21 or
NFPA 211, the necessary air
space clearance at all points around the
chimney from floor to roof flashing. If the
chimney is enclosed in drywall, openings will
probably be required in order to verify clear-
ances at all points.
5. Chimney will be used only for the fire-
place and may not be used to vent a fur-
nace, water heater or any other appliance.
6. If major repairs are required to meet the
above conditions, a new chimney should be
constructed.
New chimney installation:
To ensure adequate draft and to facilitate
cleaning, the fireplace must be connected to
the chimney using 7" diameter EXCEL chim-
ney with an elbow, as shown in (Figure 7).
An ICC 7" rigid stainless steel liner and a 45°
stainless steel elbow are attached to the
chimney and secured in place using a liner
adapter (FDM). If you use a 6 x 10 clay liner
you will need to ovalize the stainless steel
liner to fit into the clay liner. It is recom-
mended that you position your fireplace
before building the chimney. The factory
built chimney sections can easily be
installed as the layers of brick are being
placed.
NOTE: If the ceiling is high enough some vertical chim-
ney can be installed before the 45° or 30° elbow is
installed.
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OPEL AP
Rain cap
3’ min.
Storm
collar
Flashing
Storm collar
Radiation
shield
2” min.
WARNING: DO NOT PACK
REQUIRED AIR SPACES WITH INSU-
LATION OR OTHER MATERIALS
1-hour fire rated enclosure required
when chimney passes occupied living
space (closets, etc.). 2” min. clearance
from chimney.
Opel AP
NOTE: openings
must be framed
to adequately
support any
chimney sup-
ports and roof
assemblies
10’ min.
2’ min.
37” min. (84 from
base to ceiling) for
sealed enclosure
25” min. (72 from
base to ceiling) for
vented enclosure
Louverd
vents
Figure 6: Chimney installation
Clearance as per NBCC
9.21 or NFPA 211
Metal
firestop
Masonry
adaptor
(FDM)
Excel liner or other liner list-
ed to ULC-S635, ULC-S640
or UL1777
12” min. to
combustible ceiling
Excel 7” chimney
18” min. length
Excel elbow
Figure 7: Connection to masonry chimney