Specifications

Chapter3
Installation
America’sFavoriteStovesSince1980 Page18
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Insert Installation Requirements
MasonryFireplaceRequirements
 Chimneymusthaveaclaytilelinerorastainlesssteelliner(positiveconnection)
 Entirefireplace,includingchimney,mustbecleanandundamaged.Anydamagemustberepairedpriortoinstallation
oftheinsert
 Chimneyheight:15'minimum;33'maximum.
 Entirefireplace,including
chimney,mustmeetlocalbuildingrequirements
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Zero‐Clearance(Metal)FireplaceRequirements:
 Mustutilizeapositive(fullreline–recommendedmethod))ordirectconnection(block‐offplate)
 Mustbemanufacturedbyoneofthefollowingmanufacturers:
Marco,Majestic,Heatilator,Preway,Tempco,Superior,HeatNGlo,Lennox,Martin,Monesson.
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ThechimneymustbelistedperUL127(US),andmeettypeHTrequirementsofUL103(US).Factorybuiltfireplace
chimneystestedtoUL127‐1998,maybeatthefireplacemanufacturer’soption,testedtothesamecriteriaasUL103
HTrequirements.Ifthechimneyisnotlistedas
meetingHTrequirements,orifthefactorybuiltfireplacewastested
priorto1998,afullheightlistedchimneylinermustbeinstalledfromtheappliancefluecollartothechimneytop.The
linermustmeettypeHTrequirements(2100
o
F)perUL1777(US).Thelinermustbesecurelyattachedtotheinsertflue
collarandthechimneytop.Topreventairpassgetothechimneycavityofthefireplace,sealeitherthedamperarea
aroundthechimneylinerwithhightemperaturesealantorthefireplacefrontwithfiberglassbatting.
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 Entirefireplace,includingchimney,mustbecleanandundamaged.Anydamagemustberepairedpriortoinstallation
oftheinsert
 Allconvectionventsandlouversmustbeleftunmodifiedandunobstructed.
 Entirefireplace,includingchimney,mustmeetlocalbuildingrequirements
 Chimneyheight:15'minimum;33'maximum.
Minimumcrosssection:
28.65squareinches
 Thedamper("A")andgrate("B")mustberemoved(seetheillustration
totheright)
 Thesmokeshelf("C"),internalbaffles("D"),screen("E"),andmetalor
glassdoors("F")mayberemoved(ifapplicable)
 Themasonrylining("G"),insulation("H"),and
anystructuredrigid
framemembers(metalsides,floor,doorframe,faceofthefireplace,
etc.–"I")maynotberemovedoraltered
 Apermanentmetalwarninglabelmustbeattachedtothebackwallof
thefireplaceopeningstatingthefollowing:“Thisfireplacehasbeen
alteredtoaccommodate
afireplaceinsertandshouldbeinspectedbyaqualifiedpersonpriortore‐useasa
conventionalfireplace.”Thislabelisavailableuponrequest.
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DraftingPerformance
Thisappliancereliesuponnaturaldrafttooperate.Externalforces,suchaswind,barometricpressure,topography,or
factorsofthehome(negativepressure
fromexhaustfans,chimneys,airinfiltration,etc.),mayadverselyaffectdraft.
Breckwellcannotberesponsibleforexternalforcesleadingtolessthanoptimalperformance.
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LevelingBoltInstallation
Twolevelingboltsareincludedtoleveltheinsertifthefireplacehasastepped‐uphearth.Toinstall,raisetherearof
the
insertupandinsertthelevelingboltsintotheholesintherearcornersoftheinsert.Adjusttheboltsuntiltheyextendthe
sameheightasthehearthstepsup.Aftertheinsertisinstalled,fine‐tunethelevelingboltstoleveltheinsert(seethe
illustration).
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