Operating instructions
SECTION
I:
INSTALLATION
A ALL DIMENSIONS SHOWN
ARE
MINIMUM
ALLOWED
FOR WARRANTY
FIGURE 1
INSTALLED
MINIMUM
CLEARANCES
Minimum Clearances:
The BUCK STOVE fireplace Models 26000-B, 27000-8 and 28000 are intended for installation
in
accordance with the standard for chimneys, fireplaces, vents. and solid-fuel burning appliances,
NFPA-211 code.
BUCK STOVES are NOT intended for use with a factory-built metal fireplace.
See Section III for Buck Stove/BuckMate Installation Instructions. The applicable parts of this
code are:
1.
The chimney must be of masonry construction with
an
open cross-sectional area of at least
50
square inches (7-1/4" x 7-114" square or
8"
round.)
2.
The hearth must be of masonry construction and must extend a minimum of
16"
in
front
of
the fireplace opening and a minimum of
8"
to either side of the fireplace opening.
3.
There must be a minimum of
8"
between the side of the masonry fireplace opening and any
combustible materials, or
16"
between the BUCK STOVE firebox opening and any combustible
materials. If there is not
16"
from the front of the BUCK STOVE firebox opening and the front
of the masonry hearth, a floor protector must
be
used
in
front of the hearth to protect combusti-
ble materials. The floor protector
is
to be of non-combustible. inorganic material equal to
3/8"
thick millboard having a thermal conductivity of
K=0.84
BTU/PHoF inches and must measure
38"
wide. The minimum clearances for the fireplace model are shown in Figure
1.
4.
If
your fireplace has wood trim above it, or a wood mantel. it must
be
located so there
is
at
least
20"
between tile top of the BUCK STOVE and any part of the trim or mantel including
supports. This can be reduced to
18"
(See Figure
2).
If a modified trim kit
is
used (examples
shown
in
Figure
8,
Page 9 and Bending Modification Tips for Modified Trim Kit, Page 10.)
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