Ventilation Hood User Manual

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Figure 2 - Common Fireplace Locations
Flush with a wall
Through exterior wall
enclosed in a chase
Corner
installation
Figure 3 - Fireplace Bottom Dimensions
29" (36")
36
1
/4" (42")
41" (36")
48" (42")
• There must not be any obstruction such as
bushes, garden sheds, fences, decks or util-
itybuildingswithin24"fromthefrontofthe
terminationcap.
• Donotlocateterminationcapwhereexcessive
snoworice build up may occur.Besure to
clearventterminationareaaftersnowfallsto
preventaccidentalblockageofventingsystem.
Whenusingsnowblowers,donotdirectsnow
towardsventterminationarea.
PRE-INSTALLATION
PREPARATION


Determinethesafestandmostefcientlocation
foryourDESAdirect-ventreplace.Makesure
thatraftersandwallstudsarenotinthewayofthe
ventingsystem.Choosealocationwheretheheat
outputisnotaffectedbydrafts,airconditioning
ducts, windowsor doors. Figure2 shows some
commonlocations.Beawareofallrestrictionsand
precautionsbeforedecidingtheexactlocationfor
yourreplaceandterminationcap.
When deciding the location of your replace,
followtheserules:
• Donotconnectthisreplaceventingtoachim-
neyueservingaseparatesolid-fuelburning
replaceorappliance.
• Due to high temperatures, do not locate this
replaceinhightrafcareas,windyordrafty
areasornearfurnitureordraperies.
• Properclearancesmustbemaintained.
• Ifyourreplaceistobeinstalleddirectlyon
carpeting,vinyltileoranycombustiblemate-
rialotherthanwood,itmustbeinstalledona
metalorwoodpanelextendingthefullwidth
anddepthofthereplace.SeeFigure3.
• Your replaceisdesigned tobeused inzero
clearanceinstallations.Wallorframingmaterial
canbeplaceddirectlyagainstanyexteriorsur-
faceontheback,sidesortopofyourreplace,
except where standoff spacers are integrally
attached.Ifstandoffspacersareattachedtoyour
replace,thesespacerscanbeplaceddirectly
againstwallorframingmaterial.Seeframing
detailsonpage5.
• Ifyouplanoninstallingatelevisionorenter-
tainmentcenterrecessedaboveyourreplace,it
isrecommendedthatyoumaintainaminimum
18"abovetopoflouveropening.
• Whenlocatingterminationcap,itisimportant
toobservetheminimumclearancesshownin
Figure7,page8.
• If recessingintoa wall, you canavoid extra
framingbypositioningyourreplaceagainst
analreadyexistingframingmember.
• Do notrecess termination capinto a wall or
siding.
• Youmaypainttheterminationcapwith450ºF
heat-resistantpainttocoordinatewiththeex-
teriornish.

Minimumclearancestocombustiblesforthere-
placeareasfollows:
*Backandsides 0"
Perpendicularwalls 6"
Floor 0"
Ceilingtolouveropening 42"
Front 36"
TopofStandoffs 0"
Vent (Seeventinginstructionsfor
specicventingclearances.)
Combustible material with a maximum thick-
ness of5/8" may beush with thetop front of
replace.
* For back and sidesof replace, do notpack
with insulation or other materials. Zero inch
clearancetocombustiblematerialsareforfram-
ingpurposeonly.
21
1
/8" (36")
23
1
/4" (42")