Use and Care Manual

Escape 1800-I Insert Installation and Operation Manual

5.1 Insert Maintenance ............................................................................................... 23

5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ........................................................................................ 23

5.1.2 Door Adjustment .............................................................................................. 24

5.1.3 Replacing the Door Gasket .............................................................................. 24

5.1.4 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass ................................................. 24

5.1.5 Cleaning and Painting the Insert ...................................................................... 25

5.2 Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance ........................................................... 26

5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary .............................................................. 26

5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? ................................................... 26

5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney ...................................................................................... 27

PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 28

6. Pre-Installation Masonry fireplace requirements ................ 28

7. Safety Information .................................................................. 29

7.1 Regulations Covering Insert Installation ............................................................... 29

8. Clearances to Combustible Material ..................................... 30

8.1 Location of the Certification Label ........................................................................ 30

8.2 The Masonry Fireplace’s Draft Control System (Throat Damper) ........................ 30

8.3 Installation of a Combustible Mantel Shelf ........................................................... 31

8.4 Floor protection .................................................................................................... 31

8.4.1 Installation raised 5" and less .......................................................................... 32

8.4.2 Installation raised more than 5" ........................................................................ 33

8.4.3 R Value ............................................................................................................ 33

8.5 Minimum Masonry Opening, Clearances to Combustibles, and Floor Protector .. 35

9. The Venting System ............................................................... 37

9.1 General ................................................................................................................ 37

9.2 Block-Off Plate ..................................................................................................... 37

9.3 Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 38

9.4 Liner Installation ................................................................................................... 38

9.5 Chimney Liner Installation .................................................................................... 39

9.5.1 If the chimney liner does align with the insert’s flue outlet, you have two options.

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9.5.2 If the chimney liner does not align with the insert’s flue outlet ......................... 40

9.6 Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 40

9.7 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 40

9.7.1 Why the Chimney Should Penetrate the Highest Heated Space ..................... 41

9.8 Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 41

9.8.1 Air Supply in Conventional Houses .................................................................. 41