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Installation and Operation Instructions
Superior
Ā®
Custom Outdoor Wood Burning
Fireplace with Catalyst
Models
WRE4842RS
WRE4842WS
WRE4842RH
WRE4842WH
PFS
Ā®
USC
P/N 127014-01 Rev. B 10/2015 REPORT NO. F09-095
P127014-01
SAVE THIS BOOK
This book is valuable. In addition to instructing you on how to install and maintain your appliance, it also
contains information that will enable you to obtain replacement parts or accessory items when needed. Keep
it with your other important papers.
INSTALLER: Leave this manual with the appliance.
CONSUMER: Retain this manual for future reference.
Installateur : Laissez cette notice avec lā€™appareil.
Consommateur : Conservez cette notice pour consultation ultƩrieure.
This wood burning ļ¬replace complies with UL127
CAN/ULC-S610-M87 standard as a FACTORY
BUILT FIREPLACE.
Ce foyer au bois est conforme aux UL 127 CAN/ULC-
S610-M87 norme comme une USINE CONSTRUITE
CHEMINƉE.
This ļ¬replace is approved for use as a wood burning ļ¬replace or for use with a vented gas log approved to
ANSI Z21.60 or Z21.84 standards or for use with a vent-free gas log heater approved to ANSI Z21.11.2 standard
.
FOR CANADA: The authority having jurisdiction
(such as the municipal building department, ļ¬re
department, etc.) should be contacted before
installation to determine the need to obtain a permit.
POUR LE CANADA: Lā€™autoritĆ© compĆ©tente (comme le
service municipal du bĆ¢timent, les pompiers, etc.) doit
ĆŖtre contactĆ© avant lā€™installation aļ¬n de dĆ©terminer la
nĆ©cessitĆ© dā€™obtenir un permis.
These models meet the EPA Wood Burning Fireplace Program Phase 2 emission level. NOTE: To ensure proper
ļ¬replace operation, the catalyst should be replaced at a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 5 years.
This installation manual will enable you to obtain a safe, efļ¬cient and dependable installation of your ļ¬replace
system. Please read and understand these instructions before beginning your installation.
Do not alter or modify the ļ¬replace or its components under any circumstances. Any modiļ¬cation or alteration of
the ļ¬replace system, including but not limited to the ļ¬replace, chimney components and accessories, may void the
warranty, listings and approvals of this system and could result in an unsafe and potentially dangerous installation.
IMPORTANT! TO ASSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT OF GLASS DOORS: INSTALL THIS FIREPLACE IN A SQUARE
AND PLUMB CONDITION, USING SHIMS AS NECESSARY AT SIDES AND/OR BOTTOM.
WRE4850RS
WRE4850WS
WRE4850RH
WRE4850WH
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SAFETY
WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment,
alteration, service or maintenance can cause injury
or property damage. Refer to this manual for correct
installation and operational procedures. For assis-
tance or additional information consult a qualiļ¬ed
installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
IMPORTANT: Check local codes before installing this
ļ¬replace.
Before beginning the installation of the ļ¬replace, read these instruc-
tions through completely.
ā€¢ī€€ Thisī€€INNOVATIVEī€€HEARTHī€€PRODUCTS,ī€€LLCī€€(IHP)ī€€ī¬replaceī€€andī€€
its components are safe when installed according to this installa-
tionī€€manual.ī€€Unlessī€€youī€€useī€€IHPī€€components,ī€€whichī€€haveī€€beenī€€
designed and tested for the ļ¬replace system, you may cause a
ļ¬re hazard.
ā€¢ī€€ Theī€€IHPī€€warrantyī€€willī€€beī€€voidedī€€byī€€andī€€IHPī€€disclaimsī€€anyī€€re-
sponsibility for the following actions.
a. Modiļ¬cation of the ļ¬replace, components, doors, air inlet
system and damper control.
b.ī€€Useī€€ofī€€anyī€€componentī€€partī€€notī€€manufacturedī€€orī€€approvedī€€byī€€
IHPī€€inī€€combinationī€€withī€€anī€€IHPī€€ī¬replaceī€€system.
Proper installation is the most important step in ensuring safe and
continuousī€€operationī€€ofī€€theī€€ī¬replace.ī€€Consultī€€theī€€localī€€buildingī€€codesī€€
as to the particular requirements concerned with the installation of
all factory built ļ¬replaces.
WARNING: Do not install a ļ¬replace insert in this
box unless the manufacturer's instructions with the
insert speciļ¬cally state this ļ¬replace has been tested
for use with this insert.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
ā€¢ī€€Doī€€notī€€storeī€€orī€€useī€€gasolineī€€orī€€anyī€€otherī€€ī­ammableī€€
vapors or liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
ā€¢ī€€Dueī€€toī€€highī€€temperatures,ī€€theī€€applianceī€€shouldī€€beī€€
located out of trafļ¬c and away from furniture and
draperies.
ā€¢ī€€Doī€€notī€€placeī€€clothingī€€orī€€otherī€€ī­ammableī€€materialsī€€
on or near the appliance.
ā€¢ī€€Neverī€€ leaveī€€ childrenī€€ unattendedī€€ whenī€€ aī€€ ī¬reī€€ isī€€
burning in the ļ¬replace.
WARNING: Use solid wood or processed solid fuel
ļ¬relogs only. When processed wood fuel ļ¬re logs are
used, do not poke or stir the logs while they are burn-
ing. Use only ļ¬re logs that have been evaluated for the
application in ļ¬replace and refer to ļ¬re log warnings
and caution markings on packaging prior to use.
This ļ¬replace is not intended to be used as a substitute
for a furnace to heat an entire home. Use for supple-
mental heat only.
Safety .............................................................................................2
Speciī¬cations .................................................................................4
Fireplaceī€€Installation ......................................................................6
Ventingī€€Installation ........................................................................8
Refractoryī€€Panelsī€€Installation ......................................................12
Optionalī€€Gasī€€Lineī€€Installation ......................................................13
Pureī¬reī€€Hoodī€€Installation ............................................................14
Airī€€Deī­ectorī€€&ī€€Glassī€€Doorī€€Installationī€€ .......................................15
Operationī€€andī€€Maintenanceī€€Guidelines ........................................16
Pureī¬reī€€Emissionī€€Controlī€€System ...............................................17
Parts ............................................................................................18
Accessories .................................................................................. 22
Importantī€€Notices ........................................................................24
Technicalī€€Service .........................................................................25
Replacementī€€Parts .......................................................................25
Warranty ......................................................................................27
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business!
Please carefully read and follow all instructions in this manual. Pay
special attention to all warnings and safety information.
Following these safety, care, and operation instructions will help
ensure many years of dependable and enjoyable service from your
ļ¬replace.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SAFETY Continued
Overļ¬ring of a ļ¬replace is a condition where excessive
temperatures are reached, beyond the design capabilities
of the appliance. The damage that occurs from overļ¬ring
is not covered under the manufacturerā€™s limited warranty.
WARNING: CONTINUED OVERFIRING CAN PER-
MANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR FIREPLACE SYSTEM.
SOME EXAMPLES OF CONDITIONS THAT COULD
CAUSE OVERFIRING ARE:
ā€¢ī€ƒ BURNINGī€ƒQUANTITIESī€ƒOFī€ƒSCRAPī€ƒLUMBER,ī€ƒPINEī€ƒ
BRANCHES,ī€ƒ PAPERī€ƒ ORī€ƒ CARDBOARDī€ƒ BOXESī€ƒ
WHICHī€ƒEXCEEDī€ƒTHEī€ƒVOLUMEī€ƒOFī€ƒTHEī€ƒNORMALī€ƒ
LOGī€ƒFIRE.
ā€¢ī€ƒ BURNINGī€ƒTRASH,ī€ƒ CHEMICALSī€ƒORī€ƒ CHEMICALLYī€ƒ
TREATEDī€ƒCOMBUSTIBLES.
Disposal of Ashes
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight-
ļ¬tting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed
onī€€aī€€noncombustibleī€€ī­oorī€€orī€€onī€€theī€€ground,ī€€wellī€€awayī€€
from all combustible materials, pending ļ¬nal disposal.
If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise
locally dispersed, they should be retained in the closed
container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
WHEN USING THE DECORATIVE APPLIANCE, THE
FIREPLACE DAMPER MUST BE SET IN THE FULLY
OPEN POSITION.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kero-
sene,ī€€charcoalī€€lighterī€€ī­uid,ī€€orī€€similarī€€liquidsī€€toī€€startī€€
or ā€™freshen upā€™ a ļ¬re in this ļ¬replace. Keep all such
liquids well away from the ļ¬replace while it is in use.
Use SOLID WOOD only for fuel. It is best to use dry
and well seasoned hardwood. Softwoods tend to burn
very quickly. DO NOT use treated wood, charcoal, coal,
trash, driftwood or woods that have been dipped in
tar, pitch, pine tar, creosote, etc. Wood products made
with synthetic binders, such as plywood, produce ab-
normally high temperatures and sputtering, smoking
ļ¬res. When burning artiļ¬cial logs, please read and
follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer.
Never burn treated construction lumber or scraps.
These woods burn excessively hot and may contain
chemicals used to treat insects and fungus. When
burned, these chemicals can pose a signiļ¬cant hazard.
WARNING: BURNING IMPROPER FUEL (I.E. CHAR-
COAL) CAN RESULT IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISON-
ING, WHICH MAY LEAD TO DEATH!
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ā€“ Early signs of carbon
monoxideī€€poisoningī€€resembleī€€theī€€ī­uī€€withī€€headaches,ī€€
dizziness, or nausea. If you have these signs, get
fresh air at once! Have the appliance inspected by a
qualiļ¬ed service technician. Some people are more af-
fected by carbon monoxide than others. These include
pregnant women, people with heart or lung disease
orī€€anemia,ī€€thoseī€€underī€€theī€€inī­uenceī€€ofī€€alcohol,ī€€andī€€
those at high altitudes.
Ventilation Requirements - Provide adequate air for
combustion. The fresh air requirements of this ap-
pliance must be met within the space where it will
be installed.
Smoke Detectors - Since there are always several
potential sources of ļ¬re in any home, we recommend
installing smoke detectors. If possible, install the
smoke detector in a hallway adjacent to the room (to
reduce the possibility of occasional false activation
from the heat produced by the appliance). If your local
code requires a smoke detector be installed within the
same room, you must follow the requirements of your
local code. Check with your local building department
for requirements in your area.
Creosote ā€“ Formation and Need for Removal
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other
organic vapors, which combine with expelled mois-
ture to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense
inī€€theī€€relativelyī€€coolī€€chimneyī€€ī­ueī€€ofī€€aī€€slow-burningī€€
ļ¬re. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on
theī€€ī­ueī€€lining.ī€€Whenī€€ignitedī€€thisī€€creosoteī€€makesī€€anī€€
extremely hot ļ¬re.
The chimney shall be inspected at least twice a year
during the heating season to determine when a creosote
buildup has occurred. When creosote has accumulated
(1/8" [3 mm] or more) it shall be removed to reduce
the risk of a chimney ļ¬re.
WARNING: Children and adults should be alerted
to the hazards of high surface temperatures and to
stay away to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Young
children should be carefully supervised when in the
same room as ļ¬replace.
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SPECIFICATIONS Continued
42" MODEL
Figure 1 - 42" Models
OUTSIDE AIR
1
1
/
2
" AIR SPACE
BACK AND SIDES
0" TO
BOTTOM
GAS LINE
KNOCKOUTS
12" EACH SIDE
COMBUSTIBLE
WALL BOARD
NO COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL ON FACE
MINIMUM 18" TO
PERPENDICULAR
SIDEWALL
HEARTH EXTENSION
66" X 20"
2" CHIMNEY AIRSPACE
CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
42"
23
1
/
2
"
25
1
/
8
"
22
3
/
4
"
30
1
/
2
"
29"
4
3
/
8
"
15
3
/
4
"
5/8"
17
5
/
8
"
67"
61"
49"
7"
1"
30"
11"
58"
42"
51
1
/
8
"
4
1
/
2
"
3
1
/
2
"
9
1
/
2
"
10
1
/
2
"
8
1
/
2
"
13"
17"
OUTSIDE
AIR
ACCESS
GAS LINE
ACCESS
42" HEARTH
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SPECIFICATIONS Continued
50" MODEL
Figure 2 - 50" Models
50"
23
1
/
4
"
33
1
/
8
"
2" CHIMNEY AIRSPACE
CLEARANCE TO
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
COMBUSTIBLE
WALL BOARD
NO COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL ON FACE
0" TO
BOTTOM
OUTSIDE AIR
1
1
/
2
" AIR SPACE
BACK AND SIDES
GAS LINE
KNOCKOUTS
12" EACH SIDE
MINIMUM 18" TO
PERPENDICULAR
SIDEWALL
HEARTH EXTENSION
74" X 20"
38
1
/
2
"
28
1
/
2
"
4
3
/
8
"
17
5
/
8
"
19
1
/
4
"
24"
49"
30"
11"
61"
67"
58"
7"
1"
59"
50"
4
1
/
2
"
3
1
/
2
"
9
1
/
2
"
10
1
/
2
"
8
1
/
2
"
13"
17"
GAS LINE
ACCESS
OUTSIDE
AIR
ACCESS
50" HEARTH
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FIREPLACE INSTALLATION
SELECTING LOCATION
To determine the safest and most efļ¬cient location for the ļ¬replace,
you must take into consideration the following guidelines:
1.ī€€ Theī€€locationī€€mustī€€allowī€€forī€€properī€€clearancesī€€(seeī€€Figuresī€€3ī€€andī€€
4).
2.ī€€ Considerī€€aī€€locationī€€whereī€€ī¬replaceī€€willī€€notī€€beī€€affectedī€€byī€€drafts,ī€€
air conditioning ducts, windows or doors.
3. A location that avoids cutting of joists or roof rafters will make
installation easier.
4.ī€€ Anī€€outsideī€€ airī€€ kitī€€ isī€€ availableī€€ withī€€ thisī€€ ī¬replaceī€€ (seeī€€ Optionalī€€
Outsideī€€Airī€€Kitī€€onī€€pageī€€8).
MINIMUM CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES
Back and sides of ļ¬replace 1
1
/
2
" min.*
Ceilingī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€42"ī€€min.
Front of ļ¬replace 48" min.
Floor** 0" min.
Perpendicular wall to opening 18" min.
Top spacers 0" min.
Mantel clearances
see Mantels, page 7
Chimneyī€€outerī€€pipeī€€surfaceī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€ī€€2"ī€€min.
*ī€€Notī€€requiredī€€atī€€nailingī€€ī­anges
**ī€€Seeī€€stepī€€2ī€€ofī€€Framing
WARNING: Do not pack required air spaces with
insulation or other materials.
Minimum/Maximum Chimney Height for Residential
Installation
Minimum height of chimney, measured from base of ļ¬replace to
ļ¬‚ue gas outlet of termination, is 16 feet for straight ļ¬‚ue or a ļ¬‚ue
with one elbow set. Maximum distance between elbows is 6 feet.
For systems with two elbow sets, minimum height is 22 feet. Maxi-
mum height of any system is 50 feet. This measurement includes
ļ¬replace, chimney sections and height of termination assembly at
levelī€€ofī€€theī€€ī­ueī€€gasī€€outletī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€14,ī€€pageī€€11).
Minimum/Maximum Chimney Height for Outdoor Installation
Minimum height of chimney, measured from base of ļ¬replace to ļ¬‚ue
gasī€€outletī€€ofī€€termination,ī€€isī€€9.5ī€€feetī€€(minimumī€€ofī€€4ī€€feetī€€ofī€€chimneyī€€
pipeī€€sectionsī€€requiredī€€forī€€outdoorī€€installation).
FRAMING
1. Frame opening for ļ¬replace using dimensions shown in Figures 3
and 4.
2.ī€€ Ifī€€ī¬replaceī€€ isī€€ toī€€ beī€€ installedī€€ directlyī€€ onī€€ carpeting,ī€€ tileī€€ orī€€ anyī€€
combustible material other than wood ļ¬‚ooring, ļ¬replace must
be installed upon a metal or wood panel extending full width and
depth of ļ¬replace.
3.ī€€ Setī€€ī¬replaceī€€directlyī€€inī€€frontī€€ofī€€thisī€€openingī€€andī€€slideī€€unitī€€backī€€
until nailing ļ¬‚anges touch side framing.
4.ī€€ Checkī€€levelī€€ofī€€theī€€ī¬replaceī€€andī€€shimī€€withī€€sheetī€€metalī€€ifī€€necessary.
5. Before securing ļ¬replace to prepared framing, ember protector
(provided)ī€€mustī€€beī€€placedī€€betweenī€€hearthī€€extensionī€€(notī€€sup-
plied)ī€€andī€€underī€€bottomī€€frontī€€edgeī€€ofī€€ī¬replaceī€€toī€€protectī€€againstī€€
glowingī€€embersī€€fallingī€€through.ī€€Ifī€€ī¬replaceī€€isī€€toī€€beī€€installedī€€onī€€aī€€
raisedī€€platform,ī€€aī€€Z-typeī€€emberī€€protectorī€€(notī€€supplied)ī€€mustī€€beī€€
fabricatedī€€toī€€ī¬tī€€yourī€€requiredī€€platformī€€height.ī€€Emberī€€protectorī€€
should extend under ļ¬replace a minimum of 1
1
/
2
".ī€€Emberī€€protectorī€€
shouldī€€beī€€madeī€€ofī€€galvanizedī€€sheetī€€metalī€€(28ī€€gaugeī€€minimumī€€
to prevent corrosion.
6.ī€€ Usingī€€screwsī€€orī€€nails,ī€€secureī€€ī¬replaceī€€toī€€framingī€€throughī€€ī­angesī€€
located on sides of ļ¬replace.
Note: For outdoor installations, ļ¬replace enclosure must allow for
adequateī€€drainageī€€andī€€freshī€€airī€€ventilation.ī€€Itī€€isī€€recommendedī€€thatī€€
a sealed, corrosion resistant catch pan with provision for drainage
be installed under ļ¬replace within ļ¬replace enclosure.
Figure 3 - Framing Dimensions
Figure 4 - Corner Installation
59
1
/8" (50'' Models)
58
1
/8
"
30
1
/8"
67
1
/8"
51
1
/4" (42'' Models)
45
1
/4" (36'' Models)
28
1
/4" (36'' Models)
71" (50" Models)
100" (50" Models)
65" (42" Models)
92" (42" Models)
86
1
/2" (36" Models)
61" (36" Models)
Maintain 1
1
/2"
Clearance
at Sides and
Back of Fireplace
1
1
/2" Clearance
Not Required at
Nailing Flanges
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FIREPLACE INSTALLATION Continued
HEARTH EXTENSION
A hearth extension projecting a minimum of 20" in front of and a
minimum of 12" beyond each side of ļ¬replace opening is required
to protect combustible ļ¬‚oor construction in front of ļ¬replace. Fabri-
cate a hearth extension using a material which meets the following
speciļ¬cations: a layer of noncombustible, inorganic material having a
thermalī€€conductivityī€€ofī€€k=0.84ī€€BTUī€€IN/FT,ī€€HR.ī€€Fī€€(orī€€less)ī€€atī€€1"ī€€thick.ī€€
For example, if the material selected has a k factor of 0.25, such as
glass ļ¬ber, the following formula would apply:
0.25 x 1.0" = 0.30" thickness required
0.84
Thermal conductivity "k" of materials can be obtained from manufac-
turerī€€orī€€supplierī€€ofī€€noncombustibleī€€material.ī€€Ifī€€hearthī€€extensionī€€isī€€
to be covered, use noncombustible material such as tile, slate, brick,
concrete, metal, glass, marble, stone, etc. Provide a means to prevent
hearth extension from shifting and seal gap between ļ¬replace frame
andī€€hearthī€€extensionī€€withī€€aī€€noncombustibleī€€materialī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€5).ī€€
WARNING: Hearth extension is to be installed only
as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 - Hearth Extension
Seal Gap
Fireplace Front
Ember Protector
Fireplace Front
Raised Hearth
Fireplace Front
Elevated
Ember Protector
Ember Protector
Seal Gap
Hearth
Extension
MANTELS
Aī€€mantelī€€mayī€€beī€€installedī€€ifī€€desiredī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€6).ī€€Woodworkī€€suchī€€
as wood trims, mantels or any other combustible material projecting
from front face must not be placed within 18" of ļ¬replace opening.
Combustibleī€€materialsī€€aboveī€€18"ī€€andī€€projectingī€€moreī€€thanī€€1ī€€1/2"ī€€fromī€€
ļ¬replace must not be placed less than 21" from the top opening of the
ī¬replaceī€€(NFPAī€€211,ī€€Sectionī€€-ī€€Clearanceī€€fromī€€Combustibleī€€Material).
Mantels or any other combustible material also may come up to side
edge of the stainless steel face of ļ¬replace as long as projections from
front face fall within limit shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 - Mantel Clearances to Combustible Material
12
1
/
4
" Ref.
6"
Ref.
21" Min. (42/50"
Models)
18" Min.
(42/50"
Models)
1
1
/
2
" Max.
3" Nom.
33Ā°
Combustible
Material
Safe
Zone for
Projection of
Combustible
Materials
Fireplace Opening
Upper
Section of
Fireplace
FIREBOX
SAFE ZONE
Top View of Fireplace
3" Max.
4.5"
Min. to
Perpendicular
Side Wall
11.5" (42/50" Models)
33Ā°
Combustible
Material Must
Not Overlap
Front Face
18" - 42/50" Models
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VENTING INSTALLATION
OPTIONAL OUTSIDE AIR KIT (MODEL AK4/AK4F)
The installation of an outside air kit should be performed during
the rough framing of the ļ¬replace due to the nature of it's location.
Outsideī€€combustionī€€airī€€isī€€accessedī€€throughī€€aī€€ventedī€€crawlī€€spaceī€€
(AK4F)ī€€orī€€throughī€€aī€€sidewallī€€(AK4).
CAUTION: Combustion air inlet ducts shall not
terminate in attic space.
The maximum height for the air vent can not exceed
3ī€€feetī€€belowī€€theī€€ī­ueī€€gasī€€outletī€€ofī€€theī€€termination.
Figure 7 - Outside Air Kit
CHIMNEY PIPE
WARNING: Label part number 900599-01 must
be applied by the installer to all chimney pipe
sections but is not required on sections that will
be visible after the installation is complete. Label
must wrap around the circumference of the pipe.
See accessories, page 23 for Kit F2659.
Theī€€IHPī€€chimneyī€€systemī€€consistsī€€ofī€€12",ī€€18",ī€€24",ī€€36"ī€€andī€€48"ī€€snap-
lock, double-wall pipe segments, planned for maximum adaptability
to individual site requirements. Actual lengths gained after ļ¬tting
overlapsī€€ mustī€€ beī€€ takenī€€ intoī€€ considerationī€€ (linealī€€ gain)ī€€ andī€€ areī€€
givenī€€inī€€theī€€linealī€€gainī€€chartī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€8).ī€€Linealī€€Gainī€€isī€€theī€€actualī€€
measurable length of a part after two or more parts are connected.
Forī€€Canada,ī€€useī€€chimneyī€€partsī€€designatedī€€"HT".
WARNING: The opening in the collar around the
chimney at the top of the ļ¬replace must not be ob-
structed. Never use blown insulation to ļ¬ll the chimney
enclosure.
Figure 8 - Lineal Gain
LINEAL GAIN
PART NO. DESCRIPTION GAIN
Signature Fireplace 66
1
/
2
"
12-12DM
12-12HT
Pipeī€€Section 10
5
/
8
"
18-12DM
18-12HT
Pipeī€€Section 16
5
/
8
"
24-12DM
24-12HT
Pipeī€€Section 23
5
/
8
"
36-12DM
36-12HT
Pipeī€€Section 34
5
/
8
"
48-12DM
48-12HT
Pipeī€€Section 46
5
/
8
"
RLT-12D
RLT-12HT
Roundī€€Termina-
tion
7
3
/
4
"
*
STL-12D
Squareī€€Chase-
Topī€€withī€€Slipī€€
Section
7
"
to 15
"
*
* The lineal gain for the terminations is measured to
the īƒ€ue gas outlet height.
Hemmed
End
12
3
/
8
"
Stainless
Inner Pipe
15" Galvanized
Outer Pipe
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION OF DOUBLE WALL CHIMNEY
SYSTEM
Eachī€€doubleī€€wallī€€chimneyī€€sectionī€€consistsī€€ofī€€aī€€galvanizedī€€outerī€€pipe,ī€€aī€€
stainless steel inner ļ¬‚ue pipe and a wire spacer. The pipe sections must
be assembled independently as the chimney is installed. When connect-
ing chimney directly to the ļ¬replace, the inner ļ¬‚ue pipe section must be
installed ļ¬rst with the lanced side up. The outer pipe section can then
be installed over 5 the ļ¬‚ue pipe section with the hemmed end up. Press
down on each pipe section until the lances securely engage the hem on
the ļ¬replace starter. The wire will assure the proper spacing between the
inner and outer pipe sections.
Continueī€€toī€€assembleī€€chimneyī€€sectionsī€€asī€€outlinedī€€above,ī€€makingī€€
sure that both the inner and outer pipe sections are locked together.
When installing double wall snap-lock chimney together, it is impor-
tantī€€toī€€assureī€€theī€€jointī€€betweenī€€theī€€chimneyī€€sectionsī€€isī€€locked.ī€€Checkī€€
by pulling chimney upward after locking. The chimney will not come
apartī€€ifī€€properlyī€€locked.ī€€Itī€€isī€€notī€€necessaryī€€toī€€addī€€screwsī€€toī€€keepī€€theī€€
chimneyī€€togetherī€€(exception,ī€€seeī€€Figureī€€9,ī€€pageī€€9).
The height of a vertical chimney pipe supported ONLY by the ļ¬re-
place,ī€€mustī€€notī€€exceedī€€20ī€€feet.ī€€Chimneyī€€heightsī€€aboveī€€20ī€€feetī€€mustī€€
be supported.
Secure to Collars with Metal Tape, Screws
or Straps (Min. of 1/4" x 20" in size)
Air Inlet
Location
Must Allow
For Bushes
or Snow
Vent Hood
Required
for Wall
Installation
Air Inlet
Eyebrow
Vented
Crawl Space
(Check Local
Codes Before
Installing in a
Vented Crawl
Space)
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OFFSET
RISE CHIMNEY LENGTH
A B 12" 18" 24" 36" 48"
4
3
/
8
" 16
3
/
8
"
ELBOWī€€SETī€€ONLY
9
3
/
4
" 25
1
/
2
"
1
12
3
/
4
" 30
3
/
4
"
1
15" 34
3
/
4
"
1
18" 40"
1 1
21
1
/
4
" 46
1
/
4
"
1
23
3
/
4
" 49
1
/
4
"
1 1
27
3
/
4
" 56
3
/
4
"
1
30" 60
3
/
4
"
1 1
33" 66"
1
36" 71"
1 1
38
1
/
4
" 75"
2
41
1
/
4
" 80
1
/
4
"
1 1 1
45" 86
3
/
4
"
2
46
3
/
4
" 89
1
/
2
"
1 1 1
51" 97"
1 1
53
1
/
4
" 101"
2
56
1
/
4
" 106
1
/
4
"
2
59
1
/
4
" 111
1
/
2
"
1 1 1
61
3
/
4
" 115
1
/
2
"
1 2
64
3
/
4
" 120
3
/
4
"
1 2
68
1
/
4
" 127"
2 1
70" 130"
1 1 2
74
1
/
4
" 137
1
/
2
"
1 2 1
76
3
/
4
" 141
1
/
2
"
1 2 1
79
3
/
4
" 146
3
/
4
"
4
OFFSET CHART (22-50 FT. SYSTEM HEIGHT)
Figure 9 - Elbow Offset
USING ELBOW OFFSETS (30E-12DM)
1.
To achieve desired offset, you may install combinations of 12",
18",ī€€24",ī€€36"ī€€andī€€48"ī€€lengthī€€ofī€€doubleī€€wallī€€pipeī€€(seeī€€offsetī€€chartī€€
andī€€Figureī€€9).
2.
Chimneyī€€weightī€€aboveī€€offsetī€€restsī€€onī€€returnī€€elbow.ī€€Strapsī€€mustī€€
beī€€securelyī€€nailedī€€toī€€raftersī€€orī€€joistsī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€10,ī€€detailsī€€Aī€€andī€€
B).
3.ī€€ Maximumī€€ lengthī€€ ofī€€ pipeī€€ betweenī€€ supportsī€€ (returnī€€ elbowī€€ orī€€
12S-12DM)ī€€isī€€6'ī€€ofī€€angleī€€run.ī€€Maximumī€€ofī€€twoī€€6'ī€€angleī€€runī€€
sectionsī€€perī€€chimneyī€€systemī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€11,ī€€pageī€€10).
4. All pipe connections between the offset and return must be
securedī€€withī€€twoī€€screwsī€€onī€€theī€€outerī€€pipeī€€onlyī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€
9).ī€€Doī€€notī€€penetrateī€€theī€€innerī€€stainless.
Figure 10 - Ceiling Support Pipe 12S-12DM
2" Min.
Straps
Straps
Straps
Straps
Detailī€ƒA
Return Elbow
Detailī€ƒB
Angle Firestop
See Detail A
See Detail B
CAUTION: THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE
MANUFACTURED HOME FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING/
ROOF MUST BE MAINTAINED.
WARNING: DO NOT INSTALL IN SLEEPING ROOM
OF MOBILE HOMES.
B
A
Screws
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FIRESTOP SPACERS (FS-10)
Firestop spacers are required at each point where the chimney penetrates
a ļ¬‚oor space. Their purpose is to establish and maintain the required
clearance between the chimney and the combustible materials. When
the pipe passes through a framed opening into a living space above, the
ļ¬restop must be placed onto the ceiling from below as shown in Figure 12.
They also provide complete separation from one ļ¬‚oor space to another
or attic space as required by most codes. When the double wall pipe
passes through a framed opening into an attic space, the ļ¬restop must
be placed into an attic ļ¬‚oor as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 11 - Typical Offset Terminations
Return
Elbow
Offset
Elbow
Return
Elbow
Offset
Elbow
6' Max.
6' Max.
6' Max.
6' Max.
6' Max.
6' Max.
Return
Elbow
Offset
Elbow
Offset
Elbow
Return
Elbow
A B C
Offset
Elbow
Ceiling
Support Pipe
12S-12DM
Return
Elbow
Figure 12 - Firestop Spacer with Living Space Above Ceiling
Figure 13 - Firestop Spacer with Attic Space Above Ceiling
Existing
Ceiling
Frame
Firestop
Spacer
Screws or
Staples
(Min. of 8)
Firestop
Spacer
Screws or Staples
(Min. of 8)
Existing
Ceiling
Frame
IMPORTANT NOTICE
When penetrating a ceiling into an attic, a ļ¬restop
thimble (FST10) is required to avoid intrusion by insu-
lation and recommended to negotiate a joist.
Firestop Thimble FST10
Figure 13a - Firestop Thimble
PENETRATING ROOF
To maintain a clearance to the pipe on a roof with a pitch, a rectangular
opening must be cut.
1. Determine center point through which pipe will penetrate roof.
2. Determine center point of roof. Pitch is distance the roof drops
over a given span, usually 12". A 6/12 pitch means that roof drops
6" for each 12" measured horizontally down from roof rafters.
3.ī€€ Useī€€roofī€€openingī€€chartī€€(Figureī€€14,ī€€pageī€€11)ī€€toī€€determineī€€correctī€€
opening length and ļ¬‚ashing required.
4.ī€€ Removeī€€shinglesī€€aroundī€€openingī€€measured.ī€€Cutī€€outī€€thisī€€section.
5.ī€€ Addī€€nextī€€sectionsī€€ofī€€pipeī€€untilī€€endī€€penetratesī€€roofī€€line.ī€€Checkī€€
toī€€seeī€€thatī€€properī€€clearancesī€€areī€€maintained.ī€€Extendī€€chimneyī€€byī€€
adding sections of double wall pipe until pipe is minimum of 30"
above highest point of roof cutout. Termination and chimney must
extend a minimum of 36" above highest point where it passes
through roof.
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Terminations/Spark Arrestor
The ļ¬replace system must be terminated with the listed round top or
chaseī€€terminations.ī€€Inī€€anyī€€case,ī€€referī€€toī€€theī€€installationī€€instructionsī€€
supplied with the termination.
CAUTION: Do not seal openings on the rooftop
ī­ashing.ī€€Followī€€theī€€installationī€€instructionsī€€providedī€€
with the termination being used.
Figure 17 - Termination
RLT-12D
Level of
Flue Gas
Outlet
Stainless
Inner Flue
Pipe
Waterproof
Caulking
Storm
Collar
Flashing
Underlap
Shingles
Overlap
Shingles (Top
and Sides of
Flashing Base)
Secure
Termination
to Outer
Pipe with 3
Screws
VENTING INSTALLATION Continued
Roof Opening 42" and 50" Models
Pitch Slope Opening
"A" Max.
Used Flashing
Model No.
Flat 0Ā° 19.5" V6F-10DM
0-6/12 26.6Ā° 22' V6F-10DM
6/12-
12/12
45.0Ā° 27" V12F-10DM
19.5" Min.
30" Min.
2" Min.
2" Min.
2" Min.
Opening "A"
Figure 14 - Roof Opening Measurements
Nail Only
Outer
Perimeter
of Flashing
Storm Collar
Flashing
Cone
Underlap Shingles
at Bottom
Overlap
Shingles Top
and Sides Only
Figure 15 - Flashing Installation
Figure 16 - Storm Collar
Chimney
Pipe
Waterproof
Caulk
Storm
Collar
Flashing
FLASHING INSTALLATION (V6F-10DM OR V12F-10DM)
Determineī€€theī€€ī­ashingī€€toī€€beī€€usedī€€withī€€theī€€roofī€€openingī€€chart.ī€€Slideī€€
ī­ashingī€€overī€€pipeī€€untilī€€baseī€€isī€€ī­atī€€againstī€€roof.ī€€Replaceī€€asī€€manyī€€
shinglesī€€asī€€neededī€€toī€€coverī€€exposedī€€areaī€€andī€€ī­ashingī€€base.ī€€Secureī€€
inī€€positionī€€byī€€nailingī€€throughī€€shinglesī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€15).ī€€DOī€€NOTī€€NAILī€€
THROUGHī€€FLASHINGī€€CONE.
Installing Flashing on a Metal Roof
When installing the ļ¬‚ashing on a metal roof, it is required that putty
tape be used between the ļ¬‚ashing and the roof. The ļ¬‚ashing must be
secured to the roof using #8 x 3/4" screws and then sealed with roof
coating to prevent leakage through the screw holes. A roof coating
must also be applied around the perimeter of the ļ¬‚ashing to provide
a proper seal.
Storm Collar Installation (SC2-1)
Place storm collar over pipe and slide down until it is snug against
theī€€openī€€edgeī€€ofī€€theī€€ī­ashingī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€16).ī€€Applyī€€waterproofī€€caulkī€€
around the perimeter of the collar to provide a proper seal.
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24" Min.
24" Min.
18"
Min.
Typ.
Figure 18 - Multiple Chase Installation
10'
2' Min.
10'
3' Min.
2' Min.
3' Min.
Level of
Flue Gas
Outlet
Figure 19 - 10 Foot Rule
CHASE INSTALLATIONS
Instructionsī€€forī€€chaseī€€installationsī€€areī€€includedī€€withī€€theī€€chaseī€€styleī€€
terminationī€€chosen.ī€€Inī€€aī€€multipleī€€chaseī€€installation,ī€€beī€€sureī€€toī€€provideī€€
adequate distance between terminations to prevent smoke spillage
from one termination to another. We suggest that terminations be
separated at least 24", center to center and stacked at a vertical height
differenceī€€ofī€€18"ī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€18).
Note:ī€€Ifī€€aī€€decorativeī€€shroudī€€isī€€toī€€beī€€installed,ī€€contactī€€theī€€manufac-
turer for speciļ¬cations.
10 FOOT RULE
All ļ¬‚ue gas outlet chimney terminations must extend a minimum of
3 feet in height above the highest point where it passes through the
roof and must be at least 2 feet above the highest point of the roof
thatī€€isī€€withinī€€aī€€horizontalī€€distanceī€€ofī€€10ī€€feetī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€19).
FINISHING FIREPLACE
Combustibleī€€materials,ī€€suchī€€asī€€wallboard,ī€€sheetī€€rock,ī€€drywall,ī€€plywood,ī€€
etc. may make direct contact with sides and top around the ļ¬replace
face.ī€€Itī€€isī€€importantī€€thatī€€combustibleī€€materialsī€€doī€€notī€€overlapī€€theī€€faceī€€
itself. Brick, glass, tile or other noncombustible materials may overlap
the front face provided they do not obstruct essential openings like
louvered slots or any other opening. When overlapping with a noncom-
bustible facing material, use only noncombustible mortar or adhesive.
Figure 20 - Installing Grate Retainers
WARNING
LIFTING HAZARD
SINGLE -PERSON LIFT COULD
CAUSE INJURY.
USE ASSISTANCE WHEN MOVING
OR LIFTING.
REFRACTORY PANELS INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: Installation of Refractory panels should
be done after the ļ¬replace is placed in a permanent
location.
1.ī€€ Removeī€€grate,ī€€screenī€€assembliesī€€andī€€allī€€hardwareī€€componentsī€€
out of the ļ¬rebox. The bottom panel is preinstalled in the ļ¬rebox.
Make sure the bottom refractory panels is centered in the ļ¬rebox
and ļ¬‚ush with the front of the ļ¬replace.
2. Place cardboard on top of bottom refactory panel as a protection
to prevent shipping and scratching during installation of the other
panels.
3. Position "Z" shaped grate retaining brackets on top of the notched
area toward the rear of the bottom refractory. They should be
postioned a distance apart as shown in Figure 20.
4.ī€€ Installī€€rearī€€refractoryī€€panel.ī€€Thisī€€panelī€€hasī€€aī€€topī€€andī€€bottom.ī€€Toī€€
determine which is which, match up the pattern on the rear panel
with the left and right sides before installing the rear panel. Make
sure panel is center before continuing.
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Figure 22 - Installing Fireplace Screen
Ratingī€€Plate
Holeī€€forī€€Screenī€€Rod
Leadingī€€
Bricks
Figure 21 - Installing Refractory Panels
LEFT BRICK
PANEL
PANEL
RIGHT BRICK
REAR BRICK
PANEL
BOTTOM
BRICK PANEL
GRATE
GRATE RETAINER
ASH PANEL
BRACKET (2x)
UPPER CORNER
BRACKET (2x)
OPTIONAL GAS LINE INSTALLATION
Figure 23 - Gas Line Access
Side
Firebrick
Finished
Side
Brick with
Access
Hole
Outside of
Fireplace
Gas Line
Conduit
Insulation
Gas
Conduit
Cover
1/2" Dowel
Remove
Knockout
Gasī€€ lineī€€ hookī€€ upī€€ shouldī€€ beī€€ doneī€€ byī€€ yourī€€ supplierī€€ orī€€ aī€€ qualiī¬edī€€
service person.
Note: Before you proceed, make sure your gas supply is turned off.
Useī€€onlyī€€aī€€1/2"ī€€blackī€€ironī€€pipeī€€andī€€appropriateī€€ī¬ttings.ī€€
1.ī€€ Removeī€€knockoutī€€indentationī€€onī€€refractoryī€€orī€€ī¬rebrickī€€wallī€€lo-
catedī€€aboveī€€refractoryī€€hearthī€€ī­oor.ī€€Knockoutī€€indentationī€€mustī€€beī€€
ļ¬rmly tapped with any solid object such as a 1/2" dowel until it is
released.ī€€Removeī€€fragmentedī€€portionsī€€ofī€€refractoryī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€
23).
2.ī€€ Removeī€€gasī€€lineī€€coverī€€plateī€€locatedī€€onī€€eitherī€€sideī€€ofī€€ī¬replaceī€€andī€€
pullī€€outī€€insulationī€€fromī€€gasī€€lineī€€conduitī€€sleeve.ī€€Saveī€€insulationī€€forī€€
reuse.ī€€Replaceī€€screws.
3.ī€€ Runī€€aī€€1/2"ī€€blackī€€ironī€€gasī€€lineī€€intoī€€ī¬replaceī€€throughī€€theī€€rearī€€atī€€gasī€€
lineī€€conduitī€€sleeveī€€(ifī€€usingī€€aī€€raisedī€€platform,ī€€addī€€height).ī€€Provideī€€
sufī¬cientī€€gasī€€lineī€€intoī€€ī¬replaceī€€chamberī€€forī€€ī¬ttingī€€connectionī€€(seeī€€
Figureī€€24,ī€€pageī€€14).ī€€
Note:ī€€Secureī€€incomingī€€gasī€€lineī€€toī€€woodī€€framingī€€toī€€provideī€€rigidityī€€forī€€
threaded end.
4.ī€€ Repackī€€insulationī€€aroundī€€gasī€€lineī€€andī€€intoī€€sleeveī€€opening.ī€€Sealī€€anyī€€
gaps between gas line and refractory knockout hole with refractory
cementī€€orī€€commercialī€€furnaceī€€cement,ī€€Installī€€theī€€gasī€€applianceī€€orī€€
cap-off gas line if desired.
CAUTION: All gas piping and connections must be
tested for leaks after the installation is completed.
After ensuring that the gas valve is on, apply soap and
water solution to all connections and joints. Bubbles
forming show a leak. Correct all leaks at once. DO NOT
USE AN OPEN FLAME FOR LEAK TESTING AND DO NOT
OPERATE ANY APPLIANCE IF A LEAK IS DETECTED.
LEAK TESTING SHOULD BE DONE BY A QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSON.
WARNING: Do not operate an unvented gas log set in
this ļ¬replace with the chimney removed.
5.ī€€ Installī€€theī€€rightī€€andī€€leftī€€refractoryī€€panelsī€€withī€€theī€€gasī€€lineī€€knock-
outs orientated down toward the bottom refractory. Align the left
and right panels with the rear panel so the grout lines line up.
6.ī€€ Installī€€theī€€upperī€€cornerī€€bracketsī€€andī€€tightenī€€setī€€screwsī€€(Figureī€€
21).
7.ī€€ Installī€€grateī€€byī€€placingī€€rearī€€legsī€€intoī€€slotsī€€inī€€theī€€grateī€€retainersī€€
(Figureī€€21).
WARNING: Risk of ļ¬re! Replace grate with IHP grate
only (see Parts, page 18). This grate has been designed
to keep the operation of your ļ¬replace safe and efļ¬cient.
REFRACTORY PANELS INSTALLATION Continued
INSTALLING SCREEN
1.ī€€ Slideī€€roundī€€endī€€ofī€€screenī€€rodī€€intoī€€ringsī€€atī€€topī€€ofī€€screen.ī€€Attachī€€oneī€€
push-on nut to end of rod before attaching last ring of screen.
2.ī€€ Insertī€€theī€€roundī€€endī€€screenī€€rodī€€intoī€€holeī€€onī€€theī€€ī€€leftī€€andī€€rightī€€sideī€€
ofī€€smokeī€€shelfī€€(Figureī€€22).
3. Mount ļ¬‚at end of screen rod with #10 x 5/8" to center of smoke
shelf.
4.ī€€ Installī€€otherī€€screenī€€rodī€€inī€€sameī€€manner.
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Seal
Opening
with
Refractory
Cement
Outside of
Fireplace
Gas Line
Conduit
Repack
Insulation
Incoming
1/2" Black
Iron Pipe
Side
Firebrick
Finished
Side
Provide Enough
Threaded
End for Fitting
Connection
Figure 24 - Gas Line Installation
Figure 25 - Installing PureFire Hood
A gas line or gas log lighter may be installed for the purpose of installing
a vented or vent-free decorative gas appliance incorporating an automatic
shutoffī€€deviceī€€andī€€complyingī€€withī€€theī€€Standardī€€forī€€Decorativeī€€Gasī€€Ap-
pliancesī€€forī€€Installationī€€inī€€Ventedī€€Fireplaces,ī€€ANSIī€€Z21.60ī€€orī€€Americanī€€
Gasī€€Associationī€€draftī€€requirementsī€€forī€€Gasī€€Firedī€€Logī€€Lightersī€€forī€€Woodī€€
Burningī€€Fireplaces,ī€€Draftī€€NO.ī€€4ī€€datedī€€August,ī€€1993.ī€€
Ifī€€youī€€installī€€aī€€decorativeī€€gasī€€applianceī€€(ventedī€€gasī€€log),ī€€theī€€deco-
rativeī€€gasī€€applianceī€€mustī€€complyī€€withī€€theī€€Standardī€€forī€€Decorativeī€€
Gasī€€Applianceī€€forī€€Installationī€€inī€€Solidī€€Fuelī€€Burningī€€Fireplaces,ī€€ANSī€€
Z21.60 or Z21.84 and shall also be installed in accordance with the
Nationalī€€Fuelī€€Gasī€€Code,ī€€ANSIī€€ī€€7223NFPAī€€54ī€€latestī€€edition.
Ifī€€youī€€wishī€€toī€€installī€€anī€€unventedī€€(vent-free)ī€€gasī€€logī€€set,ī€€onlyī€€unventedī€€
gas log sets which have been found to comply with the standard for
unventedī€€roomī€€ heaters,ī€€ ANSIī€€ Z21.11.2ī€€ areī€€ toī€€ beī€€ installedī€€ inī€€ thisī€€
ļ¬replace.
WARNING: If the ļ¬replace has been used for wood
burning, the ļ¬rebox and chimney must be cleaned
of soot, creosote and ashes be a qualiļ¬ed chimney
cleaner. Creosote will ignite if heavily heated.
WARNING: When using a decorative vented gas log,
the damper must be removed or permanently locked in
the fully open position and the glass doors must be in
the fully open position.
OPTIONAL GAS LINE INSTALLATION Continued PUREFIRE HOOD INSTALLATION
1. The PureFire hood supplied with this ļ¬replace is packaged in a
separate box and placed in the ļ¬rebox during shipping.
2. Removeī€€hoodī€€fromī€€box.ī€€Locateī€€bracketsī€€(quantityī€€2)ī€€andī€€screwsī€€
(quantityī€€4)ī€€forī€€hoodī€€installationī€€inī€€theī€€hardwareī€€bag.
3. Usingī€€screwsī€€provided,ī€€secureī€€theī€€bracketī€€toī€€theī€€innerī€€domeī€€ofī€€
the ļ¬replace as shown in Figure 25. The left and right bracket are
different. The edge that is straight will be closer to the ļ¬replace
opening.
4. Liftī€€ hoodī€€ upī€€ intoī€€ theī€€ ī¬replaceī€€andī€€ placeī€€ itī€€ onī€€ theī€€ retainingī€€
bracketsī€€(Figureī€€25).ī€€Theī€€rearī€€ofī€€theī€€hoodī€€willī€€touchingī€€theī€€rearī€€
of the ļ¬replace.
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AIR DEFLECTOR AND GLASS DOOR INSTALLATION
INSTALLING AIR DEFLECTORS (42'' MODELS ONLY)
Slideī€€airī€€deī­ectorī€€inī€€betweenī€€theī€€frontī€€sideī€€faceī€€andī€€sideī€€brickī€€panelī€€
(seeī€€Figureī€€ 27).ī€€ Theī€€ notchedī€€ endī€€ofī€€ theī€€ deī­ectorī€€sitsī€€ onī€€bottomī€€
hearth. Air deļ¬‚ector does not require any fastening.
The front side faces and side brick panels will hold the deļ¬‚ector in
placeī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€27).
IMPORTANT: Install glass door frame before installing glass
door.
INSTALLING DOOR FRAMES
1.ī€€ Removeī€€screwsī€€fromī€€smokeī€€shelfī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€26).
2. Mount top door frame and secure with screws removed in step 1.
3.ī€€ Removeī€€centerī€€ashī€€refractoryī€€byī€€pullingī€€ringī€€handleī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€
27).
4.ī€€ Removeī€€ashī€€box.
5.ī€€ Removeī€€threeī€€screwsī€€locatedī€€atī€€frontī€€ofī€€ī¬reboxī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€27).
6. Align bottom rail mounting holes with holes at front of ļ¬rebox
and secure with screws removed in step 5.
7.ī€€ Placeī€€ashī€€boxī€€inī€€place.ī€€Replaceī€€centerī€€ashī€€refractory.
Figure 26 - Installing Top Door Frame
Top Door
Frame
Smoke
Shelf
INSTALLING GLASS DOORS
Springī€€ clipsī€€ haveī€€ beenī€€ installedī€€ butī€€someī€€ adjustmentsī€€ mayī€€ beī€€
needed.ī€€Ifī€€doorsī€€doī€€notī€€closeī€€properlyī€€orī€€doī€€notī€€appearī€€straight,ī€€seeī€€
Door Adjustment.
1. With bi-fold doors completely folded, insert bottom pivot pin into
pivot hole located near bottom corner of front face opening and
swing door to vertical position making sure top pins slide into
door track. Door is installed when top door pin snaps into spring
clip.
2.ī€€ Repeatī€€stepī€€1ī€€forī€€remainingī€€door.
Ifī€€youī€€ī¬ndī€€doorsī€€ doī€€ notī€€ closeī€€properlyī€€orī€€doī€€ notī€€ appearī€€ levelī€€orī€€
straight, proceed with section on door adjustment,
Figure 27 - Installing Bottom Door Frame
Bottom
Door Rail
Air
Deīƒ€ector
Ash Box
Center
Brick
Ring
Handle
Screws
DOOR ADJUSTMENT
Removeī€€doorsī€€andī€€slightlyī€€loosenī€€lowerī€€pivotī€€clipsī€€andī€€upperī€€springī€€
clips.ī€€Replaceī€€doorsī€€andī€€fullyī€€closeī€€them.ī€€Useī€€1/8"ī€€shimsī€€(anyī€€mate-
rial)ī€€toī€€levelī€€doors.ī€€Onceī€€properī€€settingī€€isī€€achieved,ī€€carefullyī€€openī€€
doors enough so that you can access spring clips with a Phillips
screwdriver.ī€€Tightenī€€screws.ī€€Seeī€€Figureī€€29.
Figure 28 - Installing Bi-Fold Doors
Spring
Clip
Insert Pin
into Spring
Clip
Pivot
Hole
Insert
Bottom
Pivot Pin
into Hole
Fold Door
and Slide
Top Pins
Into Track
Figure 29 - Adjusting Bi-Fold Doors
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OUTSIDE AIR AND DAMPER HANDLE OPERATION
The damper handle, which opens and closes the damper blade, is
located in the upper front face of the ļ¬replace. Pushing the handle
forward and up through the keyway slot will free damper blade to
automatically open. Pushing the handle forward and down will lock
damperī€€bladeī€€closedī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€31).ī€€Damper must be locked in the
full open position before operating ļ¬replaceī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€31).
Figure 31 - Operating Damper Handle
Damper
Weight
To Close
Damper
To Open
Damper
Damper
Weight
GLASS DOORS
Glassī€€doorsī€€areī€€optionalī€€withī€€theī€€ī¬replace.ī€€Whenī€€ī¬replaceī€€isī€€inī€€operation,ī€€
doors must be fully opened or fully closed position only or a ļ¬re hazard
mayī€€beī€€createdī€€(seeī€€Figureī€€30).
A ļ¬replace equipped with glass doors operates much differently than a
ļ¬replace with an open front. A ļ¬replace with glass doors has a limited
amount of air for combustion.
Excessiveī€€heatī€€withinī€€theī€€ī¬replaceī€€canī€€resultī€€ifī€€tooī€€largeī€€aī€€ī¬reī€€isī€€builtī€€orī€€
if combustion air gate is not completely open. The following tips should
be followed to assure that both the ļ¬replace and glass door retain their
beauty and function properly. Both the ļ¬‚ue damper and glass doors must
be fully opened before starting ļ¬re. This will provide sufļ¬cient combustion
air and maintain safe temperatures in ļ¬rebox.
IMPORTANT: The glass must be allowed to warm slowly and evenly.
The tempered glass will withstand a gradual temperature rise to 550Ā° F,
whichī€€isī€€moreī€€thanī€€aī€€normalī€€ī¬reī€€willī€€generate.ī€€Suchī€€materialsī€€asī€€pitch/
wax laden logs, very dry mill end lumber and large amounts of paper or
cardboard boxes can create an excessively hot ļ¬re and should not be
burned in this ļ¬replace. Always keep the ļ¬re well back from the doors
and never allow ļ¬‚ames to contact the glass.
WARNING: Fireplaces equipped with glass doors
should be operated only with doors fully opened or
doors fully closed. Doors, if left partly open, may draw
gasī€€andī€€ī­ameī€€outī€€ofī€€theī€€ī¬replaceī€€openingī€€creatingī€€
risks of both ļ¬re and smoke.
WARNING: Do not slam or strike doors. Damage
can result in a hazardous condition.
WARNING: Discontinue use of the appliance imme-
diately if doors are damaged and contact a qualiļ¬ed
installer for repair. Only doors certiļ¬ed with the ap-
pliance shall be used.
Cleaning Glass
Cleanī€€glassī€€withī€€anyī€€commercialī€€glassī€€cleanerī€€orī€€soapī€€andī€€water.ī€€Doī€€
not use any abrasive material to clean glass. Do not clean glass with any
cool water if glass is still hot from the ļ¬re and smoke.
Figure 30 - Bi-Fold Glass Doors
Doors Fully Closed
Fireplace Front
Doors
Fully Opened
Fireplace Front
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
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PUREFIRE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
Thisī€€ī¬replaceī€€isī€€equippedī€€withī€€aī€€PureFireī€€Emissionī€€Controlī€€System.ī€€Theī€€Cata-
lyticī€€Hoodī€€systemī€€reducesī€€particulatesī€€emissionsī€€inī€€aī€€woodī€€burningī€€ī¬replaceī€€
toī€€meetī€€theī€€EPAī€€Wood-Burningī€€Fireplaceī€€Programī€€Phaseī€€2ī€€emissionī€€level.ī€€
Theī€€EPAī€€qualifyingī€€label,ī€€shownī€€onī€€thisī€€page,ī€€willī€€beī€€afī¬xedī€€toī€€theī€€catalyst.ī€€
Before lighting the ļ¬rst ļ¬re, remove and maintain this label in a safe place
if needed for permits or building inspection. Prior to beginning installation,
contact your local building ofļ¬cial to determine the need to obtain a permit.
For proper operation, catalyst must be replace every 3 to 5 years.
FUELING GUIDELINES
The ļ¬replace grate must always be secured to the retaining brackets provided.
The position of the grate must be centered against the back wall of the ļ¬rebox.
Burnī€€onlyī€€dry,ī€€seasonedī€€(cured)ī€€woodī€€withī€€lessī€€thanī€€20%ī€€moisture.ī€€Avoidī€€
theī€€ useī€€ ofī€€ treated,ī€€ paintedī€€ andī€€ laminatedī€€ wood.ī€€ Neverī€€ burnī€€ garbageī€€ orī€€
other foreign materials. Do not use artiļ¬cial logs, colored newspaper or
petroleum based ļ¬re starters. Avoid wood with high salt content. All of
these materials may contain compounds which can shorten the life of the
catalyst. Wet or unseasoned wood may lower catalytic temperatures and
result in inefļ¬cient operation.
The catalyst is designed to function at optimum efļ¬ciency when the ļ¬replace
is burning clean, dry, cord wood as ļ¬replace fuel. A simple visual inspection
of the chimney during the wood burning process will determine catalyst
performance.
Theī€€fuelī€€loadī€€shouldī€€alwaysī€€beī€€placedī€€onī€€theī€€backī€€ofī€€theī€€grate.ī€€Useī€€cleanī€€dryī€€
wood,ī€€seasonedī€€cordī€€woodī€€isī€€theī€€bestī€€choice.ī€€Neverī€€burnī€€trash,ī€€plastics,ī€€
gasoline, rubber, industrial solvents, ļ¬‚ammable liquids, naptha, household
garbage, material treated with petroleum products, leaves, paper products,
cardboard or salt driftwood.
Referī€€toī€€yourī€€INNOVATIVEī€€HEARTHī€€PRODUCTSī€€(IHP)ī€€Homeowner'sī€€Guideī€€
included with your ļ¬replace for proper ļ¬re building technique and ash
removal procedures. These fueling guidelines must be followed in order
toī€€achieveī€€maximumī€€emissionsī€€performanceī€€fromī€€theī€€PureFireī€€System.
OPERATION
The proper use of a wood burning ļ¬replace equipped with the catalyst will sig-
niī¬cantlyī€€reduceī€€theī€€emissionsī€€thatī€€itī€€produces.ī€€Simpleī€€fuelī€€considerationsī€€
with regard to moisture content, size, and quality of fuel will help control the
production of wood smoke and improve the performance of the catalyst and
ļ¬replace efļ¬ciency. With proper care, the catalyst will provide years of fuel
savings and lowered emissions. By following some simple guidelines, you
will ensure maximum performance and longevity.
The smoke that is usually seen coming out of a chimney is essentially a
combinationī€€ofī€€unburnedī€€fuelī€€(carbonī€€andī€€hydrogen)ī€€andī€€moistureī€€inī€€theī€€
form of water vapor. The catalyst is a technology that provides secondary
combustion for the wood burning process.
MAINTENANCE
Theī€€PureFireī€€Systemī€€isī€€aī€€maintenanceī€€freeī€€technology.ī€€Doī€€notī€€attemptī€€toī€€
remove or clean the combustor. The direct ļ¬‚ame from the ļ¬re will clean the
combustor.ī€€Onlyī€€aī€€certiī¬edī€€technicianī€€shouldī€€removeī€€theī€€unit.ī€€Toī€€ensureī€€
properī€€ī¬replaceī€€operation,ī€€theī€€PureFireī€€Systemī€€shouldī€€beī€€replacedī€€everyī€€3ī€€
toī€€5ī€€yearsī€€(seeī€€Partsī€€onī€€pageī€€18).ī€€
NOTE:ī€€Chimneyī€€smokeī€€mayī€€beī€€visibleī€€duringī€€theī€€ī¬rstī€€8ī€€toī€€10ī€€minutesī€€ofī€€
ļ¬replace operation when the ļ¬re is ļ¬rst getting started and the ļ¬nal 8 to 10
minutesī€€ofī€€operationī€€whileī€€theī€€ī¬reī€€isī€€dissipating.ī€€Underī€€normalī€€operatingī€€
conditions,ī€€youī€€shouldī€€seeī€€littleī€€orī€€noī€€smokeī€€comingī€€outī€€ofī€€theī€€chimney.ī€€Ifī€€
continuous smoke is visible, make sure only dry seasoned wood is being
burned.ī€€Ifī€€visibleī€€smokeī€€continues,ī€€theī€€combustorī€€hasī€€ceasedī€€toī€€functionī€€
orī€€thereī€€isī€€thermalī€€crumbling.ī€€Callī€€yourī€€IHPī€€distributorī€€orī€€dealerī€€forī€€replace-
ment parts.
MANUFACTURER: INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC
MODEL NO: WRE4850RS
WRE4850WS
WRE4850RH
WRE4850WH
PARTICLE EMISSIONS: 4.4 GRAMS/KG OF WOOD BURNED
FIREPLACE
SMOKE EMISSIONS RANGE
Higher Emissions
Lower Emissions
0
12.0
THIS MODEL
EPA PHASE 2 EMISSIONS LEVEL
4.4
5.1
Better
Worse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wood-burning Fireplace Program
Phase 2 Qualified models are cleaner and pollute less than those models that
have not met this emissions level. Exposure to smoke has been associated with
respiratory illness and other health problems. Models that have lower smoke
emissions may reduce your risk.
PHASE 2 QUALIFIED
For more information go to www.epa.gov/burnwise
Fireplaces with lower emissions produce less smoke when installed and operated properly.
* EPA has determined, based on testing by an accredited independent laboratory and a certification
of conformity by a nationally recognized certification body, that this model qualifies at the Phase 2
emissions level for U.S. EPA's Voluntary Fireplace Program.
For proper operation, catalyst must be replaced every 3 to 5 years.
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For more information go to www.epa.gov/burnwise
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wood-burning Fireplace Program
Phase 2 Qualified models are cleaner and pollute less than those models that
have not met this emissions level. Exposure to smoke has been associated with
respiratory illness and other health problems. Models that have lower smoke
emissions may reduce your risk.
MANUFACTURER: INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC
MODEL NAME: WRE4842RS
WRE4842WS
WRE4842RH
WRE4842WH
PARTICLE EMISSIONS: 4.4 GRAMS/KG OF WOOD BURNED
*
EPA has determined, based on testing by an accredited independent laboratory and a certification
of conformity by a nation ally recognized certification body, that this model qualifies at the Phase 2
emissions level for U.S. EPAā€™s Voluntary Fireplace Program.
Better
Worse
FIREPLACE
SMOKE EMISSIONS RANGE
Higher Emissions
Lower Emissions
0
12.0
THIS MODEL
EPA PHASE 2 EMISSIONS LEVEL
4.4
5.1
Better
Worse
Fireplaces with lower emissions produce less smoke when installed and operated properly.
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WARRANTY
INNOVATIVEī€€HEARTHī€€PRODUCTSī€€(IHP)ī€€warrantyī€€obligationsī€€forī€€
theī€€PureFireī€€Emissionsī€€Controlī€€Systemī€€areī€€limitedī€€toī€€theī€€termsī€€
set forth below.
IHPī€€warrantsī€€toī€€theī€€consumerī€€whoī€€purchasesī€€aī€€newī€€solidī€€fuelī€€
burningī€€ī¬replaceī€€containingī€€aī€€PureFireī€€Emissionsī€€Controlī€€Systemī€€
as a new component, to replace the catalyst at no charge should it
cease to function within three years from the date of purchase. The
PureFireī€€Catalyticī€€Componentī€€isī€€designedī€€toī€€performī€€efī¬cientlyī€€
forī€€threeī€€yearsī€€ofī€€ī¬replaceī€€operation.ī€€ONLYī€€recommendedī€€fuelsī€€
should be burned. Follow the fueling directions in manufactur-
ers operation manual. For warranty purposes, proof of ļ¬replace
purchasesī€€isī€€required.ī€€Laborī€€forī€€removalī€€and/orī€€installationī€€ofī€€theī€€
catalytic component is not the responsibility of the manufacturer.
Neitherī€€IHPī€€norī€€theī€€dealerī€€whoī€€sellsī€€theī€€PureFireī€€Emissionsī€€Controlī€€
Systemī€€isī€€responsibleī€€forī€€indirect,ī€€incidental,ī€€special,ī€€punitiveī€€orī€€
consequential damages arising out of the improper use of this
product or the continued use of this product beyond the required
replacement period.
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PARTS
1
21
20
5
6
7
10
9
11
12
13
16/17
15
14
8
24
23
3
25
18
2
22
19
4
26
27
28
29
30
MODEL CATALOG NO.
WRE4842RS F0429
WRE4842WS F0430
WRE4842RH F0431
WRE4842WH F0432
WRE4850RS F0433
WRE4850WS F0434
WRE4850RH F0435
WRE4850WH F0436
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PARTS
This list contains replaceable parts used in your ļ¬rebox. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacementī€€Parts on
page 25 of this manual.
WARNING: Contact an IHP dealer to obtain any of these parts. Never use substitute materials not approved
by IHP. Use of non-approved parts can result in poor performance and safety hazards.
KEY NO. CATALOG NO. DESCRIPTION WRE4842 WRE4850 QTY.
1 ** FACEī€€ASSEMBLY ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
2 ** FIREBOXī€€BOTTOMī€€ASSEMBLY ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
3 ** FIREBOXī€€BOTTOM ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
4 ** FIREBOXī€€SURROUND ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
5 ** OUTERī€€DOMEī€€ASSEMBLY ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
6 ** INSULATIONī€€PANī€€SUPPORT ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
7 ** INSULATIONī€€PAN ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
8 ** TOPī€€INSULATION ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
9 ** FIREPLACEī€€TOPī€€ASSEMBLY,ī€€42" ā€¢ 1
** FIREPLACEī€€TOPī€€ASSEMBLY,ī€€50" ā€¢ 1
10 J6997 SPACER,ī€€FIREPLACEī€€TOPī€€42MC ā€¢ ā€¢ 4
11 ** FIREPLACEī€€SURROUNDī€€ASSEMBLY ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
12 J4362 SPACER,ī€€CLEARANCEī€€36/42/50" ā€¢ ā€¢ 6
13 J5329 BRACKET,ī€€F/Pī€€HANDLE ā€¢ ā€¢ 4
14 J6900 PLATE,OUTSDEī€€AIRī€€COVERī€€36E44-6 ā€¢ ā€¢ 2
15 J6934 COVER,ī€€GASī€€CONDUITī€€PLATEī€€36E ā€¢ ā€¢ 4
16 J4368 GAS,ī€€CONDUITī€€ONE ā€¢ ā€¢ 2
17 J4369 GAS,ī€€CONDUITī€€TWO ā€¢ ā€¢ 2
18 ** HEATī€€SHIELDī€€SUPPORT ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
19 J6020 ASSY,ī€€ASHī€€BOXī€€"ALPHA" ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
20 ** INNERī€€DOMEī€€ASSEMBLY ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
21 ** SMOKEī€€SHIELD ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
22 ** DAMPERī€€CONTROLī€€BRACKET ā€¢ ā€¢ 1
23 117556-02 SCREENī€€42"ī€€STAINLESS ā€¢ 2
117556-01 SCREENī€€50"ī€€STAINLESS ā€¢ 2
24 111568-02 SCREENī€€RODī€€42"ī€€STAINLESS ā€¢ 2
J5308 ROD,ī€€SCREENī€€FORMEDī€€S.S.ī€€JM42 ā€¢ 2
25 J5304 GRATEī€€ASSYī€€S.S.ī€€JMCAT42 ā€¢ 1
117544-04 GRATEī€€50"ī€€STAINLESS ā€¢ 1
26 J6654 BRACKET,ī€€HOODī€€RETAININGī€€LTī€€"A" ā€¢ 1
J6656 BRACKET,ī€€HOODī€€RETAININGī€€LTī€€42" ā€¢ 1
27 J6655 BRACKET,ī€€HOODī€€RETAININGī€€RTī€€"A" ā€¢ 1
J6657 BRACKET,ī€€HOODī€€RETAININGī€€RTī€€42" ā€¢ 1
28 J6526 ASSY,ī€€HOODī€€ADJī€€AH2231 ā€¢ 1
J6437 ASSY,ī€€HOODī€€G(M)CAT50 ā€¢ 1
29 126198-01 AIRī€€DEFLECTORī€€LEFT ā€¢ 1
30 126198-02 AIRī€€DEFLECTORī€€RIGHT ā€¢ 1
PARTS AVAILABLE NOT SHOWN
106539-04 GRATEī€€RETAINERī€€STAINLESS ā€¢ ā€¢ 2
114913-01 REARī€€REFRACTORYī€€SPACERS ā€¢ ā€¢ 6
**ī€€Notī€€aī€€ī¬eldī€€replaceableī€€part.
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IMPORTANT: Installation of refractory panels should
be done after the ļ¬replace is placed in a permanent
location.
WARNING
LIFTING HAZARD
SINGLE -PERSON LIFT COULD
CAUSE INJURY.
USE ASSISTANCE WHEN MOVING
OR LIFTING.
PARTS
1
2
5
3
4
6
6
MODEL CATALOG NO.
WRE4842RS F0429
WRE4842WS F0430
WRE4842RH F0431
WRE4842WH F0432
WRE4850RS F0433
WRE4850WS F0434
WRE4850RH F0435
WRE4850WH F0436
/