Vanguard FBST - Manual (Page 5)

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LOCaTiNg FiREBOX
pLANNING
Plan where you will install the firebox. This will
save time and money later when you install the fire-
box. Before installation, consider the following:
1. Where the firebox will be located. Allow for
wall and ceiling clearances (see Installation
Clearances, page 8).
2. Everything needed to complete installation.
3. These models CANNOT be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom.
4. Proper air for combustion and ventilation.
5. Consider a location where heat output would
not be affected by drafts, air condition ducts,
windows or doors.
6. A location that minimizes modifications on ex-
isting framing will make installation easier.
Projected installations
can extend any dis-
tance into the room. A projection may be ideal
as a partition between two otherwise common
areas when added to an existing, finished wall
(see Figure 2).
Internal wall installation
provides a discreet
viewing option between two adjacent rooms or
within an added wall to subdivide an oversize
room.
Figure 2 - Projected Installation
aiR FOR COMBUSTiON
aND VENTiLaTiON
WARNING: This firebox shall
not be installed in a confined
space or unusually tight con-
struction unless provisions are
provided for adequate combus-
tion and ventilation air. Read the
following instructions to insure
proper fresh air for this and
other fuel-burning appliances
in your home.
Today’s homes are built more energy efficient
than ever. New materials, increased insulation and
new construction methods help reduce heat loss
in homes. Home owners weather strip and caulk
around windows and doors to keep the cold air out
and the warm air in. During heating months, home
owners want their homes as airtight as possible.
While it is good to make your home energy effi-
cient, your home needs to breathe. Fresh air must
enter your home. All fuel-burning appliances need
fresh air for proper combustion and ventilation.
Exhaust fans, fireboxes, clothes dryers and fuel
burning appliances draw air from the house to
operate. You must provide adequate fresh air for
these appliances. This will insure proper venting
of vented fuel-burning appliances.
pROVIDING ADEQUATE
VENTILATION
The following are excerpts from National Fuel
Gas Code ANS Z223.1/NFPA 54, Section 5.3, Air
for Combustion and Ventilation.
All spaces in homes fall into one of the three fol-
lowing ventilation classifications:
1. Unusually Tight Construction
2. Unconfined Space
3. Confined Space
The information on pages 5 through 7 will help
you classify your space and provide adequate
ventilation.
Unusually Tight Construction
The air that leaks around doors and windows
may provide enough fresh air for combustion and
ventilation. However, in buildings of unusually
tight construction, you must provide additional
fresh air.