Quadra-Fire 1100-I - Manual (Page 8)

FLOOR PROTECTION
This unit may be installed on combustible flooring, providing there is 1 1/2” (37mm) of air space from the base to
combustible floor, or it is placed on nominal 4” (100mm) hollow concrete blocks or any insulating material with a minimum
R value of 2.5.
CHIMNEY AND EXHAUST CONNECTIONS
1. CHIMNEY AND CONNECTOR: Use 3” (75mm) or 4” (100mm) diameter listed “L” or “PL” venting systems. The insert
can be either vertically or horizontally vented.
2. FIREPLACE INSTALLATION: Stainless steel rigid or flexible pipe.
3. AS A BUILT-IN: Use double-wall pipe with a stainless steel inner liner.
NOTE: All pipes are recommended to be sealed with high temperature RTV silicone.
NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL A FLUE DAMPER IN THE EXHAUST VENT OF THIS INSERT.
When installing the insert as a built-in, the insert is approved for horizontal exhaust. However, we recommend that the
exhaust be installed vertically for at least eight feet, or above the eaves of the house. This will help draw smoke out of the
insert in the event of a power failure.
MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION
1. An outside air inlet must be provided for combustion air, and be unrestricted while the insert is in use.
2. The combustion air duct system must be made of metal, permit zero clearance to combustible construction, prevent
material from dropping into the inlet or into the area beneath the dwelling, and contain a rodent screen.
3. The insert is to be secured to the mobile home. You may drill a hole through the outer panel and secure it to the wall with
a ¼” x 2” lag bolt or equivalent.
4. Do not install the insert in a sleeping room.
5. The structural integrity of the mobile home floor, walls, and ceiling/roof must be maintained.
6. This insert is to be grounded with #8 copper grounding wire or equivalent, terminated at each end with an N.E.C.
approved grounding device.
7. Refer to clearance to combustibles section (page 6) for measurements to combustibles, and appropriate chimney and
venting systems for your application.
VENT TERMINATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Do not terminate vent in an enclosed or semi-enclosed area such as a carport, garage, attic, crawl space, under a
sundeck or porch, narrow walkway or closely fenced area, or any location that can build up a concentration of fumes
such as a stairwell, covered breezeway, etc.
2. Vent surfaces can get hot enough to cause burns if touched. Noncombustible shielding or guards may be required.
3. Termination must exhaust above air inlet elevation. It is recommended that at least five feet of vertical pipe be installed
when the appliance is vented directly through a wall to create some natural draft, to prevent the possibility of smoke
or odor during appliance shutdown, and to keep exhaust from causing a nuisance or hazard by exposing people or
shrubs to high temperatures. In any case, the safest and preferred venting method is to extend the vent through the
roof.
4. Distance from doors and windows, or gravity or ventilation air inlet into building:
a) Not less than 4’ (1.2m) below;
b) Not less than 4’ (1.2m) horizontally from;
c) Not less than 1’ (305mm) above.
5. Distance from bottom of termination and grade - 12” (305mm) minimum. This is conditional upon the plants and
nature of grade surface. The grade surface must not be a lawn. Distance from bottom of termination to public walkway
- 7’ (2.1m) minimum.
6. Distance to combustible materials - 2’ (510mm) minimum. This includes adjacent buildings, fences, protruding parts
of the structure, roof overhang, plants and shrubs, etc.
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