Section 3: installing the fireplace, Installing the fireplace – Quadra-Fire Gas Fireplace QV-ST User Manual

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Installing the Fireplace

Step 1. Locating the Fireplace

The diagram below shows space and clearance require-
ments for locating a fireplace within a room.

Minimum Clearances

from the Fireplace to Combustible Materials

Inches

mm

Glass Sides or Ends .......... 36 ..................... 914
Floor .................................... 0 ........................ 0
Rear Vent ............................ 1 ....................... 25
Metal Sides or Ends .......... 1/2 ..................... 13
Top .................................... 4 1/2 .................... 114
Ceiling* ............................... 31 ..................... 787

Figure 3. Fireplace Dimensions and Locations

Clearance Requirements
The top, back, and sides of the fireplace are defined by
stand-offs. The minimum clearance to a perpendicular wall
extending past the face of the fireplace is one inch (25 mm).
The metal ends of the fireplace may NOT be recessed into
combustible construction.

For minimum clearances, see the direct vent termination
clearance diagrams on pages 25 and 26 in this manual.

Step 2. Framing the Fireplace

Fireplace framing can be built before or after the fireplace is
set in place. Framing should be positioned to accommo-
date wall coverings and fireplace facing material. The dia-
gram below shows framing reference dimensions.

CAUTION: MEASURE FIREPLACE DIMENSIONS AND
VERIFY FRAMING METHODS AND WALL COVERING
DETAILS BEFORE FRAMING.

Minimum Clearances

from the Vent Pipe to Combustible Materials

Inches

mm

Vertical Sections. .............. 1 ................. 25

Horizontal Sections
Top ...................................... 3 ................. 75
Bottom ................................ 1 ................. 25
Sides .................................. 1 ................. 25

At Wall Firestops
Top ................................... 2 1/2 ............. 63.7
Bottom .............................. 1/2 ............... 13
Sides .................................. 1 ................. 25

* The clearance to the ceiling is measured from the top

of the unit, excluding the standoffs (see Figure 33).

The distance from the unit to combustible construction is to
be measured from the unit outer warp surface to the com-
bustible construction, NOT from the screw heads that se-
cure the unit together.

!

WARNING: FRAMING DIMENSIONS ASSUME
USE OF 1/2 INCH THICK WALL COVERING

MATERIALS ON EXTERIOR OF FRAMING ONLY AND
NO SHEETROCK ON INTERIOR OF FRAMING.

36"

GLASS

GLASS

TOP VIEW

36"

1"

GLASS

GLASS

TOP VIEW

GLASS

36"

QV-PIER

QV-ST

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