Monessen Hearth CWC500 - Manual (Page 14)

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CWC Series Woodburning Fireplace
87D1504
used below a flat mantel shelf, consult your local building
codes for minimum clearance from top of fireplace open-
ing to bottom of mantel shelf.
All joints (top, bottom and sides) where wall or deco-
rative facing material meets fireplace surround must
be completely sealed with a noncombustible material.
(Figs. 22 and 23)
NOTe: No side wall protection is required for fireplaces
installed at 45° to two (2) side walls (corner installation).
Often a decorative surround or vertical portion of the
mantel is desired. If this is constructed of any combus-
tible material it must be within the safe zone indicated in
Figure 23.
Side Wall Protection
Adjacent combustible side walls that are within the mini-
mum dimensions shown in Figure 24 of fireplace open-
ing must be protected with MHSC Wall Shield Model
SP40 or a specifically built wall shield described below.
The special wall shield design described in Figure 19 is
an alternate method of adding protection to side walls
and can be used in place of the SP40 with the same
wall clearances specified for the SP40. Rt must =1.85
minimum.
FP531b
Fig. 22 Mantel clearance.
FP531b
mantel clearances
9/03 djt
Z\x "
12"
(305mm)
Max.
12" (305mm)
Min.
1Z\x"
(38mm)
6"
(159mm)
Min.
Combustible
Mantel and
Trim
Finished Wall
Header
Standoff
Noncombustible
Material
Grille
Opening
Fireplace
Opening
2 x 4 Stud
Finished Wall
Must be sealed with non-
combustible material
Fireplace Front
Top View
12" from top of grille opening for circulating
models
6" from top of grille opening for circulating
models
MA81
Fig. 23 Combustible mantel clearances.
MA81
rev. 8/5/97
1Z\x"
Ref.
Combustible materials are
permitted within a shaded area
shown in Figure 23 titled
Minimum Wall Clearances.
*
**
Face Plate
* 12" from top of grille opening for circu-
lating models
** 6" from top of grille opening for circu-
lating models