Installation, Finishing the regency fp90 – Regency FP90 User Manual

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FPI FP90 Wood Fireplace

INST

ALLA

TION

Flex Vent

Discharge

Vent Grille

Discharge Vent
Frame

Connecting
Collar

Clamp

Flex
Vent

Insulation
Strips

1) Remove the screw from the vent hole cover

(vent cover 'A') on top of the unit.

2) Take the connector collar and press and

rotate it into the hole to cut through the
insulation layer. Remove the collar and
remove insulation from the collar. The screws
for the inner cover should be exposed.

3) Remove the screws from the inner cover

(vent cover 'B') and slide it back under the
insulation.

4) Extend ﬂ ex vent and pull the insulation

sleeves over the 8” (203mm) diameter ﬂ ex
vents. Leave a short section of ﬂ ex vent
exposed at each end. On one end insert the
collar into the ﬂ ex vent and use a clamp to
hold the ﬂ ex vent in place.

5) Use tin snips to cut slits into the rim of the

connector collar. A minimum of four tabs
will be required so cut the slits 1” (25mm)
(i.e. 1” (25mm) wide tabs) apart around the
perimeter of the collar.

6) Install the connecting collar into the top of

the unit until the bead of the collar rests
against the top of the inner top of the unit.
Reach inside the upper louver opening
and use pliers to bend the tabs (minimum
4) out on the connector collar. A hammer
may be required to lightly tap the tabs and
bend them so that they ﬁ t tightly against the
bottom of the inner top. Pull the insulation
sleeve down to the top of the unit. Repeat
steps 1-6 for the second ﬂ ex vent and collar
assembly.

7) Position the vent frames for the Discharge

Grilles into the rough opening of the stud
wall framing. Make sure to add two insulation
strips behind the ﬂ anges of the frame prior to
securing to wall. The frames will ﬁ t between
studs framed at 16” (406mm) on center. Use
4 nails or screws to mount the frame to the
stud framing.

Completing The Facing

Facing materials must be thin veneer (non-self
supporting facades) or self supporting facades.
If you are installing a thin veneer facade the
Regency Masonry Retainer Kit is recommended.
All facades must be Non-Combustible such
as brick, rock or ceramic tile. See Clearance to
Combustible diagram at the beginning of this
manual to determine the extent to which you
must use non-combustible materials. Gypsum
wallboard is not non-combustible.

Non-self Supporting, Thin Veneer

Facades Installation

1) Install heavy expanded metal only on the

top half of the ﬁ replace using a drill to pre-
drill holes and install using tap screws at
locations as indicated on kit.

2) Install metal edging of kit on each side of

the doors making sure the edges ﬁ t nicely
with the arch edge above.

3) Cover the rest of the area with wire mesh

or metal lath, overlapping around the heavy
expanded metal. Make sure nails or staples
used for fastening mesh penetrate studs at
least 1" (25mm).

4) Mortar must be "thin set" or "thin bed" type

inherently polymer modiﬁ ed. If not modiﬁ ed,
you should add a synthetic latex additive.
Mix to a ﬁ rm, moist consistency. Using a
plasterer's or mason's trowel apply mortar
1/2" (13mm) to 3/4" (19mm) thick to prepared
surface area. Do not spread more than a
workable area so that the mortar will not
set up before stone or brick is applied.

Note: Remove the fireplace doors and

louvers and store them in a safe place
until all the masonry work is ﬁ nished.
Acid from the cleaning operation will
permanently damage gold plating.

5) If additional mortar is required, use a grout

bag to ﬁ ll in joints. Care must be taken to
avoid smearing on the surface of stone or
brick. Accidental smears should be removed
only after mortar has become crumbly, using
a whisk broom or dry bristle brush. Do not
use a wet brush or a wire brush.

6) When mortar joints have become ﬁ rm

(thumb-print dry) they should be pointed
up with a wood stick or metal jointing tool.

FINISHING THE

REGENCY FP90

INSTALLATION

8) Insert the connecting collar into the other

end of the 5 ft. (1.5m) ﬂ ex vent and use an
adjustable clamp to hold the vent in place.
Cut tabs into the rim of the connector collar
(a minimum of 4 tabs will be required). Push
the collar through the 8” (203mm) hole in
the mounting frame. Use pliers to bend out
tabs (minimum 4) to secure the collar to the
mounting frame.

9) Pull the insulation sleeve up the ﬂ ex vent

to the back of the mounting frame. The ﬂ ex
vent should now be connected to both the
unit and the mounting frames securely.
Repeat steps 1-8 for the second ﬂ ex vent
assembly.

10) Install the block-off plate to the unit. The

block-off plate will cover the upper louver
opening of the unit and force the fan air
to circulate through the two 8” (203mm)
diameter ﬂ ex vents. Put high temperature
sealant onto the block-off plate. Mount the
block-off plate onto the front of the unit and
cover the upper louver opening. Make sure
that all exposed holes in the block-off plate
are sealed with high temperature sealant.

NOTE:

Make sure the block-off plate is ﬂ ush and
fastened tightly to the Regency FP90
Fireplace.

11) The rough opening size for the Chase Vent

Grille is 3” H x 10”W (76mm H x 254mm
W).

WARNING:

A chase vent of 30 sq. inches (194 cm

)

MUST be installed in all applications,
otherwise serious overheating of the chase
may result. Use the chase vent supplied
with the FP90 unit only or any equivalent
one with the same or less restriction of air
ﬂ ow (for U.S. installations only).

12) Recheck all ﬂ ex vent-work connections to

make sure that they are secure. Install wall
sheathing and cut-out openings for the chase
ventilation, and hot air discharge outlets.

13) Install the Chase Vent Grille and install

the Discharge Vent Grilles for the hot air
outlets.

NOTE:

There must be a minimum of 5" (127mm)
between the gravity air vents.