Installation, Masonry and factory built fireplace clearances – Hampton Direct Wood Insert HI200 User Manual

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HI200 Hampton Wood Cast Insert

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Clearance diagram for installations

INSTALLATION

Side and Top facing is a maximum of 1.5" thick.
Floor protection must non-combustible, insulative
material with an R value of 1.1 or greater.

* If the hearth extension is fl ush with the fl oor (F)

it must extend 19.5" in front of the body face
(E).

Note: Hearth Extension Width (G) is meas-

ured from edge of fuel door to side of
hearth.

** A non-combustible mantel may be installed

at a lower height if the framing is made of
metal studs covered with a non-combustible
board.

MASONRY AND FACTORY BUILT FIREPLACE CLEARANCES

The minimum required clearances to combustible materials when installed into a masonry or factory built fi replace are listed below.

Adjacent Mantle** Top Side Minimum Minimum

Minimum

Side Wall (to Top) Facing Facing Hearth Hearth

Hearth Side

(to Side) (to Top) (to Side) Extension Thickness*

Extension

A B C D E F

G

15" (381mm) 20" (508mm) 14" (356mm) 7-3/8"(187mm) 16" (406mm) [US] 1-1/2" (38mm) 6" (152mm) [US]

18" (457mm) [CAN] 8" (203mm) [CAN]

HOW TO DETERMINE IF ALTERNATE

FLOOR PROTECTION MATERIALS ARE ACCEPTABLE

The specifi ed fl oor protector should be 3/8"
(18mm) thick material with a K - factor of
0.84.

The proposed alternative is 4" (100mm) brick
with a C-factor of 1.25 over 1/8" (3mm) mineral
board with a K-factor of 0.29.

Step (a):

Use formula above to convert specifi cation
to R-value.

R = 1/k x T = 1/0.84 x .75 = 0.893.

Step (b):

Calculate R of proposed system.

4" brick of C = 1.25, therefore

Rbrick = 1/C = 1/1.25 = 0.80

1/8" mineral board of k = 0.29, therefore
Rmin.bd. = 1/0.29 x 0.125 = 0.431

Total R = Rbrick + Rmineral board =

0.8 + 0.431 = 1.231.

Step (c):

Compare proposed system R of 1.231 to
specifi ed R of 0.893. Since proposed system
R is greater than required, the system is
acceptable.

DEFINITIONS

Thermal Conductance:

C

= Btu

= W

(hr)(ft

2

)(

o

F) (m

2)

)(K)

Thermal Conductivity:

k = (Btu)(inch) = W = Btu

(hr)(ft

3

)(

o

F) (m)(K) (hr)(ft)(

o

F)

Thermal Resistance:

R = (ft

2

)(hr)(

o

F) = (m

2

)(K)

Btu

W

Floor Protection

Please check to ensure that your fl oor protection
and hearth will meet the standards for clearance
to combustibles. Your hearth extension must be
made from a non-combustible material.

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