Page 2 - M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace; Listed; Standard for Factory Built Fireplaces; Table of Contents
2 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 M400BFC Listed UL127 / ULC-S610 Standard for Factory Built Fireplaces Safety Information ...................................................................................... 3 Specifications and Framing .......................................
Page 3 - Safety Information; Please Read This Manual Before Installing and Using Fireplace; Overloading the firebox with wood may re-; Precautions; before; installing the fireplace.; Drafts; Proposition 65 Warning:
3 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Safety Information Please Read This Manual Before Installing and Using Fireplace IMPORTANT: Read all instructions and warnings carefully before starting installation. Failure to follow these instruc- tions may result in a possible fire hazar...
Page 4 - hearth dimensions; Front Width
4 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace Fig. 1 M400BFC specifications and framing. 6 " (16mm) 56O " (13mm) 56O " 32 6 " (829mm) 41 (6 " (1064mm) 6 " (16mm) 56QE " (49mm) " (914mm) " (533mm) 56QE &...
Page 6 - Rise; Chimney Requirements - Offset Installations; Illustration Key; 0 ̊ Elbow Offsets; MBUF; Offset
6 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 D Rise B G H B Offset C E 6 FT. G H A Hearth Floor Chimney Section CHIMNEY FLUE EXIT Elbow FP269MBUF 5/16/96 rev. 5/25 TCS8A Support Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Chimney Requirements - Offset Installations Notes: G + H cannot exceed 20 feet...
Page 7 - Planning Information; Mounting the Fireplace; must; Planning the Chimney Run; Never; The Ten Foot Rule
7 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Planning Information Preplanning an installation is very important to ensure safety and to save time and money. An installer must predetermine where a fireplace will be set and how the chimney system will be run. Mounting the Fireplace A fir...
Page 8 - Chimney Supports; Support provided by elbow; Chase Installation; Installation; Insulating Fireplace Enclosure; If you live in a cold climate, it is not required but
8 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Chimney Supports The chimney system is supported by the fireplace for vertical chimney heights less than 30’ (9 m) above the hearth. Chimney supports are required if the vertical height exceeds 30’ (9 m). Locate chimney supports at ceiling h...
Page 9 - Framing; Straight-Up Chimney Installation
9 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 FPC555a Platform insulation BFC model 8/21/00 djt Hard Flat Surface Insulation Platform FPC555a Fig. 7 Insulating between platform and fireplace. Framing Framing can be constructed before or after the fireplace is set in place, however, most...
Page 10 - 0° Offset Elbow; inside dimension
10 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Offset Installation In order to clear an obstruction, it may be necessary to offset chimney from vertical. This is accomplished by using elbows. Use the 30° Offset Elbow table on Page 5 to determine proper offset and parts required.Each off...
Page 11 - Securing the Fireplace; Safety strips are not required over non-com-; BR
11 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Positioning, Safety Strips, Securing the Fireplace Slide fireplace into position.Lift the fireplace front slightly and slide the metal safety strips under front bottom edge about 1 Z\x ” (38 mm), allowing the remainder to extend in front of...
Page 12 - Installing the; Make sure the; Installing the Firestop Spacer; A firestop spacer; Proper Firestop Spacer Installation; is; is not; an attic, position the
12 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Installing the Chimney System Start by attaching the first chimney section to the collar on top of the fireplace. Install the pipe as pictured in Figure 14. When you get a good lock, you will hear the pipe clearly snap together. Once sectio...
Page 13 - DO NOT; Ten Foot Rule
13 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Firestop spacers are not available for, nor are they required on vertical walls. DO NOT put any sealant around the area where the outer pipe slides through the firestop spacer. If you seal this area, it may cause a fire hazard. Canadian Req...
Page 14 - Air Space Clearances; Installing Top Housing; Finishing; Do not
14 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW Air Space Clearances FPC559a BFC AIR SPACES circulating models 8/21/00 djt Standoff Combustible framing material MUST NOT penetrate AIR SPACE (shaded areas). 2” Z\x ” air space to sides Firestop 1” Air Space to Back Z\x...
Page 16 - Side Wall Protection; Examples of wall shield insulation:; Hearth Installation; or; Minimum Wall Clearances
16 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Side Wall Protection Adjacent combustible side walls that are within mini-mum dimensions shown in Figure 24 of the fireplace opening must be protected with MHSC Wall Shield Model SP40 or a specifically built wall shield described in Figure ...
Page 17 - COMMON MATERIALS AND FACTORS; To determine the thickness required for any; new; Example for Common Brick; Glass Door Operation
17 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 WARNING: Hearth extension must be installed in accordance with Figure 23 and must not cover the bottom front opening of the circulating model. Alternate noncombustible materials may be used pro-viding the (total) thermal resistance (Rt valu...
Page 18 - Installing Line for Gas Logs; CSA draft; Operation
18 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Installing Line for Gas Logs MHSC fireplaces are designed to accept a 1/2” (13 mm) gas line for installation of an approved gas appliance. (MHSC manufactures a wide variety of gas logs for use in MHSC fireplaces.)Be sure to have the applian...
Page 19 - M400BFC Balanced Flue Fireplace
19 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 647BFC parts 20082/08 djt 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 15 19 18 17 4 24 20 22 21 25 23 23 26 27 28 29 MHSC reserves the right to make changes in design, materials, specifications, prices and discontinue colors and products at any time,...
Page 20 - Grate Retainer
20 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 M400BFC Balanced Flue Fireplace (continued) 17. Blower Assembly - FKSX-A 20000620 18. Grate Retainer 2353179 19. Junction Box Assembly 3126161 20. Ceramic Glass Panel (two per fireplace) 30004352 21. Flat Gasket 3/4” Wide (two per fireplace...
Page 21 - Accessories; Hearth Extension Insulation; Model Number
21 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 The following accessories for this appliance are available from your local Monessen distributor. Should you need ad-ditional information beyond what your distributor can furnish, contact: MHSC, 149 Cleveland Drive, Paris, KY 40361, Attn: Te...
Page 22 - Chimney Components; Component
22 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 Chimney Components Component Description Model Number Chimney Support Used to support chimney for each of TCS8A 30’ vertical height and 6’ of angled chimney run (8” flue) Firestop Required at each floor level and attic on FS2A (8” straight ...
Page 23 - LIMITED WARRANTY; Factory-Build Fireplace and Components; From the eleventh through the twenty-fifth year following the; What is Not Covered; ferentials produced by wind.; Limitations and Exclusions; in connection with this fireplace and accessory.; MHSC
23 M400BFC Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 87D1505 LIMITED WARRANTY Factory-Build Fireplace and Components (Except Blowers) What is Covered and For How Long Five-Year Coverage: For five years from the date this fireplace and components are first purchased for use, MHSC will, at its option, ...