Vermont Casting BFC36 - Manual

Page 2 - BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace; Safety Information; Please Read This Manual Before Installing and Using Fireplace; beginning installation.; Table of Contents; Listed

2 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 hazard an...

Page 3 - BFC36 Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace; hearth dimensions; Front Width

3 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 BFC36 Balanced Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace Fig. 1 BFC36 speciﬁcations and framing. �� " (16mm) �� " (13mm) �� " 32 �� " (829mm) 41 �� " (1064mm) �� " (16mm) �� " (49mm) �� " (914mm) �� " (533mm...

Page 4 - BFC

4 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 FP554a BFC Fireplace and chase parts identification circulating model 8/21/00 djt Termination Cap Storm Collar Pan Flashing Draftstop Standoff Surround Trim Ledge Standoff Glass Door Romex Pigtail Gas Line Access Knock- out (Each Side) Air Inle...

Page 5 - Rise; Support; Chimney Requirements - Offset Installations; Illustration Key; total; 0 ̊ Elbow Offsets; MBUF; Offset

5 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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. A...

Page 6 - Planning Information; Mounting the Fireplace; must; Planning the Chimney Run; Never; The Ten Foot Rule

6 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 ﬁreplac...

Page 7 - Chimney Supports; must not; Support provided by elbow straps fulfills; Chase Installation; Installation; Insulating Fireplace Enclosure; If you live in a cold climate, it is not required but; highly recommended; that you insulate fireplace; very important; for outside wall installations over; before

7 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 Chimney Supports The chimney system is supported by the ﬁreplace for vertical chimney heights less than 30’ (9m) above the hearth. Chimney supports are required if the vertical height exceeds 30’ (9m). Locate chimney supports at ceiling holes o...

Page 8 - Framing; romex pigtail; Straight-Up Chimney Installation

8 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 inst...

Page 9 - 0° Offset Elbow; inside dimension; Framing chimney hole

9 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 offset ...

Page 10 - Securing the Fireplace; Safety strips are not required over non-com-; BR

10 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 ¹⁄₂ ” (38mm), al- lowing the remainder to extend in front of ﬁre...

Page 11 - Installing the; Make sure the; Installing the Firestop Spacer; A firestop spacer; Proper Firestop Spacer Installation; is; is not; Elbow Strap; Attic Installation

11 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 sections ar...

Page 12 - DO NOT; Ten Foot Rule

12 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 Requirem...

Page 13 - FRONT VIEW; Air Space Clearances; Installing Top Housing; Finishing; Do not

13 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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” ¹⁄₂ ” air space to sides Firestop 1” Air Space to Back ¹⁄₂ ” ...

Page 14 - Side View

14 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 MA81 rev. 8/5/97 1 ¹⁄₂ " Ref. B C Combustible materials are permitted within a shaded area shown in Figure 21 titled Minimum Wall Clearances. * * * MA81 Fig. 20 Combustible mantel clearances. * 12” from top of grille opening.** 6” from top...

Page 15 - Side Wall Protection; Examples of wall shield insulation:; Hearth Installation; or; Minimum Wall Clearances

15 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 CFM Corporation Wall Shield Model SP40 or a speciﬁcally built wall shield described in F...

Page 16 - COMMON MATERIALS AND FACTORS; To determine the thickness required for any; new; Example for Common Brick; Install Door Handles; Door Pawl parts; Using 1/8” Allen wrench loosen the set screw and

16 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 value) ...

Page 17 - Finish Glass Doors; If the; Door Pawl; Remove small locking nut from left door handle stub; Correct; Glass Door Operation

17 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 Finish Glass Doors The fallaway handles are used to open and close the front doors. The fallaway handles may be removed after each use or may be left in place. CAUTION: If the handles are left in place during operation, they may become hot. (F...

Page 18 - CSA draft; Fireplace Top View

18 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 Install 1/2” (13mm) certiﬁed gas pipe through opening. After gas pipe installation is complete, use insulation that was removed from gas line tube to repack space around the pipe. Material should be inserted from outside of the ﬁreplace and pa...

Page 19 - BFC Balanced Flue Fireplace; Hearth Firebrick

19 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 647 BFC parts 8/24/00 djt 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 15 19 18 17 � 24 25, 26 20 21, 22, 23 27 27 CFM Corporation reserves the right to make changes in design, materials, speciﬁcations, prices and discontinue colors and products at any t...

Page 20 - Black Fall Away Handle

20 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 BFC Balanced Flue Fireplace (continued) 25. Stud 3/8-16 x 1 ⁵⁄₈ ” 20009776 26. Nut Hex Jam 3/8-16 Toplk 1203290 27. Black Fall Away Handle 20006382 Ref. Description BFC36

Page 21 - Accessories; Hearth Extension Insulation; Model Number; See your; Majestic Fireplaces; distributor or dealer

21 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 The following accessories for this appliance are available from your local Vermont Castings, Majestic Products dis-tributor. Should you need additional information beyond what your distributor can furnish, contact: CFM Corporation, 2695 Meadow...

Page 22 - Chimney Components; Component

22 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 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 ﬂue) ...

Page 23 - LIMITED WARRANTY & 30 YEAR PROTECTION PLAN; For MAJESTIC FIREPLACES

23 BFC36 Balance Flue Heat-Circulating Fireplace 7412647 LIMITED WARRANTY & 30 YEAR PROTECTION PLAN For MAJESTIC FIREPLACES ® PRE-ENGINEERED Fireplace Systems CFM Corporation warrants its Pre-Engineered Fireplace (“Fireplace”) and the CFM Corporation-supplied ﬁregrate, glass doors, outside air s...

Vermont Casting BFC36 - Manual

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