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FIREPLACE INSERT MODELS

(See page 3 for free-standing models)

NOTE. The following instructions cover the installation of any Provincial heater into a sound

masonry fireplace which has an integral masonry chimney. Where such a chimney is not available,

the heater can be installed into a timber framed structure provided that it is mounted in a special

‘built in’ (or ‘zero clearance’) metal shielding box. Built-in (zero clearance) installation kits and the

special flue components necessary are available from your Masport Dealer. Full assembly

instructions are included in the kit.

All Provincial models (Australian and New Zealand), can be fitted with air circulating fans. These

are mounted inside the ash shelf (below the firebox door) in the case of LE 3000, LE 5000 and LE

7000 models. The Grande Provincial fan is mounted below the firebox at the rear of the steel

shielding box. (Fans are not permitted in some Provincial fires installed in the Clean Air Zones of

Christchurch and Canterbury).

UNPACKING

After removal of the shipping carton, remove any shipping restraints, remove the retaining screw

under the air control knob and pull the knob off. Lift the top grille clear. To avoid the risk of

electric shock or contact with moving parts, only the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s

service agents or similarly qualified persons should remove the bottom grille or ash shelf of

any Provincial fitted with a fan. To release the bottom grille or ash shelf, it will be necessary on

some models to turn the retaining screw(s) underneath it anti-clockwise one quarter of a turn. Swing

the bottom away from the heater and lift clear. Remove any shipping nuts restraining the Grande

Provincial fan mounting plate.

Keeping the fire upright, release it from the shipping pallet by unscrewing the shipping bolts.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

Please read the INTRODUCTION on page 2, as this applies also to in-built models.

FIREPLACE PREPARATION

For a safe installation the following matters must be attended to.

• The masonry fireplace and chimney must be thoroughly cleaned and checked for soundness.

• The chimney must not connect to a second fireplace.

• The joint between the chimney face and the fireplace surround must be checked and sealed to

prevent leakage if necessary.

• AS/NZS 2918:2001 requires that heat sensitive materials on the wall each side of the fireplace

recess must not be closer to the recess centreline than 595 mm for the LE 3000 and LE5000

Provincials, 615 mm for the LE 7000 Provincial and 660 mm for the Grande Provincial. Above the

recess, heat sensitive materials must not be closer to the recess base than 1235 mm (all models), but

this figure may be reduced to the ‘D’ dimension (see the Table on page 11) corresponding to the

intended mantelshelf width or to the ‘D’ dimension for the smallest shelf width if no shelf is to be

fitted. In the case of the LE3000 Provincial, heat sensitive mantelshelf columns have been tested as

satisfactory as long as they do not project more than 100 mm from the fascia and are at least 480

mm from the fire centreline (i.e. 75 mm from the fascia).

• In New Zealand, the LE 3000 Provincial can be installed in a masonry fireplace even though the

fireplace has not been constructed to meet the 50 mm timber-to-masonry separation requirements

specified in the Building Code and even though timber is in contact with the outside of the masonry.

Where New Zealand fireplaces can be shown to comply with those separation requirements, the LE

5000, LE 7000 and Grande Provincial models can also be installed. As noted above, all models can

be installed in a timber framed enclosure using a ‘zero clearance’ installation kit.

• In Australia, all models may be installed in any sound masonry fireplace equipped with a sound

masonry chimney. Further, they may be installed in a masonry enclosure by following the

requirements detailed in AS/NZS 2918. Again, they may also be installed in a timber framed

enclosure using a ‘zero clearance’ installation kit.

• In both countries, flue pipe must be fitted right up the masonry chimney to exit above the chimney

top, and the space between the flue pipe and chimney must be ventilated at the top. The area of this

vent must be not less than 10,000mm

. The vent must be fitted with means to prevent significant

ingress of water and debris. The flue must be free to move up and down at the top as it expands and

contracts with temperature changes. This movement can be 25mm or more.

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