Cast Iron Fireplace Insert Installation Instructions

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Cast iron fireplace insert installation instructions.

Mark the centre of the chimney breast on the wall. Cast inserts tiled inserts tiled fronts for use with solid fuel grates and gazco gas fires pm1366 issue 2 april 2017 instructions for use installation classic fireplaces important the outer casing and front panel become extremely hot during operation and will result in serious injury and burns if touched. My parents have a cast iron stove which doesn t appear to be the same thing you have that was bolted to the floor through a rather thick piece of slate 1 5. Surround and insert combined.

Use screws to attach the surround to the battens at the top and bottom of the legs. Most have holes below the mantelpiece that will enable you to easily attach it to the wall attach the surround to the wall the easiest way is to use four fixing plates screwed to the back of the surround and then onto the wall. See below for a. Our guide to fitting a cast insert with a wooden mantel is on our vicfires website.

With over 160 years of experience manufacturing cast iron stoves inserts and fireplaces you are bound to come across a jøtul at least once in your lifetime. Place the surround against the wall making sure the battens are positioned within the legs. To fit a cast iron fireplace insert and a wooden mantel. Sit the fireplace surround against the wall so it is flat at the outer legs measure the distance from the wall for the rebate of the mantel this will then determine how far the cast sits off the wall.

Some cast iron fireplaces especially smaller ones are one piece i e. The surround should attach to the insert i believe you will need to insert the surround before the fireplace there should be a lip that sits behind the fireplace. Ensuring that every fireplace could be fitted centrally was not always a priority for house builders. Look at the back of the combination fireplace measure the outer area of the cast iron fire back mark out this area with a pencil on to your chimney wall from the top of were the hearth will be fixed into place now remove the brick work from the marked out area to the right depth for your combination to fit into you will have to insert a lintel into the brick work above the fire opening.

Wooden mantels must be fitted on dry plaster.