
4Solution 2.5-ZC Fireplace Installation and Operation Manual
5Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ..............................26
5.1Fireplace Maintenance......................................................................................... 26
5.1.1Plated Finish Maintenance................................................................................ 26
5.1.2Glass Door Cleaning......................................................................................... 26
5.1.3Door Adjustment ............................................................................................... 27
5.1.4Door Alignment ................................................................................................. 28
5.1.5Replacing the Door Gasket............................................................................... 30
5.1.6Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 30
5.1.7Cleaning and Painting the Fireplace ................................................................. 31
5.2Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance........................................................... 32
5.2.1Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 32
5.2.2How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 32
5.2.3Cleaning the Chimney....................................................................................... 33
5.2.4Fire Baffle Removal Prior to Cleaning the Chimney.......................................... 34
5.2.5Chimney Fire .................................................................................................... 34
PART B – INSTALLATION............................................................35
6Safety Information...................................................................35
6.1Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings.................................................. 35
6.2Regulations Covering Fireplace Installation ......................................................... 36
6.3Fireplace Installation ............................................................................................ 37
6.3.1Locating the SOLUTION 2.5-ZC ....................................................................... 37
6.3.2Minimum Heart Extension Requirements.......................................................... 43
6.3.3Framing, Facing, Mantel, and Combustible Shelf ............................................. 45
7Clearances to Combustible Material......................................52
7.1Locating the Certification Label ............................................................................ 52
8The Venting System ................................................................53
8.1General ................................................................................................................ 53
8.2Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 53
8.3Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 53
8.4The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 53
8.4.1Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space.......................... 53
8.5Chimney Installation Notes................................................................................... 54
8.6Chimney Installation Instructions.......................................................................... 57
8.6.1Examples of Typical Chimney Installation......................................................... 57
8.6.2Offset Chimney Installation ............................................................................... 62
8.7Angled Wall Radiation Shield ............................................................................... 65