Liner self-install specifics, need a little newby help...

[skyline]

To clarify, the bricks I had to knock out were in the chimney not the stove.

I would definitely follow Woodhound's advice if you can. I had less than an inch of clearance to work with on top of the stove, which I suspect is common, so I don't know what they do in that situation other than just use the weight of the liner.
What do you do Woodhound? There certainly wasn't room to get at the top of the L bracket, never mind 3 of them
If there was a small loop at the top of the collor or L bracket, you could use a stainless steel zip tie, have it set up with the tail towards you before inserting the liner and you could tighten it in less than an inch of space.
It seems a bit absurd the manufactures ignore this probably common situation.

Good luck!

 

[tickbitty]

Thank you. I'll see what the dealer says but I am definitely taking all this advice into account. Clearance above the insert is not really a problem for me, I have nearly a foot, my fireplace is like 32" tall and 36" wide so having the space to secure it should not be a problem. (The 12" surround won't even quite reach the top of my fireplace from what I can tell, I will have to fill the gap with the mantel shield or something.)

 

[tickbitty]

Hi all. Talked to the dealer, who wasn't sure how to secure the collar on there or what those little brackets in the baggie were for, but he called Travis and got the lowdown and then called me back a couple hours later. They confirm what Woodhound says above, that the brackets and self tapping screws are to secure the collar/adapter at the bottom of the liner to the stove itself. They don't recommend cementing it in. Although I still don't have the word from the liner company on how to attach the collar/adapter to the bottom of the liner itself, I feel it might be safe to assume it should be sandwiched in there and then screwed and cemented in? The liner instructions don't say anything about how to do that.

Thank you all very much for all the information. I really appreciate it.

 

[webby3650]

Hi all. Talked to the dealer, who wasn't sure how to secure the collar on there or what those little brackets in the baggie were for, but he called Travis and got the lowdown and then called me back a couple hours later. They confirm what Woodhound says above, that the brackets and self tapping screws are to secure the collar/adapter at the bottom of the liner to the stove itself. They don't recommend cementing it in. Although I still don't have the word from the liner company on how to attach the collar/adapter to the bottom of the liner itself, I feel it might be safe to assume it should be sandwiched in there and then screwed and cemented in? The liner instructions don't say anything about how to do that.

Thank you all very much for all the information. I really appreciate it.

We use 3 SS screws to attach the adapter, I haven't been involved with an install yet where the customer had the L brackets supplied with the stove, must be the first thing to get trashed if they don't know what they are for.

 

[tickbitty]

Hi all. Talked to the dealer, who wasn't sure how to secure the collar on there or what those little brackets in the baggie were for, but he called Travis and got the lowdown and then called me back a couple hours later. They confirm what Woodhound says above, that the brackets and self tapping screws are to secure the collar/adapter at the bottom of the liner to the stove itself. They don't recommend cementing it in. Although I still don't have the word from the liner company on how to attach the collar/adapter to the bottom of the liner itself, I feel it might be safe to assume it should be sandwiched in there and then screwed and cemented in? The liner instructions don't say anything about how to do that.

Thank you all very much for all the information. I really appreciate it.

We use 3 SS screws to attach the adapter, I haven't been involved with an install yet where the customer had the L brackets supplied with the stove, must be the first thing to get trashed if they don't know what they are for.

THanks, will keep that in mind regarding the adapter and get some screws.

Regardless of what they said about the brackets, I am still wondering if, when my surround plate comes in, they are going to say the brackets for it should have come with the stove. The surround is supposed to be put together with two brackets, and there are three in the bag but still I wonder. Because the fiberglass batting for the surround was also in a roll inside the stove...so, makes you go hmmmmm. WHen I pick up the surround I will have to make sure it's got it's own hardware!

 

[webby3650]

If your surround doesn't make real good contact with the stone face of the fireplace, take some extra precaution to make sure the insulation doesn't fall off when the double sided tape heats up. I had a customer yesterday that was complaining of poor draft and I thought, well that is because your stove is installed all wrong! (it was a slammer install) Come to find out the insulation fell off the surround and partially covered the outlet on the stove. This won't happen with a full liner but it shouldn't be touching the liner.

 

[woodhound]

You will have 2 brackets in the surround kit, they will have 2 set screws in them and they slide in the trim. They are packaged with the surround so check everything before you throw stuff away. Then the surround is held in place with spring clips. Good luck with install and we are here for your questions

 

[tickbitty]

Thank you, you guys have been a tremendous help.