FMI MM39/44/49VF Outdoor Fireplace User Manual


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Important Pre-installation Information
Overview
YouwillndthattheGrandMeridianFireplaceisdesignedfor
completeassemblyatyourconstructionsitewithallnecessary
itemsdeliveredconsistingofinterlockingprecastparts,50lbs.
ofmortarandrebar.
Thepartsofthereplacearemadeofincrediblystrongblendof
specialtycementandalightweightaggregate.
Thedesignofthereplacecallsfortheinstallationofarefractory
rebrickliner.Thisshouldbeaminimumof1-1/8”thick.The
liner will be applied within the walls of the rebox. Modular
rebrickpanelsarealsoavailablefromFMIPRODUCTS,LLC.
Additional Materials Required:
1)Ready-Mixconcrete-2cu.ft.
SURFACE CRACKS-TheGrandMeridianFIREPLACESare
manufactured usinghighquality materials.During thedrying
process,surfacecrackingmayoccur.Thesesmallcracks(under
1/16”willnotaffectthereplacesafetyorperformance).During
theassemblyprocess,llsurfacecrackswiththin-setmortar
andbrushwhendryingforasmoothsurfacenish.
Leveling and Aligning Components:
ItisimportanttoassembleallVent-Freereplacecomponents
ush, level and square. Since it is not intended that mortar
beusedtolayamortarjointofanymeasurablethicknessas
istypicalwhenlayingbrickorconcreteblock,adjustmentsin
componentheightandlevelalignmentsareaccomplishedwith
theuseofsmallshims.Theseshimscanbetappedintoplaceto
levelandaligncomponents.OncetheMortarisset,theshims
mustberemovedcompletely.
Besuretore-groutanyandallgapswhereshimshavebeen
inserted and then removed or where contact surfaces have
beenseparatedbyshimleveling.
Field Assembly Procedures
1) Mixingthemortar–Youwillrequirea50lb.bucketofmortar
whichwillbemorethanenoughtoadequatelyafxallthe
replacecomponents,onetothenext.Themortarispremixed
anddryandistobeusedtoadhereallthereplacecomponents.
Besuretousecleanwaterandworkitupintoamixturethat
ispastybutnotlumpy.Ifitistoothin,thecomponentswill
notadhere.Sometrialanderrormaybenecessary.Youwill
wanttoapplythemixturewithastandardgroutbag.
2) Moisten all surfaces which will have grout applied prior
to assembly. This will minimize shrinkage and cracks
developinginthejointareas.Bestwaytoaccomplishthisis
withabucketofwaterandalargesponge.Dipspongeinto
waterandapplyaliberalamountofwatertothegroutjoint
surfaceseveralminutesbeforethepartistobeassembled.
Thewaterwillabsorbintothesurfaceallowingthegroutto
properlycure.
3)AssemblyoftheComponents–Onceyouhavefoundthe
properconsistencyofthemixture,loaditintothegroutbag
andthenplacethecomponentstogetherapplyingthemixture
directlytothecomponentswheretheycometogether.Asa
rule,youcangurethatyoushouldlaydownabout½”(one-
halfinch)ofathreadofmortar.Thelineofmortarshouldbe
approximately½”(one-halfinch)awayfromalltheedgesof
eachseparatecomponent.
Themortarhasaconsiderableamountofholdingpowerso
donotoverloadthecomponentswithtoomuchmortar.
4)Youwillnoticethatsomemortarwill“oozeout”whenyou
placethenextcomponentontopofornexttothecomponent
youpreviouslyplace.Thisistobeexpected–itmeansthe
twopieces haveproperlybonded --andyou willwantto
swipetheexcessawaywithatrowel.Itisneverintended
thatthesurfacesofthecomponentsaretobecompletely
coveredwithmortar.
5)Donotapplythemortarinthickbandsevenifthecomponent
youareworkingwithislargerthantherest.Youwillwantto
apply“stripes”ofmortarinthesesituations.
6)Making Sure Components Are Level – It is extremely
important that you pay careful attention to how you are
assembling the replace. Since every component builds
onthenext,itiscritical,thatfromthebeginning,youare
checkingthatthecomponentsarettingtogethertobelevel
andush.Ifyouhavetomakeanykindofanadjustment,
donottrytodoit“byloadinganopening”withmortar.That
iscompletelyunacceptable,resultinginareplacethatwill
notbeplumborlevel.Whatyouareadvisedtodoismake
useofshims.Youwillndthesesuppliedwiththereplace
andyoucannudgetheminbetweenopeningstoachieve
theprecisionyouneedinmakingcomponentadjustments.
7) Onceyouhaveremovedtheshims,youwillwanttocover
anygapsthatmayhaveresultedwiththegrout.
Warning:Allsurfaceswheregroutisappliedmust
have water sponged on several minutes prior to
assembly.Thiswillminimizecrackingofgroutjoint
andprovidemaximumstrength.
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