Install Instructions

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INSTALLING FIRE-STOP SUPPORT / SPACER PLATE
A Fire-stop Support or Spacer must be used when a vent passes through a combustible floor or ceiling. The opening
must be framed to meet the 6 inch clearance around the vent pipe. The brackets on the plate conforms to the
clearance to combustibles dimensions.
¾ Determine whether a Fire-stop Spacer plate and/or Fire-stop Support collar is required. (see pg. 5 clause E).
¾ Measure the dimensions of the selected spacer brackets to determine the hole size that must be cut into the floor.
¾ Transfer this dimension to the predetermined breaching floor locations and cut hole.
¾ Cut a square hole and clear any flooring material so that a proper frame can be installed.
i. When cutting the opening, allowance must be made for the thickness of the frame and frame the opening of
the floor using lumber, which is dimensionally consistent with the structural members.
In the event that floor joists must be cut follow the building codes having jurisdiction for reframing the opening.
¾ The Fire-stop Spacer plate is shipped as a square plate with spacer brackets 6 inches from the hole perimeter.
ii. The Fire-stop Spacer plate can be positioned into the framed opening from the topside of the ceiling by
simply placing the Spacer, bracket side down. The brackets shall centre itself into a properly framed
opening.
iii. Mounting the Fire-Stop Spacer from the underside will require affixing the plate to the framed opening using
the appropriate fastening method.
¾ The Fire-stop Support plate is shipped as a square plate with spacer brackets 6 inches from the hole perimeter along with
a separate collar. See Illustration 2a.
a. The Fire-stop Support plate can be positioned into the framed opening from the topside of the ceiling by
simply placing the Support plate bracket side down. The brackets shall centre itself into a properly framed
opening.
b. Feed the small end of pipe down through hole in Support plate and connect to vent system below. Check
the height of the vent system making certain to maintain the correct horizontal slope, (if applicable) and
tighten the fire-stop support collar onto the pipe just above the plate.
Illustration 2a
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