FMI AH3143P Installation & Operating Manual

Installation
& Operating
Manual

PureFire Wood
Burning Fireplace
Retro-Fit Device

For Masonry & Factory
Built Fireplaces

P/N AH3143P

Revised 8 August 2012

FMI Products LLC 2701 South Harbor Blvd Santa Ana, CA 92704

Factory built Fireplace Retro-Fit Installation FMI Products LLC

Introduction to the PureFire Technology

Congratulations! You have purchased a “State-of-the-Art” EPA Phase II Qualified Emission Control
Device for wood burning Fireplaces.

The PureFire™ Emission Control Technology from FMI Products LLC is a catalytic system designed
especially for wood burning fireplaces. PureFire™ utilizes a patented smoke hood to capture the
pollutants from the fire allowing most of the dilution air to bypass the hood and exit through the
primary flue system. The PureFire™ Catalytic Combustor provides secondary ignition for the wood
smoke combustibles preventing them from leaving the firebox as particulate pollution. The direct flame
on the catalytic surface actually cleans the catalytic unit.

The PureFire™ Hood is manufactured from high quality stainless steel. The catalytic component is a
state-of-the-art ceramic material designed to operate in the direct flame of a fireplace.

The PureFire™ Unit is equipped with mounting hardware to install the hood assembly into the fireplace.
The mounting hardware is designed with a “Hook Shaped” bracket that attaches to the damper opening.
The attachment brackets will suspend the PureFire™ above the grate.

The PureFire™ Installation

The PureFire™ Wood Burning Fireplace Emission
Control System is positioned directly above the
grate against the back of the firebox.

The damper handle for masonry fireplaces will
extend downward in the center of the PureFire™
device. When PureFire is properly installed, the
fireplace damper remains fully operational. The
opening between the PureFire™ Combustor
blocks will allow the damper handle to move
freely “back-and-forth”.

…………………CAUTION…………………

The damper must be in the open position at all times when the fireplace is in use.

Never burn a fire with the damper closed!

Maintenance & Catalyst Replacement

The PureFire™ Wood Burning Fireplace System does NOT require any maintenance. It utilizes a “self­cleaning” catalytic component. The only time you should remove the catalytic component is for

replacement purposes. There are four (4) screws holding the catalytic block in the PureFire™ hood. Once
the screws are removed, the catalytic block is easily removed. New screws are provided with the
replacement catalyst.

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