TOWN AND COUNTRY TC36 Birchwood Log Set and Burner Installation Guide

: October 30, 2023
: Town and Country

Table of Contents

Contents of Package
Burner/Grate Installation
Birchwood Log Kit Contents
References
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**TOWN AND COUNTRY TC36 Birchwood Log Set and Burner Installation Guide

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Contents of Package

TC36 Birchwood Burner Assembly
Log Grate
Ember wool
Coal chunks
Log set

Figure 1: TC36 and TC36 Arch – Birchwood burner kit contents.
Contents of Package

The Birchwood Log Set must use burner supplied with the kit.

Burner/Grate Installation

Figure 2: Access cover to valve control center.

The decorative panels should be installed before the burner and log grate are installed. However, if the access cover to the valve control center (Figure 2) is to be removed, the panels will need to be installed later once the electrical connections are made and access cover has been reinstalled. See “Special Note regarding the access cover:” on page 3.

Special Note regarding the access cover:

The access cover must be removed so that the pilot assembly wires can be attached to the control module. If the fireplace has not been positioned in its final location, access to the control module can be acheived without removing the access cover. If fireplace is in its final location, the access cover will need to be removed.

Figure 3: Ignition and sensor wires routing with access cover removed.

For ease of installation, place the burner tray onto the burner base plate but do not secure it to
the burner base plate yet.
Remove the bulkhead screws, plate and gasket (Figure 3) to enable the ignition and sensor wires to be fed through the gasket and side wall and to the control module.
Connect the ignition and sensor wires to the control module as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4: Control module & pilot connections.
Reattach the bulkhead plate, gasket and securing screws.
Reattach the access cover plate if it was removed.
Install the decorative panel set now while the burner is still able to be maneuvered. Refer to fiber panel set installation instructions located in the fireplace installation manual or porcelain panel installation instructions which is included in the porcelain panel set package.
Slide the burner to the left as far as possible without making contact with the decorative panels once the panels have been installed. This will provide room to connect the gas lines.
Attach the pilot and gas supply lines to the bulk head fittings and tighten (Figure 5). Ensure the connections are gas tight.
Figure 5: Gas line connections.
With the electrical and gas lines now connected, slide the burner back to the center of the firebox.
Locate the screws in the firebox bottom shield (Figure 6) and attach the burner using two long screws provided. Shift the burner to the left so that the key hole slots are secured with the screws (Figure 7).
Figure 6: Burner base plate.

Figure 7: Mounting burner to firebox bottom shield
Attach the air deflector (Figure 8) to the front of the burner tray using two screws provided.
Figure 8: Securing air deflector to the burner.
Place the log grate over the burner and locate the screw slots at the base of the two front legs of the log grate (Figure 9). Use screws provided to secure the log grate to the burner base plate.
Figure 9: Securing log grate to the floor.

Birchwood Log Kit Contents

The Birchwood Log Set comes with the following pieces:

Eight log pieces and two bags of ember material and an ember bed piece.

Figure 10: Log set.
Log set
Figure 11: Ember bed.

Figure 12: Birchwood log No. 2.(Main log)

Figure 13: Birchwood log No. 3

Figure 14: Birchwood log No. 4.

Figure 15: Birchwood log No. 5.

Figure 16: Birchwood log No. 6.

Figure 17: Birchwood log No. 7.

Figure 19: Birchwood log No. 9.

Log set placement

Figure 20: Burner and log grate installed.
Log set placement

With the burner, panels, and log grate pre-installed (Figure 20), spread the contents of the ember wool bag around the fireplace floor. Ember wool must be spread over the upper and lower burners tubes. Cover the gas supply hoses and electrical cables and connections with ember wool (Figure 21) but do not cover the pilot assembly. The bag of ember chunks will be distributed once all of the logs are in place.
Figure 21: Ember wool distribution.
Place Ember bed on the back of the burner assembly as shown in (Figure 22).
Place log 2 on the log grate as shown in (Figure 23). The ends of the log on the rear side are cut
at an angle so that the log will sit further back toward the rear wall. The bottom of this log is flat indicating the orientation of the log.
Figure 22: Ember bed in place.

Figure 23: Birchwood log No. 2 in place.
Position log 3 so that it is laying on the firebox obttom with the “Y” against the log grate leg (Figure 24). The bottom end of this log should just touch the side panel.
The 4th log is placed so that it covers the area around the gas supply lines and the electrical cables for the pilot assembly (Figure 25). The forked end will rest near the glass door.
Figure 24: Birchwood log No. 3 in place.

Figure 25: Birchwood log No. 4 in place.
Birchwood log 5 sits so that the top of the log just touches log 2 (Figure 26). This log will rest against log 1, and the bottom end of this log will be very close to touching the glass door.
Figure 26: Birchwood log No. 5 in place
Birchwood log 6 is is leaning against both the first log and the log grate Figure 27. There is a notch or scuff mark (inset) which indicates where this log makes contact with the log grate. The bottom end of this log should just touch the side panel.
Figure 27: Birchwood log No. 6 in place.
Log 7 sits on the left-most grate support (Figure 28). This log should touch the 2nd log and the base of this log will nearly touch the glass door.
Figure 28: Birchwood log No. 7 in place.
Log 8 is cradled between the two middle log grate supports as shown in (Figure 29).
Figure 29: Birchwood log No. 8 in place.
The ninth and last log piece rests on the ember wool next to the 4th log and up against the front right leg of the log grate (Figure 30).
Figure 30: Birchwood log No. 9 in place.
Finish the Birchwood log installation by spreading the contents of the ember chunks bag along the front area of the fireplace. Position these pieces so that the white sides of the chunks face outwards (Figure 31)
Figure 31: Ember chunks distribution.