Product & installation specifications are subject to change without notice.
Product installation must adhere strictly to the installation manual shipped with product!
The Empress requires one of the following forms of hearth protection
if not installed directly on concrete poured on earth:
1)The factory provided hearth shield can be installed
to satisfy the floor protection requirement,
2) Any ULC, or Warnock Hersey Listed Type 1 hearth board,
3) 20 gauge sheet metal or non-combustible material - ceramic tile, stone, brick, etc..
The floor protection must extend beneath the stove the full width and depth
of the unit including 6“ in front for ember protection.