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Century S244 Installation and Operation Manual
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 23
5.1
Stove Maintenance ............................................................................................... 23
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 23
5.1.2
Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 24
5.1.3
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 24
5.1.4
Cleaning and Painting the Stove ....................................................................... 25
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .................................................. 25
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 25
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 25
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 26
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 27
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Safety Information ................................................................... 27
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 27
6.2
Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................... 27
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Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 28
7.1
Location of the certification label .......................................................................... 28
7.2
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling .......................................................................... 28
7.3
Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 30
7.4
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ..................................................... 31
7.4.1
Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................. 31
7.4.2
Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ...................................................... 32
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The Venting System ................................................................ 33
8.1
General ................................................................................................................ 33
8.2
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 33
8.2.1
Factory-built Metal Chimneys ............................................................................ 33
8.2.2
Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 34
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 34
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 35
8.4.1
Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 35
8.4.2
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 36
8.5
Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 36
8.5.1
Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 37
8.6
Installing the Chimney Connector......................................................................... 37
8.6.1
Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ................................................. 38