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INSTALLATION

InstallationOverview

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Whenchoosingalocationforyournewstove,thereareamultitudeoffactorsthat

shouldbetakenintoaccountbeforebeginningtheinstallation.

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1. TrafficPatterns–Tohelppreventaccidents,thestoveshouldbeplacedinalocation

whereitisoutofthewayofnormaltravel

throughthehome.

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2. HeatFlow–Whendecidingonalocationforthestove,considerthewayheatmoves

throughoutyourhome.Installthestovewhereyouneedtheheat;basement

installationsoftendonotallowsufficientheattoflowtotheupperfloorsandatop

floorinstallationwillnotallowanyheattoreachthefloorsbelow.Alwaysconsider

thatheatrisesandwilltakethepathofleastresistancewhileitisstillhot.

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3. ExhaustLocation–Theenginewhichdrivesawoodstoveisthechimneysystem,so

itisimportanttoconsiderpreciselyhowthechimneysystemwillbeintegratedinto

thestoveinstallation.Ideally,awoodstovechimneywillruncompletelyvertical

fromthefluecollaroftheunitallthewaytotheterminationpointabovetheroof

line.Keepingtheentirechimneysysteminsidetheheatedenvelopeofthehome

willensureastrong,easytoinitiatedraftinthechimney.Althoughexteriorchimney

systemsoftenfunctionproperly,theyaremorelikelytosufferfromcolddowndrafts

atstartuporprovideweakdrafttotheunit.Also,considerthecross‐sectionalarea

ofthechimney;althoughexistingmasonrychimneyscanoftenbeused,alarge

externalmasonrychimneywillresultinaunitthatisdifficultorimpossibleto

operateproperly.Inthatcase,aninsulatedchimneylinerwilloftenberequiredto

supplythenecessarydraft.

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4. WallConstruction–Locatingthestovesothattheexhaustsystemcanpassbetween

studswillsimplifytheinstallationandeliminatetheneedtoreframeanysectionsof

thewallorceilingtoaccommodatethewallthimbleorceilingbox.

WARNING

• Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherflammablevaporsandliquidsinthe

vicinityofthisoranyotherappliance.

• DoNotOver‐fire–Ifanyexternalpartstartstoglow,youareover‐firing.

Reduceintakeairsupply.Over‐firingwillvoidyourwarranty.

• Comply

withallminimumclearancestocombustiblesasspecified.

Failuretocomplymayresultinahousefire.

• Testedandapprovedforcordwoodonly.Burninganyotherfuelwill

voidyourwarranty. 

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