Harman Stove Company P61-2 Stove User Manual


 
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Acombustionblowerisusedtoextractthecom-
bustiongasesfromthefirebox.Thiscausesanega-
tivepressureinthefireboxandapositivepressure
intheventingsystemasshowninfig.6.Thelonger
theventpipeandmoreelbowsusedinthesystem,
thegreatertheflowresistance.Becauseofthese
factswerecommendusingasfewelbowsaspos-
sibleand15feetorlessofventpipe.Themaximum
horizontalrunshouldnotexceed48".Ifmorethan
15feetofpipeisneeded,thediametershouldbe
increasedfrom3"to4"becausealargerpipecauses
less flowresistance. Besure touse approved
pelletvent pipewall andceiling pass through
fittings to gothrough combustible walls and
ceilings.Besuretouseastartingcollartoattach
theventingsystentothestove.Thestartingcollar
mustbesealedtothestovewithhightempsili-
conecaulking.
VentPipe
Pelletventingpipe(alsoknownasPLvent)is
constructed oftwo layers with airspace between
thelayers.Thisairspaceactsasaninsulatorand
reducestheoutsidesurfacetemperaturetoallowa
clearance to combustiblesof only 3 inches. The
sectionsofpipelocktogether toformanairtightseal
inmostcases;however,insomecases aperfect
sealisnotachieved.Forthisreasonandthefact
thattheP61operateswithapositiveventpressure
we specify that the joints also be sealed with
clearsilicone.
OutsideAir
Outsideairisoptionalexceptinmobilehomes
andwherebuildingcodesrequire.Thebenefitof
outside airis mainlynoticed insmallverytight
houses.
Toinstalloutsideairuse23/8"I.D.flexpipe
partnumber2-00-08543.Thereisabreak-awayhole
ontherear panelwhichmustbe removedbefore
connectingtheflexpipe. Thepipeshouldberunout-
sideandterminatetothesideorbelowtheventpipe
outletsotheflueoutletismorethan12"fromthe
inletcover.Themaximumlengthrunofthispipeis
15feet.Ifalongerrunisneededthesizemustbe
increasedto3".Inletcoverpartnumber1-10-08542
shouldbeusedtokeepbirds,rodentsetc.out ofthe
pipe.
HRV
WheninstallinginahousewithaHeatReclaim-
ingVentilationSystem(HRV)besurethesystemis
balancedandisnotcreatinganegativepressurein
thehouse.
Outsideairflexpipe
goeshere
InletCoverpart#
1-10-08543
Flexpipepart#
2-00-08543
Venting
IMPORTANTNOTICE
PelletVentPipeorPLVentPipeMustbeused.
+=Positivestaticpressure
=Negativestaticpressure
Fig.6
Fig.7