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HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000
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VENTING COMPONENTS AND CONFIGURATION
REQUIREMENTS
DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY
FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE
• Single wall connector that is 24 MSG or 25 MSG blued
steel stovepipe.
• Double wall connector (close clearance pipe) which is
used with a listed, factory-built “Type HT" chimney or
with a masonry chimney to reduce clearances, is
available from several manufacturers, your dealer can
help you choose. Some air insulated connector pipe
models available are Simpson Dura Vent DVL and
Metalbestos DS. Security, GSW and Ameritec also have
acceptable close clearance connector pipe.
• When used in a mobile home, a spark arrestor is
required. (See page 15)
• The chimney connector cannot pass through a floor or
ceiling, nor any attic or roof space, closet or similar
concealed space. Where venting requires passage
through a wall or partition of combustible construction,
the installation must conform to NFPA Code 211 or
CAN/CSA - B365.
• It is very important to follow minimum clearances for
chimney connectors to combustibles such as walls and
ceilings when installing the stove. Typical chimney
connector clearances are outlined on the previous page.
The single wall clearances are generic; the double wall
clearances shown are for Simpson DuraVent DVL.
CHECK THE SPECIFICATIONS FROM THE
MANUFACTURER OF YOUR CONNECTOR.
Components of a Venting System
The complete venting system consists of several
components: chimney connector, wall thimble, wall pass-
through, chimney, and liner. It is absolutely necessary that
you install all of these components and maintain the
clearances to combustibles discussed earlier to ensure a safe
stove installation.
To protect against the possibility of a house fire, you must
properly install and constantly maintain the venting system.
Upon inspection, immediately replace rusted, cracked, or
broken components.
• The chimney connector is the stovepipe from the
woodstove to the chimney. The chimney connector for
the Equinox is 8" (203 mm) diameter, 24 MSG or 25
MSG blued steel connector pipe. Do not use aluminum
or galvanized steel pipe - they cannot withstand the
extreme temperatures of a wood fire.
• The thimble is a manufactured (or site-constructed)
device installed in combustible walls through which the
chimney connector passes to the chimney. It keeps the
walls from igniting. You must use a wall thimble when
installing a chimney connector through a combustible
wall to the chimney.
• A wall pass-through (or chimney support package) also
keeps the walls from igniting. You must use one when
connecting through a wall or ceiling to a prefabricated
chimney.
• Only install this stove to a lined masonry chimney or an
approved high temperature prefabricated residential
type building heating appliance chimney. Do not
connect this stove to a chimney serving another
appliance; you will compromise the safe operation of
both the wood stove and the connected appliance.
WARNING:
DO NOT CONNECT THIS APPLIANCE TO ANY
AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM.
• A liner is the UL 1777 or ULC S635 (for factory built
fireplace or masonry) chimney.
You must connect your stove to a chimney comparable to
those recommended in this manual. Do not use stovepipe as
a chimney. Use stovepipe for freestanding installations only
to connect the stove to a proper chimney.
Installing a Venting System
Attach stovepipe sections to the flue collar and to each other
with the crimped end toward the stove. If creosote builds up,
this allows the creosote to run into the stove and not on the
outside of the stovepipe or onto the stove.
Secure all joints, including attaching the stovepipe to the
stove's flue collar, with three sheet metal screws. Install #10
x 1/2" (3 mm x 13 mm) sheet metal screws into the holes
pre-drilled in the flue collar. Disregarding the screws can
cause joints to separate from the vibrations that result from a
creosote chimney fire.
You can simplify connecting stovepipe by using additional
accessories such as telescoping pipes, slip-connectors or
clean-out tees. These accessories ease the periodic
inspection of your chimney, as well as allow you to
dismantle the stovepipe easily (without moving the stove).
Install the stove as close as practical to the chimney, while
maintaining all proper clearances. Install stovepipe that is as
short and as straight as possible. Horizontal runs of
stovepipe must always rise away from the stove at a
minimum of 1/4" per foot (21mm/m).
We do not recommend long runs of stovepipe to increase
heat dispersal. Longer lengths of stovepipe or more
connecting elbows than necessary increase the chances of
draft resistance and the accumulation of creosote buildup.