United States Stove 2000 Stove User Manual


 
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INSTALLATION
SAFETY NOTICE
• IF THIS STOVE IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, A HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT. TO
REDUCETHERISKOFFIRE,FOLLOWTHEINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS.FAILURE
TOFOLLOWINSTRUCTIONSMAYRESULTINPROPERTYDAMAGE,BODILYINJURY,
OREVENDEATH.
• CONSULT YOUR MUNICIPAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT OR FIRE OFFICIALS ABOUT
RESTRICTIONSANDINSTALLATIONSREQUIREMENTSINYOURAREA.
• USESMOKEDETECTORSINTHEROOMWHEREYOURSTOVEISINSTALLED.
• KEEPFURNITUREANDDRAPESWELLAWAYFROMTHESTOVE.
• NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERNFUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL
LIGHTERFLUID,ORSIMILARLIQUIDSTOSTARTOR“FRESHENUP”AFIRE.KEEPALL
SUCHLIQUIDSWELLAWAYFROMTHESTOVE.
• IN THE EVENT OF A CHIMNEY FIRE, PUSH THE AIR CONTROL FULL CLOSED TO
DEPRIVETHEFIREOFOXYGEN.CALLTHEFIREDEPARTMENT.
• DONOTCONNECTTOANYAIRDISTRIBUTIONDUCTORSYSTEM.
• ASOURCEOFFRESHAIRINTOTHEROOMORSPACEHEATEDSHALLBEPROVIDED
WHENREQUIRED.
POSITIONING THE STOVE
Itisveryimportanttopositionthewoodstoveascloseaspossibletothechimney,andinanarea
thatwillfavorthemostefcientheatdistributionpossiblethroughoutthehouse.Thestovemust
thereforebeinstalled intheroomwherethe mosttimeisspent, andinthemost spaciousroom
possible.Recallthatwoodstovesproduceradiatingheat,theheatwefeelwhenweareclosetoa
woodstove.Awoodstovealsofunctionsbyconvection,thatisthroughthedisplacementofhotair
acceleratedupwardsanditsreplacementwithcoolerair.Ifnecessary,thehotairdistributionfrom
thestovemaybefacilitatedbytheinstallationofablower.
The wood stove must not be hooked up to a hot air distribution system since an excessive
accumulation of heat may occur.
A wood stove must never be installed in a hallway or near a staircase, since it may block the
way in case of re or fail to respect required clearances.