United States Stove 5510 Stove User Manual


 
USSC 9
Installation
THROUGH THE WALL INSTALLATION (RECOMMENDEDINSTALLATION)
Toventtheunitthroughthewall,connectthepipeadapter
totheexhaustmotoradapter.Iftheexhaustadapterisat
least18-inchesabovegroundlevel,astraightsectionof
pelletventpipecanbeusedthroughthewall.
YourKing dealershouldbeabletoprovideyouwithakit
thatwillhandlemostofthisinstallation,whichwillinclude
awallthimblethatwillallowtheproperclearancethrough
acombustiblewall.Onceoutsidethestructure,a3-inch
clearanceshouldbemaintainedfromtheoutsidewallanda
cleanoutteeshouldbeplacedonthepipewitha90-degree
turnawayfromthehouse.Atthispoint,a3-foot(minimum)
sectionofpipeshouldbeaddedwithahorizontalcap,which
wouldcompletetheinstallation(seeFIGURE7).
A support bracket should be placed just below the
terminationcaporoneevery4-feettomakethesystem
morestable.Ifyouliveinanareathathasheavysnowfall,
itisrecommendedthattheinstallationbetallerthan3-feet
to get above the snowdrift line.This same installation
canbeusedifyourstoveisbelowgroundlevelbysimply
addingtheclean-outsectionandverticalpipeinsideuntil
groundlevelisreached.Withthisinstallationyouhaveto
beawareofthesnowdriftline,deadgrass,andleaves.We
recommenda3-footminimumverticalriseontheinsideor
outsideofthehouse.
The“throughthewall”installationistheleastexpensiveandsimplestinstallation.Neverterminatetheendventundera
deck,inanalcove,underawindow,orbetweentwowindows.WerecommendSimpsonDura-Vent
®
orMetal-Fab
®
kits.
THROUGH THE ROOF/CEILING INSTALLATION
Whenventingthestovethroughtheceiling,thepipeisconnectedthesameasthroughthewall,excepttheclean-out
teeisalwaysontheinsideofthehouse,anda3-inchadapterisaddedbeforetheclean-outtee.
Youmustusetheproperceilingsupportangesandroofashing(suppliedbythepipemanufacturer;followthepipe
manufacturer’sdirections).Itisimportanttonotethatifyourverticalrunofpipeismorethan15-feet,thepelletventpipe
sizeshouldbeincreasedto4-inchesindiameter.
Donotexceedmorethan4-feetofpipeonahorizontalrunanduseasfewelbowsaspossible.Ifanoffsetisrequired,
itisbettertoinstall45-degreeelbowsratherthan90-degreeelbows.
FIGURE 7
TYPICALTHROUGHTHEWALLINSTALLATION