United States Stove 5660(I) Stove User Manual


 
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INSTALLINGYOURROOMHEATER‐continued
HORIZONTALEXHAUSTVENTINSTALLATION
1. Locateyourpelletstoveinalocationwhichmeetstherequirementsofthismanual,butinanarea
whereitdoesnotinterferewiththehouseframing,wiring,etc.
2. Installanoncombustiblehearthpadunderneaththepelletstove.Thispadshouldextendatleast6”
(152mm)in
frontoftheunit.
3. Placethepelletstoveapproximately15”(381mm)awayfromtheinteriorwall.
4. Locatethecenteroftheexhaustpipeofyourunit.Thispointshouldthenbeextendedtotheinterior
wallofyourhouse.Onceyouhavelocatedthecenterpoint,ontheinterior wall,cuta7”(175mm)
diameterholethroughthewall.
5. Thenextstepistoinstallthewallthimble,refertotheinstructionswhichcomewiththewallthimble
forthisstep.
6. Install the appropriate length of exhaust vent pipe into the wall thimble. See step 11 when
determiningthecorrectlengthofexhaustventtouse.
7. OutsideFreshAirisMandatorywheninstallingthispelletstoveroomheaterinairtighthomesand
mobilehomes.Besurethattheoutsideairventhasanapprovedcaponittopreventrodentsfrom
entering.Besuretoinstallinlocationthatwon’tbecomeblockedwithsnow,etc.
8. Theairintakepipeisequippedwithabutterflyvalvethatispresettomaximumairintake.For
optimumoperatingefficiencyyoumaycalibratethebutterflyvalvetoprovide lessintakeair.(See
Figure7)Caution:Toomuchrestrictionontheintakeairwillcausedirtierburn,therefore,will
requiremorefrequentcleaning.
9. Connecttheexhaustventpipetotheexhaustoutletofyourpelletstove.
10. Secureallventjointconnectionswith3screws.Sealtheexhaustventjointconnectionswithhigh
temperaturesiliconesealant.
11. Pushtheunitstraightbacktotheinteriorwall,beingsuretomaintaintheminimumclearancesto
combustibles6”(152m m) tothebackoftheunit.Sealtheannularspaceofthewallthimbleand
aroundtheventpipewithhightemperaturesiliconesealant.
12. Theexhaustventpipemustextendatleast12”(300mm)outpasttheexteriorwall.Sealtheannular
space
ofthewallthimbleandaroundtheventpipewithhightemperaturesiliconesealant.
13. Installanapprovedhorizontalterminationcaporifnecessaryinstalla90°elbowandappropriate
lengthofverticalventing.Anapprovedverticalventcapisrecommended.