Assessments - 4, GPA: 4.3
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Flue gases should reach at least 350oF before you close the stove’s primary air intake completely. Operate your unit within the comfort zone indicated on the thermometer; • To reduce the risk of smoke spillage into the room upon reloading your stove, leave the primary air intake completely open for a few minutes. This will heat up the chimney and build up draft before you open the stove door; • Maximize hot air circulation! Our wood stoves are designed to easily receive a variable speed blower that will improve heat distribution in front of the stove; • Remember that wood stoves produce radiant heat. Since heat rises, the use of floor traps will greatly improve the heat transfer to rooms upstairs; • Use a mobile home approved stove if you are going to install your wood-heating system in a mobile home. A fresh air kit must be connected to the stove. Never install your wood stove in a bedroom; • Burn only dry cordwood; • Make sure you have a good bed of red coals before you load your stove with logs exceeding 3 inches in diameter; • Read and keep you owner’s manual. It will provide you with tips on how to run a successful wood-heating system. SECTION 2.0 CHIMNEY (FLUE SYSTEM) 2.1 DEFINITIONS For clarity, the following definitions should be used with respect to these instructions: • A chimney system consists of a connector off the top of the stove, and a chimney, which attaches to the connector and terminates outside the house. • A chimney can be a masonry chimney (of masonry construction with an inside liner), or a factory built chimney. • A factory built chimney can be a double walled chimney (two concentric pipes with insulation - sometimes referred to as an insulated solid pack) or an air cooled chimney (three concentric pipes, with insulation between the first and second pipes, and air between the second and third pipes). • A single walled connector is a single pipe. • A double walled connector has two concentric pipes, no insulation, and is an air cooled connector. 2.2 CHIMNEY CAUTION: • DO NOT fill any framed space around the factory-built chimney with insulation or any other material. Insulation placed in this area could cause adjacent combustibles to overheat. • Do not use makeshift compromises during installation as they may be safety hazards, and a fire could result. • Do not connect this unit to a chimney system serving another appliance. • Do not cut rafters or ceiling joists without first consulting a building official to ensure structural integrity is not compromised. Your wood stove may be hooked up with a factory built or masonry chimney. If you are using a factory built chimney, it must comply with UL103 (USA) or ULCS629 (Canada) standards. It must therefore be a 6” (152mm) HT Type (2100°F) chimney. It is extremely important that it be installed according to the manufacturer's specifications. The manufacturers’ installation instructions and specified clearances should always be followed in accordance with local and national installation codes. In Canada the CSA B365 and the CSA C22.1 installation codes are to be followed. In the USA the ANSI NFPA 70 and ANSI NFPA 211 installation codes are to be followed. If you are using a masonry chimney, it is important that it be built in compliance with the specifications of the Building Code. It must be lined with fire clay bricks, or clay tiles, sealed together with fire cement, or have a listed solid fuel burning stainless steel liner. Round chimneys are the most efficient. The interior diameter of the chimney should be identical to the stove's smoke exhaust. A chimney which is too small may cause draft problems, since it may not have the required volume to properly evacuate the quantity of smoke resulting from the combustion. A chimney whish is too large may also cause draft problems. In fact, a large chimney will be harder to warm-up and may not reach high enough temperatures to create a proper draft effect. Note that it is the chimney which creates the draft effect, not your stove. Your stove's performance is therefore directly dependent on an adequate draft from your chimney. The following recommendations may be useful for the installation of your chimney: • Do not connect your stove to a chimney serving another appliance. • The chimney must rise above the roof at least 3' (0.9 mm) from the uppermost point of contact. See Figure 2.2. • The chimney must exceed any part of the building or other obstruction within a 10' (3.04 m) distance by a height of at least 2' (0.6 m). See Figure 2.2. • The minimum overall height of the chimney system, measured from the stove top to the exterior termination cap of the chimney should be at least 12' (3.66m). A chimney which is too short may lack the “tunnel effect” required to obtain a proper draft. • Installation of an interior chimney is always preferable to an exterior chimney. Chimneys constructed outside of the home on an exterior wall should be avoided if possible, especially in colder climates. The gas whic...