Specifications

Rocket Installation and Operation Manual

5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ....................................... 23

5.1 Stove Maintenance ............................................................................................... 23

5.1.1 Door adjustment ................................................................................................ 23

5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 24

5.1.3 Cleaning and Painting the Stove ....................................................................... 24

5.2 Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .................................................. 24

5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 24

5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 25

5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 25

PART B - INSTALLATION .................................................................. 26

6 Safety Information ............................................................................. 26

6.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 26

6.2 Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................... 27

7 Clearances to Combustible Material ............................................... 28

7.1 Location of the certification label .......................................................................... 28

7.2 Clearances to Walls and Ceiling........................................................................... 28

7.3 Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 31

7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ..................................................... 31

7.4.1 Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................. 32

7.4.2 Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ...................................................... 33

8 The Venting System ........................................................................... 34

8.1 General ................................................................................................................ 34

8.2 Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 34

8.2.1 Factory-built Metal Chimneys ............................................................................ 34

8.2.2 Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 35

8.3 Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 35

8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 36

8.4.1 Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 36

8.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 37

8.5 Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 37

8.5.1 Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 38

8.6 Installing the Chimney Connector ......................................................................... 38

8.6.1 Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ................................................. 38