Use and Care Manual
INSTALLATION
Installation Overview
Whenchoosingalocationforyournewstove,thereareamultitudeoffactorsthat
shouldbetakenintoaccountbeforebeginningtheinstallation.
1.TrafficPatterns–Tohelppreventaccidents,thestoveshouldbeplacedinalocation
whereitisoutofthewayofnormaltravelthroughthehome.
2.HeatFlowandEfficiency–Whendecidingonalocationforthestove,considerthe
wayheatmovesthroughoutyourhome.Installthestovewhereyouneedtheheat;
basementinstallationsoftendonotallowsufficientheattoflowtotheupperfloors
andatopfloorinstallationwillnotallowanyheattoreachthefloorsbelow. Always
considerthatheatrisesandwilltakethepathofleastresistancewhileitisstillhot.
3.ExhaustLocation–Theenginewhichdrivesawoodstoveisthechimneysystem,so
itisimportanttoconsiderpreciselyhowthechimneysystemwillbeintegratedinto
thestoveinstallation. Ideally,awoodstovechimneywillruncompletely vertical
fromthefluecollaroftheunitallthewaytotheterminationpointabovetheroof
line. Keepingtheentirechimneysysteminsidetheheatedenvelopeofthe home
willensureastrong,easytoinitiatedraftinthechimney. Althoughexteriorchimney
systemsoftenfunctionproperly,theyaremorelikely tosufferfromcolddowndrafts
atstartuporprovideweakdrafttotheunit. Also,considerthecross‐sectionalarea
ofthechimney;althoughexistingmasonrychimneyscanoftenbeused,alarge
externalmasonrychimneywillresultinaunitthatisdifficultorimpossibleto
operateproperly. Inthatcase,aninsulatedchimneylinerwilloftenberequiredto
supplythenecessarydraft.
4.WallConstruction–Locatingthestovesothattheexhaustsystemcanpassbetween
studswillsimplify theinstallationandeliminate theneedtoreframeanysectionsof
thewallorceilingtoaccommodatethewallthimbleorceilingbox.
WARNING
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Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherflammablevaporsandliquidsinthe
vicinityofthisoranyotherappliance.
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DoNotOver‐fire–Ifanyexternalpartstartstoglow,youareover‐firing.
Reduceintakeairsupply. Over‐firingwillvoidyourwarranty.
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Complywithallminimumclearancestocombustiblesasspecified.
Failureto complymayresultinahousefire.
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Testedandapprovedforcordwoodonly. Burninganyotherfuelwill
voidyourwarranty.
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