Use and Care Manual

INSTALLATION
Installation Overview
Whenchoosingalocationforyournewstove,thereareamultitudeoffactorsthat
shouldbetakenintoaccountbeforebeginningtheinstallation.
1.TrafficPatternsTohelppreventaccidents,thestoveshouldbeplacedinalocation
whereitisoutofthewayofnormaltravelthroughthehome.
2.HeatFlowandEfficiencyWhendecidingonalocationforthestove,considerthe
wayheatmovesthroughoutyourhome.Installthestovewhereyouneedtheheat;
basementinstallationsoftendonotallowsufficientheattoflowtotheupperfloors
andatopfloorinstallationwillnotallowanyheattoreachthefloorsbelow. Always
considerthatheatrisesandwilltakethepathofleastresistancewhileitisstillhot.
3.ExhaustLocationTheenginewhichdrivesawoodstoveisthechimneysystem,so
itisimportanttoconsiderpreciselyhowthechimneysystemwillbeintegratedinto
thestoveinstallation. Ideally,awoodstovechimneywillruncompletely vertical
fromthefluecollaroftheunitallthewaytotheterminationpointabovetheroof
line. Keepingtheentirechimneysysteminsidetheheatedenvelopeofthe home
willensureastrong,easytoinitiatedraftinthechimney. Althoughexteriorchimney
systemsoftenfunctionproperly,theyaremorelikely tosufferfromcolddowndrafts
atstartuporprovideweakdrafttotheunit. Also,considerthecrosssectionalarea
ofthechimney;althoughexistingmasonrychimneyscanoftenbeused,alarge
externalmasonrychimneywillresultinaunitthatisdifficultorimpossibleto
operateproperly. Inthatcase,aninsulatedchimneylinerwilloftenberequiredto
supplythenecessarydraft.
4.WallConstructionLocatingthestovesothattheexhaustsystemcanpassbetween
studswillsimplify theinstallationandeliminate theneedtoreframeanysectionsof
thewallorceilingtoaccommodatethewallthimbleorceilingbox.
WARNING
Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherflammablevaporsandliquidsinthe
vicinityofthisoranyotherappliance.
DoNotOverfireIfanyexternalpartstartstoglow,youareoverfiring.
Reduceintakeairsupply. Overfiringwillvoidyourwarranty.
Complywithallminimumclearancestocombustiblesasspecified.
Failureto complymayresultinahousefire.
Testedandapprovedforcordwoodonly. Burninganyotherfuelwill
voidyourwarranty.
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