Use and Care Guide

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CHIMNEY CONNECTOR (STOVE PIPE)
Your chimney connector and chimney must have
the same diameter as the stove outlet (6”). If this is not
the case, we recommend you contact your dealer in
order to insure there will be no problem with the draft.
The stove pipe must be made of aluminized or cold roll
steel with a minimum thickness of 0.021” or 0.53 mm. It is
strictly forbidden to use galvanized steel. Your smoke pipe
should be assembled in such a way that the male section
(crimped end) of the pipe faces down. Attach each of
the sections to one another with three equidistant metal
screws. The pipe must be short and straight. All sections
installed horizontally must slope at least 1/4 inch per foot,
with the upper end of the section toward the chimney. Any installation with a horizontal run of chimney pipe must
conform to NFPA 211. You may contact NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and request the latest edition
of the NFPA Standard 211. To insure a good draft, the total length of the coupling pipe should never exceed 8’
to 10’ (2.4m to 3.04 m). (Except for cases of vertical installation, cathedral-roof style where the smoke exhaust
system can be much longer and connected without problem to the chimney at the ceiling of the room). There
should never be more than two 90 degrees elbows in the smoke exhaust system. Installation of a “barometric
draft stabilizer” (replace register) on a smoke exhaust system is prohibited. Furthermore, installation of a draft
damper is not recommended. Indeed, with a controlled combustion wood stove, the draft is regulated upon
intake of the combustion air in the stove and not at the exhaust.
IMPORTANCE OF PROPER DRAFT
Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up through the chimney. The amount of draft in your
chimney depends on the length of the chimney, local geography, nearby obstructions and other factors. Too
much draft may cause excessive temperatures in the appliance. Inadequate draft may cause backpufng into
the room and ‘plugging’ of the chimney. Inadequate draft will cause the appliance to leak smoke into the room
through appliance and chimney connector joints. An uncontrollable burn or excessive temperature indicates
excessive draft.
CHIMNEY
Your wood stove may be hooked up with a 6” factory
built or masonry chimney. If you are using a factory
built chimney, it must comply with UL 103 or CSA-B365
standard; therefore it must be a Type HT (2100°F). It is
extremely important that it be installed according to
the manufacturer’s specications. Take into account
the chimney’s location to insure it is not too close to
neighbours or in a valley which may cause unhealthy
or nuisance conditions. If you are using a masonry
chimney, it is important that it be built in compliance
with the specications of the National Building Code. It
must be lined with re clay bricks, metal or clay tiles sealed together with re cement. (Round ues are the most
efcient). The interior diameter of the chimney ue must be identical to the stove smoke exhaust. A ue which is
too small may cause draft problems, while a large ue favours rapid cooling of the gas, and hence the build-up
of creosote and the risk of chimney res. Note that it is the chimney and not the stove which creates the draft
effect; your stove’s performance is directly dependent on an adequate draft from your chimney.
The following recommendations may be useful for the installation of your chimney:
1. Do not connect this unit to a chimney ue serving another appliance.
2. It must rise above the roof at least 3’ (0.9m) from the uppermost point of contact.
3. The chimney must exceed any part of the building or other obstruction within a 10’ (3.04m) distance by a
height of 2’ (0.6m).
4. Installation of an interior chimney is always preferable to an exterior chimney. Indeed, the interior chimney
will, by denition, be hotter than an exterior chimney, being heated up by the ambient air in the house.
Therefore the gas which circulates will cool more slowly, thus reducing the build-up of creosote and the risk
of chimney res.
5. The draft caused by the tendency for hot air to rise will be increased with an interior chimney.
6. Using a re screen at the extremity of the chimney requires regular inspection in order to insure that it is not
obstructed thus blocking the draft, and it should be cleaned when used regularly.