DROLET WOODSTOVE MANUAL Model 5135 ML Manufactured by : DROLET STOVES & FIREPLACES INC.
THE DROLET WOODSTOVE MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS The DROLET Woodstove Manual............................................................................... 2 Wood Heating ............................................................................................................. 2 The Controlled Combustion ........................................................................................ 2 Your Drolet Stove Assembly .......................................................................................
The DROLET Woodstove Manual DROLET STOVES AND FIREPLACES INC. one of the most important woodstove and fireplace manufacturers in Canada, congratulates you on your purchase and wishes to help you get maximum satisfaction from the woodstove you have selected. In the pages that follow, we will give you advice on wood heating and controlled combustion as well as technical specifications regarding installation, operation and maintenance of the model you have chosen.
Your Drolet Stove Assembly 3
Refractory Bricks Assembly 4
Installation Of Your Drolet Woodstove Positioning The Stove It is very important to position the woodstove as close as possible to the chimney, and in an area that will favor the most efficient heat distribution possible throughout the house. The stove must therefore be installed in the room where the most time is spent, and in the most spacious room possible. Remember: woodstoves produce radiating heat, the heat we feel when we are close to a woodstove.
You may decrease these clearances by installing heat radiation shields between the walls or the ceiling and the stove. These heat radiation shields must be installed permanently, and can include sheet metal, a rigid non-combustible sheet or a masonry wall. Following the installation of such a heat radiation shield, the clearances mentioned on the stove certification plate may be reduced as stated in the following table.
Chimney Your woodstove may be hooked up with a prefabricated or masonry chimney. If you are using a prefab chimney, it must comply with ULC S629 standards; therefore it must be of the 2100 °F / 650 °C. (2" / 51 mm thick insulated type). It is extremely important to install the chimney according to the manufacturer's specifications. If you are using a masonry chimney, it is important that it be built in compliance with the specifications of the National Building Code.
Couplings Once the woodstove is placed in the room in accordance with required clearances, it must be coupled to the chimney with a smoke exhaust system. Verify the clearance between your stovepipe and the surrounding combustible surfaces. If the normal 18-inch (457 mm) clearance required cannot be obtained, you may use Read and respect an insulated flue pipe or a thermal protection shield. manufacturer's instructions before installation.
Air Circulation Systems In order to improve air circulation in the room where the woodstove is installed, certain options are available for specific stove models. Blower: A variable speed-control blower with a capacity of 100 CFM (2.83 m3/min) is available. Thermodisc: The thermodisc is installed on the blower's electrical supply cord, and it will start the blower when the stove temperature reaches 120°F (49oC) and cut off the power when the stove cools below 100°F (37oC).
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you use DRY WOOD only in your woodstove. The wood must have dried for 9 to 15 months, such that the humidity content (in weight) is reduced below 20% of the weight of the log. It is very important to keep in mind that even if the wood has been cut for one, two or even more years, it is not necessarily dry, if it has been stored in poor conditions; under extreme conditions, it may even rot instead of drying.
Ignition The installation of a log cradle is NOT RECOMMENDED in your DROLET woodstove. After making sure that the stove air intake controls are fully open, place several rumpled sheets of paper in the center of the combustion chamber. Place 8 to 10 pieces of small dry kindling wood over the paper in the form of a tent. You may also place a few pieces of heating wood, but choose them as little as possible. No chemical product (or accelerant) should be used to light the fire.
Heating Once you have obtained a good bed of embers you should reload the unit. In order to do so, open the air controls to maximum a few seconds prior to opening the stove door. Then proceed by opening the door very slowly; open it one or two inches for 5 to 10 seconds, before opening it completely to increase the draught and thus eliminate the smoke which is stagnant in a state of slow combustion in the stove. Then bring the red embers to the front of the stove and reload the unit.
Keep in mind that the most difficult months for wood heating are October and November. Indeed, during this period, the atmosphere is often very heavy and humid, and may hinder chimney draught. Moreover, the wood is often too damp, since it has not had a sufficient drying period, or it has been stored outside in the rain. Combustion problems may then occur; they are caused neither by the stove nor the chimney, but by outside factors, and will resolve themselves as the season progresses.
Maintenance Of The Chimney Whether you have a prefab or masonry chimney, you must conduct a visual inspection at least once a month in order to be sure that it is in good shape and that there is no excessive creosote build-up. If there is the slightest crack, or undulation of the interior or exterior surface of the chimney, repairs or replacements of defective parts must be carried out without delay.
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