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Encore Woodburning Stove

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Congratulations on your choice of a Vermont Castings Encore. With this purchase you have made a commitment to

make the hearth a place of warmth, beauty, and comfort in your home. At CFM Corporation, we share that joy and

appreciation for the hearth. You may be assured that your cast-iron Vermont Castings stove has been made with the

utmost care and will provide you with many years of service.

As you become acquainted with your new stove or ﬁreplace, you will ﬁnd that its visual appearance is matched by its

functionality, due to cast iron’s unique capability to absorb and radiate heat.

Also, CFM Corporation units are among the cleanest-burning wood stoves and ﬁreplaces available today. As an owner

of a Vermont Castings stove, you make a strong statement for pollution-free energy. Clean burning, however, depends

on both the manufacturer and the operator. Please read this manual carefully to understand how to properly operate

and maintain your stove or ﬁreplace.

At CFM Corporation, we are equally committed to your satisfaction as a customer. That is why we maintain an exclu-

sive network of the ﬁnest dealers in the industry. Our dealers are chosen for their expertise and dedication to custom-

er service. They are factory-trained and knowledgeable about every CFM Corporation product. Feel free to contact

your Authorized Vermont Castings Dealer anytime you have a particular question about your stove or its performance.

This manual contains valuable instructions on the installation and operation of your Vermont Castings stove. It also

contains useful information on maintenance and assembly of this product. We urge you to read the manual thoroughly

and to keep it as a reference.

Sincerely,

All of us at CFM Corporation

Welcome

This manual describes the installation, operation, and

maintenance of the Vermont Castings Encore Model

2550CE catalytic-equipped wood burning heater. This

heater meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen-

cy’s emission limits for wood heaters sold on or after

July 1, 1990. Under speciﬁc test conditions this heater

has been shown to deliver heat up to 10.1 kW (34,500

BTU/hr).

The Encore Model #2550CE has been tested to cur-

rent standards. The test standards are UL-1482 and

ANUL-737 for the United States, and EN13240:2001

+ A2:2004 for Europe. The Encore is listed for burning

wood. Do not burn other fuels. The Encore is listed

and approved for use in mobile homes in the United

States only when installed with Vermont Castings Mo-

bile Home Kit #3251.

We recommend that you hire a professional installer

install your stove, or to advise you on the installation

should you attempt to install it yourself.

Please read this entire manual before you install and

use your new stove. Failure to follow instructions may

result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.

Accessories

Warming Shelves

#1560 Classic Black #1562 Sand

#1555 Biscuit #1565 Bordeaux

#1556 Chestnut Brown #1566 Forest Green

#1557 Ebony #1567 Midnight Blue

#1558 Vt. Classic Green #1568 Suede Brown

# 0164 Bottom Heat Shield

# 0173 Rear Heat Shield

# 3257 Outside Air Adapter

# 3251 Mobile Home Kit

# 0191 Heat shields for the chimney connector

- Matching porcelain stovepipe

Speciﬁcations ....................................... 3

Installation ............................................ 4

Assembly ............................................ 12

Operation ............................................ 13

Draft Management .............................. 19

Maintenance ....................................... 21

Appendix: Catalytic Combustor .......... 27

Replacement Parts ............................. 28

Warranty .............................................

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