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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 dra. e
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. e 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 dra, 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). ere should
never be more than two 90 degrees elbows in the smoke exhaust system. Installation of a “barometric dra stabilizer” (replace register)
on a smoke exhaust system is prohibited. Furthermore, installation of a dra damper is not recommended. Indeed, with a controlled
combustion wood stove, the dra is regulated upon intake of the combustion air in the stove and not at the exhaust.
IMPORTANCE OF PROPER DRAFT
Dra is the force which moves air from the appliance up through the chimney. e amount of dra in your chimney depends on the
length of the chimney, local geography, nearby obstructions and other factors. Too much dra may cause excessive temperatures in the
appliance. Inadequate dra may cause backpung into the room and ‘plugging’ of the chimney. Inadequate dra will cause the appliance
to leak smoke into the room through appliance and chimney connector joints. An uncontrollable burn or excessive temperature indicates
excessive dra.
CHIMNEY
Your wood stove may be hooked up with a 6” factory built
or masonry chimney. If you are using a factory built chim-
ney, it must comply with UL 103 or CSA-B365 standard;
therefore it must be a Type HT (2100°F). It is extremely im-
portant that it be installed according to the manufacturer’s
specications. Take into account the chimney’s location to
insure it is not too close to neighbors 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 specications 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 ecient). e interior diameter of the chimney ue
must be identical to the stove smoke exhaust. A ue which
is too small may cause dra 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 dra eect; your stove’s performance is directly dependent
on an adequate dra from your chimney.
e following recommendations may be useful for the installation of your chimney:
1. DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
2. It must rise above the roof at least 3’ (0.9m) from the uppermost point of contact.
3. e 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 denition, be
hotter than an exterior chimney, being heated up by the ambient air in the house. erefore the gas which circulates will cool more
slowly, thus reducing the build-up of creosote and the risk of chimney res.
5. e dra 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 dra, and it should be cleaned when used regularly.