Vermont Castings Vigilant II 2310 Homeowner's Installation And Operating Instructions Manual page 8

Vermont Castings Vigilant
Clearances with only the
Stove Rear heat Shield
If you install a Vigilant with a rear heat shield in a parallel
installation, but use no chimney connector heat shields,
different clearances will be required for top-exiting and
rear-exiting stoves.
For top-exiting stoves, clearance to the rear wall is deter-
mined by heat from the unshielded chimney connector,
not heat from the stove. Stove placement must ensure that
the unshielded connector cannot overheat the rear wall.
Reminder: Use the Flue Collar Heat Shield (#140-0924)
included with the Rear Heat Shield #0175 to protect the
area directly behind the flue collar. Rear clearance must
be a minimum of 20" (510 mm), measured from the edge
of the stove top to the rear wall. Side clearance is deter-
mined by heat from the stove. It must be a minimum of 18"
(460 mm) , measured from the edge of the stove top to the
combustible component of the unprotected wall. (Fig. 7)
Fig. 7 Minimum clearance, parallel installation, rear heat
shield.
For rear-exiting stoves, both rear and side clearances are
determined by the heat from the stove (provided that the
connector does not pass near a combustible surface).
The rear heat shield protects the wall behind the stove
so that clearance may be reduced to 13" (330 mm), mea-
sured from the rear edge of the stove's top plate to the
combustible part of the wall. Side clearance remains the
same — 18", measured from the edge of the stove top to
the side wall. (Fig. 8)
Fig. 8 Minimum clearance, rear exit, rear heat shield.
ST686
Vigilant
8
clearances
parallel, rear exit
rear heat shield
8/7/01 djt
®
20" (510mm)
18"
(460mm)
ST685
Vigilant
clearances
parallel,
rear heat shield
8/7/01 djt
13" (330mm)
18"
(460mm)
ST686
For corner instllations, the clearance is 16", measured from
the corners of the stove perpendicular to the wall.
Clearances with Double-wall Connectors,
or Single-wall Connectors and Connector
The Vigilant II Coal Stove listing includes using single-
wall or double-wall chimney connectors. The rows of the
clearance chart labelled "Chimney Connector Clearance"
give clearances measured from the chimney connector to
nearby walls and ceilings. ("Ceilings" is emphasized to
remind you that ceiling clearance is an important clearance
that is sometimes overlooked.) Be sure to double-check
chimney connector clearances before completing your
installation.
Reminder: For top-exiting stoves using a rear heat shield,
install the Flue Collar Heat Shield (#140-0924), included
with the Rear Heat Shield #0175, to protect the area directly
behind the flue collar. Instructions are included with the
heat shield package.
When using a chimney connector heat shield on a single-
wall connector, it may only extend 24" (610 mm) above the
flue collar. The shield must come down to meet the top of
the Flue Collar Heat Shield. (Fig. 9)
ST685
Prefabricated
Chimney
Single-wall
Chimney Connector
Bottom
Heat
Shield
Fig. 9 Chimney connector heat shields may be used to reduce
clearances when single-wall connectors are used.
heat Shields
Chimney Con-
24"
nector Heat
(610mm)
Shield
Max.
VIGILANT
ST687
chimney connector
8/7/01 djt
ST687
2000898