Whitfield Profile 20 FS Installation And Operation Manual page 15

INSTALLATION
INSTALLING YOUR FREESTANDING PELLET STOVE
Standard Horizontal Exhaust Installation
1. Locate the proper position for the listed type "PL" wall
thimble. Avoid cutting wall studs when installing your
pipe. Use a saber saw or keyhole saw to cut the
proper diameter hole through the wall to accommo-
date the wall thimble. Use extreme caution to avoid
cutting into power lines within the wall of the home.
The hole size will depend on the brand of pellet vent
that you are using. Install the wall thimble in the hole.
ALL INTERLOCKING PIPE CONNECTIONS WITH-
IN THE ROOM MUST BE SEALED WITH RTV AND
SECURED WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 FASTENERS
PER CONNECTION.
2. Position the stove approximately 12" (.3m) from the
wall on the floor pad. Push listed type "PL" pipe
through wall thimble. Squeeze a bead of high tem-
perature silicone (RTV) sealer around the end of the
machined portion of the 3" (76mm) pipe connector
on the back of the stove. Firmly push on a section of
listed type "PL" pipe until inner pipe liner pushes into
the bead of RTV sealer.
3. Push the stove (with pipe attached) towards wall.
Pipe will go through the wall thimble. Do not position
the back of the stove closer than 1" (25mm) from the
wall.
Note: Greater back clearance will improve the serv-
iceability of the stove.
4. Install listed type "PL" 45 degree elbow with rodent
screen or cap (optional) on outside end of pipe. The
rodent screen should be no less than 1/2" (13mm)
mesh and may clog with soot and ash if left unat-
tended during the burn season.
NOTE: The end of the exhaust pipe must extend a
minimum of 12" (.3m) from the outside of the build-
ing.
5. If the installation includes a source of outside com-
bustion air; cut a separate hole through the wall for
the fresh air tube. This tube should be 1-5/8" (42mm)
[min.] diameter, steel only. Connect outside air pipe
to air inlet on stove. This tube must be terminated
with a 90 degree elbow or hood.
NOTE: Combustion air may also be drawn from a
vented crawl space under the home. All joints for con-
nector pipe are required to be fastened with at least
three screws. If vented horizontally, joints shall be made
gas-tight in a manner as specified on this page (see
instruction #1). Install vent at clearances specified by
the vent manufacturer.
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