Sources Of Outside Combustion Air - Drolet ECO-55 Installation Manual

An insulated 3" inside diameter metallic pipe, either
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take (D).
To complete the installation, make a hole of 1/4" to
1/2" (6 mm à 13 mm) bigger than the insulate pipe
diameter in the outside wall of the house at the
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inlet cap (E) in the hole (open side down) and fasten
the register to the wall, with screw.
Place the insulated pipe (A) over the register tube
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At each end, carefully pull back the insulation and
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pipe and the air inlets. Carefully push the insulation
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in place using aluminum tape.
INSTALLATION MANUAL ECO-55 / ECO-55 CT / ECO-55 ST
A rodent guard (minimum 1/4" wire mesh) must be
used at the termination. All connections must be
secured and airtight by either using the appropriately
sized hose clamp and/or UL-181-AP foil tape.
Make sure that the fresh air intake back draft shutter
functions freely. The fresh air intake back draft shutter
is located in the back of the stove.
8.1 SOURCES OF OUTSIDE COMBUSTION
AIR
CAUTION
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO DRAW COMBUSTION AIR
FROM A BASEMENT, AN ATTIC, A GARAGE OR
ANY CONFINED SPACE
You can draw air from a ventilated crawl space
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You can draw air directly from an outside wall,
behind the stove.
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