Installation - Vermont Castings Defiant Operation Manual

INSTALLATION
Set Up
Installing the Bottom Heat Shield and Legs
Our stoves are quite
heavy and require at least two people BOTTOM HEAT SHIELD DETAIL
to move and set them up. You may want to remove the ac-
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cessories that come with the stove, the front doors, and the c) Washer
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gn e, to ma e carrYIng t e stove a bit easier. Place the stove e) Stove Leg
close to its final position before installing the bottom heat-
f) Wing
Nul
shield and legs.
DO NOT TRY TO MOVE THE STOVE
ALONE AS IT CAN BE DAMAGED BY MISHANDLING.
The bottom heatshield has been designed
to reduce the
degree of radiant heat to the area directly beneath the stove.
The shield
mounts between the legs using the 4 C-brackets
and wing nuts provided.
Bottom Heat Shield Installation
* Close the damper.
* For the Defiant, Vigilant, and Resolute, gently tilt the stove
forward until the top plate and ashlip are resting on the
floor. For the Intrepid, tip the stove onto it's back. Placement
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Remove
the temporary 1/2;' bolts from the leg bolt
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holes and discard them. Stove placement IS crucIal for even heat distribution in
* Fasten
the legs loosely
to the stove bottom using the leg y?ur h~me. Sin,ce a radiant stove depends upon efficient air
bolts that are provided with your stove. Use one washer clrc,ulatlon ,t~ disperse, Its heat, a central location in the house
on each leg. 'or ~n the hvmg area IS b,e~t. However"y?ur installation may
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shield will be mounted with the reflective side be, ~nfluenced by the posItIon, of an exIstIng chimney flue, by
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toward the stove bottom, and painted side toward the cntl~al clearances to combustible walls or by accessibility to the
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loadIng door.
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* Lift the shield into position with the long tapered por-
tion of the shield facing downward (this will extend Clearances
under the ashlip).
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Rotate the two front C-brackets on the shields so that
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!he Chart of Clearances, page 7, lists recommended
they will slide into place between the washer and the mInImum clearances to combustibles. In addition to walls,
legs. ceilings,
and floors, it is important to keep all combustible
* Rotate one of the rear C-brackets into position, hold room furnishings, such as draperies and sofas, at least 36"
the
corresponding
leg in position, then
insert and a,way fro~ the sides of the stove
and 48" from any front or
tighten
the leg bolt. Repeat this procedure for the other side loa~mg door.
rear
leg. Snug
up all four leg bolts. The distance from the
rear
of the
stove to combustible walls can
* CAUTION: DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE LEG be reduced, as shown in the chart,
through the use of our
BOLTS, AS THIS MAY STRIP
THE THREADED
stove
and stovepipe heat shields. The stovepipe and rear heat shields
CASTING. are spaced about two inches
from the
back
of the
stove and act as
* Hand tighten
the shield wing nuts. a barrier
to radiant energy, reflecting
heat forward
into
the room.
* Lift the
stove
carefully
into the upright position on the The heat shields are painted black on the outside with
hearth. We
recommend
that you clean the bottom
heat shield
Vermont Castings
high temperature
stove paint in order to
, " when necessary, to maintain its
heat reflective value. match the stove. Hardware and complete
instructions are sup-
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plied with the heat shields so that they can be easily installed
ic;" , Yigilant owners, cover the bottom of the stove
with before
the stove is connected to the chimney.
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the refractory cement
suPRlied with
the stove.
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