Regulations Covering Insert Installation - Drolet Escape 1400 Installation And Operation Manual

Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual
• THE INSERT AND ITS STAINLESS STEEL CHIMNEY LINER ARE TO BE
INSTALLED ONLY WITHIN A LINED MASONRY CHIMNEY AND MASONRY
FIREPLACE CONFORMING TO BUILDING CODES FOR USE WITH SOLID FUEL.
DO NOT REMOVE BRICKS OR MORTAR FROM THE EXISTING FIREPLACE
WHEN INSTALLING THE INSERT.

7.2 Regulations Covering Insert Installation

When installed and operated as described in these instructions, the Escape 1400 wood
insert is suitable for use in residential installations. The Escape 1400 wood insert is not
intended for installation in a bedroom.
In Canada, the CSA B365 Installation Code for Solid Fuel Burning Appliances and
Equipment and the CSA C22.1 Canadian National Electrical Code are to be followed in the
absence of local code requirements. In the USA, the ANSI NFPA 211 Standard for
Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances and the ANSI NFPA 70
National Electrical Code are to be followed in the absence of local code requirements.
This insert must be installed with a continuous chimney liner of 6" diameter extending from
the insert to the top of the chimney. The chimney liner must conform to the Class 3
requirements of CAN/ULC-S635, Standard for Lining Systems for Existing Masonry or
Factory-built Chimneys and Vents, or CAN/ULC-S640, Standard for Lining Systems for
New Masonry Chimneys, UL1777, Standard for Safety for Chimney Liners.
NOTE: The Insert is not approved for use with a so-called "positive flue connection" to the
clay tile of a masonry chimney.
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