Vermont Castings Vigilant II 2310 Homeowner's Installation And Operating Instructions Manual page 13

In cathedral ceiling installations, a prefabricated chimney
should be brought down to within 8 feet of the stove. The
whole chimney connector should be exposed and acces-
sible for inspection and cleaning. Never pass a chimney
connector through a combustible ceiling.
Installation procedures
Setting Up the Stove
Our stoves are heavy and require at least two people to
move and set them up. To make the job a bit easier, you
may lift off the loading doors and remove the griddle, grates,
and ashpan. Do not try to move the stove alone as the
stove can be damaged by mishandling.
Place the stove close to its final position before installing
the stove legs.
The griddle has not been painted in order to allow cooking
directly on its surface. In order to protect the surface from
rust during shipping, a coating of oil has been applied. Be
sure to wash the griddle thoroughly with soap and water.
As the stove is used, the griddle will gradually darken to
match the color of the stove.
Your Vigilant Coal Stove arrives completely assembled
except for the installation of the legs and handle holder,
and the assembly of the removable handle. The only tool
needed are a 9/16" wrench, used to tighten the leg bolts.
So that you can easily secure the first section of chimney
connector pipe to the stove, three holes have been drilled
in the flue collar and three sheet metal screws are included
in the hardware package.
If you have ordered any accessories such as heat shields,
they will come with their own installation instructions. Gen-
erally speaking, nothing more complicated than a screw-
driver is involved in the installation of accessories.
The Removable handle
The removable handle is inserted into the front door stub
or the damper handle stub when you want to open or
close the doors, or change the position of the damper.
The handle is removed when not being used so it will not
get hot, and stored in the handle holder installed on one
of the front legs.
To assemble the handle, pass the long threaded screw
through the ceramic shaft and into the bright metal insert.
Tighten until snug; do not overtighten.
Chimney Connector Dampers
Because of the draft requirements of our stoves, we do not
recommend the use of an in-flue damper. Not only is this
an unnecessary restriction in the flue, but it is an additional
surface directly in the path of the flue gases upon which
deposits can form, creating a potential hazard. Combustion
air entering your Vigilant Coal stove is controlled effectively
by the thermostat, so no flue damper is required.
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The Chimney Connector
assembly
• Assemble the chimney connector beginning at the flue
collar of the stove, keeping the crimped ends towards
the stove. Using the holes in the flue collar as guides,
drill 1/8" holes in the bottom of the first section of chim-
ney connector, and secure it to the flue collar with #10
x 1/2" sheetmetal screws.
• Align the seams of the individual sections. Secure each
joint between sections of chimney connector, includ-
ing telescoping joints, with at least three sheet metal
screws.
• Secure the chimney connector to the chimney. Instruc-
tions for various installations follow.
• Be sure the installed stove and chimney connector are
correct distances from nearby combustible material.
Your dealer may offer a variety of specialty pipe pieces to
simplify the installation, including slip pipes and thimble
sleeves that can be used to form telescoping joints be-
tween sections of chimney connector. Telescoping joints
may eliminate the need to cut individual sections of con-
nector.
Chimney
Elbow
Slip Pipe
Standard
Connector
Oval to Round
Connector
Fig. 17 An exploded view of the chimney connection in a free-
standing masonry installation.
Securing the Connector to
a prefabricated Chimney ST693
Vigilant
Follow the installation instructions of the chimney manufac-
freestanding
turer exactly as you install the chimney. The manufacturer
installation
of the chimney will supply the accessories to support the
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chimney, either from the roof of the house or at the ceiling
of the room where the stove is installed.
Again, your dealer can supply a variety of specialty pieces
to simplify the installation. Some adaptors, for example,
Vermont Castings Vigilant
Flue
Flue
Liner
Thimble
Flue Collar
ST693
®
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