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Installation and operating instructions for the HEATPRO WOOD FURNACE (DF03000 model) Verified and tested for Canada and the United States by an accredited laboratory Stove Builder International Inc. 250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Quebec) Canada G3A 2H3 After-sale service: 418-908-8002 E-mail: tech@sbi-international.com This manual is available for free download on the manufacturer’s web site.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS DROLET WOOD FURNACE As one of North America’s largest and most respected wood stove, furnace and fireplace manufacturers, Stove Builder International takes pride in the quality and performance of all its products.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Table of contents PART 1 – INSTALLATION ................6 INTRODUCTION ....................6 1 Regulations and safety warnings covering installation .......7 1.1 Regulations covering furnace installation ..............7 1.2 Cautions and warnings covering installation ............... 7 2 Authorized and non-authorized configuration ........8 2.1 Authorized configurations in Canada and United States ..........
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.4.1 Start-off plenum ....................25 5.4.2 Installing the start-off adapters ................26 5.4.3 Minimum amount of outlets and maximum lengths of ducts ......... 26 5.5 Air return system and filter ..................28 6 Combustion air ..................29 7 Electrical connection, adjustment of components and calibration of the draw ....................
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12.4 The SBI commitment to you and the environment ............ 70 12.4.1 What is your new furnace made of? ..............70 13 Safety information ................. 71 13.1 Cautions and warnings ..................... 71 13.2 Smoke detector ......................73 13.3 Chimney fire ......................73 DROLET LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY ..........74...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual PART 1 – INSTALLATION Please see Part 2 for operation, maintenance and troubleshooting instructions. Please see Part 3 for features and safety instructions. INTRODUCTION This furnace uses the same wood burning technology as a high efficiency certified CSA B415.1-10.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 1 Regulations and safety warnings covering installation 1.1 Regulations covering furnace installation CAUTION FOLLOW LOCAL CODES (IF IN DOUBT, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL HEATING APPLIANCE RETAILER, YOUR MUNICIPALITY OR YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT Installation must be made in accordance with the following standards; Canada: CSA-B365 - Installation code for solid-fuel-burning appliances and equipment.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 2 Authorized and non-authorized configuration 2.1 Authorized configurations in Canada and United States The wood furnace is the only appliance connected to the hot air distribution duct system and air return duct system. 2.2 Authorized configurations in United States only Parallel installation : (A) represents the wood furnace.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 2.3 Non-authorized configuration, Canada and United States The hot air duct (A) must not be installed in the air return of (B). The hot air duct (B) must not be installed in the air return of (A). 3 Setting up the unit and clearances To reduce the risk of vibration, the furnace must be leveled in both directions and supported evenly to ensure stability.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 3.3 Clearances to combustible material The clearances shown in this section have been determined by safety tests under normal and even abnormal operating conditions according to procedures set out in standards CSA B366.1 (Canada) and UL 391 (U.S.A.). Respecting the minimum clearances is mandatory to prevent risk of fire.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 3.3.3 Floor protection floor made combustible material, floor protector is required. If the floor is made of combustible material, a floor protector is required (see table below). FLOOR PROTECTION* CANADA 18" (457 mm) 16" (406 mm) From door opening From door opening 8"...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 4 The venting system WARNING: DO NOT INSTALL A MANUAL DAMPER ON THIS FURNACE. CAUTION: BEFORE THE CONNECTOR PIPES ARE INSTALLED, MAKE SURE THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE AND / OR THE EXCHANGERS OF THE FURNACE ARE FREE OF ALL ITEMS.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Good system design Inferior system design Inside chimneys are preferred because Outside chimneys are a problem because even when no fire is burning, there is when no fire burns they will go into cold normally upward flow in the system.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 4.1.3 Minimum chimney height The top of the chimney should be tall enough to be above the air turbulence caused when wind blows against the house and its roof. chimney must extend at least 3 ft. (1 m) above highest point of contact with the...
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual CAUSES RESTRICTION Proper installation improper installation o Maximum unsupported horizontal length: 3 feet (1 m); o Galvanized flue pipes must not be used because the coatings vaporize at high temperatures and release dangerous gases; o Flue pipes must be at least 24 gauge in thickness;...
Alternative installations with 90° elbow or tee. 5 Hot air distribution and air return system The Drolet furnace is designed and equipped with a hot air distribution plenum that may receive 6 to 10, 6" (152 mm) diameter round ducts.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual N.B.: The furnace air jacket is not totally airtight. It is normal to detect some air leaks at the jacket’s joints. Components provided with the furnace: 10 hot air start-off 4 lids (B) Type A #10 black #10 selt-taping black adapter (A) screws (C)
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.1.2 Adjustable height of the plenum; (with the plenum extension cut off (A)). When the ceiling height, measured from the floor is greater than 72" (183 cm), but less than 84" (213 cm), it will be possible to cut the plenum extension (A) of at most 10"...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.2 Assembling the hot air distribution plenum (A and B). 5.2.1 Assembling the plenum extension (A) by means of 12 screws and corner reinforcements...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.2.2 Assembling the plenum (B) Insert the male end of each panel in the female part of the adjacent panel. Secure assembly bending the two metal tabs in the center of each corner.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Install the cover on the part (B) of the assembly and secure it with 16 screws.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.2.3 Assembling the plenum extension (A) to the plenum (B) Slide plenum (B) over the plenum extension (A) to the extent determined in Section 5.1. Using 12 self-drilling screws, secure the plenum (B) to the plenum extension (A).
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.3 Installation of the assembled plenum on the furnace Identify the rear side of the plenum, it provided with holes installation of the “RTD” thermal probe. Also, four holes are aligned with the fold of the top of the furnace at the rear side and three holes on the front side.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.4 Configuration and restrictions of hot air distribution system 5.4.1 Start-off plenum The plenum can be adjusted from 67" (170 cm) to 88" (224 cm) depending on the ceiling height. See Section 5.1: Hot air distribution plenum height according to the ceiling height.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 5.4.2 Installing the start-off adapters After choosing your output configuration, do the following to install the start-off adapters. Warning: Use gloves to complete the following steps because the start-off adapters and caps can be sharp. 1- Cut a notch in the flange of the adapter (A) and slightly fold down one side of the flange to facilitate the...
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Block the unused outlets with the block-off caps (B) and provided screws (D). FAVOR THE USE RIGID DUCTS BECAUSE THERE ARE LESS RESTRICTIVE TO AIR FLOW. The maximum run of a main duct is 35’ (10.7 m). It must be reduced from 6" (152 mm) to 5"...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Example of surface calculation according to the number of outlets used in the plenum: Total surface of Diameter of plenum Surface of plenum Number of outlets on plenum outlets used outlets (in) outlets (in the plenum The acceptable total area of secondary outlets would therefore be: Diameter of...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 6 Combustion air CAUTION WARNING: SUFFICIENT COMBUSTION AIR MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES; LACK OF COMBUSTION AIR CONSTITUTES A DANGER. A CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) DETECTOR/ALARM IS REQUIRED IN THE ROOM IN WHICH THE FURNACE IS INSTALLED. A fresh air supply may be necessary to prevent solid fuel units from rejecting products of combustion into the house.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 7.2 Installation and connection of the “RTD” thermal probe IMPORTANT: The proper positioning of the “RTD” thermal probe is essential to the proper functioning of the furnace. Install it in the opening provided for this purpose on the start-off plenum.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual With plenum (B) only Using four self-drilling screws (D), install the plate supplied with the furnace on the plenum (B). Make sure to have the notch on the plate up. Install the RTD probe in the hole of the plenum (B).
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 7.3 Blower technical Data The blower speed must conform to the recommendations of the Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning National Association and should respect the static pressure ranges in the warm air plenum of the furnace. TEMP STATIC OPTIONAL...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 7.4.1 The use of a thermometer The first use of a thermometer is to inform the user about the discharge temperature of flue gases. Without accurate measurement of the draft using a pressure gauge (manometer), the thermometer will indicate if the temperature is ideal, too low or too high.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Optional thermostat installation Using a thermostat will help you maintain a constant temperature throughout the house. A fixed wall mounted 24v thermostat is required. Note: Thermostat manufacturer’s instruction always overrides the information published in the following section.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Example of thermostat wiring: Connect one wire to "HR" and the other wire to "W". The red jumper can be left in place. For more information, refer to the manufacturer's instructions. This furnace may be installed in parallel as an add-on to an existing furnace in the USA only.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 2: Optional air filters (AC01390, AC01391) The filter option (AC01390 – cardboard frame or AC01391 – washable aluminum) allows to filter dirt before the distribution of warm air in your installation in addition to protecting your blower.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 3: Optional Fresh air return adapter (AC01392) The optional air return adapter (AC01392) can be added to the furnace blower box to increase the efficiency of your system. This option allows you to take in the fresh air from the rooms connected to the return system and bring it back towards the furnace to be heated.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual PART 2 – OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Please see Part 1 for installation instructions. Please see Part 3 for features and safety instructions. 7.5 How to prepare or buy good firewood 7.5.1 What is good firewood? Good firewood has been cut to the correct length for the furnace, split to a range of sizes and stacked in the open until its moisture content is reduced to 15 to 20 per cent.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 7.5.4 Piece size Firewood dries more quickly when it is split. Large unsplit rounds can take years to dry enough to burn. Even when dried, unsplit logs are difficult to ignite because they don’t have the sharp edges where the flames first catch.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual • softwoods take less time to dry than hardwood softwoods like pine, spruce, and poplar/aspen can be dry enough to burn after being • stacked in the open for only the summer months • hardwoods like oak, maple and ash can take one, or even two years to dry fully, especially if the pieces are big firewood dries more quickly when stacked in the open where it is exposed to sun and...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.2 Lighting fires Each person who heats with wood develops their own favourite method to light fires. Whatever method you choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning quickly. A fire that starts fast produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.2.3 Two parallel logs Place two spit logs in the firebox. Place a few sheets of twisted newspaper between the logs. Now place some fine kindling across the two logs and some larger kindling across those, log cabin style.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.3.2 Raking charcoal Rekindle the fire when you notice that the room temperature has fallen. Do not operate your furnace at too low a setting. Keep the air inlet opened long enough during the fire start-up to prevent the fire from smouldering, which could stain the glass.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.3.4 Control of the air supply Once the firewood, firebox and chimney are hot, you can close the air supply for a steady burn. If the flames get very small and almost disappear when you close the air, you have closed the air too early, or your firewood is wetter than it should be.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.3.5 Building different fires for different needs Using the air control is not the only way to match the furnace’s heat output to the heat demand. Your house will need far less heat in October than in January to be kept at a comfortable temperature.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.3.5.4 Maximum burn cycle times The burn cycle time is the period between loading wood on a coal bed and the consumption of that wood back to a coal bed of the same size. The flaming phase of the fire lasts for roughly the first half of the burn cycle and the second half is the coal-bed phase during which there is little or no flame.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.4 Additional fresh air supply When the furnace and the chimney are completely cold, it may be necessary to provide fresh air by opening a door or a window for a few minutes while lighting the fire. Take note that a house constructed or renovated in order to be airtight may lack the volume of fresh air necessary for the proper combustion of a solid-fuel heating appliance.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 8.5 Manual or thermostat control From the factory, the opening and closing of the air inlet damper is manually activated by the means of a switch located at the rear of the furnace. The switch has two positions; opened and closed.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 9 Maintaining your wood heating system 9.1 Furnace maintenance Your new furnace will give many years of reliable service if you use and maintain it correctly. Some of the internal components of the firebox, such as firebricks, baffles and air tubes, will wear over time under intense heat.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual If you do get brown stains on the glass, you can remove them with special cleaners for wood furnace glass doors. Do not use abrasives to clean your furnace’s door glass. The deposits that form on the glass are the best indication of the quality of your fuel and how well you are doing in operating the furnace.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 9.1.4 Replacement of the glass and gaskets After a year or more of use, the gasket of the door will compress and become hard which can allow air to pass. You can check the air tightness of your door gasket by closing and locking the door on a piece of paper.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 9. Install the glass (E) and glass frame (D) and centering it in the frame of the door and install the glass retainer frame (D) and glass retainers (C) taking care not to over tighten the screws (B).
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 9.1.6 Heat exchangers care Heat exchangers must be cleaned thoroughly at the end of every heating season. During summer, the air in basements is damper and with minimal air circulation within the furnace, it can mix with creosote and/or sooth deposits in the exchangers to form an acid that could accelerate the corrosion process and induce premature decay of the steel.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 2. Move the baffle of the combustion chamber forward (see Detail A). 3. Use the tool provided, clean the three exchanger pipes (see Detail C).
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 4. Dirt in the lateral exchangers (1 and 3) falls into the combustion chamber at the rear. 5. Dirt in the central exchanger (2) will be removed from the front or the rear of the furnace.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 7. Close the exchanger access door and secure it using the washer (C) and wing nut (B) (see Detail D). 8. If you have performed maintenance from the back part of the furnace, reinstall the black pipe connector and secure it with three screws.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual CAUTION: IT IS RECOMMENDED CLEANING THE HEAT EXCHANGERS, FLUE PIPE AND CHIMNEY THOROUGHLY AT THE END OF THE HEATING SEASON IN ORDER TO PREVENT CORROSION DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, CAUSED BY ACCUMULATED ASH. 9.2.3 Cleaning the chimney Chimney cleaning can be a difficult and dangerous job.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 10 Troubleshooting PROBLEMS CAUSES SOLUTIONS Heating inefficient during the Improper adjustment of the Adjust the damper, minimize first combustions. Lack of barometric damper (open too the smoke pipe length and use draft. wide). Chimney flue restriction elbows.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 10.1 Installation of secondary air tubes and baffle 1- Starting with the rear tube, lean and insert the right end of the secondary air tube into the rear right channel hole. Then lift and insert the left end of the tube into the rear left channel.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Note that secondary air tubes (A) can be replaced without removing the baffle board (B). Important Notes: The air tubes are identified for placement as follows: Model Type of tube Front ► 77 holes of 0.147” HEATPRO Middle front ►...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 11 Exploded diagram and parts list...
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual IMPORTANT: THIS IS DATED INFORMATION. When requesting service or replacement parts for your furnace, please provide the model and the serial number. We reserve the right to change parts due to technological upgrades or availability. Contact an authorized dealer to obtain any of these parts.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual Item Description 30094 HEX SCREW WASHER HEAD 1/4-20 X 3/4" F ZINC TYPE 30335 BLOWER ANTI-VIBRATION CUSHION 30109 BOLT HEX 1/4 - 20 X 1" 51003 1/3 HP 4 SPEED MOTOR FOR G-10 DD PL56785 BLOWER BOX CONTOUR PL56786...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 12 General information on HeatPro (DF03000) 12.1 Appliance performance Fuel type Dry cordwood Recommended heating area 1,500 to 3,500 ft² (139 à 325 m²) Firebox volume 4.9 ft³ (0.139 m³) Maximum burn time 12 h Maximum input capacity (dry cordwood) 421,000 BTU Overall heat output rate (min.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 12.2 General Features Maximum log length 24" (610 mm) north-south** Diameter of the flue collar 6 in. (152 mm) Recommended connector pipe diameter 6 in. (152 mm) Recommended chimney diameter 6 in. (152 mm) Required type of chimney CAN/ULC S629, UL 103 HT (2100 °F) Baffle material...
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 12.3 The benefits of low emissions and high efficiency The low smoke emissions produced by the special features inside the Brand Model firebox mean that your household will release up to 90 percent less smoke into the outside environment than if you used an older conventional wood furnace.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 13 Safety information 13.1 Cautions and warnings • A CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) DETECTOR/ALARM IS REQUIRED IN THE ROOM IN WHICH THE FURNACE IS INSTALLED. • HOT WHILE IN OPERATION, KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY.
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HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual • DO NOT ELEVATE THE FIRE BY USING A GRATE IN THIS FURNACE. • DO NOT INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC FEEDER ON THIS FURNACE. • DO NOT INSTALL A MANUAL DAMPER ON THIS FURNACE. • THIS APPLIANCE SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
HeatPro Furnace Installation and Operation Manual 13.2 Smoke detector We highly recommend the use of a smoke detector. It must be installed at least 15 feet (4.57 m) from the appliance in order to prevent undue triggering of the detector when reloading.
Labour costs and repair work to the account of the manufacturer are based on a predetermined rate schedule and must not exceed the wholesale price of the replacement part. Shall your unit or a component be defective, contact immediately your DROLET dealer. To accelerate processing of your warranty claim, make sure to have on hand the following information when calling: •...
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