Drolet Spark DB03400 Installation And Operation Manual page 4

Spark Installation and Operation Manual
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 22
5.1 Stove Maintenance .............................................................................................. 22
5.1.1 Plated Finish Maintenance ................................................................................ 22
5.1.2 Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 22
5.1.3 Door adjustment ................................................................................................ 23
5.1.4 Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 23
5.1.5 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 24
5.1.6 Cleaning and Painting the Stove ....................................................................... 25
5.2 Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .................................................. 25
5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 25
5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 25
5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 26
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 27
6 Safety Information ................................................................... 27
6.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 27
6.2 Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................... 27
7 Assembly of the unit................................................................ 28
8 Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 34
8.1 Location of the certification label .......................................................................... 34
8.2 Clearances to Walls and Ceiling .......................................................................... 35
8.3 Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 38
8.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ..................................................... 38
8.4.1 Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................. 39
8.4.2 Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ..................................................... 41
9 The Venting System ................................................................. 42
9.1 General ................................................................................................................ 42
9.2 Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 42
9.2.1 Factory-built Metal Chimneys............................................................................ 42
9.2.2 Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 43
9.3 Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 43
9.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 44
9.4.1 Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 44
9.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 45
9.5 Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 45
9.5.1 Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 45
9.6 Installing the Chimney Connector ........................................................................ 46
9.6.1 Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ................................................. 47
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