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Rocket Installation and Operation Manual
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 23
5.1
Stove Maintenance ............................................................................................... 23
5.1.1
Door adjustment ................................................................................................ 23
5.1.2
Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 24
5.1.3
Cleaning and Painting the Stove ....................................................................... 24
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .................................................. 24
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 24
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 25
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 25
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 26
6 Safety Information ................................................................... 26
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 26
6.2
Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................... 26
7 Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 27
7.1
Location of the certification label .......................................................................... 27
7.2
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling .......................................................................... 27
7.3
Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 30
7.4
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ..................................................... 30
7.4.1
Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................. 31
7.4.2
Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ...................................................... 33
8 The Venting System ................................................................. 34
8.1
General ................................................................................................................ 34
8.2
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 34
8.2.1
Factory-built Metal Chimneys ............................................................................ 34
8.2.2
Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 35
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 35
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 35
8.4.1
Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 36
8.4.2
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 36
8.5
Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 37
8.5.1
Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 37
8.6
Installing the Chimney Connector......................................................................... 38
8.6.1
Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ................................................. 38
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