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Ken Nelson
March 4, 2025
what is the minimum required distance from top of stove and the cieling
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Mr. Anderson
May 14, 2025
The minimum required clearance from the top of the DutchWest 2460 stove to the ceiling is 36 inches. This distance can potentially be reduced with a certified heat shield, but the exact reduced clearance must follow the stove manufacturer’s specifications.
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Catalytic Convection Heater Installation and Operating Manual Models 2460, 2461, 2462 SAFETY NOTICE If this heater is not properly installed, RSHUDWHG DQG PDLQWDLQHG D KRXVH ¿UH PD\ result. For safety, follow all installation, operation and maintenance directions. Contact local building officials about restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area.
Dutchwest ® The Dutchwest models covered in this Owner’s Guide have been tested and listed by OMNI - Test Laboratories, Portland, Oregon. The test standards utilized were ANSI/UL 1482 for the United States and ULC S627 for Canada. Dutchwest models are not listed for mobile home installations.
® Installation SAFETY NOTICE: Masonry Chimneys IF YOUR DUTCHWEST CONVECTION HEATER IS NOT If you use an existing masonry chimney, it must be inspect- PROPERLY INSTALLED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED, ed to ensure safe condition before the stove is installed. A HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT. FOR SAFETY, FOLLOW...
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SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE. The single-wall chimney connector should be made of 24 gauge or heavier steel, and must have a minimum internal diameter of 6” (150 mm) for models 2460 and 2461, or 8” 0 TO 10' (200 mm) for model 2462.
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Dutchwest ® Designing a Safe Installation Clearance Chart Reference Diagrams Refer to the diagrams below when using the Stove and The section that follows contains charts with the information Chimney Connector Clearance Chart which follows. For that you’ll need to make your installation safe. Included example, the letter “A”...
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Dutchwest ® Stove and Chimney Connector Clearance Charts Model 2460 Small Convection, and Model 2461 Large Convection: UNPROTECTED SURFACES PROTECTED SURFACES Corner Corner Parallel Installations Installations Parallel Installations Installations Stove Clearance Side Rear Corner Side Rear Corner No heat shields [A] 22"...
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® Distance from Center of Flue Collar to Wall in Top-Exit Installations Dutchwest Convection Heaters equipped with rear heat shields 127( 7KHVH DUH QRW FOHDUDQFH GLVWDQFHV 7KHVH PHDVXUHPHQWV LQGLFDWH ZKHUH WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI WKH ÀXH FROODU ZLOO EH IRU YDULRXV LQVWDOODWLRQV 0HDVXUHPHQWV DUH IURP WKH FHQWHUOLQH RI WKH ÀXH FROODU WR WKH ZDOO QRW WKH ZDOO SURWHFWRU...
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Dutchwest ® Smoke and CO Detectors The use of smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors throughout the home is strongly advised, even if not re- quired by building codes or insurance regulations. It is a good idea to install a smoke detector in the living ar- eas and each bedroom.
Air Controls This wood heater has a manufactured-set minimum low The Dutchwest Convection Heater has two air controls that burn rate that must not be altered. It is against federal regulate the amount of air drawn into the stove. Generally, regulations to alter this setting or otherwise operate this PRUH DLU HQWHULQJ WKH VWRYH DOORZV WKH ¿UH WR EXUQ KRWWHU DQG...
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An occasional dusting with a dry rag will keep the painted 3. When the striker screw is properly adjusted, tighten the cast iron of your Dutchwest Convection Heater looking new. small locking nut against the pawl without allowing the If the paint needs retouching, allow the stove to cool com- striker screw to turn.
(Fig. 30) Locate glass, use only replacement glass provided by your local the lower hex head bolt (A) on the primary air manifold, Dutchwest dealer. just inside the door. Remove the bolt with a open end or Damper Adjustment box end wrench to gain access to the adjustment screw (B) inside the manifold.
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Dutchwest ® Care of the Catalytic Combustor Assess Your Present Operating Conditions This wood heater contains a catalytic combustor, which In Spring or Fall, draft strength is less than in the middle needs regular inspection and periodic replacement for of winter, and a related change in stove performance may proper operation.
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If the combustor is broken in pieces or has sections Finish up by cleaning the chimney connector. Then, use missing, it should be replaced. Call your local Dutchwest the stove in your typical manner for two weeks and note dealer for a replacement combustor, item #C56M.
In the in your Dutchwest Convection Heater that is a source of secondary combustion chamber of the Dutchwest Convec- these contaminants. Particularly avoid painted or treated...
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Do you have a question about the 2460 and is the answer not in the manual?
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what is the minimum required distance from top of stove and the cieling
The minimum required clearance from the top of the DutchWest 2460 stove to the ceiling is 36 inches. This distance can potentially be reduced with a certified heat shield, but the exact reduced clearance must follow the stove manufacturer’s specifications.
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