Table Of Contents - Quadra-Fire CAB50-C Installation Manual

• DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.
• WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
• CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
• NOTICE: Indicates practices which may cause damage to the appliance or to property.
1 Important Safety Information
A. Appliance Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
B. Appliance Emissions Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
C. BTU & Efficiency Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
D. Glass Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
E. Electrical Rating (on high) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
F. Mobile Home Approved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
G. Non-Combustible Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
H. Combustible Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I. Sleeping Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
J. Stove Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
K. California - Prop65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Getting Started
A. Design, Installation & Location Considerations . . . . . . 5
B. Thermostat Wall Control Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
C. Tools And Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
D. Inspect Appliance and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
E. Install Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Dimensions and Clearances
A. Appliance Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Clearances to Combustibles (UL and ULC) . . . . . . . . 12
C. Hearth Pad Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
D. Alcove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Vent Information
A. Venting Termination Minimum Requirements. . . . . . . 15
B. Avoiding Smoke and Odors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
C. Negative Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. Draft 17
E. Minimum Vacuum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
F. Chimney and Exhaust Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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G. Equivalent Feet of Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
H. Pipe Selection Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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5 Venting Systems
A. Through The Wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B. Vertical into Existing Class A Chimney. . . . . . . . . . . . 20
C. Vertical - Interior - Typical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
D. Through The Wall & Vertical - External . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E. Masonry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
F. Alternate Masonry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6 Appliance Set-Up
A. Outside Air Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. Top Vent Adapter Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
C. Rear Vent Adapter Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D. Thermostat Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7 Mobile Home Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8 Reference Materials
A. Service & Maintenance Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
B. Accessory List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
 = Contains updated information
7074-803C 09/20