Drolet Savannah DB03025 Installation And Operation Manual page 4

Savannah Installation and Operation Manual
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 22
5.1 Stove Maintenance ............................................................................................... 22
5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 22
5.1.2 Door adjustment ................................................................................................ 23
5.1.3 Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 23
5.1.4 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 24
5.1.5 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 Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 28
7.1 Location of the certification label .......................................................................... 28
7.2 Clearances to Walls and Ceiling .......................................................................... 28
7.3 Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 30
7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ..................................................... 31
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 Factory-built Metal Chimneys in mobile homes ................................................. 35
8.2.3 Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 36
8.3 Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 36
8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 37
8.4.1 Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 37
8.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 38
8.5 Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 38
8.5.1 Combustion Air Supply in Mobile Homes .......................................................... 39
8.5.2 Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 39
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