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Stratford Fireplace Installation and Operation Manual
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ......................................... 25
5.1
Fireplace Maintenance ......................................................................................... 25
5.1.1
Plated Finish Maintenance ................................................................................ 25
5.1.2
Glass Door Cleaning ......................................................................................... 25
5.1.3
Door Adjustment ............................................................................................... 26
5.1.4
Door Alignment ................................................................................................. 27
5.1.5
Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 28
5.1.6
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 29
5.1.7
Cleaning and Painting the Fireplace ................................................................. 30
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance .......................................................... 30
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 30
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 30
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 31
5.2.4
Fire Baffle Removal Prior to Cleaning the Chimney .......................................... 32
5.2.5
Chimney Fire..................................................................................................... 32
PART B - INSTALLATION ................................................................... 33
6 Safety Information............................................................................... 33
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 33
6.2
Regulations Covering Fireplace Installation ......................................................... 35
6.3
Fireplace Installation ............................................................................................ 35
6.3.1
Locating the STRATFORD ............................................................................... 35
6.3.2
Minimum HeartH Extension Requirements ....................................................... 42
6.3.3
Framing, Facing, Mantel, and Combustible Shelf ............................................. 43
7 Clearances to Combustible Material ................................................. 50
7.1
Locating the Certification Label ............................................................................ 50
8 The Venting System ............................................................................. 51
8.1
General ................................................................................................................ 51
8.2
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 51
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 51
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 51
8.4.1
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 51
8.5
Chimney Installation Notes................................................................................... 52
8.6
Chimney Installation Instructions .......................................................................... 55
8.6.1
Examples of Typical Chimney Installation ......................................................... 55
8.6.2
Offset Chimney Installation ............................................................................... 60
8.7
Angled Wall Radiation Shield ............................................................................... 63
8.8
Chimney Support Installation ............................................................................... 64
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