Century CB00004 Installation And Operation Manual page 4

Century FW3000 Installation and Operation Manual
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 21
5.1 Stove Maintenance............................................................................................... 21
5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 21
5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 21
5.1.3 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 22
5.1.4 Cleaning and Painting the Stove ....................................................................... 23
5.2 Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .................................................. 23
5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 23
5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 23
5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 24
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 25
6 Safety Information ................................................................... 25
6.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 25
6.2 Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................... 25
7 Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 26
7.1 Location of the certification label .......................................................................... 26
7.2 Clearances to Walls and Ceiling .......................................................................... 26
7.3 Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 28
7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ..................................................... 29
7.4.1 Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................. 29
7.4.2 Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages...................................................... 30
8 The Venting System ................................................................. 31
8.1 General ................................................................................................................ 31
8.2 Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 31
8.2.1 Factory-built Metal Chimneys ............................................................................ 31
8.2.2 Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 32
8.3 Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 32
8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 33
8.4.1 Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 33
8.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 34
8.5 Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 34
8.5.1 Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 34
8.6 Installing the Chimney Connector ........................................................................ 35
8.6.1 Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ................................................. 36
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