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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System .............................. 23
5.1
Stove Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 23
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass .................................................................................................... 23
5.1.2
Door adjustment .......................................................................................................... 24
5.1.3
Replacing the Door Gasket .......................................................................................... 25
5.1.4
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .............................................................. 25
5.1.5
Cleaning and Painting the Stove .................................................................................. 26
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .............................................................. 26
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary .......................................................................... 26
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? ............................................................... 26
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ................................................................................................. 27
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 28
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Safety Information .................................................................. 28
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings ............................................................. 28
6.2
Regulations Covering Stove Installation .......................................................................... 28
7
Clearances to Combustible Material ..................................... 29
7.1
Location of the certification label ..................................................................................... 29
7.2
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling ...................................................................................... 29
7.3
Floor protector ................................................................................................................. 32
7.4
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ................................................................. 33
7.4.1
Shield Construction Rules ............................................................................................ 33
7.4.2
Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ................................................................. 35
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The Venting System ............................................................... 36
8.1
General ........................................................................................................................... 36
8.2
Suitable Chimneys .......................................................................................................... 36
8.2.1
Factory-built Metal Chimneys ...................................................................................... 36
8.2.2
Masonry Chimneys ...................................................................................................... 37
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height ............................................................................................... 37
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House .................................................. 38
8.4.1
Why inside chimneys are preferred .............................................................................. 38
8.4.2
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space ..................................... 38
8.5
Supply of Combustion Air ................................................................................................ 39
8.5.1
Air Supply in Conventional Houses .............................................................................. 39
8.6
Installing the Chimney Connector .................................................................................... 40
8.6.1
Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ............................................................. 40
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Solution 1.3 Installation and Operation Manual
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