Fan Kit Installation; Installing Or Removing Catalyst; Remove Access Cover; Remove Inner Cover - Vermont Castings Defiant 1975 Installation And Operating Manual

Defiant 1975 Non-Catalytic / Catalytic Woodburning Stove
®

Fan kit installation

1. Attach the fan assembly at the bottom edge of the in-
ner back with two (2) 1/4-20 x 3/4" hex head screws.
2. Attach snapstat to the mounting holes on the un-
derside of the bottom with two (2) 1/4-20 pan head
screws.
3. Attach the rheostat holder (provided with the stove)
under the right front wing of the bottom heat shield
with two (2) #10 sheet metal screws.
4. Attach the rheostat to its holder by inserting the rheo-
stat control shaft through the holder hole. Install the
retaining ring and rheostat knob onto the shaft.
5. Secure the rheostat cable to the underside of the
bottom heat shield using the wire tie provided and
the hole at the right rear edge of the heat shield.
6. Fan will not operate until stove reaches approximate-
ly 109°F.
Hole for Wire
Tie to Secure
Cable
Rheostat
Knob
Rheostat
Holder
Rheostat
Snapstat
Fig. 27 Fan installation (Kit # 2767).

installing or Removing catalyst

1. Remove the access cover by gently lifting up and
pulling out from the bottom edge. (Fig. 28)
2. Remove the inner cover by pulling it straight out.
(Fig. 29)
3. Remove the catalyst by gently pulling it straight out.
(Fig. 30) Place the catalyst where the catalyst's
ceramic components will not be damaged.
20
Screws
ST848
Access
Cover
ST1187
Fig. 28 Remove access cover.
Inner Cover
ST1187

remove access cover

ST1188
Fig. 29 Remove inner cover.
ST1188

remove inner cover

Remove Catalyst
Fig. 30 Remove catalyst.
ST1189
remove catalyst
ST1189
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