Drolet Classic Installation And Operation Manual

Us environmental protection agency phase ii certified wood stove

Hide thumbs Also See for Classic:

Manual (30 pages)

Owner's manual (34 pages)

Owner's manual (31 pages)

Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

Quick Links

Need help?

Do you have a question about the Classic and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Summary of Contents for Drolet Classic

Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual Classic With Blower US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PHASE II CERTIFIED WOOD STOVE Safety tested according to ULC S627 and UL 1482 Standards by Intertek Testing Services www.drolet.ca Stove Builder International Inc. 250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures...
Page 2 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS DROLET WOOD STOVE As one of North America’s largest and most respected wood stove and fireplace manufacturers, Stove Builder International takes pride in the quality and performance of all its products.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Table of content PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ......... 5 Safety Information ..................5 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ........5 General Information ................... 6 ...
Page 4 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 5.1.4 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .............. 23 5.1.5 Cleaning and Painting the Stove ................... 24 Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .............. 24 5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ................24 ...
Page 5: Part A - Operation And Maintenance
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Please see Part B for installation instructions. 1 Safety Information 1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings • HOT WHILE IN OPERATION, KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY.
Page 6: General Information
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual General Information 2.1 Classic With Blower Specifications Fuel Type Cordwood Test Standards (safety) ULC S627 and UL 1482 Test Standard (emissions) EPA Method 28 (40 CFR Part 60) Heating capacity range* 800 to 2000 sq. ft. (74 to 186 m...
Page 7 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual...
Page 8: Zone Heating And How To Make It Work For You
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You Your new Classic with blower wood stove is a space heater, which means it is intended to heat the area it is installed in, as well as spaces that connect to that area, although to a lower temperature.
Page 9: The Sbi Commitment To You And The Environment
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 2.4 The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment The SBI team are committed to protecting the environment, so we do everything we can to use only materials in our products that will have no lasting negative impact on the environment.
Page 10: Fuel
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 3 Fuel 3.1 Materials That Should Not be Burned • GARBAGE OF ANY KIND, • COAL OR CHARCOAL, • TREATED, PAINTED OR COATED WOOD, • PLYWOOD OR PARTICLE BOARD, • FINE PAPER, COLORED PAPER OR CARDBOARD, •...
Page 11: Log Length
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual wouldn’t hold a fire overnight unless they were fed large pieces of hardwood. That is no longer true. You can successfully heat your home by using the less desirable tree species and give the forest a break at the same time.
Page 12: How To Dry Firewood
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Wood should be split to a range of sizes, from about 3” to 6” (75 mm to 150 mm) in cross section. Having a range of sizes makes starting and rekindling fires much easier. Often, the firewood purchased from commercial suppliers is not split finely enough for convenient stoking.
Page 13: Judging Firewood Moisture Content
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content You can find out if some firewood is dry enough to burn by using these guidelines: cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry • as it dries in the sun, the wood turns from white or cream coloured to grey or yellow, •...
Page 14: Operating Your Stove
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 4 Operating Your Stove 4.1 Your First Fires Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components of the stove are conditioned. As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do smell bad.
Page 15: The Top Down Fire
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual DO NOT LEAVE THE STOVE UNATTENDED WHEN THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPENED DURING IGNITION. ALWAYS CLOSE THE DOOR AFTER IGNITION. After the kindling fire has mostly burned, you can add standard firewood pieces until you have a fire of the right size for the conditions.
Page 16: Maintaining Wood Fires
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 4.3 Maintaining Wood Fires 4.3.1 General Advice Wood heating with a space heater is very different than other forms of heating. There will be variations in the temperature in different parts of the house and there will be variations in temperature throughout the day and night.
Page 17: Raking Charcoal
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual dispersed, they should be retained in the closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled. Other waste shall not be placed in this container. NEVER STORE ASHES INDOORS OR IN A NON-METALIC CONTAINER OR ON A WOODEN DECK.
Page 18: Turning Down The Air Supply
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual When you burn a new load of wood hot to heat up the wood, the stove and the chimney, the result will be a surge of heat from the stove. This heat surge is welcome when the room temperature is a little lower than desirable, but not welcome if the space is already warm.
Page 19: Building Different Fires For Different Needs
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.6 Building Different Fires for Different Needs Using the air control is not the only way to match the stove’s heat output to the heat demand. Your house will need far less heat in October than in January to be kept at a comfortable temperature.
Page 20 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.6.4 Maximum Burn Cycle Times The burn cycle time is the period between loading wood on a coal bed and the consumption of that wood back to a coal bed of the same size. The flaming phase of the fire lasts for roughly the first half of the burn cycle and the second half is the coal bed phase during which there is little or no flame.
Page 21: Maintaining Your Wood Heating System
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System 5.1 Stove Maintenance Your new stove will give many years of reliable service if you use and maintain it correctly. Some of the internal components of the firebox, such as firebricks, baffles and air tubes, will wear over time under intense heat.
Page 22: Door Adjustment
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 5.1.2 Door adjustment In order for your stove to burn at its best efficiency, the door must provide a perfect seal with the firebox. Therefore, the gasket should be inspected periodically making sure to obtain an air tight fit.
Page 23: Replacing The Glass Gasket And/Or The Glass
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Place the door face-down on something soft like a cushion of rags or piece of carpet. Remove the old gasket from the door by pulling and prying it out with an old screw driver.
Page 24: Cleaning And Painting The Stove
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Do not abuse the glass door by striking or slamming shut. Do not use the stove if the glass is broken. To change the glass, perform the same operation described above. 5.1.5 Cleaning and Painting the Stove Do not attempt to clean or paint the stove when the unit is hot.
Page 25: Cleaning The Chimney
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Contact your local municipal or provincial fire authority for information on how to handle a chimney fire. Have a clearly understood plan to handle a chimney fire. 5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney Chimney cleaning can be a difficult and dangerous job.
Page 26: Part B - Installation
The Classic with blower wood stove is not intended for installation in a sleeping room. In Canada, the CSA B365 Installation Code for Solid Fuel Burning Appliances and Equipment and the CSA C22.1 Canadian National Electrical Code are to be followed in the...
Page 27: Clearances To Combustible Material
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 7 Clearances to Combustible Material The clearances shown in this section have been determined by test according to procedures set out in safety standards ULC S627 (Canada), UL1482 (U.S.A.) and UL737 (U.S.A.). When the stove is installed so that its surfaces are at or beyond the minimum clearances specified, combustible surfaces will not overheat under normal and even abnormal operating conditions.
Page 28 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Clearances to combustible materials and floor protection...
Page 29: Floor Protector
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 7.3 Floor protector If the stove is to be installed on top of a combustible floor, it must be guarded by a non combustible material as shown on figure 1.3 (see the dotted line area).
Page 30: Reducing Wall And Ceiling Clearances Safely
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 7.4 Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely It is often desirable to reduce minimum installation clearances by placing the stove closer to walls so the installation takes up less floor space. You can safely reduce the minimum...
Page 31: Table Of Clearance Reduction Percentages
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 7.4.2 Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages Clearances may be reduced by these percentages Type of shield Sides Top % and rear % (ceiling) Sheet metal, a minimum of 24 gauge (0.61 mm) in thickness ,...
Page 32: The Venting System
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 8 The Venting System 8.1 General The venting system, made up of the chimney and the connecting pipe between the stove and the chimney, acts as the engine that drives your wood heating system. Even the best stove will not function safely and efficiently as intended if it is not connected to a suitable chimney.
Page 33: Masonry Chimneys
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 8.2.2 Masonry Chimneys The stove may also be connected to a masonry chimney, provided chimney complies with the construction rules found in the building code enforced locally. The chimney must have either a clay liner or a suitably listed stainless steel liner.
Page 34: The Relationship Between The Chimney And The House
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House Because the venting system is the engine that drives the wood heating system, it must have the right characteristics. The signs of bad system design are cold backdrafting when there is no fire in the stove, slow kindling of new fires, and smoke roll-out when the door is opened for loading.
Page 35: Why The Chimney Should Penetrate The Highest Heated Space
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 8.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space When it is cold outside, the warm air in the house is buoyant so it tends to rise. This tendency of warm air to rise creates a slight pressure difference in the house. Called ‘stack effect’, it produces a slightly negative pressure low in the house (relative to outside) and a...
Page 36: Air Supply In Conventional Houses
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual 8.5.1 Air Supply in Conventional Houses The safest and most reliable supply of combustion air for your wood stove is from the room in which it is installed. Room air is already preheated so it will not chill the fire, and its availability is not affected by wind pressures on the house.
Page 37 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Use 45 degree elbows where possible, instead of 90 degree elbows. The rules below are based on those found in the CSA B365 installation code. Please carefully follow these installation instruction rules, or those enforced where you live.
Page 38 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Flue pipe joints should overlap 30 mm (1 1/4 in.) • Each joint in the assembly must be fastened with at least three screws. • The assembly must have allowance for expansion: elbows in assemblies allow for •...
Page 39: Appendix 1: Installing The Fresh Air Kit (Ac01337)
Appendix 1: Installing the Fresh Air Kit (AC01337) It is possible to install a fresh air kit on your Classic with blower stove. To do this, you will need to install the fresh air kit (A) and an insulated fresh air intake pipe (B), sold separately.
Page 40 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Installation on the bottom (AC01337):...
Page 41: Appendix 2: Use And Installation Of The Blower And Thermodisc
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 2: Use and Installation of the blower and Thermodisc A blower is installed on the back of the stove to increase the flow of air past heat exchange surfaces and to help circulate warm air in the room. When used regularly, the blower can provide a small increase in efficiency, up to 2 percent.
Page 42 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual CAUTION: ENSURE THAT THE FAN’S POWER CORD IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH ANY SURFACE OF THE STOVE TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR FIRE DAMAGE. DO NOT RUN THE POWER CORD BENEATH THE STOVE.
Page 43: Appendix 3: Installation Of Secondary Air Tubes And Baffle
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 3: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle 1- Starting with the rear tube, lean and insert the right end of the secondary air tube into the rear right channel hole. Then lift and insert the left end of the tube into the rear left channel.
Page 44 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Note that secondary air tubes (A) can be replaced without removing the baffle board (B). Important Notes: The air tubes are identified for placement as follows: Model Type of tube Classic with blower Front ►...
Page 45: Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram And Parts List
Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram and Parts List...
Page 46 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual IMPORTANT: THIS IS DATED INFORMATION. When requesting service or replacement parts for your stove, please provide the model number and the serial number. We reserve the right to change parts due to technology upgrade or availability. Contact an authorized dealer to obtain any of these parts.
Page 47 Classic With Blower Installation and Operation Manual Item Description AC07863 1/4 " CHROME PLATED LONG COIL HANDLE 30125 MECHANICAL SCREW #8 X 1 1/4" QUADREX ZINC PL55077 AIR CONTROL COVER 30094 HEX SCREW WASHER HEAD 1/4-20 X 3/4" F ZINC TYPE...
Page 48: Drolet Limited Lifetime Warranty
Firebrick *Pictures required Shall your unit or a components be defective, contact immediately your DROLET dealer. Prior to your call make sure you have the following information necessary to your warranty claim treatment: ...

This manual is also suitable for:

Db03101 Db03102 Db03111 Db03112 Db03113 Classic epa ... Show all

Drolet Classic Installation And Operation Manual

Part a - Operation and Maintenance

1 Safety Information

2 General Information

3 Fuel

4 Operating Your Stove

5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System

Part B - Installation

6 Safety Information

7 Clearances to Combustible Material

8 The Venting System

Appendix 1: Installing the Fresh Air Kit (AC01337)

Appendix 2: Use and Installation of the Blower and Thermodisc

Appendix 3: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle

Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram and Parts List

Drolet Limited Lifetime Warranty