Century S244 Installation And Operation Manual page 4

Century S244 Installation and Operation Manual
5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ....................................... 23
5.1 Stove Maintenance ............................................................................................... 23
5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 23
5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 24
5.1.3 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 24
5.1.4 Cleaning and Painting the Stove ....................................................................... 25
5.2 Chimney and Chimney Connector Maintenance .................................................. 25
5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 25
5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 25
5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 26
PART B - INSTALLATION .................................................................. 27
6 Safety Information ............................................................................ 27
6.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 27
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 ...................................................... 34
8 The Venting System ........................................................................... 35
8.1 General ................................................................................................................ 35
8.2 Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 35
8.2.1 Factory-built Metal Chimneys ............................................................................ 35
8.2.2 Masonry Chimneys ........................................................................................... 36
8.3 Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 36
8.4 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ...................................... 37
8.4.1 Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 37
8.4.2 Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space .......................... 38
8.5 Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 38
8.5.1 Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 39
8.6 Installing the Chimney Connector ......................................................................... 39
8.6.1 Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector ................................................. 40
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