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Clydesdale
(Model 8491)
Non-Catalytic, Wood Burning
Fireplace Insert
OWNER'S MANUAL
INSTALLATION & OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Please read this entire owner's manual before you install and use your new Clydesdale wood
burning fireplace insert. To reduce the risk of fire, follow the installation instructions. Failure
to follow these instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
Contact Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (Building Department or Fire Officials)
About Permits, Restrictions, and Installation Inspection Required in Your Area.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc. ®
Clydesdale Model 8491
Manual: 6400-40462
Revision: 10 - 9/22/2009
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- Page 1 Contact Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (Building Department or Fire Officials) About Permits, Restrictions, and Installation Inspection Required in Your Area. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE! Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc. ® Clydesdale Model 8491 Manual: 6400-40462 Revision: 10 - 9/22/2009...
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Page 2: Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Page 2 of 35... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Table of Contents ................................4 NTRODUCTION ..................................4 ODES ............................... 5 AFETY NFORMATION ..............................6 ERIODIC HECKLIST ............................6 MERGENCY ROCEDURES ................................ 7 PECIFICATIONS ......................8 NSTALLING IREPLACE NSERT Unpacking ..................................8 Hearth Requirements & Floor Protection ........................9 Clearances to NFPA 211 Protected Surfaces ........................ -
Page 4: Introduction
Fireplace Insert – the injury, and even death. Clydesdale Model 8491 is a clean burning EPA certified, non-catalytic wood burning Fireplace Keep furniture, drapes, curtains, wood, paper, and Insert. You can be proud to join the Hearthstone... -
Page 5: Safety Information
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Safety Information fire starters to start or invigorate the fire. These Read and understand this Owner's Manual fuels can possibly generate carbon monoxide, thoroughly before installing and using this which can sap the supply of oxygen. Keep all Fireplace Insert. -
Page 6: Periodic Checklist
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Periodic Checklist Perform each of these tasks at the specified At the End of Every Season: intervals. Clean chimney connector thoroughly. Replace any pieces that show signs of rust or deterioration. At the End of Every Week:... -
Page 7: Specifications
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Specifications Maximum Heat Output: 60,000 BTU per hour of 24.63” (62.56 cm) Depth: cordwood (based on independent laboratory test results). 22" wide x 11.5" high Front Door Size: (55.88 x 29.21 cm) 1,600 square feet. -
Page 8: Installing Your Wood Fireplace Insert
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Installing Your Wood Fireplace Insert These combustibles can include walls, floor, ceiling, Unpacking fireplace mantle, and chimney decor. You must Hearthstone packages your Clydesdale Fireplace carefully consider the clearances to all of these Insert with the greatest care so that it ships safely. -
Page 9: Hearth Requirements & Floor Protection
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 To determine the R-value of the proposed alternate Hearth Requirements & Floor floor protector: Protection 1. Use either the K-factor or the C-factor formula explained above to convert specifications not Combustible flooring must be protected with a expressed as R-values. -
Page 10: Installing The Insert
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Installing the Insert Step One: Remove the contents of the firebox. This will include the owner’s manual, a box of soapstone refractory bricks, and the handle knob assembly. Step Two: Remove the Clydesdale from the pallet (see Photo 2). - Page 11 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 remove the baffle/plenum and drop the flue collar into the firebox for attachment of the flue liner. If the baffle/plenum and flue collar do not need to be removed, you can skip to step 7.
- Page 12 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Step Six: Remove the baffle/plenum. into the fireplace opening. Drop the flue liner (meeting UL 1777) into the firebox through the flue collar opening. Attach the flue liner, or connector to the collar, push the collar and flue...
- Page 13 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Step Seven: With the unit in the desired position Step Eight: Install the soapstone refractory pieces in within the fireplace, level the unit using a box end the firebox (see photos 11 through 13).
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Page 14: Installing The Surround
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 2. Remove the lower hinge section from the insert. Installing the surround 3. Remove, and set aside the two hinge pins and any spacer washers. Step Nine: Remove the surround components from the large cardboard box that accompanied the Clydesdale Insert. -
Page 15: Removing The Ash Lip Cover & Façade
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Removing the Ash Lip Cover & Façade Top Grill In some instances, it may become necessary to remove the Façade or Ash Lip Cover. To remove the Façade, you must first remove the Ash Lip Cover. To service the blower, you must also remove the Ash Lip Cover. -
Page 16: Blower Power Cord Routing
The Clydesdale 8491 ships from the factory with the place the loops in the equivalent locations blower system’s power cord routed on the left side of (arrows). -
Page 17: Venting Components & Configuration
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Venting Components & Configuration You can install the Clydesdale in masonry or zero It is very important to also follow minimum clearance fireplaces. Before installing the stove in a clearances chimney connectors factory-built fireplace, the fireplace must have the... -
Page 18: Connection To A Masonry Chimney
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 A 6” diameter flue provides adequate draft and Chimney wall construction: performance. You can use an 8" (203 mm) diameter Brick or modular block at least 4" (102 mm) thick. existing flue with a reducer. - Page 19 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Figure 6 – Connecting to a chimney Page 19 of 35...
- Page 20 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Figure 7 – The 2 / 10 / 3 Chimney Exit Clearance Rule Figure 8 – Minimum Chimney Height Is 3’ Even At the Ridge Page 20 of 35...
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Page 21: Operation
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Operation WARNING: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. Operating the Blower CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS. The blower is pre-installed at the factory within the Please read this entire chapter before lighting your front ash lip. -
Page 22: Hearthstone's Thermo-Ceramic Baffle System
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 critical factors to consider when purchasing wood for emissions and high efficiency combustion. This your Fireplace Insert. material will not corrode, rust, dissolve, or lose its strength, however it is vulnerable to puncture or The following is a list of wood species and their breakage due to rough handling. -
Page 23: Operating Your Insert Efficiently
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Insert. If any odor persists, contact your dealer or an pushing it in fully toward the firebox to allow the authorized service technician. fire to die out completely. 7. Let Fireplace Insert return room If you adhere to the break-in procedure, as well as all temperature. -
Page 24: Intermittent Operation
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 chimney, emits the lowest amount of pollutants, but chimney, it also helps keep the glass cleaner for easy provides shorter burn times. viewing of the fire within. Medium to Medium Low Burn Rate: In general, you... -
Page 25: Disposal Of Ashes
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Disposal of Ashes EXCESSIVE DRAFT: Contact your dealer to have a draft reading taken. Place ashes in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. Place the closed container of ashes on a non- INAPPROPRIATE FUEL: Do not burn coal;... -
Page 26: Maintenance
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Maintenance We recommend that you have the entire system Creosote Formation and Need for professionally inspected, cleaned, and repaired if Removal necessary, before each heating season. Wood, when burned slowly, produces tar and other... -
Page 27: Cast Iron
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 not use any replacement glass other than the until it clears the door hinge section. Move ceramic glass manufactured and supplied for use in the door out and away from the insert. this woodstove. Replacement glass is available 3. -
Page 28: Blower System
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Blower System For maximum efficiency, the blower system will require periodic cleaning to remove dust that will accumulate during normal use. To access the blower system, you must remove the Ash Lip Cover as described in the installation section of this manual. -
Page 29: Troubleshooting
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Troubleshooting Generally, the stronger and WIND VELOCITY: Basic Heating Issues steadier a wind, the stronger (better) the draft. However, "gusty" wind conditions may cause erratic Virtually all woodstove operators experience basic downdrafts. Strong winds can also cause a negative common problems at one time or another. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting Guide
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Troubleshooting Guide PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONS INSERT SMOKES Operating Technique Fully open the primary air control one minute before opening door. Open front door slightly until firebox clears of smoke, then open fully. Cold Chimney Preheat the chimney when first starting a fire. -
Page 31: Replacement Parts & Optional Accessories
Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Replacement Parts & Optional Accessories PART PART DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: NUMBER: NUMBER: STEEL CASTINGS:* PARTS: 2410-901 BOTTOM 5470-039 LEVEL, SURROUND 2410-905 BACK 5490-010 AIR SHROUD, BOTTOM 2410-910 LEFT SIDE 5940-012 PRIMARY AIR CONTROL 2410-915 RIGHT SIDE... -
Page 32: Safety Label
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Page 33: Limited Warranties
Purchaser (the “Woodstove”) against any of the occurrences listed in this document that result from defects in material or workmanship. All obligations of Hearthstone under this document commence on the date the Original Purchaser purchases the Woodstove (the “Purchase Date”). - Page 34 12. A defect in any part of the Woodstove if the Original Purchaser fails to comply with Hearthstone’s or a Dealer’s request to ship the part or the Woodstove to Hearthstone or a Dealer, as the case may be.
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Page 35: Warranty Registration
Woodstove is located. In the event the Original Purchaser refuses to allow a Dealer to make a service call, a Dealer or Hearthstone, as the case may be, will request that the Original Owner return the defective part, or the entire Woodstove (if needed), with shipping prepaid, to a Dealer or Hearthstone.
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