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Furnace Installation
IF YOU HAVE AN OIL ADD-ON
Operate the oil fired unit periodically to ensure that it will
operate satisfactorily when you would like to use it.
DOOR
The door is a unique adjustable centre-push design to
ensure trouble-free, air tight operation for years to come.
When you close the door, there should be a slight resistance.
If there is not, the door needs adjusting. The door pawl (the
catch on the closing mechanism) should be lubricated regu-
larly with a high temperature grease, so the door opens and
closes easily.
If the fibreglass seal shows signs of excessive wear, it may
not seal properly, and cause the furnace to burn hotter than
desired. Replace it with a gasket replacement kit (part #
FDGRK5)
DRAFT CONTROL
Check that the draft control opens and closes freely. If it
does not, open the front left panel and make sure the chain is
not binding.
FIREBRICK
Take care when you are refuelling the furnace to avoid
breaking the brick. If you are burning wood with chunks of ice
and/or snow, do not let the frozen surfaces touch the firebrick.
If any firebrick breaks, replace it immediately in order to avoid
overheating the firebox.
FURNACE INSTALLATION
The F75R and F101 furnaces may be installed as follows:
1. As a stand-alone wood furnace with blower.
2. As an add-on to a stand-alone oil, gas or electric
furnace.
WARNING: These furnaces are not certified for use with an
automatic stoker.
CHIMNEY CONNECTION
The furnace must be installed with a minimum of elbows
and horizontal flue pipe. All horizontal pipe must slope
towards the furnace and be installed with the seam up. The
flue opening on top of the furnace is designed so the pipe will
fit inside the opening. Make all connections in such a way
that any condensation in the flue runs back into the furnace
and not on to the floor. After installing the pipe, each joint
must be secured with 3 screws spaced evenly around the joint.
All single wall stove pipe must have a 460 mm (18") clearance
from all unprotected combustible material.
CAUTION: Under no circumstance is any type of damper or
restriction to be installed in the connection between the
furnace and the chimney. A barometric draft control must be
installed and set at 15 PA (0.06") draft. Removal or non-
installation of the barometric damper voids the warranty.
CHIMNEY SIZE
F75R
178 mm (7") round or
Minimum Flue Height Requirements
elevation
0 to 2000 ft.
2000 to 3000 ft.
3000 to 4000 ft.
4000 to 6000 ft.
6000 to 8000 ft.
8000 to 10 000 ft.
150mm x 250 mm (6" x 10") inside measure
F101
203 mm (8") round or
150mm x 250 mm (6" x 10") inside measure
NOTE: (In U.S.A. only) You may not connect this furnace to
a chimney flue serving another appliance.
ARDENT Energy furnaces burn very efficiently, resulting
in lower than usual flue gas temperatures. Consequently, we
do not recommend an outside installation of the chimney. If
you have an exterior chimney, certain weather conditions will
cool the chimney below room temperature. When this hap-
pens, a back draft and/or creosote formation will occur.
If you are using an existing chimney, it must be inspected
carefully for soundness and to be sure that the preceding
requirements are met.
Note: Optimum performance for these furnaces are obtained
with a draft of between 0.06" and 0.07" (Water Column).
After the installation is complete, the draft must be checked
by your dealer, using a draft gauge while the furnace is
operating at a normal temperature.
CHIMNEY TERMINATION
Chimneys are required to extend at least 915 mm (3 ft.)
above the highest point where they pass through the roof of
the building and at least 610 mm (2 ft.) higher than any portion
within 10 feet.
In some cases, the chimney must be higher than the
minimum for proper draft, due to unfavourable geometry of
surroundings.
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minimum flue height
12 ft.
13 ft.
14 ft.
15 ft.
16 ft.
17 ft.
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