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Installation and Operation Manual
Rocket
US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY PHASE II CERTIFIED
WOOD STOVE
Safety tested according to ULC S627, UL 737
and UL 1482 Standards
by Intertek Testing Services
www.drolet.ca
Stove Builder International Inc.
250, rue de Copenhague, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures
(Quebec) Canada G3A 2H3
Tel: (418) 878-3040
Fax: (418) 878-3001
This manual is available for free download on the manufacturer's web site. It is a
copyrighted document. Re-sale is strictly prohibited. The manufacturer may update this
manual from time to time and cannot be responsible for problems, injuries, or damages
arising out of the use of information contained in any manual obtained from unauthorized
sources.
READ AND KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR REFERENCE
45521A
Printed in Canada
04-02-2013
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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual Rocket US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PHASE II CERTIFIED WOOD STOVE Safety tested according to ULC S627, UL 737 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 Rocket 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. We want to help you get maximum satisfaction as you use this product.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Table of content PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ......... 6 Safety Information ................6 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ......6 General Information ................7 ... - Page 4 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ........23 Stove Maintenance ....................23 5.1.1 Door adjustment ....................23 5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket ................24 5.1.3 Cleaning and Painting the Stove ............... 24 ...
- Page 5 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Installing the Fresh Air Kit (AC01331) ......41 Appendix 2: Installing the Fire Screen (AC01318) ......42 Appendix 3: Installation and Use of Optional Air Circulation Fan and Thermodisc ..............43 ...
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Page 6: Part A - Operation And Maintenance
Rocket 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 7: General Information
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual General Information 2.1 Rocket Specifications Fuel Type Cordwood Test Standards (safety) ULC S627, UL 737 and UL 1482 Test Standard (emissions) EPA Method 28 (40 CFR Part 60) Heating capacity range* 250 to 1000 sq. ft. (23,2 to 92,9 m... - Page 8 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual...
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Page 9: Zone Heating And How To Make It Work For You
2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You Your new Rocket 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 10: The Benefits Of Low Emissions And High Efficiency
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency The low smoke emissions produced by the special features inside the Rocket firebox mean that your household will release up to 90 percent less smoke into the outside environment than if you used an older conventional stove. -
Page 11: Fuel
Rocket 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 12: Log Length
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.3 Log Length Logs should be cut about 1” (25 mm) shorter than the firebox so they fit in easily. Pieces that are even slightly too long make loading the stove very difficult. The most common standard length of firewood is 16”... -
Page 13: How To Dry Firewood
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.5 How to Dry Firewood Firewood that is not dry enough to burn is the cause of most complaints about wood inserts. Continually burning green or unseasoned wood produces more creosote and involves lack of heat and dirty glass door. See Section 5: Maintaining your wood heating system for concerns about creosote. -
Page 14: Judging Firewood Moisture Content
Rocket 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 15: Operating Your Stove
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 4 Operating Your Stove 4.1 The use of a fire screen. This stove has been tested for use with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen (AC01318, sold separately). Make sure the fire screen is properly secured on the stove to avoid any risk of fire. -
Page 16: Conventional Fire Starting
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.1 Conventional Fire Starting The conventional way to build a wood fire is to bunch up 5 to 10 sheets of plain newspaper and place them in the firebox. Next, place 10 or so pieces of fine kindling on the newspaper. -
Page 17: Two Parallel Logs
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 4.3.3 Two Parallel Logs Place two spit logs in the firebox. Place a few sheets of twisted newspaper between the logs. Now place some fine kindling across the two logs and some larger kindling across those, log cabin style. -
Page 18: Ash Removal
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual IF YOU MUST OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE FUEL IS FLAMING, OPEN THE AIR CONTROL FULLY FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN UNLATCH AND OPEN THE DOOR SLOWLY. 4.4.2 Ash Removal Ash should be removed from the firebox every two or three days of full time heating. Do not let the ash build up in the firebox because it will interfere with proper fire management. -
Page 19: Firing Each New Load Hot
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 4.4.4 Firing Each New Load Hot Place the new load of wood on and behind the charcoal. Close the door and open the air control fully. Leave the air control fully open until the firebox is full of flames, the wood has charred to black and its edges are glowing red. -
Page 20: Building Different Fires For Different Needs
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 4.4.6 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 21 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 4.4.6.2 Long Lasting Low Output Fires Sometimes you will want to build a fire to last up to eight hours, but don’t need intense heat. In this case use soft wood species and place the logs compactly in the firebox so the pieces are packed tightly together.
- Page 22 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Long burn times are not necessarily an indication of efficient stove operation. When you are home during the day and able to tend the fire, it is preferable to build a smaller fire that might provide three or four hours of heating than to fully load the firebox for a much longer burn.
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Page 23: Maintaining Your Wood Heating System
Rocket 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 24: Replacing The Door Gasket
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 5.1.2 Replacing the Door Gasket It is important to maintain the gasket in good condition. After a year or more of use, the door gasket will compress and become hard, which may allow air to leak past it. You can test the condition of the door gasket by closing and latching the door on a strip of paper. -
Page 25: How Often Should You Clean The Chimney
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? It is not possible to predict how much or how quickly creosote will form in your chimney. It is important, therefore, to check the build-up in your chimney monthly when getting used to the new stove until you determine the rate of creosote formation. -
Page 26: Part B - Installation
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual PART B - INSTALLATION 6 Safety Information 6.1 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings • THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL AFFIXED TO THE APPLIANCE ALWAYS OVERRIDES THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED, IN ANY OTHER MEDIA (OWNER’S MANUAL, CATALOGUES, FLYERS, MAGAZINES AND/OR WEB SITES). -
Page 27: Regulations Covering Stove Installation
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 6.2 Regulations Covering Stove Installation When installed and operated as described in these instructions, the Rocket wood stove is suitable for use as a freestanding heater in residential installations. The Rocket wood stove is not recommended for installation in a sleeping room. -
Page 28: Clearances To Combustible Material
Rocket 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 29 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual CLEARANCES (SINGLE WALL PIPE) CANADA 15½" (394 mm) 15" (381 mm) 18" (457 mm) 18" (457 mm) 10" (254 mm)* 10" (254 mm)* 18" (457 mm) 17½" (445 mm) 26½" (673 mm) 26½" (673 mm) 20"...
- Page 30 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Clearances to combustible materials and floor protection...
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Page 31: Floor Protector
Rocket 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 32: Shield Construction Rules
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 7.4.1 Shield Construction Rules 1. Minimum space behind shield: 25 mm (1 in.). In Canada 21 mm (7/8 in). 2. Minimum clearance along the bottom of shield: 25 mm (1 in.). 3. Maximum clearance along the bottom of shield: 75 mm (3 in.). -
Page 33: Table Of Clearance Reduction Percentages
Rocket 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 34: The Venting System
Rocket 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 35: Masonry Chimneys
Rocket 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 36: The Relationship Between The Chimney And The House
Rocket 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 37: Why The Chimney Should Penetrate The Highest Heated Space
Rocket 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 38: Air Supply In Conventional Houses
Rocket 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 39 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual The best flue pipe assembly is one that rises straight up from the stove to the base of the chimney with no elbows. Straight assemblies are less likely to cause problems like smoke roll-out when the door is opened for loading. They are also more stable and easier to maintain than assemblies with elbows.
- Page 40 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual 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. • Maximum overall length of straight pipe: 3 m (10 ft.) including elbows.
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Page 41: Appendix 1: Installing The Fresh Air Kit (Ac01331)
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 1: Installing the Fresh Air Kit (AC01331) The installation instructions are provided with the Fresh Air Kit (AC01331), sold separately. -
Page 42: Appendix 2: Installing The Fire Screen (Ac01318)
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 2: Installing the Fire Screen (AC01318) Open the door. Hold the fire screen by the two handles and bring it close to the door opening. Lean the upper part of the fire screen against the top door opening making... -
Page 43: Appendix 3: Installation And Use Of Optional Air Circulation Fan And Thermodisc
You can purchase this option through your DROLET dealer. Make sure to specify this part number AC02050. - Page 44 Rocket Installation and Operation Manual When using the optional fan, allow the stove to reach operating temperature (approximately one hour), before turning it on. The increased airflow from the fan cools the firebox and could affect the start-up combustion efficiency if the fan is turned on too early.
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Page 45: Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram And Parts List
Rocket Installation and Operation Manual Appendix 4: Exploded Diagram and Parts List... - Page 46 FIRE SCREEN 30569 ROUND WOODEN HANDLE BLACK AC07867 1/2 " CHROME PLATED COIL HANDLE SE24231 DOOR ASSEMBLY WITH HANDLE AND GASKET ROCKET AC09156 HANDLE AND LATCH KIT AC09185 DOOR LATCH KIT AC06900 BLACK 1/2'' ROUND X 9' GASKET KIT WITH ADHESIVE 30055 HINGE PIN RETAINING RING 5/16"...
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Page 47: 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: ...
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