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Resolute Acclaim ® Woodburning Stove Model 2490 Homeowner’s Installation and Operating Manual For use in the United States and Canada SAFeTy NoTice: iF ThiS AppliANce iS NoT pRopeRly iNSTAlleD, opeRATeD AND MAiN- TAiNeD, A hoUSe FiRe MAy ReSUlT. To ReDUce The RiSk oF FiRe, FolloW The iNSTAllATioN iNSTRUcTioNS. FAilURe To 0893 FolloW iNSTRUcTioNS MAy ReSUlT iN pRopeRTy DAMAge, boDily iNjURy oR eveN DeATh.
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Vermont Castings Mobile Home Installation Kit #3249. The Vermont Castings Resolute Acclaim is in compliance with the standards set forth by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 60.532(b)(2), as stated on the permanent label attached to each stove.
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Glass panel......High-temperature ceramic Since so many variables affect performance, consult your Weight ..........425 lbs. (192 kg) Vermont Castings' Authorized Dealer to determine realistic Width (leg-to-leg) ........26” (660 mm) expectations for your home. Depth (leg-to-leg) ........19” (480 mm) Height to top of flue collar: w/Regular legs ....
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2' Min. 0 To 10' The metal label permanently attached to the back of every Min. Vermont Castings stove indicates that it has been tested to 2' Min. current UL and ULC standards, and gives the name of the Min.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Unused openings in an existing masonry chimney must If possible, do not pass the chimney connector through a be sealed with masonry to the thickness of the chimney combustible wall or ceiling. If passage through a combus- wall, and the chimney liner should be repaired.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove snug and the joint between the thimble and the chimney • Secure the chimney con- wall must be cemented firmly. (Fig. 5) nector to the chimney. In- A special piece called the “thimble sleeve,” slightly smaller structions for various instal- in diameter than standard connector and most thimbles, lations follow.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Above A Fireplace In this installation, the chimney connector rises from the stove, turns ninety degrees, and goes back into the fireplace chimney. (Fig. 7) The liner of the fireplace chimney should extend at least to the point at which the chimney connector enters the chimney.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove • Placing a chimney connector pipe inside a ventilated 18” (457 mm) clearance thimble, which is then separated from combustibles by 6” all around the pipe (152 mm) of fiberglass insulating material. • Placing a chimney connector pipe inside a section of 9”...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Top exit Rear exit R E S O L U T E A c c l a i m Wood framing requires protection U.S. canada from radiant heat ST247a 38” 42” (1067 mm) Fig. 12 Supporting timbers under fireplace hearth are consid- 42”...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Clearances may be reduced only by means approved by 2. Remove the flue collar and extension plate. the regulatory authority, or in accordance with the clear- 3. Examine the exposed gasket; contact your Vermont ances listed in this manual. Castings Authorized Dealer if the gasket needs to be replaced.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Mantel Spacer 1" (25mm) Shield 1/4" (6mm) Fireplace Mantel and Trim clearances ST501 Measured from the stove top and sides Fig. 14 A custom-formed mantel shield. protected Unprotected A. Mantel 30” (762 mm) 36” (914 mm) ST253b B.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Unprotected Surfaces protected Surfaces Stove installed Stove installed Stove in corner Stove in corner parallel to Wall parallel to Wall Top exit, No heat Shields Top exit, Rear heat Shield only Rear exit, Rear heat Shield only Top exit, Rear heat Shield and single-wall connector w/shields, or double-wall connector ST600 ST600...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Minimum Wall Shield Requirements for common installations A = 26” (660 mm) B = 44” (1118 mm) A = 48” (1220 mm) C = 36” (914 mm) B = 36” (914 mm) D = 48” (1220 mm) E = 1”...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Distance from the center of the Flue collar to the Wall in Top-exit installations The information on this page is helpful in planning stove placement for top-exiting installations, particularly those instal- lations with chimneys that pass through the ceiling. However, this is not a clearance chart. Final stove clearances must adhere to the guidelines stated in the Clearance Chart on Page 12.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Alcove installations Because of their restricted air flow and heat retention characteristics, specific construction requirements and special clearances apply to installations into alcoves. No stove or chimney connector heat shields are used in alcove installa- tions.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove operation The damper handle is located on the right side of the You will need the following tools to assemble the Ac- stove and controls air flow within the stove. (Fig. 27) The claim: damper is open when the handle is toward the rear of the •...
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Fuel Your Resolute Acclaim is designed to easily incorporate outside combustion air with a Vermont Castings Outside This heater is designed to burn natural wood only; do Air Duct Adapter #3255 available from your local dealer.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove size on the paper, and on the kindling lay two or three primary Air Settings larger sticks of split dry wood approximately 1-2” (25-50 mm). Air Setting Air control position CLOSED Fully Left Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire. Do not burn garbage or flammable fluids such as gasoline, Approximately 1”...
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(smaller pieces first), close the door and damper, and reset ReSolUTe AcclAiM SpARk ScReeNS ARe AvAil- the primary air within 5 minutes. Able FRoM yoUR veRMoNT cASTiNgS’ AUTho- RizeD DeAleR. 2000893...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove The damper must be open as well whenever you oper- Remove and Store Ash Safely ate the Resolute Acclaim in the open-fire mode. This will Check the ash pan before reloading the stove. If the ash is prevent smoke and combustion gases from entering the close to the top, empty the pan.
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Draft Management A stove is part of a system, which includes the chimney, Flue sizing the operator, the fuel, and the home. The other parts of The inside size of a chimney for an ‘airtight’ stove should the system will affect how well the stove works.
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If you hear the stove. Vermont Castings Majestic Products Company a rumbling or roaring noise, like a propane torch, from the dealers carry adapters to attach to the stove to connect an stove, that is a sign that the catalyst is seriously overfiring.
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Replace if necessary following the directions for gasket For stubborn deposits, use a ceramic glass cleaner avail- replacement that follow. 1/01 able from your Vermont Castings’ Authorized Dealer. Do • Replace the grate sections. not allow the cleaner to touch brass ornaments or porcelain •...
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Pack the gasket into the groove. Wait until you are a If you need to replace the glass, use only glass provided couple inches from the end before you cut it. by Vermont Castings Group. • Test the gasket by closing the door on a slip of paper such as described above.
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The glass to the load door frame Use the following procedure for glass replacement. NoTe: 5/16” wire mesh The griddle to the stove top Replace glass with Vermont Castings Group replacement 1/2” The arch and bottom edge of the glass only, available from your local dealer.
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Replace broken Firebricks 2/6/01 upper fireback, place two (2) cap screws into the upper If a firebrick breaks, replace only with Vermont Castings’ fireback mounting holes before you cement the channels custom firebricks, available from your local dealer. and replace the gasket. The new gasket will run inside the cap screws.
Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove To reduce the amount of creosote that may form, remember yearly Spring cleaning: to provide adequate air for combustion and to strive for • Check gasketing for wear, and replace if necessary. small, intense fires rather than large, smoldering ones. •...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Vermont Castings Group reserves the right to make changes in design, materials, specifications, prices and discontinue colors and products at any time, without notice. Resolute Acclaim Woodburning Stove Model 2490 0893 item Description part Number...
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Resolute ® Acclaim Woodburning Stove Resolute Acclaim Woodburning Stove Model 2490 (continued) item Description part Number item Description part Number 17. Griddle Handle Screw 1201308 39. Air Valve 1301814 18. Top See Chart Pg. 30 40. Air Valve Shaft 1600621 19.
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Overfiring can be identified Vermont Castings Group will repair or replace, at its option, any part found later by warped plates and areas where the paint pigment has burned to be defective upon inspection by a Vermont Castings, Authorized Dealer.
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