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Optima Installation and Operation Manual
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ....................................... 23
5.1
Stove Maintenance ............................................................................................... 23
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 23
5.1.2
Door adjustment ................................................................................................ 24
5.1.3
Replacing the Door Gasket ................................................................................ 24
5.1.4
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass ................................................... 24
5.1.5
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
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Safety Information ............................................................................. 27
6.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 27
6.2
Regulations Covering Stove Installation ............................................................... 27
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Clearances to Combustible Material ............................................... 28
7.1
Location of the certification label ........................................................................... 28
7.2
Clearances to Walls and Ceiling ........................................................................... 28
7.3
Floor protector ...................................................................................................... 30
7.4
Reducing Wall and Ceiling Clearances Safely ...................................................... 30
7.4.1
Shield Construction Rules ................................................................................. 31
7.4.2
Table of Clearance Reduction Percentages ...................................................... 32
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The Venting System ........................................................................... 33
8.1
General ................................................................................................................. 33
8.2
Suitable Chimneys ................................................................................................ 33
8.2.1
Factory-built Metal Chimneys ............................................................................ 33
8.2.2
Masonry Chimneys ............................................................................................ 34
8.3
Minimum Chimney Height ..................................................................................... 34
8.4
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ....................................... 35
8.4.1
Why inside chimneys are preferred ................................................................... 35
8.4.2
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space........................... 35
8.5
Supply of Combustion Air ..................................................................................... 36
8.5.1
Air Supply in Conventional Houses ................................................................... 36
8.6
Installing the Chimney Connector ......................................................................... 37
8.6.1
Installation of Single Wall Chimney Connector .................................................. 37
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