Chimney Connection - SCAN 5-2 Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

Chimney connection

The chimney connector is a single walled pipe used to connect the stove to the chimney. For use with
the SCAN woodstoves the chimney connector MUST be 6" in diameter, with a minimum thickness of
24 gauge black steel or 26 gauge blued steel.
Aluminium and galvanized steel pipe is not acceptable for use with the SCAN woodstove. These
materials cannot withstand the extreme temperatures of a wood fire and can give off toxic fumes when
heated.
Do not use the connector pipe as a chimney.
Each chimney connector or stove pipe section must be installed to the stove flue collar and to each
other with the male (crimped) end toward the stove. See fig 5.
Fig. 5
This prevents any amount of condensed or liquid creosote from running down the outside of the pipe
or the stove top. All joints, including the flue collar connection must be secured with three sheet metal
screws to ensure that the sections do not separate.
For the best performance the chimney connector should be as short and direct as possible, with no
more than two 90° elbows. The maximum horizontal run is 36" and a recommended total length of
stove pipe should not exceed 10 feet. Always slope horizontal runs upward ¼" per foot toward the
chimney.
No part of the chimney connector may pass through an attic or roof space, closet or other concealed
space, or through a floor ceiling. All sections of the chimney connectors must be accessible for
cleaning. Where passage through a wall or partition of combustible construction is desired, the
installation must conform with NFPA 211 or CAN/CSA-B365, and is also addressed in this manual.
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