Converting Top To Rear Exit - Chesney's Wood Burning and Multi Fuel Stoves User's Installation Manual

5. Converting Top to Rear Exit

The Apollo stoves cannot be rear exit. All other stoves can be converted
and are pre-assembled for a top exit. A blanking plate is available please
contact your local stockists.
To Convert the Appliance to Rear Exit:
1) Remove lid.
2) Undo the two flue collar retaining bolts and lift collar off.
3) Remove the rear convector panel by undoing the four hexagonal
bolts and knock out the pre cut panel.
4) Undo blanking plate retaining bolts and remove from rear of stove.
5) Place flue collar onto rear of stove ensuring seal is intact and
seated correctly and secure with the two bolts.
6) Replace rear convector panel with the hexagonal bolts.
7) Place blanking plate from rear of stove into the top of the stove
ensuring seal is intact and seated correctly securing with 2 bolts.
8) Replace lid with the decorative blank.
To convert the Alpine to Rear Exit:
The fire cube will need to be removed from the Alpine cladding.
1) Remove door by opening and taking the weight whilst undoing
the hexagonal bolts that hold the hinges in place, the door is
cast iron and therefore heavy.
2) Look under the fire box and you will see 8 bolts. 4 are holding
the fire box to the cladding and 4 are levelling bolts (these can
be adjusted to line up the fire cube and door to the cladding).
Undo the 4 x retaining bolts.
3) Remove both baffles and undo the flue collar retaining bolts.
Push the flue collar up and twist, it will be held on by two lugs.
4) Remove the rear convector panel by undoing the four
hexagonal bolts.
5) Lift the fire cube out of the cladding from the back.
6) Remove the flue collar from the cladding by twisting.
7) Remove the rear exit blanking plate and place in the top of the
fire cube ensuring the seal is intact and seated correctly.
8) Fit the flue collar to the rear exit ensuring the seal is intact and
seated correctly.
9) Knock out pre cut panel in rear convector panel.
10) Refit fire cube, loosely secure fire cube to the cladding using
the levelling bolts to line up fire cube with cladding. When in
position tighten the four securing bolts.
11) Replace door and rear convector panel and place decorative
blank on top of stove cladding.
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