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HearthStone Clydesdale 8491 Owner's Manual

Hearthstone clydesdale non-catalytic, wood burning fireplace insert
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Clydesdale
(Model 8491)
Non-Catalytic,
Wood Burning
Fireplace Insert
OWNER'S MANUAL
INSTALLATION & OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Please read this entire owner's manual before you install and use your new Clydesdale wood
burning fireplace insert. To reduce the risk of fire, follow the installation instructions. Failure
to follow these instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
Contact Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (Building Department or Fire Officials)
About Permits, Restrictions, and Installation Inspection Required in Your Area.
Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc. ®
Clydesdale Model 8491
Manual: 6400-40462
R: 6 - 3/21/2013

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  • Page 1 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE! Contact Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (Building Department or Fire Officials) About Permits, Restrictions, and Installation Inspection Required in Your Area. Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc. ® Clydesdale Model 8491 Manual: 6400-40462 R: 6 - 3/21/2013...

  • Page 2: Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Intentionally Blank Page 2 of 33...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Table of Contents ..............................4 NTRODUCTION ................................4 ODES ............................5 AFETY NFORMATION ............................6 ERIODIC HECKLIST ..........................6 MERGENCY ROCEDURES ..............................7 PECIFICATIONS ..............................8 NSTALLATION Unpacking ..................................8 Packing List ..................................8 Hearth Requirements &...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Fireplace Keep furniture, drapes, curtains, wood, paper, and Insert. You can be proud to join the Hearthstone other combustibles far away from the Fireplace family with our Premier Cast Iron Wood Burning Insert. Never install the Fireplace Insert in a location Fireplace Insert.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Safety Information Read and understand this Owner's Manual fire starters to start or invigorate the fire. These thoroughly before installing and using this fuels can possibly generate carbon monoxide, Fireplace Insert. which can sap the supply of oxygen. Keep all such materials away from the Fireplace Insert.

  • Page 6: Periodic Checklist

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Periodic Checklist Perform each of these tasks at the specified At the End of Every Season: intervals. Clean any chimney connector thoroughly. Replace any pieces that show signs of rust or At the End of Every Week: deterioration.

  • Page 7: Specifications

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Specifications 24.63” (62.56 cm) Maximum Heat Output: 60,000 BTU per hour of Depth: cordwood (based on independent laboratory test Front Door Size: 22" wide x 11.5" high results). (55.88 x 29.21 cm) Size of Heated Area: Up to 2,000 square feet.

  • Page 8: Installation

    1- Clydesdale 8491 Fireplace Insert Fireplace Insert. 1- Façade and Ash Lip w/ blower (in place on insert) Read this chapter to obtain a sound understanding 1- Façade Top Grill (in place on insert) of how to properly install your Fireplace Insert.

  • Page 9: Hearth Requirements & Floor Protection

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 1. Use either the K-factor or the C-factor formula Hearth Requirements & Floor explained above to convert specifications not Protection expressed as R-values. 2. For multiple layers of floor protectors, simply add Combustible flooring must be protected with a...

  • Page 10: Installing The Insert

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 bolt through the knob. Turn the bolt onto the latch Installing the Insert handle and tighten with a hex wrench. Handle is Step One: Remove the contents of the firebox. This shown installed correctly in photo 2.
  • Page 11 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 place the insert into the fireplace opening and connect to the flue liner (meeting UL 1777). Photo 3 – Collar Mounting Detail (Inside Firebox) Photo 6 – Collar in Forward (90º Position) NOTE: In order to connect the liner to the flue...
  • Page 12 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Step Six: Remove the baffle/plenum. into the fireplace opening. Drop the flue liner (meeting UL 1777) into the firebox through the flue collar opening. Attach the flue liner, or connector to the collar, push the collar and flue...
  • Page 13 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Step Seven: With the unit in the desired position Step Eight: Install the soapstone refractory pieces in within the fireplace, level the unit using a box end the firebox (see photos 13 through 15).

  • Page 14: Installing The Surround

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Remove, and set aside the two hinge pins and any Installing the surround spacer washers. Step Nine: Remove the surround components from the large cardboard box that accompanied the Clydesdale Insert. Included are the surround panels, assembly hardware, and surround mounting bracket.

  • Page 15: Removing The Ash Lip Cover & Façade

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Removing the Ash Lip Cover & Rear Notch Façade In some instances, it may become necessary to Setscrews remove the Façade or Ash Lip Cover. To remove the Façade, you must first remove the Ash Lip Cover. To service the blower, you must also remove the Ash Lip Cover.

  • Page 16: Blower Power Cord Routing

    Blower Power Cord Routing screws securing the wire loops on the left and The Clydesdale 8491 ships from the factory with the transfer everything to the right side ensuring you blower system’s power cord routed on the left side of place the loops in the equivalent locations the insert as you face it.

  • Page 17: Venting Components & Configuration

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Venting Components & Configuration In Canada: Installing a Venting System 4. The fireplace insert must be installed with a DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO ANY AIR continuous chimney liner with a minimum DISTRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM diameter of 6”...

  • Page 18: Connection To A Masonry Chimney

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Ensure the size of the chimney’s flue is appropriate for this Fireplace Insert and that it is not too large. Use a masonry chimney with a maximum 8" x 8" (203 mm x 203 mm) tile size for best results. An oversized flue will contribute to the accumulation of creosote.
  • Page 19 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Figure 5 – Connecting to a masonry chimney Page 19 of 33...
  • Page 20 Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Figure 6 – The 2 / 10 / 3 Chimney Exit Clearance Rule Figure 7 – Minimum Chimney Height Is 3’ Even At the Ridge Page 20 of 33...

  • Page 21: Operation

    FIRE AND SMOKE IF OPERATING WITH DOORS FULLY OPEN, YOU MUST USE THE ACCESSORY SCREEN AVAILIBLE THROUGH YOUR HEARTHSTONE DEALER DO NOT FORCE THE DOOR OPEN PAST THE DOOR STOP OR YOU COULD DAMAGE THE ENAMEL FINISH AND DOOR FRAME...

  • Page 22: Wood Heat Value: Sorted By Btu Content

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 The following is a list of wood species and their relative BTU (British Thermal Unit) content. Medium Low higher the BTU content the longer the burn. Boxelder 2,797 17.9 Firewood with higher a BTU content is generally...

  • Page 23: Building A Fire

    You can alleviate particulate emissions of the fire in your stove, these odors by opening a few windows or otherwise Hearthstone has developed an advanced THERMO- creating additional ventilation around your Fireplace CERAMIC baffle system. This system uses a Insert. If any odor persists, contact your dealer or an...

  • Page 24: Operating Your Insert Efficiently

    Operating Your Insert Efficiently might expect, allows you to keep an area heated while you sleep. To create an overnight burn, first Hearthstone designed your Clydesdale insert to burn ensure the stove and chimney is hot from an firewood cleanly and efficiently.

  • Page 25: Intermittent Operation

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 to clear of smoke before the door opens fully. venting system. Now, in the morning after an Also, reloading on a bed of hot, red coals extended low burn rate, is a good time to create your reduces smoking time and will bring fresh fuel daily high burn rate;...

  • Page 26: Maintenance

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Maintenance Creosote Formation and Need for Gaskets Removal Depending on use, replace gasket materials every two to three seasons. If the door seal is leaking, a Wood, when burned slowly, produces tar and other...

  • Page 27: Cast Iron

    COMPONENTS. ONLY AUTHORIZED bottom hinge pin, then lift the top hinge pin HEARTHSTONE COMPONENTS. until it clears the door hinge section. Move Glass specifications: 320mm x 583mm x 5mm (12- the door out and away from the insert. 5/64” x 22-15/16” x 0.197”) Neoceram.

  • Page 28: Blower System

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Blower System For maximum efficiency, the blower system will require periodic cleaning to remove dust that will accumulate during normal use. To access the blower system, you must remove the Ash Lip Cover as described in the installation section of this manual.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Troubleshooting “Gusty" wind conditions may cause erratic Basic Heating Issues downdrafts. Strong winds can produce a negative pressure condition in the upwind side of Virtually all woodstove operators experience basic a structure. common problems at one time or another. Most are...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting Guide

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Troubleshooting Guide PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONS INSERT SMOKES Operating Technique Fully open the primary air control one minute before opening door. Open front door slightly until firebox clears of smoke, then open fully. Cold Chimney Preheat the chimney when first starting a fire.

  • Page 31: Replacement Parts & Optional Accessories

    Hearthstone Clydesdale Fireplace Insert Model 8491 Replacement Parts & Optional Accessories PART PART DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: NUMBER: NUMBER: STEEL CASTINGS:* PARTS: 2410-901 BOTTOM 5470-039 LEVEL, SURROUND 2410-905 BACK 5490-010 AIR SHROUD, BOTTOM 2410-910 LEFT SIDE 5940-012 PRIMARY AIR CONTROL 2410-915 RIGHT SIDE...

  • Page 32: Safety Label

    Safety Label Page 32 of 33...

  • Page 33: Warranty Registration

    Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc. Warranty Department 317 Stafford Avenue Morrisville, VT 05661 NOTE: SENDING IN THE SIGNED WARRANTY REGISTRATION FORM IS NOT REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF WARRANTY COVERAGE OR HEARTHSTONE’S PERFORMANCE. Page 33 of 33...

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