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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................... 22
5.1
Insert Maintenance ........................................................................................................... 22
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass ..................................................................................................... 22
5.1.2
Door adjustment ............................................................................................................ 23
5.1.3
Replacing the Door Gasket ........................................................................................... 23
5.1.4
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .............................................................. 24
5.1.5
Cleaning and Painting the Insert ................................................................................... 26
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance ....................................................................... 26
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ........................................................................... 26
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? ................................................................ 26
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ................................................................................................... 27
PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 28
6
Pre-Installation Masonry fireplace requirements ................. 28
7
Safety Information ................................................................... 29
7.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .............................................................. 29
7.2
Regulations Covering Insert Installation ........................................................................... 30
8
Clearances to Combustible Material ...................................... 30
8.1
Location of the Certification Label ..................................................................................... 30
8.2
The Masonry Fireplace's Draft Control System (Throat Damper) ..................................... 31
8.3
Compliance of a Combustible Mantel Shelf ...................................................................... 31
8.4
Positioning the Unit ........................................................................................................... 31
8.5
Minimum Masonry Opening, Clearances to Combustibles, and Floor Protector .............. 36
9
The Venting System ................................................................ 38
9.1
General ............................................................................................................................. 38
9.2
Block-Off Plate .................................................................................................................. 38
9.3
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................................ 39
9.4
Liner installation ................................................................................................................ 39
9.5
Chimney liner installation .................................................................................................. 40
9.6
Minimum Chimney Height ................................................................................................. 41
9.7
The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House .................................................. 41
9.7.1
Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space ...................................... 41
9.8
Supply of Combustion Air ................................................................................................. 42
9.8.1
Air Supply in Conventional Houses ............................................................................... 42
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Destination 1.5 Insert Installation and Operation Manual
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