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Your stove can be fitted with either a rear or side water jacket –
the installation instructions are almost identical for both. If you
have a heat shield installed on your stove, it will have to be
removed prior to installing the rear water jacket. The shield must
be replaced after installing the water jacket if you wish to
maintain clearances applicable to a shielded stove.
1.
Allow the stove and firebox to cool completely. Remove all
ash and debris from the firebox.
2.
Remove the left cookplate: Lift the left side of the plate. Slide
the plate slightly to the left (out from under the next
cookplate). While guiding the lifter handle (if the lifter is
attached) through the cabinet bracket, lift the plate off of the
stove. Set aside.
3.
Rear jacket: Remove the retaining clip holding the top of the
rear fire brick. While standing behind the stove, hold the clip
and undo the screw on the back of the range which holds the
clip in place.
Side jacket: Remove the rear brick as outlined above. Open
the Fireview door. Grasp the nut under the inside center of
the door with pliers and undo the corresponding bolt on the
front of the stove (middle of the ash catch). Lift the small
stainless steel sheathed fire brick out from under the Fireview
door. Grasp the large fire brick on the left side of the firebox
by the grooves in the bottom of the brick. Gently lift the brick and slide the bottom out over the retaining pin
on the wood grate, so the top of the brick can clear the retainer above.
4.
Carefully remove the brick(s) and store.
5.
Using a screw driver and a hammer, knock out the ¾” centers of the round plugs on the back or side
(depending on which jacket you are installing) of the stove. Using pliers, twist the remainder of the 1-3/4”
plug out of the metal plate.
6.
Install two 1-1/2” x 3/4” brass nipples into the water jacket.
7.
Set the water jacket into the firebox in the position from which you removed the brick. Carefully guide the
pipe nipples through the holes in the back or side of the firebox. Place enough washers onto the ¾” pipe on
the outside of the stove wall to cover the unthreaded portion. Thread a ¾” nut on to each nipple and tighten
to secure the water jacket. Do not over-tighten. (Nipples, washers and nuts are included.)
8.
Replace the brick(s) removed in step 3.
9.
Rear jacket only: You can route your water lines through the space between the top of the heat shield and
the back of the splashback, or you can route them out through the side of the heat shield. (Use the template
provided to cut notches in the heat shield so it can be removed and replaced with the pipes in place. Do not
exceed the cutout dimensions on the template, as this will compromise the effectiveness of the heat shield.)
Your water jacket is now installed in the firebox, and is ready for the plumbing to be connected. Contact a
qualified plumbing contractor for the balance of the installation.
An
air valve / vent
, rated to 150 p.s.i., must be installed in the highest point in the system where air bubbles
might become trapped, and in any other “loop” where air pockets might develop.
A
check valve
must be installed in the cold water line leading from the storage tank to the water jacket to
prevent flow reversal. The arrow on the check valve must point in the direction of water flow (towards the water
jacket). Use only a “swing gate” check valve, not a spring-loaded check valve. (Most swing gate valves must be
installed in a horizontal run of pipe.)