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Install blower
motor onto
exhaust blower
housings.
Completed assembly.
Exhaust Motor
Cover Plate
Access Panel
Installation
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NSTALLATION
WITH
E
XTERIOR
M
OUNTED
E
XHAUST
B
LOWER
:
The Empress can be equipped with an externally mounted exhaust blower (PART #20-070). This optional
kit will include all components necessary to install the exhaust blower on any external vertical wall
surface.
Choose a location for your stove that meets the requirements stated in this manual and allows installation
with the least amount of interference to house framing, plumbing, wiring, etc.
Included in the exterior mounted exhaust blower kit
are: 1 - Exhaust blower housing box.
1 - Blower cover plate.
1 - Hardware bag
1. Open the left side of the unit and disconnect the
exhaust blower wires from the harness. Remove
the exhaust blower by undoing the six (6) 1⁄4 hex
head sheet metal screws that fasten the blower to
the housing.
2. Remove the back grill from the exterior exhaust
vent housing and remove the round cover plate
installed on the blower housing.
3. Install the round cover plate over the gasketed
opening in the stove where the exhaust motor was
removed from.
4. Install the exhaust blower motor in the Exterior Vent
Housing Box onto the exhaust blower housing.
5. Follow the procedures for
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NSTALLATION
- H
ORIZONTAL
E
XHAUST
T
HROUGH
W
ALL
I
NSTALLATION
.
Place the unit in
Figure 20: Exterior Exhaust Blower.
the desired location. Cut the hole in the wall at the desired location. Install a wall thimble.
6. Drill holes in the wall thimble in the corresponding locations for wire and fresh air if needed. Install
wire clamps and feed wire through the hole in the thimble into the house. Tighten clamp on wire and
attach green ground wire (at the symbol) with the screw and star washer provided.
7. Attach a short or an adjustable section of 3” of double wall pellet vent through the wall thimble to
the stove. Seal all joints with
silicone. Maintain clearances to
combustibles.
8. Apply silicone to the pipe in
the Exhaust Box, slide the pipe
into the exhaust vent. Mount
the Exhaust Box to the house.
Reinstall the back grill on the
Exterior Vent Housing Box.
Apply normal venting practices
when installing the vertical
vent pipe.
Figure 19: Removing Exhaust Blower.
