HearthStone
Quality Home Heating Products Inc
®
Bennington Model 8350
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The
chimney connector
is the stovepipe from the
woodstove to the chimney. The chimney connector
stovepipe must be 6" (152 mm) diameter, 24 MSG or
25 MSG blued steel connector pipe.
Do not use
aluminum or galvanized steel pipe
- they cannot
withstand the extreme temperatures of a wood fire.
•
A
thimble
is a manufactured (or site-constructed)
device installed in combustible walls through which
the chimney connector passes to the chimney. It
keeps the walls from igniting. You must use a wall
thimble when installing a chimney connector through
a combustible wall to the chimney.
•
A
wall pass-through
(or chimney support package)
also keeps the walls from igniting. You must use one
when connecting through a wall or ceiling to a
prefabricated chimney.
•
Only install this stove to a
lined masonry chimney
or
an approved high temperature
prefabricated
residential
type building heating appliance chimney.
Do not
connect this stove to a chimney serving
another appliance; you will compromise the safe
operation of both the wood stove and the connected
appliance.
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WARNING:
DO NOT CONNECT THIS APPLIANCE TO ANY
AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM.
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A
liner
is the UL 1777 or ULC S635 (for factory
built fireplace or masonry) chimney.
You must connect your stove to a chimney comparable to
those recommended in this manual.
Do not use stovepipe
as a chimney
. Use stovepipe for freestanding installations
only to connect the stove to a proper chimney.
I
NSTALLING A
V
ENTING
S
YSTEM
Stovepipe sections must be attached to the stove and to
each other with the crimped end toward the stove. If
creosote builds up, this allows the creosote to run into the
stove and not the outside of the stovepipe and onto the
stove.
Secure all joints, including attaching the stovepipe to the
stove's flue collar, with three sheet metal screws. Install
#10 x 1/2" (3 mm x 13 mm) sheet metal screws into the
holes pre-drilled in the flue collar. Leaving off the screws
can cause joints to separate from the vibration that results
from a creosote chimney fire.
You can simplify connecting stovepipe by using
additional accessories such as telescoping pipes, slip -
connectors or clean-out tees. These accessories ease the
inspection of your chimney, as well as allow you to easily
dismantle the stovepipe (without moving the stove) when
you periodically inspection the stovepipe connection and
chimney.
Install the stove as close as practical to the chimney,
while maintaining all proper clearances. Install stovepipe
that is as short and as straight as possible. Horizontal runs
of stovepipe should always rise away from the stove a
minimum of 1/4" per foot (21mm/m).
Long runs of stovepipe to increase heat dispersal are not
recommended
. Using longer lengths of stovepipe or more
connecting elbows than necessary increase the chances of
draft resistance and the accumulation of creosote buildup.
In general, you do not need to install a stovepipe damper
with the Bennington. Some installations, however, could
benefit from a stovepipe damper, such as a tall chimney
which can create a higher than normal draft. In such
cases, a damper can help regulate the draft. The
Bennington requires a draft between 0.06" wc and 0.1"
wc. For drafts above 0.1" wc, install a stovepipe damper.
Remember, the NFPA has recommended, minimum
clearances for chimney connectors to combustibles such
as walls and ceilings. Once the stove is installed at safe
distances from these combustible surfaces, it is important
to maintain these connector clearances for the remainder
of the installation.
C
ONNECTING
Y
OUR
W
OOD
S
TOVE
You can install your Bennington to a prefabricated metal
chimney or a masonry chimney.
C
ONNECTING TO A
P
REFABRICATED
M
ETAL
C
HIMNEY
When connecting the Bennington to a prefabricated metal
chimney, you must follow, precisely, the manufacturer's
installation instructions. Use only Type HT (2100 deg.
F), prefabricated metal chimneys listed per UL 103 or
ULC S629 standards.
