HearthStone
Quality Home Heating Products Inc
®
Bennington Model 8350
7
Setting Up Your
Bennington Wood Stove
U
NPACKING
HearthStone Stoves packages your Bennington stove with
the greatest care so that it ships safely. Under certain
circumstances, however, damage can occur during transit
and handling. When you receive your stove, unpack it
carefully and inspect your stove and all parts for damage.
Also, make sure that all parts are included in the box. If
any parts are damaged or missing, please contact your
dealer immediately.
I
NSTALLING
Y
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TOVE
First you must decide where your stove will reside. After
choosing an appropriate spot, inspect this location to
make sure that the stove will have enough clearance to
combustible materials that would surround the stove.
These combustibles include walls, floor, ceiling, fireplace,
and chimney. You must carefully consider the clearances
to all of these combustibles before actually connecting
your stove. When considering these clearances, also
decide the kind of floor the stove will rest on. Depending
on your floor, you can install your stove as it is, or use a
floor protector.
Please use this section to plan how to locate your stove in
your particular location. Consider both the clearances of
the stovepipe and the stove itself to the surrounding
combustibles.
Read this chapter to obtain a sound understanding of how
to properly install your stove.
Clearances To NFPA 211 Protected Surfaces
You can reduce the clearances to combustible surfaces by
using any National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
approved wall protection system. Please refer to NFPA
211 for specifications and complete details.
You can obtain this information directly from NFPA.
National Fire Protection Agency
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
1-800-344-3555
1-617-770-3000
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ROTECTION
Install your stove on one of the following:
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A non-combustible floor, such as a slab, cement, or
stone hearth. (A noncombustible floor will not
ignite, burn, support combustion, or release
flammable vapors when subjected to fire or the
anticipated heat from your stove.)
q
A floor protector that you obtain from your dealer. A
floor protector is any noncombustible surface laid on
the floor underneath the stove that extends, 16 inches
-US (46 cm -CA) beyond the front door, 16 inches -
US (46 cm -CA) beyond the side door, and 8 inches
(20 cm) beyond each side of the fuel loading and ash
removal opening(s). For placement of the
Bennington on carpeting, vinyl tile or other
combustible materials, the unit must be installed on a
non-combustible material extending the full width
and depth of the unit. Installation must meet local
codes.
NOTE: When using a double-wall chimney connector, the
floor protection in front of the glass doors must have a
minimum insulative R-value of 0.9 (English units)or a
composite (homemade) floor protector with an R-value of
0.9 or more.
Listed floor protectors come with various types of
specifications. To convert a floor protector’s
specifications to an R-value, do one of the following:
•
If the R-value is given, use that value – no conversion
is needed.
•
If a K-factor is given with a required thickness (T) in
inches, use this formula: R-value = 1/K x T
•
If a C-factor is given, use the formula: R-value = 1/C
