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Installation
(For Qualified Installers Only)
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Alcove Installation Requirements
When the pellet stove is placed in a location where the ceiling height is less than 7' (2.134 M) tall, it is
considered an alcove installation. Because of the reduced height, the requirements listed below must be
met.
Minimum Width
37-1/2“
Maximum Depth
48”
Minimum Height
60“
Restrictor Adjustment
For installations with a tall flue, the restrictor may be needed to adjust airflow to the burn platform. This
keeps the burn platform and glass as clean as possible.
For low heat output settings
the restrictor may need to be closed or near closed to limit the amount of
air. This helps prevents the heater from burning the pellet fuel faster than it is fed.
For medium heat output settings
the restrictor may need to be opened to a medium position.
For high heat output settings
the restrictor may need to be opened to a high position. This helps
prevent the burn platform from over-filling with pellets and becoming clogged with ash clumps.
Keeping your burn platform clean is the most important step to maintaining a safe and efficient heater.
Check and clean your burn platform daily until you find the correct restrictor settings and appropriate burn
platform cleaning interval.
Not Enough Air
If clinkers (ashes that solidify into a clump)
develop or the flame appears lazy and slow
to blow the ash out of the burn platform,
push the restrictor in until the flame
becomes active and the burn platform
holes remain clean.
NOTE:
If the restrictor is fully in, yet the
burn platform does not remain clean, the
heater should be cleaned and checked for
air leaks (see “Maintenance” section of this
manual).
Too Much Air
If the flames are too active (small, flickering
flames), move the restrictor rod out until
the flame slows down.
NOTE:
It is acceptable to have “glowing
embers” jump out of the burn platform.
Another symptom of too much air is the
heater “blowing the fire out” – a condition in
which the pellets burn faster than they are
fed (this is most common on low heat
settings).
More Air
Less Air
