RJM ENERGY KING 360EK, Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Stovepipe Installation
When burning coal, a Barometric Draft
Damper must be installed at a safe,
convenient place between the chimney and
your Energy King. Setting at .06
″
W.C.
C
AUTION
D
O NOT INSTALL THE
E
NERGY
K
ING WARM AIR
SUPPLY INTO THE COLD AIR RETURN OF THE
CENTRAL FURNACE
. T
HE COMPONENTS OF THE
CENTRAL AIR FURNACE COULD OVERHEAT
.
Install your wood/coal unit as close to the
chimney as possible with a minimum of
elbows (no more than two are
recommended) and a run of no more than 6
feet horizontally. The pipe should maintain a
½ inch rise per linear foot and
never be
installed closer than 18 inches from
combustibles. Exceeding these
recommendations normally results in
creosote buildup, a smoking furnace or one
with a poor draft.
When connecting stovepipe, all joints should
be secured with at least three sheet metal
screws. If it is absolutely necessary to have a
run of more than 6 feet (which is not
recommended), use extra support hangers or
brackets every 3 feet.
The connection to the wood burner’s collar
must also be more than just a snug fit and
secured with sheet metal screws. Mark each
connection for cleaning. This will prevent
frustration when matching up your hole pattern
again.
Dampers in Stovepipes. Put a manual
damper at a safe, convenient place between
the chimney and your Energy King furnace.
In case of a chimney fire, it can quickly be
closed reducing draft to the chimney. Keep
the manual damper completely open during
normal operation.
Barometric Draft Installation
Some codes and the NFPA require draft
regulators in the chimney connector of wood
or coal furnaces and boilers.
Draft regulators limit the draft (the suction
pulling air into the appliance). A pivoted,
counterbalanced flap is pulled open by the
draft when the draft reaches a critical
amount. This permits air to enter the
chimney, thus preventing the draft in the
appliance from rising any higher.
Air Duct Installation
The ducts, fittings and registers should be
sized so that the total external static pressure
does not exceed 0.2.
The plenum on the Energy King 480EK
should be 20
″
x 20
″
and on the Energy King
360EK the plenum should be 18
″
x 18
″
. The
plenum should be no closer than 2 inches
from the ceiling or any combustible material.
In a power outage situation, excessive heat
buildup in the plenum top may be dangerous;
so make sure clearances are maintained.
NEVER supply less than 150-square inches
of constant heated air outlet area.
Cold air returns must be equal in size to the
heated air outlets and preferably 10% larger.
Every Energy King furnace
MUST be
installed with a cold air return.
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