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uninstall it. Orient your
Sapling
“bottom-up,” with the cavity facing down. (It helps to have a
skinny table or workbench or pair of saw horses to do this while steadying the unit.) Align the
holes in each leg set (so that the feet face the rear of the machine) on the corresponding holes on
the barrel and push a bolt through each pair of holes. When all bolts have been inserted, reorient
the unit exit-hole down (door-side up) with the cavity facing you. Install the lock washers and
nuts and tighten!
3.
Next, assemble the door onto the barrel by carefully aligning and then gently tapping the pegs on the
door hinge piece into the holes on the plate hinge piece.
4.
Center the takeoff to the exit hole in the back of the unit and mark the location of the four predrilled
holes in the takeoff on the barrel with pencil, chalk or a nail. Predrill those holes. Using four of the
screws provided, affix the takeoff to the back of the barrel. The screws are self-tapping, and, when
enough pressure is applied, will eventually tap into the barrel without the need for drilling holes.
However, we highly recommend predrilling the holes for a smooth assembly.
5.
Slide the 90° elbow on the flue takeoff affixed to the back of the barrel.
6.
Adjust the 90° elbow so that the exit of the elbow is pointed straight up.
7.
Looking at your
Sapling
from the stack-end (the back), position the stack bracket so that the bent end is
flush with the back of the barrel, and the straight end is flush with the elbow above the elbow’s
uppermost adjustable crease (see below). Mark the position of the predrilled hole on the back of the
barrel with pencil, chalk or nail. Predrill a hole in the barrel. Using one of the last two of the screws
provided, affix the stack stabilization bracket to the barrel. Use the last self-tapping screw to affix the
bracket to the side of the elbow (this metal is thinner than the barrel and doesn’t need to be predrilled).
8.
Fit a piece of flue pipe onto the elbow exit.
9.
Fit the second piece of flue pipe onto the first piece of flue pipe.
10.
Place the pan on the unit so that the draw-off is on the front of the left side, as you look at the unit from
