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AssEmblY iNstRUctioNs
tools
TOOLS AND MATERIALS REqUIRED FOR INSTALLATION
• Pencil
• 6 foot Folding Rule or Tape Measure
• Tin Snips
• Drill: Hand or Electric
• 1/8” dia. Drill Bit (for sheet metal screws)
• Screwdrivers (blade and Phillips type)
• 14mm Nut Driver or Ratchet with 14mm Socket
• Safety Glasses
• Gloves
materials
(NotE: the following items are Not included with your stove)
Flooring Protection: 29” x 48” as specified (see page 4)
Chimney Connection Pipe: 6” black steel (24 ga. min.) straight
stove pipe or elbow (as required)
1/2” Sheet Metal Screws
Chimney: Existing 6” Lined Masonry Chimney or 6” Inside Dia.
Listed Type hT chimney.
Furnace Cement (manufacturer recommends Rutland Code 78
or equivalent)
CAUTION: STOvE IS hEAvY. MAkE SURE YOU
hAvE ADEqUATE hELP AND USE PROPER
LIFTINg TEChNIqUES whENEvER MOvINg
STOvE.
NOTE: Reference numbers correlate to exploded view and
parts list shown on pages 18 & 19.
1. Uncrate the stove and remove cardboard packing
and protective poly bag. Remove bottom heat shield
(#16) from carton. (Save cardboard for further as-
sembly.)
NOTICE: DO NOT remove ceramic blanket
material
from inside stove pipe opening (Fig. 1).
This blanket provides an air seal on the side walls
of the stove to direct combustion gasses over the
secondary combustion tubes before exiting via the
chimney.
DO NOT REMOvE the ceramic blanket
or your stove will not operate properly.
2. Remove parts from inside stove. Parts include:
Blower Assembly (#F-6), Legs (#5) and Hardware
Pack (#08-HP) located inside firebox.
NOTE: Stove body is HEAVY. Make sure you have
adequate help to lift stove body and use proper
lifting techniques. Stove may be lightened during
installation by removing fire brick. Replace firebrick
before using. There are five different sizes of brick.
Note the location of each while removing or refer
to figure 6 for proper location inside firebox.
3. Place flattened carton on floor to protect stove finish
and lay stove onto it’s
side
.
4. Remove the hex nuts (#28) from the leg mount-
ing studs on the four corners of the bottom of the
stove.
5. Position the bottom heat shield, figure 2, aligning
the corner holes with the four leg mounting studs.
NOTICE: Vogelzang International Corp. grants no warranty, stated or implied, for the installation or maintenance of your wood
stove and assumes no responsibility of any incidental or consequential damages.
Fig. 2 – lEG AssEmblY
bottom Heat shield and leg assembly
The smaller cutout must align with the air intake in
the bottom front of stove.
NOTE: The stove MUST
NOT be operated without the bottom heat shield
in place.
6. Align each leg with the mounting stud and slide into
place. Replace the leg mounting hardware (hex nut,
fig. 2) after installing the leg. After all four legs have
been installed, tighten all mounting hardware.
7. Return the stove to the upright position.
8. Attach the back heat shield assembly (#2) to the
rear of the stove. The closed end is positioned to
the bottom of the stove with the open end up, fig. 3.
Secure the back heat shield with four Phillips head
Continued on next page
Figure 1 – Do Not remove ceramic blanket from
inside stove pipe opening. this is Not packing
material but an integral component of the stove
combustion system.
Do Not
REmoVE!
