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CHIMNEY
Your wood stove may be hooked up with a 6” factory built or masonry chimney. If you are using a factory
built chimney, it must comply with UL 103 standard; therefore it must be a Type HT (2100°F). It is extremely
important that it be installed according to the manufacturer’s speci
fi
cations.
If you are using a masonry chimney, it is important that it be built in compliance with the speci
fi
cations of
the National Building Code. It must be lined with
fi
re clay bricks, metal or clay tiles sealed together with
fi
re
cement. (Round
fl
ues are the most ef
fi
cient). Take into account the chimney’s location to insure it is not too
close to neighbors or in a valley which may cause unhealthy or nuisance conditions.
The interior diameter of the chimney
fl
ue must be identical to the stove smoke exhaust. A
fl
ue which is too
small may cause draft problems, while a large
fl
ue favours rapid cooling of the gas, and hence the build-up
of creosote and the risk of chimney
fi
res. Note that it is the chimney and not the stove which creates the draft
effect; your stove’s performance is directly dependent on an adequate draft from your chimney.
The following recommendations may be useful for the installation of your chimney:
1. DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
2. It must rise above the roof at least 3’ (0.9m) from the uppermost point of contact.
3. The chimney must exceed any part of the building or other obstruction within a 10’ (3.04m) distance by a
height of 2’ (0.6m).
4. Installation of an interior chimney is always preferable to an exterior chimney. Indeed, the interior chimney
will, by de
fi
nition, be hotter than an exterior chimney, being heated up by the ambient air in the house.
Therefore the gas which circulates will cool more slowly, thus reducing the build-up of creosote and the
risk of chimney
fi
res.
5. The draft caused by the tendency for hot air to rise will be increased with an interior chimney.
6. Using a
fi
re screen at the extremity of the chimney requires regular inspection in order to insure that it is
not obstructed thus blocking the draft, and it should be cleaned when used regularly.
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