
Escape 1800 Insert Installation and Operation Manual
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4.5
Fan Operation ...................................................................................................... 22
4.5.1
Building Different Fires for Different Needs ...................................................... 22
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ...................................... 24
5.1
Insert Maintenance ............................................................................................... 24
5.1.1
Cleaning Door Glass ........................................................................................ 24
5.1.2
Door adjustment ............................................................................................... 25
5.1.3
Replacing the Door Gasket .............................................................................. 26
5.1.4
Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass ................................................. 26
5.1.5
Cleaning and Painting the Insert ...................................................................... 27
5.2
Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance ........................................................... 27
5.2.1
Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary .............................................................. 27
5.2.2
How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? ................................................... 28
5.2.3
Cleaning the Chimney ...................................................................................... 28
PART B - INSTALLATION .................................................................. 29
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Pre-Installation Masonry fireplace requirements ......................... 29
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Safety Information ........................................................................... 31
7.1
Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings .................................................. 31
7.2
Regulations Covering Insert Installation ............................................................... 32
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Clearances to Combustible Material .............................................. 33
8.1
Location of the Certification Label ........................................................................ 33
8.2
The Masonry Fireplace’s Draft Control System (Throat Damper) ......................... 33
8.3
Compliance of a Combustible Mantel Shelf .......................................................... 34
8.4
Positioning the Unit .............................................................................................. 35
8.5
Minimum Masonry Opening, Clearances to Combustibles, and Floor Protector .. 40
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The Venting System ......................................................................... 42
9.1
General ................................................................................................................ 42
9.2
Block-Off Plate ..................................................................................................... 42
9.3
Suitable Chimneys ............................................................................................... 43
9.4
Liner installation ................................................................................................... 43
9.5
Chimney liner installation ..................................................................................... 44
9.5.1
If the chimney liner does align with the insert’s flue outlet, you have
two options ....................................................................................................... 44
9.5.2
If the chimney liner does not align with the insert’s flue outlet.......................... 45
9.6
Minimum Chimney Height .................................................................................... 46