Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc.
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Homestead Models #8570F and #8570H
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Venting Components and Configuration
Components of a Venting System
The complete venting system consists of several
components: chimney connector, wall thimble, wall
pass-through, chimney, and liner. It is absolutely
necessary that you install all of these components
within the clearances to combustibles discussed
earlier to install your stove safely.
To protect against the possibility of a house fire, you
must properly install and constantly maintain the
venting system. Upon inspection, immediately
replace rusted, cracked, or broken components.
The
chimney connector
is the stovepipe from the
wood stove to the chimney. Install it into the
stainless steel oval-to-round connector
(mounted on the flue collar) on the wood stove
and connect it to an approved chimney. The
chimney connector stovepipe must be a 6” (152
mm) diameter, 24 MSG or 25 MSG blued steel
connector pipe.
Do not use aluminum or
galvanized steel pipe
—they cannot withstand
the extreme temperatures of a wood fire.
A
wall thimble
is a manufactured (or site-
constructed) device installed in combustible
walls through which the chimney connector
passes to the chimney. It keeps walls from
igniting. You must use a wall thimble when
installing a chimney connector through a
combustible wall to the chimney.
A
wall pass-through
(or chimney support
package) also keeps walls from igniting. You
must use one when connecting through a wall or
ceiling to a prefabricated chimney.
Only install this stove to a lined
masonry
chimney
or an approved high temperature
prefabricated residential
type building heating
appliance chimney.
Do not
connect this stove to
a chimney flue serving another appliance; you
will compromise the safe operation of both the
wood stove and the connected appliance.
A
liner
is the UL 1777or ULC S635 (for factory
built fireplace or masonry) chimney. It connects
the stainless steel oval-to-round adapter to the
chimney rain cap.
You must connect your stove to a chimney or liner
comparable to those recommended in this manual.
Do not use stovepipe as a chimney.
Use stovepipe
for freestanding installations only to connect the
stove to a proper chimney.
WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT THE STOVE TO
ANY AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM.
