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November 5, 2015
Mobile home installation
DANGER: DO NOT INSTALL IN BEDROOM.
WARNING: THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE
MOBILE HOME FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING/ROOF MUST
BE MAINTAINED.
1) Do the General stove installation steps 1 to 11.
2) The following requirements are
MANDATORY
for
installation in a mobile home.
a. The stove must be fixed onto floor of mobile
home with bolt and nuts.
b. The exterior air intake must be installed.
c. The stove must be electrically-grounded to
chassis of the mobile home. In USA, electrical
grounding to the certified terminals with 8 gauge
wire and using star washer are mandatory.
d. All of the following equipment must be certified
and approved for mobile home installation.
•
Double wall chimney connector
•
The chimney system
•
The roof flashing
•
The Storm collar
•
Cap with spark arrester
•
Firewall
•
Chimney ceiling support
•
Decorative collar
e. If the chimney is exposed outside from a wall
and placed lower than 7 feet (213 cm) above
the ground level where the mobile home is
situated. A shield must be installed around
chimney from the bottom to 7 feet (213 cm)
tall. If openings are made into the shield they
must be less than ¾ inch (2 cm) wide and
keep the distance of 4 inches (10,2 cm) or
more in order to avoid contact with chimney.
f.
The chimney must exceed at least 3 feet
(91,4 cm) from the highest point of opening
made in the roof.
g. Be sure to seal correctly the flashing of the
roof, the firewall and the exterior air inlet.
3) Always keep the door closed and lock. Open it only
when add wood or start fire.
4) To close the exterior air inlet, a damper must be
installed in the air intake pipe.
5) Don’t forget to open the damper when operate your
stove so that the smoke will not enter the house.
6) Always use certified parts for mobile home. Never use
a substitute.
