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1. Installation
1.1 Assembly Before Installation
The Jøtul F 500 V3
is shipped with the flue collar
attached in the top position and the front ash lip and
combustor monitor (thermometer) inside the stove.
• Changing the Flue Collar to Rear Exit: While holding the
M6 flange nuts on the inside of the flue collar to keep
them from falling into the stove, use a 10 mm open end
wrench or socket wrench to remove the two M6 bolts
with M6 fender washers. Orient the flue collar to the
rear and use the same hardware to re-attach it to the
stove.
• Take out the front ash lip, which is inside the burn
chamber. The ash lip is placed loosely on top of the
base plate.
• See section 5.5 for combustor monitor installation.
2. Chimney and Chimney
Connector Requirements
2.1 Chimney Connector
The chimney connector is a single walled pipe used to
connect the stove to the chimney. For use with the
Jøtul F 500 V3, the chimney connector must be 6”
(152mm) in diameter, with a minimum thickness of 24
gauge black steel. Attach the flue collar to the chimney
connection using 2 self-drilling screws found in the
miscellaneous kit.
• Aluminum and Galvanized steel pipe is not
acceptable for use with the Jøtul F 500
V3.
These materials cannot withstand the extreme
temperatures of a wood fire and can give off toxic
fumes when heated.
• Do not use the connector pipe as a chimney.
• Each chimney connector or stove pipe section must
be installed to the stove flue collar and to each other
with the male (crimped) end toward the stove. See
figure 2. This prevents any amount of condensed or
liquid creosote from running down the outside of the
pipe or the stove top.
• All joints must be secured with three sheet metal
screws.
• For the best performance the chimney connector
should be as short and direct as possible, with no
more than two 90° elbows.
• The maximum horizontal run is 36” (915mm) and a
recommended total length of stove pipe should not
exceed 10 feet.
• Horizontal runs must slope upward 1/4” (6,35mm) per
foot toward the chimney.
• Where passage through a wall or partition of
combustible construction is desired, the installation
must conform with NFPA 211 and is also addressed in
this manual.
• No part of the chimney connector may pass through an
attic or roof space, closet or other concealed space, or
through a floor or ceiling.
• All sections of the chimney connectors must be
accessible for cleaning.
• Where passage through a wall or partition of
combustible construction is desired, the installation
must conform with NFPA 211 and is also addressed in
this manual.
• Do not connect this unit to a chimney flue servicing
another appliance.
2.2 General Chimney Requirements
The F 500 V3 is approved for use with:
1. A code-approved masonry chimney and flue liner.
2. A prefabricated chimney complying with the
requirements for Type HT (2100°F) chimneys per
UL 103 .
An existing chimney system must pass a UL 1482
Level II inspection conducted by a qualified technician or
building official.
The chimney flue size should not be less than the
cross-sectional area of the stove flue collar, and not more
than three times greater than the cross-sectional area of
the flue collar.
Chimney Considerations
When choosing a chimney type and location in the
house, keep this in mind: it is the chimney that makes
the stove work, not the stove that makes the chimney
work. The chimney allows the temperature difference
between inside and outside air to create suction, called
“draft”, which pulls air through the stove necessary to
support combustion. Since draft is the force which moves
air from the stove up through the chimney, its strength
is critical to proper stove function. Besides air pressure
differential, draft strength is affected other factors
including:
• chimney condition and height
• surrounding construction, other buildings
* nearby trees, local geography
• wind conditions and climate
