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Resolute
®
Acclaim Woodburning Stove
30003843
installation
SAFETy NoTiCE: iF yoUR RESolUTE ACClAiM
iS NoT pRopERly iNSTAllED, opERATED AND
MAiNTAiNED, A hoUSE FiRE MAy RESUlT. FoR
SAFETy, FolloW All iNSTAllATioN, opERA-
TioN AND MAiNTENANCE DiRECTioNS. CoNTACT
loCAl bUilDiNg oFFiCiAlS AboUT RESTRiC-
TioNS AND iNSTAllATioN iNSpECTioN REqUiRE-
MENTS iN yoUR AREA.
Before you begin an installation, review your plans to
see that:
•
Your stove and chimney connector will be far
enough from combustible material to meet all
clearance requirements.
•
The floor protector is large enough and is con-
structed properly to meet all requirements.
•
You have all necessary permits from local author-
ities.
Your local building official is the final authority for ap-
proving your installation as safe and determining that it
meets local and state codes.
The metal label permanently attached to the back of
every Vermont Castings stove indicates that it has
been tested to current standards, and gives the name
of the testing laboratory. Clearance and installation
information is also printed on the label. Local authorities
generally will accept the label as evidence that, when
the stove is installed according to the information on the
label and in this manual, the installation meets codes
and can be approved.
Codes vary in different countries, however. Before
starting the installation, review your plans with the local
building authority. Your local dealer can provide any ad-
ditional information needed.
iMpoRTANT: FAilURE To FolloW ThESE iN-
STAllATioN iNSTRUCTioNS MAy RESUlT iN A
DANgERoUS SiTUATioN, iNClUDiNg A ChiMNEy
oR hoUSE FiRE. FolloW All iNSTRUCTioNS
ExACTly AND Do NoT AlloW MAkEShiFT CoM-
pRoMiSES To ENDANgER pRopERTy AND pER-
SoNAl SAFETy.
All local regulations, including those referring to
national and European standards need to be com-
plied with when installing this stove.
What kind of Chimney to Use
Your Resolute Acclaim may be connected either to a
sound masonry chimney that meets local codes, to a
relined masonry chimney that meets local codes, or to
an approved prefabricated metal chimney. Whatever
kind you use, the chimney and chimney connector must
be in good condition and kept clean.
If you use an existing masonry chimney, it must be in-
spected to ensure safe condition before the stove is in-
stalled. Your local professional chimney sweep, building
inspector, or fire department official will be able to make
the inspection or to direct you to someone who can.
The flue and chimney design must meet requirement
J, Part J of the building regulations 000 (Combustion
Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems).
Masonry Chimneys
An inspection of the chimney must confirm that it has
a lining. Do not use an unlined chimney. The chimney
also should be examined for cracks, loose mortar,
other signs of deterioration, and blockage. Repair any
defects before the chimney is used with your stove.
ST241
chimney types
12/13/99 djt
A prefabricated doube-wall
insulated chimney
A tile-lined
masonry
chimney
ST41
Fig. 2
Standard chimney types.
Unused openings in an existing masonry chimney must
be sealed with masonry to the thickness of the chimney
wall, and the chimney liner should be repaired. Open-
ings sealed with pie plates or wallpaper are a hazard
and should be sealed with mortar or refractory cement.
In the event of a chimney fire, flames and smoke may
be forced out of these unused thimbles.
The chimney should be thoroughly cleaned before use.
A newly-built masonry chimney must conform to the
standards of your local building code or, in the absence
of a local code, to a recognized national code. Masonry
chimneys must be lined, either with code-approved ma-
sonry or precast refractory tiles, stainless steel pipe, or
a code-approved, “poured-in-place” liner. The chim-
ney’s clean-out door must seal tightly to help ensure a
good draft.