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WinterWarm Fireplace Insert or System
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Section V: Completing the WinterWarm Installation
Prepare and Install the
WinterWarm Firechamber
1. Uncrate the WinterWarm Fire Chamber.
Uncrate
the WinterWarm Firechamber and place it mounted on
its shipping pallet about 24” (610mm) in front of its final
destination — a masonry fireplace if you’re installing the
Fireplace Insert, or the cabinet if you’re installing it as a
part of the Fireplace System. (If the pallet height does
not place the Fire Chamber slightly above the level of
the cabinet’s elevated platform in a Fireplace System
installation, the pallet itself must be raised.)
The WinterWarm firechamber is shipped with the
reversible flue collar in the rearmost position. The flue
collar
MUST
be in this position for use in the Fireplace
System.
DO NOT REVERSE THE FLUE COLLAR ON THE
FIRE CHAMBER IF YOU ARE INSTALLING IT INTO
THE CABINET OF THE WINTERWARM FIREPLACE
SYSTEM.
Locate the damper control handle in the parts bag on
top of the firechamber — it’s the biggest of the three
rods at 3/8” (9mm) — and screw it into place (refer to
Page 3, Fig. 27). Lift up on the handle and move it to
the left to open the damper. Open the fuel loading door.
NOTE:
The door will not open unless the damper is
open.
Expose the levelling bolts (and lighten the Fire Cham-
ber for easier handling) by removing the load door, the
front grate bars, the ash grate, the ash pan, and the ash
door. (Fig. 49)
2. Install the Levelling Bolts.
Remove the two 5/16”
(8mm) lag bolts that secure the WinterWarm to the pal-
let. Slide the WinterWarm forward on the pallet until the
front levelling screw holes are accessible; screw in the
missing front levelling screws (located in the finish bag).
All four levelling screws should be positioned so they do
not protrude below the plane of the shroud bottom.
3. Install an Optional Probe Thermometer.
The
WinterWarm is designed to accept a catalytic probe that
monitors the temperature in the secondary combustion
chamber. Your dealer can provide details on the probes
that are available.
If you have purchased a probe, install it at this time.
Remove the twelve hex head sheet metal screws that
secure the WinterWarm shroud to its bottom panel and
the two 1/4-20 hex head cap screws on the flue collar.
Remove the probe plug from the upper center of the
cast WinterWarm back. Select a drill bit correspond-
ing to the size of the probe you have purchased; spin
the drill bit gently by hand through the exposed refrac-
tory material. Insert the probe carefully into the hole all
the way to the probe’s end. Route the probe lead right
or left, but on top of the rib cast into the WinterWarm
side, until the lead protrudes out the front. Replace and
refasten the shroud and the flue collar.
4. Install the Air Box of the Outside Air Kit.
The
Outside Air Kit may be used with either the WinterWarm
Fireplace Insert or the WinterWarm Fireplace System,
and introduces outside air to the fire chamber for com-
bustion. Outside air for combustion is especially desir-
able in some modern, super-insulated homes that have
little air infiltration.
The kit consists of an air box, a 3” x 24” (76 x 610mm)
air tube for Fireplace System installations, and a flange
for connecting the pipe to the cabinet. The air box
mounts on the left side of the fire chamber, and may be
vented either from the rear or from the side.
IMPORTANT:
When using the Outside Air Kit in a ma-
sonry fireplace installation, modifications to the fireplace
may be necessary. Be sure to meet with your local
building code inspector before beginning the installation
to determine whether your plans meet code require-
ments. Contact your local Vermont Castings’ Authorized
Dealer for advice.
Adhere to the following guidelines when installing the
outside air kit:
•
Do not terminate the duct in a garage, attic, base-
ment, or near another fuel-fed appliance.
•
No portion of the outside air duct may be higher than
the primary air inlet of the firechamber.
FP1128
Front view
close up
Front
Grate Bar
Ash Grate
Ash Pan
Ash Door
Door
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Fig. 49
Expose the levelling bolts by removing these parts.
