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CHIMNEY CONNECTOR (STOVE PIPE)
Your chimney connector and chimney must have the same diameter as
the stove outlet (6”). If this is not the case, we recommend you contact
your dealer in order to insure there will be no problem with the draft. The
stove pipe must be made of aluminized or cold roll steel with a minimum
thickness of 0.021” or 0.53 mm. It is strictly forbidden to use galvanized
steel. Your smoke pipe should be assembled in such a way that the male
section (crimped end) of the pipe faces down. Attach each of the sections to
one another with three equidistant metal screws. The pipe must be short and
straight. All sections installed horizontally must slope at least 1/4 inch per
foot, with the upper end of the section toward the chimney. Any installation
with a horizontal run of chimney pipe must conform to NFPA 211.
You may
contact NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and request the latest
edition of the NFPA Standard 211
. To insure a good draft, the total length
of the coupling pipe should never exceed 8’ to 10’ (2.4m to 3.04 m). (Except for cases of vertical installation, cathedral-roof style where
the smoke exhaust system can be much longer and connected without problem to the chimney at the ceiling of the room). There should
never be more than two 90 degrees elbows in the smoke exhaust system. Installation of a “barometric draft stabilizer” (fireplace register)
on a smoke exhaust system is prohibited. Furthermore, installation of a draft damper is not recommended. Indeed, with a controlled
combustion wood stove, the draft is regulated upon intake of the combustion air in the stove and not at the exhaust.
IMPORTANCE OF PROPER DRAFT
Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up through the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney depends on the
length of the chimney, local geography, nearby obstructions and other factors. Too much draft may cause excessive temperatures in the
appliance. Inadequate draft may cause backpuffing into the room and ‘plugging’ of the chimney. Inadequate draft will cause the appliance
to leak smoke into the room through appliance and chimney connector joints. An uncontrollable burn or excessive temperature indicates
excessive draft.
CHIMNEY
Your wood stove may be hooked up with a 6” factory built
or masonry chimney. If you are using a factory built chim-
ney, it must comply with UL 103 or CSA-B365 standard;
therefore it must be a Type HT (2100°F). It is extremely im-
portant that it be installed according to the manufacturer’s
specifications. Take into account the chimney’s location to
insure it is not too close to neighbors or in a valley which
may cause unhealthy or nuisance conditions. If you are
using a masonry chimney, it is important that it be built in
compliance with the specifications of the National Building
Code. It must be lined with fire clay bricks, metal or clay
tiles sealed together with fire cement. (Round flues are the
most efficient). The interior diameter of the chimney flue
must be identical to the stove smoke exhaust. A flue which
is too small may cause draft problems, while a large flue favours rapid cooling of the gas, and hence the build-up of creosote and the risk
of chimney fires. Note that it is the chimney and not the stove which creates the draft effect; your stove’s performance is directly dependent
on an adequate draft from your chimney.
The following recommendations may be useful for the installation of your chimney:
1. DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
2. It must rise above the roof at least 3’ (0.9m) from the uppermost point of contact.
3. The chimney must exceed any part of the building or other obstruction within a 10’ (3.04m) distance by a height of 2’ (0.6m).
4. Installation of an interior chimney is always preferable to an exterior chimney. Indeed, the interior chimney will, by definition, be
hotter than an exterior chimney, being heated up by the ambient air in the house. Therefore the gas which circulates will cool more
slowly, thus reducing the build-up of creosote and the risk of chimney fires.
5. The draft caused by the tendency for hot air to rise will be increased with an interior chimney.
6. Using a fire screen at the extremity of the chimney requires regular inspection in order to insure that it is not obstructed thus blocking
the draft, and it should be cleaned when used regularly.
