Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
Bristol Model 8763
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Venting Information
Starter collar is installed by Hearthstone.
Use the following instructions along with the pipe
manufacturer’s
instructions
to complete
the
installation. Do not mix vent components from
different manufacturers within the same venting
system.
Approved Venting Manufacturers
The Bristol 8763 is approved for installation only with
the venting components provided by manufactures
listed on
this page.
Simpson Dura-Vent, Inc.
P.O. Box 1510
Vacaville, CA 95696-1510
800-835-4429
American Metal Products
(AmeriVent)
8601 Hacks Cross Rd.
Olive Branch, MS 38654
800-423-4270
Selkirk Corporation
1301 W. President George Bush Hwy, Suite 330
Richardson, TX 75080-1139
800-992-8368
Security Chimneys International Ltd
(Secure Vent)
2125 Monterey, Laval, Quebec
Canada, H7L 3T6
450-973-9999
ICC, Inc.
400 J-F Kennedy, St. Jerome, Quebec
Canada, J7Y 4B7
450-565-6336
Metal-Fab, Inc.
P.O. Box 1138
Wichita, Kansas 67201
316-943-2351
Venting Terminations
The Bristol cannot be vented jointly with any other
solid fuel or gas appliance. It must be vented directly
to the outside of the building using a proper
termination as listed in this manual. After determining
the venting configuration for your stove, select the
vent system that will best accommodate your
installation.
CAUTION:
ENSURE
ALL
STOVE
AND
TERMINATION
CAP
CLEARANCES
ARE
OBSERVED PER THIS OWNER’S MANUAL.
CAUTION: ENSURE THERE IS NO WIRING OR
PLUMBING IN THE CHOSEN LOCATION.
CAUTION: DO NOT RECESS VENTING TERMINALS
INTO A WALL OR SIDING.
Approved Venting Configurations
WARNING:
IN
HIGH
WIND
AREAS
AND
PARTICULARLY COLD CLIMATES IT MAY BE
NECESSARY TO HEAT YOUR VENT SYSTEM WITH
THE PILOT PRIOR TO IGNITION OF THE MAIN
BURNER.
IN
THESE
INSTANCES
IT
IS
RECOMMENDED THAT YOU LEAVE THE PILOT
RUNNING FOR 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO IGNITING
THE MAIN BURNER. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
PROPER START UP AND IGNITION OF ALL PORTS
ON THE BURNER.
There are two types of venting configurations
approved for use with this appliance:
Vertical Venting/Vertical Termination
Vertical Venting/Horizontal Termination
Pipe Clearances to combustibles:
1" to vertical runs
1" below and to the side of horizontal runs
2" from the top of horizontal runs
Vertical Venting and Termination
The Bristol 8763 is approved for venting vertically
through a roof or ceiling. When installing a vertical
vent and/or vertical terminations you must adhere to
the following requirements:
When terminating vertically you must have at
least 10’ of vertical pipe.
The Vent Restrictor Kit must be installed and the
vent restrictor setting in Figure 12 must be
followed.
See
page
14
for
installation
instructions.
Always maintain a minimum of 1” clearance from
all sides of the vent system to any combustible
material.
Figure 7
– Minimum Corner Clearance
