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1. The chim ney should have a fire clay liner in good
condition. Loose or cracked liner sections can be
hazardous. If the chim ney does not have a liner, one can
be installed by a qualified professional. Som e m etal
liners are acceptable to use. Check with your stove
dealer or local building code agency for acceptability of
these liners.
2. No part of the chim ney should have any leaks, m issing
m asonry, cracks, loose m ortar or soft m ortar.
3. There should be no m ortar or parts of chim ney blocking
the chim ney flue.
4. There should be a m inim um 2-inch clearance between
any part of the fireplace or chim ney and any com bustible
m aterials.
5. The fireplace and chim ney should be built on a solid
concrete footing supported by the ground and not
attached to the house.
6. The chim ney m ust have a good natural draft and should
be self-starting. A chim ney that has a poor draft and is
subject to draft reversal should be repaired or replaced
before using.
7. The chim ney should be the proper size. Som e fireplace
chim neys are quite large and will cause poor stove
perform ance and excessive creosote. The rule of thum b
is that the chim ney flue should be roughly no m ore than
three tim es the flue opening on the stove. A 6-inch stove
flue will work in a 8-inch by 12-inch fireplace flue. It m ay
be necessary to install another liner in an oversized
chim ney.
8. The chim ney should extend at least 3 feet above the
roof and at least 2 feet above any point of the roof within
10 feet.
9. This stove m ust be used alone in the chim ney. Any
unused opening m ust be perm anently sealed with
m asonry by a skilled brick m ason. A clip-in type flue
cover is not acceptable for this use because of the
likelihood of it com ing loose during a chim ney fire and
possibly spreading the fire.
10. The stove m ay be installed using a m asonry relining
system or m etallic chim ney or m etallic relining
system that m eets or exceeds UL 1777.
11. The Cricket is approved for installation with Class “A”
pipe.
Your local building Code agency or Fire Safety inspector
can refer you to a qualified professional who can inspect
your chim ney for you.
Rem em ber to have your chim ney inspected for leaks
and blockage before you install your stove.
Installation into a m asonry fireplace is very sim ilar to
installation into a factory-built fireplace.
CAUTION: Before using the Cricket, or any other
w oodstove w ith a 6" flue, it is critical to first determ ine
if the chim ney is lined and that the liner is neither too
sm all or too large for the stove you w ish to use. Either
your SIERRA w oodstove dealer or a qualified chim ney
sw eep should first inspect your chimney.
If your chim ney is lined with a clay tile liner which is no
sm aller than 6" x 6" or larger than 8" x 12" inside
m easurem ents, you m ay install the Cricket in your
fireplace.
The general accepted rule is the cross-sectional area of
the chim ney should be no m ore than three tim es the cross-
sectional area of the flue exit of the stove. The cross-
sectional area of a 6" flue or your Cricket is 28 sq. inches.
Installation:
Your stove m ust be directly connected to your chim ney in
one of the following 3 m ethods:
1.
Ceram ic W ool
A. Rem ove or secure open the existing fireplace
dam per. Install a section of flexible pipe through the
dam per, up the chim ney at least ½ the way up the
first chim ney liner. Oval or round pipe m ay be used,
if oval pipe is used you will need to adapt it to the 6"
flue collar of he stove.
B. Pack the area around the pipe and the dam per area
or the chim ney liner with ceram ic wool. Make sure it
is packed tight so no air can go between the pipe
and chim ney liner.
C. Adjust the pipe to the approxim ate height of the flue
collar on the stove.
D. Slide the pipe down into the flue collar as far as
possible.
E. Slide the pipe down into the flue collar as far as
possible. Secure te pipe to the flue collar with at
least three m etal screws.
F. Make sure the ceram ic wool is still in place and no
heat from the stove can fo up the chim ney.
2.
Positive Connect Kit
You m ay want to obtain a “positive connect kit” from you
dealer. They are m ade of m etal and are designed to
close off the entire upper part of your fireplace allowing
only the stove pipe to exit up the chim ney. Norm ally
these kits are not offered to or intended for the do-it-
yourselfer.
3.
Total Reline
Total relining of your chim ney m ay be required where
the existing chim ney is too large to draw properly or does
not have a clay chim ney liner. Total relining is norm ally
beyond the expertise of the best do-it-yourselfer, and we
urge you to have your dealer or a certified chim ney sweep
do it for you.
III. FREESTANDING INSTALLATION
1. Rem ove the hardware package taped to the inside of
the pedestal.
2. Position the Cricket on top of the pedestal.
3. Be sure that the holes in the brackets on the stove line
up with the notched brackets on the insides of the
pedestal.
4. Using the hardware provided (nuts, bolts, and washers),
secure the stove to the pedestal by running the bolts
through the stove bracket holes and installing washers
and nuts.
IT IS IM PORTANT THAT THE STO VE BE TIGHTLY
BOLTED TO THE PEDESTAL.
