Merrimack Large Insert
30004671
Introduction
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The Merrimack Large Insert is designed,
tested and listed for burning wood. Do not
burn other fuels.
The Merrimack Large Insert is not listed for
mobile home installations.
Failure to follow these instructions may
result in property damage, bodily injury or
even death.
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This stove has not been tested with an
unvented gas log set. To reduce the risk of
fire or injury, do not install an unvented gas
log set into this fireplace.
Specifications ......................................................... 3
Installation .............................................................. 4
Operation ................................................................ 9
Maintenance ......................................................... 13
Optional Accessories ............................................ 16
Replacement Parts ............................................... 17
Warranty ............................................................... 19
Table of contents
proposition 65 warning:
Fuels used in gas, wood-
burning or oil fired appliances, and the products of
combustion of such fuels, contain chemicals known
to the State of California to cause cancer, birth de-
fects and other reproductive harm.
California Health & Safety Code Sec. 549.6
Thank you for purchasing a Vermont Castings Merrimack Large Insert, an efficient wood stove carefully engineered to
bring you the latest in wood combustion principles and modern foundry technology.
This stove transforms a traditional masonry fireplace into a powerful heater. You can count on years of comfortable
heating and pleasurable fire-viewing if you operate and maintain it according to the directions in this Owner’s Guide.
This Insert has been tested and listed by OMNI-Test Laboratories of Portland, Oregon to ANSI/UL 148 for the United
States and ULC S68 for Canada. This Insert is listed to, and in compliance with, the standards set forth by the
Federal Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 60.53(b), as stated on the permanent label attached to the
stove.
This manual describes the installation and operation of this Insert. This heater meets the U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s emission limits for wood heaters sold after July 1, 1990. Under specific test conditions this heater has
been shown to deliver heat at a rate ranging from 10,750 to 31,780 BTU/hr.
For more complete details on stove performance and specifications, please refer to Page 3.
The Merrimack Large Insert is designed, tested and listed for burning wood. Do not burn other fuels.
Installation or service of the Merrimack Large Insert should be performed only by a qualified installer, preferably NFI or
WETT (Canada) certified.
Please read entire manual before you install and use your new Insert.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury or even death.
