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Vermont Castings • Montpelier Medium Insert Installation & Operating Manual_R26 • 05/19
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Introduction
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The Montpelier Medium Insert is designed, tested
and listed for burning wood. Do not burn other fuels.
The Montpelier Medium Insert is not listed for mobile
home installations.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in
property damage, bodily injury or even death.
Thank you for purchasing a Vermont Castings Montpelier Medium 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 UL1482-1996(R2006) for the United
States and ULC S628-93 for Canada. This Insert is listed to, and in compliance with, the standards set forth by the Federal
Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 60.532(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 Protection
Agency’s emission limits for wood heaters sold after May 15, 2015. Under specific test conditions this heater has been shown
to deliver heat at a rate ranging from 10,100 to 27,550 BTU/hr.
For more complete details on stove performance and specifications, please refer to Page 3.
The Montpelier Medium Insert is designed, tested and listed for burning wood. Do not burn other fuels.
Installation or service of the Montpelier Medium 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.
WARNING
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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
Dimensions
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Installation .............................................................. 5
Smoke Alarm/Safety Tip .......................................
11
Operation ..............................................................
12
Maintenance ......................................................... 15
Optional Accessories ............................................ 18
Service Parts List.................................................. 19
Warranty ...............................................................
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SAFETY NOTICE: IF THIS APPLIANCE IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED, A HOUSE
FIRE MAY RESULT.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. FAILURE TO FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. CONTACT LOCAL
BUILDING OFFICIALS ABOUT RESTRICTIONS AND INSTALLATION INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IN YOUR AREA.
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WARNING
This product and the fuels used to operate this product
(wood), and the products of combustion of such fuels, can
expose you to chemicals including carbon black, which
is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and
carbon monoxide, which is know to the State of California
to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For
more information go to: www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
California safety information
