Fireplaces, Stoves, and Chimneys:Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions

Before installing a new stove, make certain the chimney is large enough to accept the necessary smoke pipe. If another stove or

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furnace is using the same chimney flue, connect the stove above or below the other one (never at the same level). The area of a chimney flue should be about 25 percent larger than the area of the smoke pipe that enters the chimney.

The same design and construction features required for a chimney serving a fireplace also apply to one used with a stove. If there is no chimney, then one must be built.

Operating Instructions

Stoves are similar to fireplaces in that they possess no power in them- selves to force smoke up a chimney. The pipe and chimney provide the draft, and if they are defective, the stove will not work satisfactorily.

The installation must be capable of providing sufficient air for the combustion process. At the same time, it must be able to expel smoke and other gases to the outdoors.

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