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CHIMNEY
Your wood stove may be hooked up with a prefabricated or masonry chimney. If you are using a prefab chimney, it
must comply with S-629 standards; therefore it must be approved for up to 2100
o
F (650 C). It is extremely
important that it be installed according to the manufacturer's specifications.
If you are using a masonry chimney, it is important that it be built in compliance with the specifications of the National
Building Code. It must be lined with refractory bricks, metal or clay tiles sealed together with fire cement. (Round
flues are the most efficient).
The interior diameter of the chimney flue must be identical to that of the stove smoke exhaust. A flue which is too
small may cause draft problems, while a large flue favors rapid cooling of the gas, thus enhancing creosote build-up
and the risk of chimney fires. Current practice requires that the area of the chimney flue do not exceed the stove
exhaust area by more than 35%. For a round pipe, 35% of the area represents approximately 1” (25 mm) on the
diameter. (Ex: For a stove with an exhaust of 6”, the chimney flue should not exceed 7” of diameter.) Note that it is
the chimney and not the stove which creates the draft effect; your stove's performance is directly dependent on an
adequate draft from your chimney.
The following recommendations may be useful for the installation of your chimney:
1) It must rise above the roof at least 3' (0,9 m) from the uppermost point of contact.
2) The chimney must exceed any part of the building or other obstruction within a 10' (3,04 m) distance by a
height of 2' (0,60 m).
3) Installation of an interior chimney is always preferable to an exterior chimney. Indeed, the interior chimney
will by definition be hotter than an exterior chimney, being heated up by the ambient air in the house.
Therefore the gases which circulate will cool more slowly thus reducing the build-up of creosote and the risk
of chimney fires.
The draft, which is created by the tendency for hot air to rise, will be better with an interior chimney.
4) You must not install more than one heating unit per chimney flue.
5) The use of a fire-screen at the extremity of the chimney requires regular inspection in order to insure that it is
not obstructed.
STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION OF YOUR CHIMNEY
Note: The way to install your chimney may vary from one chimney manufacturer to another. The instructions
contained in this manual are based on the recommendations of chimney manufacturers whose products are sold at
many Canadian retailers of wood stoves and related heating accessories.
WALL SUPPORT SYSTEM
If your chimney must rise along an outside wall, you need to connect it to your stove through an adjacent wall. For
this type of installation, the following items are normally required:
Chimney
Suitable lengths of chimney (enough to go up to your roof)
An adjustable wall support
A wall thimble
An adequate number of wall bands (one for every 8 feet of chimney, excluding the roof portion)
A stove pipe adapter
One insulated tee & plug
A chimney cap.
Roof guys (if required)
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