Drolet 45109A User Manual

US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY 28A CERTIFIED

WOODSTOVES

Verified and tested following

UL 1482 Standards by:

INSTRUCTIONS & OPERATIONS MANUAL

DROLET COMPAK EPA EXEMPT

Manufactured by : STOVE BUILDER INTERNATIONAL INC.

1700, Leon-Harmel, Quebec (Quebec) G1N 4R9

READ AND KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR REFERENCE

Tel : ( 418 ) 527-3060

Fax : ( 418 ) 527-4311

www.drolet.ca

45109A

2010-09-22

TABLE OF CONTENTS

To receive full warranty coverage, you will need to

show evidence of the date you purchased your

stove. Keep your sales invoice. We also

recommend that you register your warranty online at

www.drolet.ca

Registering your warranty online will help us track

rapidly the information we need on your stove.

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 2

ASSEMBLY ......................................................................................................................... 3

INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................... 5

POSITIONING THE STOVE ............................................................................................ 5

CLEARANCES FROM COMBUSTIBLES ........................................................................ 6

CHIMNEY ........................................................................................................................ 7

CHIMNEY CONNECTOR (STOVE PIPE) ....................................................................... 8

TYPICAL INSTALLATIONS ............................................................................................. 9

WOOD STOVE UTILISATION .......................................................................................... 13

AVERAGE ENERGY YIELD OF ONE AIR DRIED CORD OF CUT WOOD .................. 13

TESTING YOUR WOOD ............................................................................................... 14

THE FIRST FIRES ......................................................................................................... 14

IGNITION ....................................................................................................................... 14

ASH DISPOSAL ............................................................................................................ 15

AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 16

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................ 16

GLASS ........................................................................................................................... 16

GASKETING .................................................................................................................. 16

PAINT ............................................................................................................................ 17

WHEN DO I NEED TO REPLACE THE FIREBRICKS? ................................................ 17

REPLACEMENT PARTS ............................................................................................... 17

DROLET LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY ...................................................................... 18

INTRODUCTION

STOVE BUILDER INTERNATIONAL INC., one of the most important wood stove and fireplace manufacturers in Canada, congratulates you on your purchase and wishes to help you get maximum satisfaction from your wood stove. In the pages that follow, we will give you advice on wood heating and controlled combustion as well as technical specifications regarding installation, operation and maintenance of the model you have chosen.

The instructions pertaining to the installation of your wood stove comply with UL-1482 standards.

Read this entire manual before you install and use your new stove. If this stove is not properly installed, 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.

Consult your municipal building department or fire officials about restrictions and installations requirements in your area and the need to obtain a permit.

Make sure you keep this instruction manual. It will always be helpful. We also suggest that you consult our web site at www.drolet.ca . It will provide you with a full range of information, such as how to order replacement parts.

CAUTIONS:

HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY

CAUSE SKIN BURNS.

DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO IGNITE THE FIRE. DO NOT LEAVE THE STOVE UNATTENDED WHEN THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPENED. DO NOT BURN WASTES, FLAMMABLE FLUID SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPHTHA OR MOTOR OIL. DO NOT CONNECT TO ANY AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM. ALWAYS CLOSE THE DOOR AFTER THE IGNITION.

ASSEMBLY

Legs installation:

Position the stove on its back and screw the legs in place with 8 screws, 8 bolts, and 8 washers;

Ash lip Installation:

Screw in place with 2 bolts, 2 screws, and 2 washers.

Cast iron flue collar installation:

1. Peel off the tape from the back of the gasket and attach the gasket to the rope groove at the back of the flue collar;

2. Mount flue collar on top of the stove. Make sure that the damper holes on each side of the flue collar are parallel to the back of the stove;

3. Fix the flue collar with the hardware supplied;

4. Install the flue damper inside the flue collar as illustrated.

Back air intake, ash dump cap, and firebricks installation:

1. Slide the back air intake(A) behind the bracket welded on the back of the stove;

2. Install the bottom firebricks first, then the side ones;

3. Install the back firebricks;

4. Insert the ash dump cap on the bottom hole.

(A)

INSTALLATION

SAFETY NOTICE

IF THIS STOVE IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, 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.

CONSULT YOUR MUNICIPAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT OR FIRE OFFICIALS ABOUT RESTRICTIONS

AND INSTALLATIONS REQUIREMENTS IN YOUR AREA.

USE SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE ROOM WHERE YOUR STOVE IS INSTALLED. KEEP FURNITURE AND DRAPES WELL AWAY FROM THE STOVE. NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID,

OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR "FRESHEN UP" A FIRE. KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STOVE.

IN THE EVENT OF A CHIMNEY FIRE, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. DO NOT CONNECT TO ANY AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM. A SOURCE OF FRESH AIR INTO THE ROOM OR SPACE HEATED SHALL BE PROVIDED WHEN

REQUIRED.

POSITIONING THE STOVE

It is very important to position the wood stove as close as possible to the chimney, and in an area that will favour the most efficient heat distribution possible throughout the house. The stove must therefore be installed in the room where the most time is spent, and in the most spacious room possible. Recall that wood stoves produce radiating heat, the heat we feel when we are close to a wood stove. A wood stove also functions by convection, that is through the displacement of hot air accelerated upwards and its replacement with cooler air. If necessary, the hot air distribution from the stove may be facilitated by a blower or the installation of floor or wall grids.

The wood stove must not be hooked up to a hot air distribution system since an excessive accumulation of heat may occur.

A wood stove must never be installed in a hallway or near a staircase, since it may block the way in case of fire or fall to respect required clearances.

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