Jotul F 3 USA User Manual
Jøtul F 3 USA
Jøtul F 3 USA
Installation and Operating Instructions for the USA and Canada
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Table of contents:
Standards and Safety Notices ........................... 3
Installations ....................................................... 4
Chimney Requirements.....................................6
Masonry Chimney ....................................................................... 6
Prefabricated Chimney .............................................................. 6
Wall pass-throughs..................................................................... 7
Connecting to the Chimney ..............................8
Masonry chimneys ...................................................................... 8
Hearthmount/Fireplaces .......................................................... 8
Prefabricated Chimney .............................................................. 9
Clearances .......................................................... 9
Floor requirements ..................................................................... 9
Wall shields ................................................................................... 10
Stove Clearances.......................................................................... 11
Alcove Installations .......................................... 12
Operation ........................................................... 13
Controls .......................................................................................... 13
Breaking in your Stove ............................................................... 13
Starting/Maintaining ................................................................ 14
Formation of Creosote ............................................................... 14
Maintenance ......................................................14
Ash Removal.................................................................................. 15
Glass Care ...................................................................................... 15
General Maintenance ................................................................ 15
Gaskets ...........................................................................................15
Accessories .........................................................16
Firescreen ...................................................................................... 16
Floor Bracket Kit .......................................................................... 16
Stove -Top Thermometer ........................................................... 16
Appendix A (alternate floor protecion) ............................ 17
Parts Diagram ...................................................................... 18
Part list ................................................................................. 19
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Installation and Operation Instructions for USA/Canada
Installation et fonctionnement pour Canada
Safety notice: If this solid fuel room heater is not properly installed, a house fire may result.
For your safety, follow the installation directions. Contact local building or fire officials about
restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area. Save these instructions for
future reference.
Avis de sécurité: Une installation non appropriée de ce poêle de chauffage risque de provoquer
un incendie. Assurez votre sécurité en respectant les directives d’installation suivantes.
Consultez les autorités locales du bâtiment ou de la prévention des incendies au sujet des
restrictions et exigences relatives aux inspections d’installations dans votre région.
Tested and listed by ITS, Intertek Testing Services, Middleton, Wisconsin.
Tested to U.S. Standards: ANSI/UL 737 andANSI/UL 1482, Canadian Standards: CAN/ULC-S627-M93
Standards
The Jøtul F 3 woodstove has been tested and listed to:
U.S. Standards: ANSI/UL 737 and ANSI/UL 1482
Canada: CAN/ULC-S627-M93
Tests performed by:
ITS, Intertek Testing Services, Middleton, WI
Manufactured by:
Jøtul AS., P.O. Box 1411, Fredrikstad, Norway
Distributed by: Jøtul North America, P.O. Box 1157
400 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04104
This heater meets the U.S. Environment Protection
Agency’s Emissions limits for wood heaters
manufactured and sold after July 1, 1990.
Under specific test conditions, this heater has shown heat
output at rates ranging from 11,500 to 43,500 BTU’s per
hour.
The Jøtul F 3 woodstove is only listed to burn wood. Do
not burn any other fuels.
Check Building Codes
When installing, operating and maintaining your Jøtul F
3 woodstove, follow the guidelines presented in these
instructions, and make them available to anyone using
or servicing the stove.
Your city, town, county or province may require a building
permit to install a solid fuel burning appliance.
In the U.S., the National Fire Protection Association’s
Code, NFPA 211, Standards for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents
and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances, or similar regulations,
may apply to the installation of a solid fuel burning
appliance in your area.
In Canada, the guideline is established by the CSA
Standard, CAN/CSA-B365-M93, Installation Code for Solid-
Fuel-Burning Appliances and Equipment.
Always consult your local building inspector or authority
having jurisdiction to determine what regulations apply
in your area.
Read this entire manual before you install and use your
new room heater.
Save these instructions and make them available to
anyone using or servicing the stove.
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Notices
• Be sure to read this entire manual before you install
or use your new Jøtul F 3.
• If this room heater is not properly installed, a house
fire may result. To reduce the risk of fire, follow the
installation instructions. Failure to follow these
instructions may result in property damage, bodily
injury, or even death.
• Jøtul recommends that you have your new Jøtul F 3
installed by a professional installer of solid fuel
burning appliances.
• Extremely hot while in operation! Keep children,
clothing and furniture away. Contact may cause skin
burns.
• Avoid creating a low pressure condition in the room
where the stove is operating. Operating an exhaust
fan or a clothes dryer could create a low pressure area,
causing poisonous gases to come out of the stove into
the room.
You can prevent low pressure conditions by providing
adequate combustion air within 24” but not closer
than 12” from the stove. Or, simply install the optional
outside air manifold system, which allows the direct
connection of air from outside the house to the stove.
• Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire. Some
fuels will, during combustion, separate carbon
monoxide and generate it in the burn chamber.
Carbon monoxide is toxic, so please follow the
guidelines in this manual for proper operation of your
Jøtul F 3.
Reminder:
Your local officials have final authority in determining if
a proposed installation is acceptable. Any requirement,
that is requested by the local authority having jurisdiction,
that is not specifically addressed in this manual, defaults
to NFPA 211, and local codes.
In the U.S. or in Canada, CAN/CSA-B365-M and local codes.
Installing the venting
The Jøtul F 3 can be vented from the top, the rear or
from either the right or left side. Follow the instructions
below for the desired venting location.
Top exit venting
When top exit venting is desired, use a 3mm allen wrench
to remove the two set screws that secure the top casting
to the sides of the stove and lift off the top casting. Lay
the top casting on a flat surface upside down and remove
the 10mm bolt from the traverse bar and remove the
smoke outlet cover.
Reinstall the top casting, be sure to secure with the two
set screws that were removed. See figure 1.
Fig. 1
Stove pipe stop
Upside down
Top casting
• If you for some reason experience smoke “roll-out”
from the stove, it may activate smoke detectors if
installed in the house.
Do not connect this stove to any air distribution duct or
system.
Installation
If this solid fuel room heater is not properly installed a
house fire may result. For your safety, follow the
installation directions. Contact the local building or fire
officials about restrictions and installation inspection
requirements in your area.
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Traverse bar securing
smoke outlet cover to top
casting
Stove pipe top
Rear exit venting
When rear exit venting is desired it will be necessary to
“knock-out” the vent hole from the rear casting.
Remove the top casting of the stove by removing the two
3mm set screws that secures the top to the sides. The
set screws are located on the outside of the stove on the
top of each side panel.
Using a 10mm wrench remove the double rear
heatshields from the back of the stove. Remove the front
door to avoid damage to the glass. Reminder: Loss of the
door washer will result in improper door alignment when
reinstalling the door.
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Using a claw hammer or a small sledge hammer strike
the center of the 6” “knock-out” disc from the outside of
the stove. The “knock-out” disc will break into four
wedges and may need to be tapped out. Touch up any
remaining sharp edges with a file or hand grinder.
Note: The ivory Jøtul F 3 ’s are rear vented from the
factory. It is not necessary to “knock-out” the rear casting
of the stove. However, if top exit is desired it is necessary
to install a smoke outlet cover on the rear outlet of the
stove.
Reinstall the top casting and front door, remembering
the washer. The two rear heatshields must be reinstalled
on the stove. Remove the metal cover plates from the
heatshields and reinstall. Reminder: There is a small nut
used as a spacer between the two heatshields. See fig. 2.
Fig. 2
Spacers
Insert the end of the adapter with the four holes into
the stove. These holes allow the adaptor to be attached
to the stove’s internal collar, using the nuts and bolts
provided with the stove. See figure 3.
Fig. 3
The adaptor should be inserted into the stove until the
bead on the adapter is flush with the top, back or side
casting. Now the adaptor is ready to accept single or
double walled stove pipe. See figure 4.
Each joint of chimney connector or stove pipe must be
secured with at least three sheet metal screws to ensure
that the sections do not separate.
Fig. 4
Direction into the
stove
Adaptor bead should
be flush with stove
Heatshield with listing
label should be installed
on the outside
Side exit venting
If venting through the side is desired it will be necessary
to remove the top casting. Using a 3mm allen wrench
remove the two set screws that secure to the top to the
side panels. Remove the front door to avoid damage to
the glass. Reminder: Loss of the door washer will result
in improper door alignment when reinstalling the door.
Using a claw hammer or a small sledge hammer strike
the center of the 6” “knock-out” disc from the inside of
the stove. The “knock-out” disc will break into four
wedges and may need to be tapped out. Touch up any
remaining sharp edges with a file or hand grinder.
Reinstall the front door, remembering the washer and
the top casting.
Installing the stove pipe adapter
Stove pipe - chimney connector
The chimney connector is a single walled pipe used to
connect the stove to the chimney. For use with the
Jøtul F3 the chimney connector must be 6” in diameter,
with a minimum thickness of 24 gauge black steel.
Aluminum and galvanized steel pipe is not acceptable
for use with the Jøtul F3. These materials cannot
withstand the extreme temperatures of a wood fire and
can give off toxic fumes when heated.
Each chimney connector or stove pipe section must be
installed to the stove flue collar and to each other with
the male (crimped) end toward the stove. See figure 5.
Fig. 5
Crimped end installed
toward the stove
After the appropriate flue outlet in the stove has been
established the stove pipe adapter (included with every
stove) must be installed so that standard stove pipe can
be installed onto the stove.
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This prevents any amount of condensed or liquid
creosote from running down the outside of the pipe or
the stove top. All joints, including the flue collar
connection must be secured with three sheet metal
screws to ensure that the sections do not separate.
For the best performance the chimney connector should
be as short and direct as possible, with no more than
two 90° elbows. The maximum horizontal run is 36” and
a recommended total length of stove pipe should not
exceed 10 feet. Always slope horizontal runs upward ¼”
per foot toward the chimney.
No part of the chimney connector may pass through an
attic or roof space, closet or other concealed space, or
through a floor or ceiling. All sections of the chimney
connectors must be accessible for cleaning. Where
passage through a wall or partition of combustible
construction is desired, the installation must conform
with NFPA 211 or CAN/CSA-B365, and is also addressed in
this manual.
Do not connect this unit to a chimney flue servicing
another appliance.
many local codes differ from the national code to take
into account climate, altitude, or other factors. It is
important that you check with your local building
officials to find out what codes apply in your area before
installing your new Jøtul F3.
Masonry chimneys
When installing the Jøtul F3 into a masonry chimney you
must conform to all of the following guidelines:
• The masonry chimney must have a fireclay liner or
equivalent, with a minimum thickness of 5/8” and
must be installed with refractory mortar. There must
be at least 1/2” air space between the flue liner and
chimney wall.
• The fireclay flue liner must have a nominal size of 8”
x 8”, and should not be larger than 8”x 12”. If a round
fireclay liner is to be used it must have a minimum
inside diameter of 6” and not larger than 8” in
diameter. If a chimney with larger dimensions is to
be used, it should be relined with an appropriate liner
that is code approved.
Do not use the connector pipe as a chimney.
Chimney requirements
There are two types of chimneys suitable for the Jøtul
F3:
1. A code- approved masonry chimney with a flue liner.
2. A prefabricated chimney complying with the
requirements for type HT (2100°F) chimneys per UL
103 or ULC S629.
The chimney size should not be less than the crosssectional area of the flue collar, and not more than three
times greater than the cross-sectional area of the flue
collar.
When selecting a chimney type and the location for the
ce of the chimney, as well as the proximity of surrounding
trees or buildings.
As a result, a short masonry chimney on the exterior of a
house will give the poorest performance. This is because
it can be very difficult to warm the chimney thereby
creating inadequate draft. In extremely cold northern
areas it may be necessary to reline the chimney or extend
its height to help establish draft.
Oppositely, a tall masonry chimney inside the house is
easier to keep warm and will perform the best.
The following guidelines give the necessary chimney
requirements based on the national code (ANSI-NFPA 211
for the us. And CSA CAN-B365 for Canada). However,
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• The masonry wall of the chimney, if brick or modular
block, must be a minimum of 4” nominal thickness.
A mountain or rubble stone wall must be at least 12”
thick.
• A newly-built chimney must conform to local codes
and in their absence must recognize national
regulations.
• When using an existing chimney, it must be inspected
by a professional licensed chimney sweep, fire official,
or code officer, to ensure that the chimney is in proper
working order.
• No other appliance can be vented into the same flue.
• An airtight clean-out door should be located at the
base of the chimney.
Prefabricated chimneys
If a prefabricated metal chimney is to be used it must be
a chimney type that is tested and listed for use with solid
fuel burning appliances. High temperature (ht) chimney
standard UL103 for the U.S. And high temperature
standard ULC S-629 for Canada.
The manufacturer’s installation instructions must be
followed precisely. Always maintain the proper clearance
to combustibles as established by the pipe manufacturer.
This clearance is usually a minimum of 2”, although it
may vary by manufacturer or for certain chimney
components.
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