LG S160 User Manual

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
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P/N 775,214M, Rev. C, 05/2008
Striker™ S160
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These appliances must be properly installed and operated in order to prevent the
possibility of a house re. Please read this entire installation and operation
manual before installing and using your wood stove. Failure to follow
these instructions could result in property damage, bodily injury or
even death. Contact your local building or re ofcials to obtain
a permit and information on any installation requirements
Report # 050-S-03b-2
and inspection requirements in your area.
Striker SA160
Wood Stoves
Model Striker™ S160
WARNINGS
• Hot! Do not touch! The glass and surfaces of this appliance will be hot during operation and will retain heat for a while after shutting off the appliance. Severe burns may result.
• Carefully supervise children in the same room as appliance.
General Safety Precautions
1. 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.
2. Wear gloves during installation to avoid injury from sharp edges on the stove and/or its parts.
3. This unit is designed and engineered to burn only dry, well­seasoned wood. Burning wet wood will greatly reduce the Stove’s efficiency, produce excessive amounts of smoke and can cause dangerous chimney fires due to creosote build­up.
4. Before opening the door, the draft control must be fully open to avoid possible combustion flash (ignition of hot volatile gases as the door is opened).
5. Do not use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this stove. Keep all flammable liquids and combustible materials 36” from any point of the stove when it is in use.
6. While burning, fuel utilizes oxygen from the air in the room. Be sure to allow an adequate amount of fresh air into the room where the stove is burning.
7. The outside surface of the stove will be hot while burning properly and can set items like clothing and curtains on fire. Keep furnishings and other combustible materials away from the stove. Using the heat from the stove to dry wet clothing can be hazardous if clothes are placed too near the surface of the stove.
8. Hot while in operation. Keep children, clothing furnishings and combustible material a considerable distance away. Contact may cause skin burns. Do not allow children to play near the stove without close supervision. Do not touch the stove while it is burning. Use extreme caution while the unit is in use. Surface temperatures become dangerously hot and can cause serious burns.
9. Do not allow anyone to operate the stove who is not familiar with the operating instructions.
10. Attempts to achieve heat output rates that exceed stove design specifications can result in permanent damage to the stove. Never leave your stove unattended on high burn rates. This may cause overfiring. Overfiring the stove may cause a house
If the stove glows, you are overfiring.
fire.
11. Keep a water hose or hand-operated fire extinguisher close for safety.
12. Smoke Detectors - Since there are always several potential sources of fire in any home, we recommend installing smoke detectors. If possible, install the smoke detector in a hallway adjacent to the room (to reduce the possibility of occasional false activation from the heat produced by the stove). If your local code requires a smoke detector be installed within the same room, you must follow the requirements of your local code. Check with your local building department for require ments in your area.
13. Inspect your chimney at least once a month during the burn ing season to check for soot and creosote accumulations. Any accumulations over 1/4” thick should be removed by a professional chimney sweep. Do not attempt to burn out heavy creosote accumulations with a hot fire. If large accumulations are occurring, review your burning procedures.
14. If a creosote fire should develop, the fire department should be called immediately and then attempts should be made to control the fire until assistance arrives. If a “runaway” fire should develop causing over-heating of the stove, the door and draft regulators should be closed immediately. The fire should die down once deprived of oxygen. After a severe chimney fire, the complete chimney system should be checked before further use.
15. Do not operate with a grate or with an elevated fire. Always build the fire on the surface of the firebrick.
16. Please read this entire manual before you install and use your new room heater. Failure to follow instructions may result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
17. Check all local building and safety codes before installation. The installation instructions and appropriate code require­ments must be followed exactly and without compromise. In the absence of local codes the following standards and codes must be followed.
18. In the U.S.A, install in accordance with 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-B365­M93, Installation Code for Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances and Equipment.
19. Do not connect to any air distribution duct or system.
20. WARNING: BURNING IMPROPER FUEL (I.E. CHARCOAL)
CAN RESULT IN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, WHICH MAY LEAD TO DEATH!
21. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – Early signs of carbon monox- ide poisoning resemble the flu with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you have these signs, get fresh air at once! Have the heater inspected by a qualified service technician. Some people are more affected by carbon monoxide than others. These include pregnant women, people with heart or lung disease or anemia, those under the influence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.
22. Failure to use manufacturer provided parts, variations in tech­niques and construction materials or practices other than those described in this manual may create a fire hazard and void the limited warranty.
23. Do not make any make-shift compromises during installation. Any modification or alteration may result in damage to the appliance or dwelling and will void the warranty, certification and listings of this unit.
24. These appliances are designed as supplemental heaters.
­Therefore, it is advisable to have an alternate heat source
when installed in a dwelling.
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Table of Contents
General Safety Precautions .................................................................2
Testing Information ...........................................................................4
Draft Requirements ...........................................................................4
Selecting the Proper Venting System ......................................................4
Negative Pressure Warning ................................................................5
Creosote ........................................................................................5
Ash Disposal ...................................................................................5
Fuel ............................................................................................
Burn-In Period .................................................................................5
Paint Curing ...................................................................................5
Clearances to Combustibles ................................................................6
Floor Protection ...............................................................................6
Reduced Clearances .........................................................................6
Alcove Clearances ............................................................................6
Mobile Home Installations ..................................................................6
Chimney and Connector .....................................................................6
Components Required for Installation .....................................................6
Installation Clearances Diagrams ..........................................................7
Leg and Heatshield Installation ............................................................8
Outside Air Kit Installation ..................................................................8
Stove Installation .............................................................................9
Pedestal Installation .........................................................................10
Post Installation Checks .....................................................................11
Brick Installation ..............................................................................11
Optional Blower Installation ................................................................13
Operating Hints ...............................................................................13
Starting and Maintaining a Fire ............................................................14
Cleaning Glass ................................................................................15
Operating Techniques and Hints ............................................................15
Getting the Most Out of Your Stove ........................................................15
Maximizing Your Stove’s Overall Efficiency ..............................................16
Achieving Clean, Long Burns ...............................................................16
Maintenance ...................................................................................17
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................18
Do’s and Don’ts ...............................................................................19
Replacement Parts List ......................................................................20
Accessories ....................................................................................21
Product Reference Information .............................................................22
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Testing Information
Selecting the Proper Venting System
This manual describes the installation and operation of the Striker™ S160 non-catalytic wood heaters. These heaters meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions limits for wood heaters sold on or after July 1, 1990. This heater has been developed, tested and constructed in accordance with the require­ments of UL 1482, ULC S627 and HUD standards and is listed by OMNI Test Laboratories, Beaverton, OR. It has been approved for residential, mobile home and alcove installations.
Draft Requirements
Your wood stove is dependent upon a properly functioning chimney for optimum performance. It is a high efficiency appliance that loses much less heat up the chimney than older appliances and fireplaces. For this reason it is important to match the stove to the chimney. The chimney has two functions:
1. It draws combustion air into the appliance (without air, no fuel will burn) and
2. It exhausts combustion by-products. Your new Country™ Col­lection stove is what is known as a “natural draft” appliance.
The appliance depends solely on the natural draft of the chimney system to draw combustion air into the unit. Draft is the force that moves air from the appliance up into the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney depends on the length of the chimney, local geography, nearby obstructions and other factors. Too much draft may cause excessive temperatures in the appliance (overfiring). Slow or inadequate draft equals poor combustion and possible smoking problems. The following are some conditions that may contribute to poor chimney draft:
1. A chimney too large for your appliance.
2. A chimney with not enough height to produce adequate draft.
3. A chimney with excessive height (this may allow exhaust to cool too much before exiting, which will stall the rate the exhaust exits).
4. Offsets in the venting system are too restrictive (see Chimney Guidelines).
Inadequate draft will cause the appliance to leak smoke into the room through the stove and the chimney connector joints.
Excessive draft may cause an uncontrollable burn or a glowing red stove or chimney part.
Overfiring Damage - If the heater or chimney connector glows, you are overfiring. Other symptoms may include: Cracking, warping or burning out of components, plated doors may turn color, stove glass may develop a haze, which will not come off with cleaning.
The appliance is merely one component of a larger system. The other equally important component is the venting system. This is necessary for achieving the required flow of combustion air to the fire chamber and for safely removing unwanted combustion byprod­ucts from the appliance. If the venting system’s design does not promote these ends, the system may not function properly. Poorly functioning venting systems may create performance problems as well as be a safety hazard. A draft test should read greater than .04’ W.C. (inches water column) and less than .08” W.C. As per NFPA-211 standard (see paragraph below), the installer must take into account all variables within the installation and install the appliance in such a manner that satisfies the draft requirements of the appliance. See Chimney Guidelines below to assist you in selecting the proper venting system for your installation.
American National Standards Institute ANSI/NFPA 211, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appli­ances - See Draft Section: A chimney or vent shall be so designed
and constructed to develop a flow sufficient to completely remove all flue and vent gases to the outside atmosphere. The venting system shall satisfy the draft requirements of the connected appliance in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Chimney Guidelines:
• This appliance requires approximately 12 feet minimum of “effective draw” provided by the venting system. As a rule of thumb, every 90 degree total direction change in the venting will result in a loss of approximately 5 feet of “effective draw.” Example: If two 45 degree offsets are used, subtract 5 feet from the actual vertical vent height to determine your “effec­tive draw.” In this case if you had 14 feet of vertical vent, the effective draw would only be approximately 9 feet (14 ft. - 5 ft. = 9 ft.), therefore it may be necessary to add additional height to the venting system.
• Do not install an offset within the first two feet above the flue outlet on the appliance.
• In well insulated and weather tight homes, it may be difficult to establish a good draft up your chimney. The poor draft is caused by a shortage of air in the house. In this situation an Outside Air Kit may need to be installed (See Negative Pressure Warning on Page 5 and Outside Combustion Air on Page 8).
Overfiring of a stove is a condition where excessive temperatures are reached, beyond the design capabilities of the appliance. The damage that occurs from overfiring is not covered under the manufacturer’s limited warranty.
Also see Troubleshooting on Page 18.
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Negative Pressure Warning
This appliance is not designed to be operated in a negative pres­sure. Very airtight homes with large kitchen exhaust fans, or homes with furnace cold air returns located in close proximity to the wood stove or fireplace insert may create negative pres­sure in the same room as the heating appliance. This can create dangerous back drafting of the stove and chimney joints, drawing combustion by-products into the home. Be sure your home has adequate makeup air to eliminate negative pressures caused by the above-mentioned sources. Outside air connected to the ap­pliance probably will not resolve such a problem as the stove or fireplace insert is not the source of negative pressure. Lennox Hearth Products accepts no liability for damages resulting from negative pressures described here.
Ventilation Requirements - Provide adequate air for combustion. The fresh air requirements of this appliance must be met within the space where it will be installed. Ventilation is essential when using a Solid-Fuel-Burning heater. In well insulated and weather tight homes, it may be difficult to establish a good draft up the chimney (caused by a shortage of air in the home). The lack of air is caused by many common household appliances which exhaust air from the home (such as a furnace, heat pump, air conditioner, clothes dryer, exhaust fans, fireplaces, and other fuel burning ap­pliances). Also, the combustion process of this heater uses oxygen from inside the dwelling. If the available fresh air delivery in the dwelling is insufficient to support the demands of these appliances, problems can result (i.e. excessive negative pressure can develop in the dwelling which will affect the rate at which this appliance can draft thus resulting in performance problems. To correct this problem it may help to open a window (preferably on the windward side of the house) or install an optional outside air kit.
Creosote
Creosote Formation and Need for Removal - When wood is burned
slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively cool chimney flue of a slow-burning fire. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, this creosote makes an extremely hot fire. The chimney and chimney connector should be inspected at least once every two months during the heating season to determine if a creosote build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated, it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
Ash Disposal
Ashes should be scooped out of a cool stove with a small metal shovel. Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible floor or on the ground, well away from all combustible materials, pending final disposal. If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be retained in the closed container until all the cinders have thoroughly cooled. Ashes can ignite up to 72 hours after removal from the stove.
Fuel
This unit is designed and engineered to burn, dry, well-seasoned wood only.
Dry, seasoned wood is that which has been cut, split and allowed to dry under a covered area where air is free to flow and circulate under and around the wood (not under a tarp or plastic). Make sure wood is not stacked directly on the ground, it may absorb moisture from the ground. It should be allowed to dry in these conditions for a minimum of six months, preferably one year or more. IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT WOOD CANNOT BE
LEFT IN ANY KIND OF WET OR DAMP AREA OR IT WILL NEVER BECOME COMPLETELY SEASONED.
Your stove will not operate at the level that it is meant to unless you use seasoned, dry wood. Do not burn driftwood or wood that has been in salt water, doing so will void your warranty. Do not burn treated wood, coal, garbage, cardboard, solvents, or colored paper. Burning treated wood, garbage, solvents, or colored paper may result in the release of toxic fumes. This type of burning will also void your warranty.
Burn-In Period
If your stove has a Gold or Nickel-Plated Door, be sure to clean it with a household type glass cleaner and a very soft cloth to remove any fingerprints and residues prior to the first fire and before any fire if the gold has been handled or soiled. Do not close the door tightly during the “Burn-In Period.” Also, open the door frequently (every 5-10 minutes) to keep the gasket from adhering to the curing paint. Ventilate the house well dur-
ing these first firings as the paint gives off carbon dioxide and unpleasant odors. It is recommended that persons sensitive to an imbalance in the indoor air quality avoid the stove during the curing process.
Please be patient with the heat output of your stove for the first few weeks. The steel will go through a curing process that eliminates moisture, which is deep in the steel and firebrick. This moisture will reduce initial heat output of your stove and may make it difficult to start. After you have broken in the paint on the stove it will be necessary to build hot fires to thoroughly remove the moisture from the appliance. Running the stove with the draft fully open for 1 to 1-1/2 hours after starting and adding generous amounts of fuel during the first week or two should complete the curing process. We recommend the use of a thermometer attached to the stovetop or chimney. Temperatures on the connector pipe should run in the 250-600 degree range. (DO NOT OVERFIRE THE
STOVE DURING THIS PROCESS. IF THE STOVE OR CHIMNEY BECOMES RED, REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF AIR ENTERING THE STOVE IMMEDIATELY).
Paint Curing
Your new Striker™ S160 wood stove is painted with a high tem­perature paint that cures during the first few firings. We recom­mend that you put your stove through a regimen of three burns. The first two should last for 20 minutes each at 250 degrees (the stove should be allowed to cool completely between each burn). The third should be a burn of at least 450 degrees F. for 45-60 minutes. The paint will become soft, gummy and emit non-toxic smoke during these burns. After the stove cools down for the third time, the paint will harden. DO NOT BUILD A LARGE ROARING
FIRE UNTIL THIS CURING EFFECT IS COMPLETE OR YOU MAY DAMAGE THE FINISH OF YOUR STOVE. Spray can touch-ups
should be done only with a high temperature stove paint (cat. no. 70K99), available from all Lennox Hearth Products dealers.
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Clearances to Combustibles
WARNING: BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HEATER AND THE SURFACE OF ANY COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION IS NOT LESS THAN SHOWN.
Approved Chimney* - Your stove is approved for use with Class
A, UL 103 HT (U.S.) / ULC-S629 (Canada) Listed Residential Type and Building Heating Appliance Chimney (HT chimney - 2100° Fahrenheit) and double wall connector pipe from Security™
Chimneys.
Floor Protection
USA - The floor in front and under the heater must be protected
with a minimum of 3/8” (10 mm) thick noncombustible material. The covering must extend 16” (406 mm) in front of the door opening of the heater and 8” (203 mm) to either side of the door opening and 5-1/2” (140 mm) to the rear or to the wall, whichever is smaller. In all installations a 16” (406 mm) minimum hearth extension (in front of the stove) is required as measured from the door opening of the unit.
Canada - The floor in front and under the heater must be protected with a minimum of 3/8” (10 mm) thick noncombustible material. The covering must extend 457 mm in front of the door opening of the heater and 200 mm to either side of the stove body and 200 mm to the rear or to the wall, whichever is smaller. In all installa­tions a 457 mm minimum hearth extension (in front of the stove) is required as measured from the door opening of the unit.
Reduced Clearances
Clearances to combustible surfaces can be reduced with the use of listed double wall connector pipe. See the clearances with double wall pipe on the following page.
Alcove Clearances
Single Wall Pipe - Minimum 48" (1219 mm) width, maximum 48"
(1219 mm) depth. Minimum ceiling height is 84” (2134 m).
Double Wall Pipe - Minimum 44" (1117 mm) width, maximum 48" (1219 mm) depth. Minimum ceiling height is 72” (1829 mm).
Clearances to connector shall be measured from 6" flue collar. Restrictions apply! Read instructions before installing.
Chimney and Connector
Minimum 6" diameter, minimum 24 MSG black steel connector pipe with listed factory-built chimney suitable for use with solid fuels or masonry chimney. Horizontal connection not tested, refer to local building codes for installation. Restrictions apply! Read instructions before installing.
Clearance dimensions are to 6” (152 mm) flue collar. If a single wall connector pipe with shield is used, a 1 inch air space is needed between pipe and shield. Shield attaches to rear of stove pipe and must run from stove top to ceiling. Pipe shield shall be UL listed.
Residential chimney systems must be from the same brands as listed for mobile homes but connector pipe may be double wall, single wall or single wall with shield as listed above.
Connector pipe and chimney must be of the same brand.
The chimney connector shall not pass through an attic or roof space, closet or similar concealed space, or a floor, or ceiling. Where passage through a wall, or partition of combustible construction is desired, the installation shall conform to CAN/CSA-B365.
There must be an effective vapor barrier at the location where the chimney or other component penetrates to the exterior of the structure. Follow the vent manufacturer's detailed instructions.
Mobile Home Installations
This appliance is approved for installation into a mobile home in the USA ONLY!
Installation should be in accordance with the Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR, Part 3280 (in Canada CAN/CSA Z240 MH), or, when such a standard is not applicable, the Standard for Mobile Home Installations, ANSI A225.1.
All mobile home installations require an outside air kit (cat. no. 71111 or 71112). The stove must be bolted to the floor and grounded to the chassis of the mobile home.
WARNING: DO NOT INSTALL IN SLEEPING ROOM OF A MOBILE HOME.
CAUTION: THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MO­BILE HOME FLOOR, WALL AND CEILING/ROOF MUST BE MAINTAINED.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: See Draft Requirements and Selecting a
Proper Venting System on Page 4 to assist you in choosing the proper venting system for your installation.
Components Required For Installation
Legs AND Bottom Heat Shield or Pedestal Base.
WARNING: In the event that you remove the blower for any reason, make sure a cover plate (available from Lennox Hearth Products) is installed before using the heater. Excessive rear wall temperatures will result if the stove is burned without the cover plate. Note: The cover plate is not necessary if a blower
has never been installed because a knock-out will be in place to act as the cover.
* Other approved chimney brands are Projet, Jakes Evans/GSW, Dura-vent, Metal Fab, Ameri-Tec, Metalbestos and Industrial Chimney (ICC).
Diagram B: Side View-Alcove & Parallel Installation
Diagram A: Top View-Parallel Installation
K
B
A
E
C
D
*L
K
Floor Protection
Floor Protection
Floor Protection
G G
F F
72" Min.
H
I
M
J
I
J
H
E
E
L
48”
Maximum
Depth
Diagram C: Top View-Corner Installation
N
P
T
Installation Clearances - Refer to Diagrams A, B and C
PIPE INSTALLATION A
6” Single Wall
6” Single w/ Pipe Shield
6” Double Wall
Residential or Alcove
Residential or Alcove
Residential or Alcove or Mobile
USA-16”
CAN-483mm
USA-10”
CAN-330mm8”200mm
USA-10”
CAN-330mm
Home*
PIPE INSTALLATION
Single Wall Residential or
Alcove
Single w/ Pipe Shield
Double Wall Air-Cooled
Residential or Alcove
Residential or Alcove or Mo-
H (2) I (6) J (2) K L (5)
USA-33-3/4” CAN-1111mm
USA-33-3/4” CAN-1111mm
USA-33-3/4” CAN-1111mm
bile Home*
PIPE INSTALLATION Nu Pu
Single Wall Residential or
Alcove
Single w/ Pipe Shield
Double Wall Air-Cooled
Residential or Alcove
Residential or Alcove or Mo-
30"
762mm
30"
762mm
30"
762mm
bile Home*
B (1)
14”
356mm
8”
200mm
USA-47-3/4” CAN-1340mm
USA-41-3/4” CAN-1188mm
USA-41-3/4” CAN-1188mm
36"
914mm
36"
914mm
36"
914mm
C
USA-21”
CAN-610mm
USA-18”
CAN-533mm
USA-18”
CAN-533mm
USA-33-1/2”
CAN-1003mm
USA-33-1/2”
CAN-1003mm
USA-33-1/2”
CAN-1003mm
T (6)
USA-58-1/2”
CAN-1645mm
USA-52”
CAN-1486mm
USA-52”
CAN-1486mm
D (1)
12-1/2” 318mm
E† 8”
200mm
9-1/2”
241mm8”200mm
9-1/2”
241mm8”200mm
USA-16”
CAN-450mm
USA-16”
CAN-450mm
USA-16”
CAN-450mm
† USA=8" (200mm) from door opening, Canada=8" (200mm) from sides and back of unit
u
Dimensions to Stove Body
* Mobile Home - USA only
F (1,4)
9-3/4”
248mm
5-1/2”
140mm
5-1/2”
140mm
USA 0"
CAN-200mm
USA 0"
CAN-200mm
USA 0"
CAN-200mm
G (4)
USA-18”
CAN-533mm USA-13-1/2”
CAN-419mm USA-13-1/2”
CAN-419mm
M
84”
2134mm
84”
2134mm
72”
1829mm
Diagram C: Top View ­Corner Clearance, Stove and Flue to Wal
6” Ø
Flue Collar
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Footnotes: 1- These dimensions to the stove body are for reference only. Actual
distances should be measured from the stove’s flue collar.
2-
Minimum noncombustible hearth pad dimensions.
3- Shield shall be attached to the rear of the stove pipe with a 1” air
space and must run from the top of the stove to the ceiling. 4- Not applicable to alcove installations. 5- In corner applications, when installed at minimum back wall clear-
ances, the required floor protection is dimensioned off the back
plane of the stove, therefore the floor protection required off the
back corners (at a 45 degree angle) only needs to extend to the
wall. This situation will only occur in CANADA installations. 6- Reference dimension only, to assist in planning the installation.
Clearances to connector pipe shall be measured from the flue collar of the stove.
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