Sierra Ambassador 4700TEC Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

Ambassador 4700TEC Catalytic Wood
Heater Insert Manual
Installation & Operating Instructions

Please read this entire manual before installation. Save these instructions.

This manual describes the installation, operation and
maintenance of the SIERRA Ambassador Model Number
4700TEC catalytic wood heater.

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.
Save these instructions for future reference.

SAFETY NOTICE

If this appliance is not properly installed, a house fire may
result. For your safety, follow the installation instructions.
Check with local building or fire officials about restrictions and
installation inspection requirements in your area.

It is best to have a professional install your Sierra Stove. If you
prefer to install it yourself (see Installation Instructions), be

GENERAL INFORMATION

W e wish to welcome you as a new owner of a SIERRA
Woodstove. You join many thousands of happy owners who
have been heating with SIERRA stoves since 1972. SIERRA
stoves have changed a great deal during that time, and all of
our knowledge and experience have culminated in this stove,
the SIERRA AMBASSADOR. Please read all of this manual
before using your stove, especially if you have owned another
woodstove in the past.
Failure to follow instructions may result in property damage,
bodily injury, or even death. We at SIERRA wish you many
happy years of warm th and com fort.

SAFETY NOTICE

<CAUTION: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP

CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY.
CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.

<IF THIS HEATER IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED,

A HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT.

<CONTACT LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIALS ABOUT

RESTRICTIO NS AND INSTALLATION INSPECTION
REQUIREM ENTS IN YOUR AREA.

<FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OWNERS' MANUAL

INSTRUCTIONS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!

NOT APPROVED FOR MOBILE HOMES

DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START

sure to obtain the proper permits. Have the local building
officials inspect the stove and chimney pipe for safety and
code compliance after the installation is
complete.

Your SIERRA insert generates a lot of heat, so treat it with
care. Read this manual thoroughly before installing and
operating your stove.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS M AY

RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY,

THIS STOVE CAN ONLY BE USED WITH A MASONRY
FIREPLACE. IT IS NOT APPROVED FOR OR SAFE TO
USE IN A FACTORY-BUILD “ZERO CLEARANCE”
FIREPLACE.

DO NOT CONNECT TO ANY AIR DISTRIBUTION DUCT
OR SYSTEM

YOUR SIERRA AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN TESTED BY
WARNOCK-HERSEY LABORATORIES TO ANSI/UL
STANDARD 737, ICBO NO. TL-116, NER-QA-219

OR “FRESHEN UP” THE FIRE!

DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAMMABLE FLUIDS.

PLEASE LEAVE THIS MANUAL WITH THE OWNER !!

Listed by Warnock Hersey

DO NOT CONNECT THIS APPLIANCE TO A CHIMNEY
FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Catalytic Notice

This heater is certified to comply with July 1990 Particulate
Em issions Standards. Under specific test conditions, this
heater has been shown to deliver the heat at the following
rates:

4700TEC from 10,790 to 42,596 BTU/hr.

DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER. Attempts to achieve
heat output that exceeds the heater design can result in
permanent dam age to the heater and to the catalytic
combustor. Do not exceed surface temperatures of 800
degrees F. Do not burn with the ash pan open. Overfiring
can also void the manufacturer’s warranty.

The combustor supplied with this heater is a long life
combustor. Consult the catalytic combustor warranty also
supplied with this wood heater. Warranty claims should be
addressed to the combustor manufacturer. See combustor
warranty for address.

Catalytic Tampering

This wood heater contains a catalytic combustor, which
needs periodic inspection and replacement for proper
operation. It is against the law to operate this wood heater
in a m anner inconsistent with operating instructions in this
manual, of if the catalytic element is deactivated or
removed.

This heater is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher
efficiencies and lower emissions generally result when
burning air dried seasoned hardwoods, as com pared to
softwoods or to green or freshly cut hardwoods.

DO NOT BURN:

• treated woodcardboard

• coalsolvents

• garbagecolored paper

• trash

Burning treated wood, garbage, solvents, colored paper, or
trash may result in the release of toxic fumes and may
poison or render ineffective the catalytic combustor.
Burning coal, cardboard, or loose paper can produce soot,
large flakes of char or fly ash that can coat the
combustors, causing smoke spillage into the room, and
rendering the combustors ineffective.

Fuel Selection

A factory-build, prefabricated fireplace or chimney may

NOT be used for this SIERRA insert. This unit must be
connected to (1) a chimney complying with the
requirements for type HT chimneys in the standard for
chimneys, Factory-Built, Residential Type and Building
Heating Appliance, UL103, or (2) a code-approved
masonry chimney with a flue liner.

Your chim ney m ust be correctly sized. A chim ney that is

too small or too large in diameter, or too short, can cause
your stove to spill smoke when the door is opened.

Never place your stove closer to unprotected

combustible walls or furnishings than the recommended
clearance.

Never use gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid, lantern fuel,

charcoal starter, or any such product to start or “freshen
up” a fire in the woodstove. Keep all such materials well
away from the stove while it is in use.

Before opening the door, open the prim ary air controls

and the bypass lever. After a m inute, open the door only
72 inches for 15-20 seconds to allow the smoke in the
firebox to be flushed up the chim ney.

In the event of a chimney fire: (1) stop loading fuel, (2)

close the stove doors, (3) shut off all air to the stove, (4)
alert everyone in the house, and (5) call the fire
department.

For further information on using your heater safely,

obtain the latest edition of the National Fir Protection
Association publication, “Using Coal and W ood Safely.”
Order No. HS-8-1974 from N.F.P.A., 470 Atlantic Ave.,
Boston, MA 02210

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. BASIC FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY

REQUIREMENTS

II. MINIMUM MASONRY FIREPLACE OPENING

AND MINIMUM CLEARANCES TO
COMBUSTIBLES

III FLOOR PROTECTION

Read This First

Your SIER RA insert generates a lot of heat, so treat it

with care. Read this manual thoroughly before installing
and operating your stove.

Your SIERRA AMBASSADOR has been tested by

Warnock-Hersey Laboratories to ANSI/UL Standard
737, ICBO NO. TL-116, NER-QA

Install and operate this SIERRA unit according to

instructions provided in this manual. Local building codes
may apply; therefore, contact your local building inspector
or fire marshal for necessary installation requirements and
permits which may go beyond these instructions.

Have any existing chimney inspected before attaching

the Ambassador to it. Some chimneys must be relined
or replaced before they are safe to use.

DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY FLUE

SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.

IV. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

V. METHOD I

VI. METHOD II

VII. OTHER OPTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS

VIII. SHROUD INSTALLATION

IX. LEVELING THE UNIT

X. FAN COVER REMOVAL

XI. ELECTRICAL

XII. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

XIII. COMBUSTOR LIFE AND REPLACEMENT

XIV. STOVE AND CHIMNEY MAINTENANCE

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General Information

The following items are shipped inside the Ambassador:

• This manual

• Sierra W arranty

• Combustor W arranty

• Ash Pan

1. Install Ash Pan — Your heater is now ready for

installation. Read instructions carefully.

I. BASIC FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY

REQUIREMENTS

A Sierra woodstove may be installed using an all masonry
fireplace build in accordance with the Uniform Building
Code. The first step in this type of installation is to
determine the acceptability of the fireplace and chimney for
use with a woodstove. Both the construction and condition
of the fireplace are important considerations when
installing a wood stove. Do not install this stove in a poorly
constructed fireplace or chimney.

The following are general guidelines for a safe installation
and are based on recom mendations of the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA). Contact your local building
code agency or fire safety inspector for specific details.
Local codes may vary by area.

8. This stove must be used alone in the chimney. Any

unused opening must be permanently sealed with
masonry by a skilled brick mason. A clip-in type flue
liner is not acceptable for this use because of the
possibility of it coming loose during a chimney fire and
possibly causing the fire to spread.

1. The chimney should have a fire clay liner in good
condition. Loose or cracked liner sections can be
hazardous. If the chimney does not have a liner, one
can be installed by a qualified professional. Some metal
liners area acceptable to use check with your stove
dealer or local building code agency for acceptability of
these liners.

2. No part of the chimney should have any leaks, missing
masonry, cracks, loose mortar or soft mortar.

3. There should be no mortar or parts of the chimney
blocking the chimney flue.

4. The fireplace and chim ney should be built on a solid
concrete footing supported by the ground and not
attached to the house. Older chimneys are sometimes
supported by the framework of the building itself. These
can be structurally unsound due to settling and shifting
of the building and possible cracking of the chimney
itself.

5. The chimney m ust have a good natural drat and should
be self-sta rting. A chim ney that has poor draft and is
subject to draft reversal should be repaired or replaced
before using.

6. The chimney should be the proper size. Some fireplace
chimneys are quite large and will cause poor stove
performance and excessive creosote. The rule of
thumb is that the chimney flue should be roughly no
more than three times the flue opening on the stove. A
6 inch stove flue will work in an 8 inch by 12 inch
fireplace flue. It may be necessary to install another
liner in an oversized chimney.. Use a 24 gauge flue, and
chimney connector. Use at least 3 screws.

7. The chimney should extend at least 3 feet above the
roof and at least 2 feet above any point on the roof
within 10 feet.

Your local building code agency or fire safety inspector can
refer you to a qualified professional who can inspect the
chimney for you.

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Typical Factory Built or Masonry Chimney Installations

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