United States Stove 2421 User Manual
Owners Manual
Logwood 2421
EPA EXEMPT PER
METHOD 28A
CONFORMS TO
UL 1482
CAUTION!
Pleas e 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 THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
THIS MANUAL WILL HELP YOU TO OBTAIN EFFICIENT, DEPENDABLE SERVICE FROM THE HEATER, AND ENABLE YOU
TO ORDER REPAIR PARTS CORRECTLY. KEEP IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
UNITED STATES STOVE COMPANY
227 Industrial Park Road
P.O. Box 151
South Pittsburg, TN 37380
(423) 837-2100
DO NOT USE THIS HEATER
IN A MOBILE HOME OR TRAILER
851094E
CONGRATULATIONS!
33"
4-5/8"
23"
FLOOR PROTECTOR
11-3/8"
18-1/2"
26-1/2"
8"
You've purchased a heater from North America's oldest manufacturer of wood burning products.
By heating with wood you're helping to CONSERVE ENERGY!
Wood is our only Renewable Energy Resource. Please do your part to preserve our wood supply.
Plant at least one tree each year. Future generations will thank you.
Tools and Materials Needed
TOOLS
Pencil
6 Foot Folding Rule or Tape Measure
Tin Snips
Drill, Hand or Electric
Drill Bit 1/8" Dia. (For Sheet Metal Screws)
Adjustable Wrench
Screw Driver (Blade-Type)
Gloves
Safety Glasses
38"
31"
5-1/4"
MATERIALS
6" Elbow, Collar and imble; As Required
(24 gauge min.)
1/2" Sheet Metal Screws (No. 10A x 1/2")
6" Diameter, 24 gauge, black or blued steel
Underwriters Laboratories UL Listed
Residential Type HT (2100°F) Chimney or use a
Masonry Chimney in good repair.
Floor Protector Material (R value = 2.0) Minimum of
3'-0" x 4'-6" for US Standard
Furnace Cement (Manufacturer Recommends:
Rutland Black Code 78 or Equivalent)
6" Barometric Dra Regulator (DR-6)
HEATER DIMENSIONS
FIG. 1
16"
28"
FLOOR PROTECTOR
9-3/8"
25"
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Safety Rules
SAFETY NOTICE: If this heater is not properly installed a house re may result. For your safety, follow the installation
directions. Contact local building or re o cials about restrictions and installation inspection requirements in your area.
Read these rules and the instructions carefully.
1. Check with local codes. e installation comply with their rulings. Observe closely the clearances to combustibles (page 4).
2. Do not install this heater in a mobile home or trailer.
3. Always connect this heater to a chimney and vent to the outside.
Never vent to another room or inside a building.
4. Do not connect a wood burning heater to a Type B gas vent.
is is not safe and is prohibited by the National Fire Protection
Association Code. is heater requires approved masonry or
UL Listed Residential Type and Building Heating Appliance
Chimney. Use a 6" diameter chimney or larger, that is high
enough to give a good dra .
5. Be sure that your chimney is safely constructed and in good
repair. Have the chimney inspected by the Fire Department
or a quali ed inspector. Your insurance company may be able
to recommend a quali ed inspector.
6. Inspect chimney connector and chimney twice monthly during
the heating season for any deposit of creosote or soot which
must be removed (see Chimney Maintenance, page 9).
7. Provide air for combustion from outside the house into the
room where the heater is located. If the intake is not in the
same room, air must have free access in to the room.
8. To prevent injury, do not allow anyone to use this heater who
is unfamiliar with the correct operation of the heater.
9. For further information on using your heater safely, obtain
a copy of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
publication "Using Coal and Wood Stoves Safely" NFPA No.
HS-10-1978. e address of the NFPA is Batterymarch Park,
MA 02269.
10. Disposal of Ashes - Ashes should be placed in a metal container
with a tight tting lid. e closed container of ashes should
be placed on a noncombustible oor or on the ground, well
away from all combustible materials, pending nal 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 cinders have thoroughly cooled.
11. CAUTION- e special paints used on your heater may give
o some smoke while they are curing during the rst few res.
Build small res at rst.
12. CARING FOR PAINTED PARTS- is heater has a painted
jacket, which is durable but it will not stand rough handling
or abuse. When installing your heater, use care in handling.
Clean with soap and warm water when heater is not hot. DO
NOT use any acids or scouring soap, as these wear and dull
the nish. PAINT DISCOLORATION WILL OCCUR IF
THE HEATER IS OVERFIRED. FOLLOW OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
13. All persons, especially children, should be alerted to hazards
from high surface temperatures and kept away while in operation. Small children should not be le unsupervised when in
the room with the heater.
14. Keep the area adjacent to the heater free from all combustible
materials, gasoline, and other ammable vapors.
CAUTION! Do not touch the heater until it has cooled.
NOTE:
FOR YOUR SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING SMOKE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOME IF NOT ALREADY
INSTALLED.
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Installation
FLOOR
PROTECTOR
FLOOR
PROTECTOR
FIG. 2
(60"
MIN.)
18"
FIG. 3
34"
865mm
26"
660mm
28"
712mm
28"
712mm
20"
508mm
37-1/2"
953mm
458mm
Place the heater on solid masonry or solid concrete. When the
heater is used on a combustible oor, use an Underwriters Listed
o or protector. e oor protector must comply with UL Standards
and have an R-value of 2.0. e base should cover under the unit,
extend at least 16" beyond the door of the heater and should extend
2" beyond the ue pipe if it is elbowed towards a wall (Fig. 5).
1. Uncrate and/or unpack the heater, removing all packing
material, being careful not to dispose of the Parts Bag.
2. Open the front feed door and remove the parts from
inside the stove. You should nd the following: Hearth
Plate (1); Solid Damper (1); Lids (2); Pivoting Top (1);
Lid Support (1); Parts Package (1) containing nuts,
bolts, door handle, door latch and securing hardware;
Legs (4); Cast Iron Collar (1); Cast Iron Damper (1);
Ba e Assembly (1); Lid Li er (1).
3. Place cardboard or other so material adjacent to the
stove and carefully turn the stove onto its top side
(bottom facing up).
4. Attach hearth plate to the front of the stove in its
proper location.
5. Attach both rear and front legs to the stove. Tighten
the nuts and bolts securely. e stove may now be
CAREFULLY turned over to stand on its four legs.
6. Attach the ba e assembly and ue collar to the stove
by inserting the ba e studs thru the two holes located
on the top of the rear of the stove; place the ue collar over the studs and mount using the proper nuts
and washers. Place lid support and lid in position on
pivoting top. Place the slide damper in position on the
top of the hearth plate and under the feed door, and
secure with screw in slot.
7. A er consulting the installation instructions for
minimum clearances to combustibles, locate your oor
protector accordingly and carefully place the stove in
your selected location. Install stove pipe, elbows and
thimble as necessary, utilizing either a recently cleaned
and inspected masonry chimney (properly lined) or a
UL Listed chimney. Insure that the damper provided
is installed in the ue collar.
8. Again, check the following illustrations and be sure
you have the clearances shown from the heater and
the connector pipe to combustible surfaces. If you
have a solid brick or stone wall behind your heater,
you may place your heater as close as you wish to the
wall. However, if the wall is only faced with brick or
stone, consider it a combustible wall.
9. If your chimney dra s excessively, purchase and use
a Barometric Dra Regulator (DR6 available from
factory).
10. e chimney connection should be as short as possible,
and the heater must have its own ue. Do not connect
this unit to a chimney ue serving other appliances.
11. Use three sheet metal screws in each stove pipe and or
elbow joint to rmly hold the pipe together.
12. Do not install this heater in a mobile home or trailer.
13. Check your local building and insurance codes. e
installation must comply with their rulings.
MINIMUM CLEARANCE
TO COMBUSTIBLE WALLS
HEATER/FLOOR PROTECTOR LOCATION
(Dimensions are required for non-protected surfaces.
See chart for dimensions for protected surfaces.)
BACK WALL
BACK WALL
DASHED LINES
SHOW STRAIGHT
OUT CHIMNEY
CONNECTOR
34"
865mm
6"
153mm
60"
16"
407mm
6"
153mm
NON- COMBUSTIBLE
CONSTRUCTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH
NFPA 211
28"
FIG.
FLOOR
PROTECTOR
6"
153mm
Protected Surfaces (NFPA 211)
Parallel Corner
Side Rear
12-inches 12-inches 12-inches
305-mm 305-mm 305-mm
CAUTION!
KEEP FURNISHINGS AND OTHER
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
AWAY FROM THE HEATER.
26"
660mm
28-3/4"
730mm
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