Vermont Casting 2310 operating instructions Clearances With Only Stove Rear Heat Shield

Vermont Castings Vigilant

If the Vigilant is installed in a corner (corner installation) and no shields are used, the corners of the stove must be at least 16” (410 mm) from nearby walls. (Fig. 6)

16" (410mm)

16"

(410mm)

ST684

Fig. 6 Minimum clearance, corner installation, no heat shield.

Measure these distances from the edge of the top plate of the stove nearest the wall to the combustible part of the wall.

Unshielded single wall chimney connectors must be a minimum of 17” (430 mm) from the wall or ceiling.

Clearances With Only the

Stove Rear Heat Shield

If you install a Vigilant with a rear heat shield in a parallel installation, but use no chimney connector heat shields, different clearances will be required for top-exit- ing and rear-exiting stoves.

For top-exitingstoves, clearance to the rear wall is determined by heat from the unshielded chimney con- nector, not heat from the stove. Stove placement must ensure that the unshielded connector cannot overheat the rear wall. Reminder: Use the Flue Collar Heat Shield (#140-0924) included with the Rear Heat Shield #0175 to protect the area directly behind the flue collar. Rear clearance must be a minimum of 20” (510 mm), measured from the edge of the stove top to the rear wall. Side clearance is determined by heat from the stove. It must be a minimum of 18” (460 mm) , mea- sured from the edge of the stove top to the combustible component of the unprotected wall. (Fig. 7)

20" (510mm)

18" (460mm)

ST685

Fig. 7 Minimum clearance, parallel installation, rear heat shield.

For rear-exitingstoves, both rear and side clearances are determined by the heat from the stove (provided that the connector does not pass near a combustible surface).

The rear heat shield protects the wall behind the stove so that clearance may be reduced to 13” (330 mm), measured from the rear edge of the stove’s top plate to the combustible part of the wall. Side clearance re- mains the same — 18”, measured from the edge of the stove top to the side wall. (Fig. 8)

13" (330mm)

18" (460mm)

ST686

Fig. 8 Minimum clearance, rear exit, rear heat shield.

For corner instllations, the clearance is 16”, measured from the corners of the stove perpendicular to the wall.

Clearances With Double-wall Connectors,

Or Single-wall Connectors And Connector

Heat Shields

The Vigilant II Coal Stove listing includes using single- wall or double-wall chimney connectors. The rows of the clearance chart labelled “Chimney Connector Clearance” give clearances measured from the chim- ney connector to nearby walls and ceilings. (“Ceilings” is emphasized to remind you that ceiling clearance is an important clearance that is sometimes overlooked.) Be sure to double-check chimney connector clearances before completing your installation.

Reminder: For top-exiting stoves using a rear heat shield, install the Flue Collar Heat Shield (#140-0924), included with the Rear Heat Shield #0175, to protect the area directly behind the flue collar. Instructions are included with the heat shield package.

When using a chimney connector heat shield on a single-wall connector, it may only extend 24” (610 mm) above the flue collar. The shield must come down to meet the top of the Flue Collar Heat Shield. (Fig. 9)

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