Installation
INSTALLATION WITH EXTERIOR MOUNTED EXHAUST BLOWER - FREESTANDING:
The MERIDIAN can be equipped with an externally mounted exhaust blower (PART
Choose a location for your stove that meets the requirements stated in this manual and allows installation with the least amount of interference to house framing, plumbing, wiring, etc.
Included in the exterior mounted exhaust blower kit are: 1 - Exhaust blower housing box.
1 - Blower cover plate.
1 - Hardware bag
1.Open the left side of the unit and the back grill and disconnect the Exhaust Blower wires from the harness. Remove the exhaust blower by undoing the six (6) 1⁄4 hex head sheet metal screws that fasten the blower to the housing.
2.Remove the back grill from the exterior exhaust vent housing and remove the round cover plate installed on the blower housing.
3.Install the round cover plate over the gasketed opening in the stove where the exhaust motor was removed from.
4.Install the exhaust blower motor in the Exterior Vent Housing Box onto the exhaust blower housing.
5.Follow the procedures for INSTALLATION - HORIZONTAL EXHAUST THROUGH WALL INSTALLATION - FREESTANDING. Place the unit in
the desired location. Cut the hole in the wall at the desired location. Install a wall thimble.
6.Drill holes in the wall thimble in the corresponding locations for wire and fresh air if needed. Install wire clamps and feed wire through the hole in the thimble into the house. Tighten clamp on wire and attach green ground wire (at the symbol) with the screw and star washer provided.
7.Attach a short or an adjustable section of 3” of double wall pellet vent through the wall thimble to the stove. Seal all joints with silicone. Maintain clearances to combustibles.
8.Apply silicone to the pipe in the Exhaust Box, slide the pipe into the exhaust vent. Mount the Exhaust Box to the house. Reinstall the back grill on the Exterior Vent Housing Box. Apply normal venting practices when installing the vertical vent pipe.
9.Connect the wires in the stove.
10.Set the Slider Damper as described in the INSTALLATION -
SLIDER/DAMPER SETTING“ section.
Left side with cab side removed
Exhaust motor must be replaced with cover
Exhaust motor
Complete assembly - Exterior
blower & housing
Figure 31: Exterior Exhaust Blower.
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