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OUTSIDEAIRHOOK‐UP
Theuseofoutsidecombustionairismandatoryonthispelletstove.
Theoutsideairconnectionpipeprotrudesfromthelowerrearcenterofthestove;usethe
includedoutsideairkittoattachyourstovetooutsidecombustionair.Instructionsandall
thepartsneededtomaketheoutsideairconnectiontoyourpelletstoveareincludedwith
theoutsideairkit.
Ifitisnotfeasibletousetheincludedoutsideair���hookupkitinyourstoveinstallation,other
materialsmaybeused,providedthefollowingrulesarefollowed:
o Thepipeusedforoutsideairhookupmustbemetal,withaminimumthicknessof
.0209in.(25gaugemildsteel)orgreaterandaninsidediameterofapproximately
2.0in.
o Allpipejointsandconnectionsshouldbesealedwithpipeclampsorother
mechanicalmeans,toinsurealeakfreeoutsideairconnection.
o Longrunsofpipeandexcessiveelbowsforoutsideairshouldbeavoided.Dueto
frictionalresistanceinpipe,anyexcessiveoutsideairpipingcanresultinpoorstove
performance.
o Ascreenorotherprotectiondevicemustbefittedovertheoutsideairtermination
pointtopreventrain,debrisandnuisanceanimalsfromenteringthepipingsystem.
o Increasetheoutsideairpipesizeto3.0in.diameterpipeiftheoutsideair
connectionismorethan6ft.inlength,morethantwo(2)elbowsareusedorifthe
stoveisinstalledinabasement.
Theoutsideairconnectionsystemshouldbeinspectedatleastannuallytobecertainitis
freefromblockage.
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