Setting Up Your Equinox Wood Stove UNPACKING
HearthStone packages your Equinox stove with the
greatest care so that it ships safely. Under certain
circumstances, however, damage may occur during transit
and handling. When you receive the Equinox, carefully
unpack and inspect the stove and all accompanying parts.
Make sure that all parts are included in the box. If any
parts are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer
immediately.
INSTALLING YOUR STOVE
Choose a place to install your Equinox woodstove.
Inspect this location to make sure that the stove and
stovepipes will have the required clearance from
combustible materials that are near the stove.
Combustibles include walls, floor, ceiling, and chimney
chase. You must carefully consider the clearances to all of
these combustibles before actually connecting your stove.
Consider the weight of the Equinox [689 pounds (313
kg)], and its hearth. You must ensure the floor system will
support the weight of the stove and hearth. If you are not
certain your floor is adequate, contact a professional
structural engineer for advice.
If the floor is made of combustible material, then a non-
combustible floor protector with at least an R-1 rating is
required between the floor and this stove. An example of a
non-combustible floor protector is a hearth constructed
with a continuous layer of a listed backer board (such as
Micore, Wonder-Board or Durock) used for ember
protection with a tile, brick, slate, or another non-
combustible facing.
If you use a close clearance connector pipe, ensure it is
listed with Underwriter’s Laboratories. Check the listing
of your pipe with UL for the correct clearances.
The diagrams in this manual represent typical
installations, but are specific to the Simpson Dura-Vent
DVL brand.
Clearances to NFPA Code 211 Protected Surfaces
You can reduce the clearances to combustible surfaces by
using any National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
approved wall protection system. Please refer to NFPA
Code 211 for specifications and complete details. You can
obtain this information directly from the NFPA.
National Fire Protection Agency
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
1-800-344-3555
1-617-770-3000
HEARTH REQUIREMENTS AND FLOOR
PROTECTION
Ensure you protect combustible flooring with a covering of
noncombustible material. The floor protection must extend
beyond the body of the stove at the minimum as follows:
* Installations in Canada require 18” (45.72 cm) of floor
protection on the sides with doors, and 8” (20.32 cm) on the
sides without a door.
** Rear clearance required only if stovepipe runs horizontally
back above the top of the stove.
Figure 1
Equinox Hearth Requirements (R-1 minimum)
Note: Dimensions shown in the previous figure are from the body
of the stove.
Floor protectors come with various types of specifications.
To convert a floor protector’s specification to an R-value, do
one of the following:
• If the R-value is given, use that value—no
conversion is needed.
• If a K-factor is given with a required thickness (T)
in inches, use this formula: R-value = 1/K x T
• If a C-factor is given, use the formula: R-value =
1/C
To determine the R-value of the proposed alternate floor
protector:
• Use either the K-factor or the C-factor formula
explained above to convert specifications not
expressed as R-values.
• For multiple layers of floor protectors, simply add
the R-values of each layer to determine the overall
R-value of the layers.
If the overall R-value of your setup is greater than the
R-value of the specified R-1 requirement, then your setup is
acceptable.
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