Vermont Castings Defiant
Assembly
Set Up Your Stove
Cast iron stoves are heavy, and it will take two to four people to move your Defiant into position.
Wipe the protective coating of oil from the griddle with a clean dry rag or a paper towel.
Install the handle on the griddle. Slip the bolt through a nylon bushing, then through the handle and the other bushing, then through the steel spacer and into the griddle tab. (Fig. 16) Tighten securely.
Spacer
Washer
Bushings
Knob
Install the Optional Ash Door Heat Shield
1.Remove the two Phillips pan head screws from the ash door.
2.Insert the screws through the ash door heat shield (from the painted side), place the 5/16" spacers over the screws, and carefully thread them back into the original holes. (Fig. 18) The curved lip should be upward, under the ashlip of the stove.
3.Tighten securely.
Bolt
Fig. 16 Attach the griddle handle.
ST536
Spacers |
ST538 |
Install the Optional Bottom Heat Shield
NOTE: The Bottom Heat Shield is required in most installations. Refer to Floor Protection, Page 10, for further details.
1.Remove the four
2.Screw the four 1¹⁄₄" spacers into the holes from which you removed the bolts,
3.Align the bottom heat shield against the spacers with the stepped side toward the rear of the stove.
4.Secure the shield with the four hex head bolts removed from the stove bottom previously. Tighten securely. (Fig. 17)
Spacers |
ST537 |
Fig. 17 Attach the optional bottom heat shield. |
16 |
Fig. 18 Install the ashdoor heat shield. |
Adjust the Leg Levellers
Lift the stove slightly so there is no weight on the leg while making the adjustment.
Attach the Damper Handle
Use the 1/4"
Attach the Primary Air Thermostat Handle
The primary air thermostat handle is the smaller of the two black handles. Secure the handle to the stub on the right side of the stove with an
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