Vermont Casting 1920 Assembly, Unpack the Stove, Install Stove Legs, Install the Ashlip

Aspen Woodburning Stove

Assembly

You will need the following tools to assemble the Aspen:

• 9/16” open end wrench	• safety glasses & gloves
• flat head screwdriver	• power drill w/ 1/8” (3mm) bit

•stub handle phillips screwdriver

•7/16” open end wrench (for Ashlip & Outside Air Adapter)

Unpack the Stove

1. Remove the shipping straps and plastic wrap.

2. Inspect the stove and contents for shipping damage

or missing parts. Immediately notify your dealer of

any damage. Do not install this stove if any damage

is evident or any parts are missing.

Hardware Bag contents:

• Stove Legs, 4

• Hex Head Leg bolts with washers, 4

Then tilt the stove up on those legs to install the remaining two.

Carefully tilt the stove on the pallet to install first one front and one rear leg.

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• 1/4-20 x 5/8” hex head screws with washers, 2

• #10 x 1/2” sheet metal screws, 3

• Owner’s Registration Card

• Touch-up Paint (Porcelain enamel stoves only)

Install Stove Legs

Leg installation will be accomplished most easily with the help of an assistant who can tilt the stove onto its side while you attach the legs.

1.With your assistant holding the stove up on its side, remove the slotted screws from the leg mounting holes at each corner of the stove bottom.

2.Install two legs, using the hex head bolts with wash- ers from the parts bag. The shoulder of the legs should seat within the locator bosses cast into the stove bottom at each corner. (Fig. 22) Tighten the bolts with the wrench. CAUTION: Overtighening can strip tapped threads.

3.With your assistant, lift the stove up onto its legs and hold it in a tilted position to install the remaining two legs with washers and hex bolts.

Install the Ashlip

Use a 7/16” wrench to secure the Ashlip to the stove bottom with two, 1/4-20 x 5/8” hex head screws and washers found in the hardware bag inside the stove. (Fig. 23)

Install the Outside Air Adapter

The optional #1897 Outside Air Adapter provides a col- lar to which a 3 inch diameter air duct may be attached directly to the air inlet area at the back of the stove. The adapter should be attached to the stove before a bot- tom or rear heat shield is installed.

1.Remove the phillips head screw located just above the primary air inlet at the back of the stove.

Fig. 22 Install legs on one side of stove then the other.

1/4-20 x ⁵/₈” hex head	ST257
screws with washers

Fig. 23 Attach the Ashlip to the bottom plate.

Loosen Hex Bolt

Adapter

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Fig. 24 Attach the adapter to the bottom plate.

2.Locate the hex bolt (Fig. 23) located in the center rear edge of the stove bottom plate. Loosen this bolt just enough to engage the Adapter clevis tab under the washer and then retighten.

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