WinterWarm Fireplace Insert or System
Section V: Completing the WinterWarm Installation
Prepare and Install the
WinterWarm Firechamber
1.Uncrate the WinterWarm Fire Chamber. Uncrate the WinterWarm Firechamber and place it mounted on its shipping pallet about 24” (610mm) in front of its final destination — a masonry fireplace if you’re installing the Fireplace Insert, or the cabinet if you’re installing it as a part of the Fireplace System. (If the pallet height does not place the Fire Chamber slightly above the level of the cabinet’s elevated platform in a Fireplace System installation, the pallet itself must be raised.)
The WinterWarm firechamber is shipped with the reversible flue collar in the rearmost position. The flue collar MUST be in this position for use in the Fireplace System.
DO NOT REVERSE THE FLUE COLLAR ON THE FIRE CHAMBER IF YOU ARE INSTALLING IT INTO THE CABINET OF THE WINTERWARM FIREPLACE SYSTEM.
Locate the damper control handle in the parts bag on top of the firechamber — it’s the biggest of the three rods at 3/8” (9mm) — and screw it into place (refer to Page 3, Fig. 27). Lift up on the handle and move it to the left to open the damper. Open the fuel loading door. NOTE: The door will not open unless the damper is open.
Expose the levelling bolts (and lighten the Fire Cham- ber for easier handling) by removing the load door, the front grate bars, the ash grate, the ash pan, and the ash door. (Fig. 49)
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| Grate Bar |
| Ash Grate |
| Ash Pan |
| Ash Door |
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Fig. 49 Expose the levelling bolts by removing these parts.
2.Install the Levelling Bolts. Remove the two 5/16” (8mm) lag bolts that secure the WinterWarm to the pal- let. Slide the WinterWarm forward on the pallet until the front levelling screw holes are accessible; screw in the missing front levelling screws (located in the finish bag). All four levelling screws should be positioned so they do not protrude below the plane of the shroud bottom.
3.Install an Optional Probe Thermometer. The WinterWarm is designed to accept a catalytic probe that monitors the temperature in the secondary combustion chamber. Your dealer can provide details on the probes that are available.
If you have purchased a probe, install it at this time. Remove the twelve hex head sheet metal screws that secure the WinterWarm shroud to its bottom panel and the two
Remove the probe plug from the upper center of the cast WinterWarm back. Select a drill bit correspond- ing to the size of the probe you have purchased; spin the drill bit gently by hand through the exposed refrac- tory material. Insert the probe carefully into the hole all the way to the probe’s end. Route the probe lead right or left, but on top of the rib cast into the WinterWarm side, until the lead protrudes out the front. Replace and refasten the shroud and the flue collar.
4.Install the Air Box of the Outside Air Kit. The Outside Air Kit may be used with either the WinterWarm Fireplace Insert or the WinterWarm Fireplace System, and introduces outside air to the fire chamber for com- bustion. Outside air for combustion is especially desir- able in some modern,
The kit consists of an air box, a 3” x 24” (76 x 610mm) air tube for Fireplace System installations, and a flange for connecting the pipe to the cabinet. The air box mounts on the left side of the fire chamber, and may be vented either from the rear or from the side.
IMPORTANT: When using the Outside Air Kit in a ma- sonry fireplace installation, modifications to the fireplace may be necessary. Be sure to meet with your local building code inspector before beginning the installation to determine whether your plans meet code require- ments. Contact your local Vermont Castings’ Authorized Dealer for advice.
Adhere to the following guidelines when installing the outside air kit:
•Do not terminate the duct in a garage, attic, base- ment, or near another
•No portion of the outside air duct may be higher than the primary air inlet of the firechamber.
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