DB03125 User Manual

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Escape 1800-I Insert Installation and Operation Manual

5. Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ............................. 24

5.1 Insert Maintenance ................................................................................................ 24

5.1.1 Cleaning Door Glass ......................................................................................... 24

5.1.2 Door Adjustment ............................................................................................... 25

5.1.3 Replacing the Door Gasket ............................................................................... 25

5.1.4 Replacing the Glass Gasket and/or the Glass .................................................. 26

5.1.5 Door Alignment ................................................................................................. 27

5.1.6 Cleaning and Painting the Insert ....................................................................... 28

5.2 Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance ........................................................... 28

5.2.1 Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary ............................................................... 28

5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? .................................................... 28

5.2.3 Cleaning the Chimney ....................................................................................... 29

PART B - INSTALLATION ............................................................. 30

6. Pre-Installation Masonry fireplace requirements ................ 30

7. Safety Information .................................................................. 31

7.1 Regulations Covering Insert Installation ................................................................ 31

8. Clearances to Combustible Material ..................................... 32

8.1 Location of the Certification Label ......................................................................... 32

8.2 The Masonry Fireplace’s Draft Control System (Throat Damper) ......................... 32

8.3 Installation of a Combustible Mantel Shelf ............................................................ 33

8.4 Floor protection ..................................................................................................... 33

8.4.1 Installation raised 5" and less ........................................................................... 34

8.4.2 Installation raised more than 5" ......................................................................... 35

8.4.3 R Value ............................................................................................................. 35

8.5 Minimum Masonry Opening, Clearances to Combustibles, and Floor Protector ... 37

9. The Venting System ............................................................... 39

9.1 General .................................................................................................................. 39

9.2 Block-Off Plate ...................................................................................................... 39

9.3 Suitable Chimneys ................................................................................................ 40

9.4 Liner Installation .................................................................................................... 40

9.5 Chimney Liner Installation ..................................................................................... 41

9.5.1 If the chimney liner does align with the insert’s flue outlet, you have two options.

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9.5.2 If the chimney liner does not align with the insert’s flue outlet .......................... 42

9.6 Minimum Chimney Height ..................................................................................... 42

9.7 The Relationship Between the Chimney and the House ....................................... 42

9.7.1 Why the Chimney Should Penetrate the Highest Heated Space ...................... 43

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