Vermont Casting 1450 User Manual
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Encore 1450 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove
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Congratulations on your choice of a Vermont Castings Encore. With this purchase you have made a commitment to make
the hearth a place of warmth, beauty, and comfort in your home. At CFM Corporation, we share that joy and appreciation for
the hearth. You may be assured that your cast-iron Vermont Castings stove has been made with the utmost care and will
provide you with many years of service.
As you become acquainted with your new stove or fireplace, you will find that its visual appearance is matched by its func-
tionality, due to cast iron’s unique capability to absorb and radiate heat.
Also, CFM Corporation units are among the cleanest-burning wood stoves and fireplaces available today. As an owner of a
Vermont Castings stove, you make a strong statement for pollution-free energy. Clean burning, however, depends on both
the manufacturer and the operator. Please read this manual carefully to understand how to properly operate and maintain
your stove or fireplace.
At CFM Corporation, we are equally committed to your satisfaction as a customer. That is why we maintain an exclusive
network of the finest dealers in the industry. Our dealers are chosen for their expertise and dedication to customer service.
They are factory-trained and knowledgeable about every CFM Corporation product. Feel free to contact your Authorized
Vermont Castings Dealer anytime you have a particular question about your stove or its performance.
This manual contains valuable instructions on the installation and operation of your Vermont Castings stove. It also contains
useful information on maintenance and assembly of this product. We urge you to read the manual thoroughly and to keep it
as a reference.
Sincerely,
All of us at CFM Corporation
Welcome
This manual describes the installation, operation, and
maintenance of the Vermont Castings Encore Model 1450
non-catalytic wood burning heater. This heater meets the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s emission limits for
wood heaters sold on or after July 1, 1990. Under specific
test conditions this heater has been shown to deliver heat
at rates ranging from 10,600 to 24,050 Btu/hr.
The Encore Model 1450 has been tested and is safety
listed by OMNI-Test Laboratories of Beaverton, Oregon.
The test standards are ANSI/UL-1482 and ANSI/UL-737
for the United States, and ULC S627. The Encore is listed
for burning wood. Do not burn other fuels.
The Encore is listed and approved for use in mobile
homes in the United States and Canada when installed
with Vermont Castings Mobile Home Kit. Refer to and
follow the instructions included with the mobile home
kit (#0336) to ensure safe installation.
We recommend that you hire a professional installer certi-
fied by the Wood Heat Education and Research Founda-
tion (WHERF) or the Wood Energy Technical Training
(WETT) to install your stove, or to advise you on the instal-
lation should you attempt to install it yourself.
Please read this entire manual before you install and use
your new stove. Failure to follow instructions may result in
property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
Accessories
Warming Shelves
#0200 Classic Black #0205 Biscuit
#0201 Bordeaux
#0206 Chestnut Brown
#0202 Sand
#0207 Ebony
#0203 Midnight Blue #0209 Vt. Classic Green
#0204 Suede Brown
# 0127 Sparkscreen
# 0171 Horizontal Collar Heat Shield
# 0174 Vertical Collar Heat Shield
# 3265 Outside Air Kit
# 0336 Mobile Home Kit
# 2767 Variable Speed Fan Kit
# 0168 - 0169 Heat Shields for the Chimney Connec-
tor
- Matching Porcelain Stovepipe
- Matching 6” Flue Collar
Proposition 65 Warning: Fuels used in gas, wood-
burning or oil fired appliances, and the products of
combustion of such fuels, contain chemicals known
to the State of California to cause cancer, birth de-
fects and other reproductive harm.
California Health & Safety Code Sec. 25249.6
Specifications ................................. 3
Installation ...................................... 4
Assembly ...................................... 18
Operation ...................................... 20
Maintenance ................................. 27
Replacement Parts ....................... 31
Warranty ....................................... 35
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