Drolet 1800 - Manual (Page 9)

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1.2 POSITIONING THE STOVE
It is very important to position the wood stove in an area that will favour the most efficient heat distribution
throughout the house. The stove should therefore be installed in the room where the most time is spent, and
in the most spacious room possible. Recall that wood stoves produce radiating heat, the heat we feel when we
are close to a wood stove. A wood stove also functions by convection, that is through the displacement of hot
air accelerated upwards and its replacement with cooler air at the floor level. The stove’s convection effect is
facilitated by the installation of a blower.
1.3 CLEARANCES
Clearances to any combustibles when measured directly from the floor protector to the ceiling must be a
minimum of 84" (2134 mm). Clearances to any combustibles when measured directly from the front of the
stove must be a minimum of 48" (1219 mm). The stove must also be placed so as to maintain the minimum
clearances to combustible walls specified for each type of connector used. See Table 1.3 below for all
clearance measures. Refer to Figure 1.3 for a diagram of each of the measures A through C.
EASTWOOD 1500 EASTWOOD 1800
Unit:
Single walled
connector
Listed double
walled connector
Single walled
connector
Listed double
walled connector
To sidewall (A) 19” (483mm) 19” (483mm) 18" (406 mm) 18" (406 mm)
To back wall (B) 20” (508mm) 20” (508mm) 18" (406 mm) 18" (406 mm)
To corner (C) 14” (357mm) 14” (357mm) 12" (305 mm) 12" (305 mm)
TABLE 1.3 Clearances to combustible materials
FIGURE 1.3 Clearances to combustible materials