Drolet Hunter Wood Stove manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL The Hunter wood stove Manufactured by : STOVE BU ILDER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1700, Léon-Harmel, Québec (Québec) G1N 4R9 Tel : ( 418 ) 527-3060 Fax : ( 418 ) 527-4311 WWW.DROLET.CA 45087a_ Feb 03[...]

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    OWNER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS THE HUNTER WOOD STOVE MANUAL .......................................................... 2 INSTALLATION OF YOUR HUNTER ............................................................... 2 APPLICATION………………………………………………………………. 2 POSITIONING TH E STOVE .....................[...]

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    The HUNTER wood stove manual SBI INC ., one of the most im portant wood stoves and fireplaces manufa cturers in Canada, congratulates you on your purc hase and wishes to he lp you get maximum satisfact ion from the wood stove you have selected. In the pages that follow, we will give you advice on wood heating as well as technical specificat ions re[...]

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    Assembling your HUNTER : Fig. 1 LEGS, HEAT SHIELD and FIRE BAFFLE 1. Turn the stove upside down; 2. Screw the four (4) legs into place (see fig. 1); 3. Slide the heat shie ld between the four (4) legs and the bottom of your stove. 4. Slide the heat baffle into place (inside the firebox), just bel ow the flue outlet. Make sure that that the bumps on[...]

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    Couplings: Once the wood stove is in place and the mini mum clearances are respected, it must be coupled to the chimney with a connector (co mmonly called “stove pipe”). Verify the clearance between your stove pipe and the surrounding comb ustible material. If the standard minimum 18 inch (457 mm) clearanc e cannot be obtained, you may use an i[...]

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    Operating your HUNTER wood stove Avoiding overheating : Your HUNTER does not come wi th refractory firebrick. Ne vertheless, it is recommended (although not an obligation) to in stall firebrick on th e bottom of the fir ebox. Even if the firebrick does not fit perfectly on the bottom, leav ing spaces betw een each brick, it will hel p protect your [...]

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    Ignition (cont’d): Before igniting the paper an d kindling wood, it is reco mmended that you warm up the chimney. This is d one in orde r to avoid back draft problem s; cold air from the outside tends to penetrate into the chim ney. Twist together a few sheets of newspaper into a torch. Light up this paper torch and hold it as clos e as possible [...]

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    Heating (cont’d) : Below this temperatur e, the build-up of creosote is promoted while abov e 500 ° F (260 o C) , heat is wasted. In summary, it is very easy to operate your wood st ove, an d you can prevent a ll potential problems by taking the following steps: 1) Follow the installation standards scrupulously and resp ect the minimum clearance[...]

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    1700, rue Léon-Harmel, Québec (Québec) G1N 4R9 tel. : (418) 527-3060 fax : (4 18) 527-4311 e-mail : tech@drolet.ca w eb site : www .drolet .ca ONE YEAR WARRANTY LIMITED TO WELDINGS The warranty of the manufacture r extends only to the original consumer purchaser and is not transferable. This warranty covers br and new products only, which have n[...]