United States Stove 3500 manual

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    UNITED STATES STOVE COMPANY 227 Industrial Park Road P.O.Box 151 South Pittsburg, TN 37380 (423) 837-2100 www.USSTOVE.com C S S U C O M P A N Y U N I T E D S T A T E S S T O V E Models 3500, 3500PB & 3700, 3700PB OWNER'S MANUAL CAST IRON ROOM HEATER SAFETY NOTICE: If this solid fuel room heater is not properly installed, a house re may [...]

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    2 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a U.S. Stove Product. When cared for properly , the high quality , nely crafted cast iron stove will offer many years of reliable performance. This instruction manual has been developed to ensure optimum performance from your Forester stove. It's very important that you thoroughly read and unders[...]

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    3 IT IS YOUR OR THE INST ALLER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO READ ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED DIRECTIONS� When properly maintained and operated your stove should give you many years of service. How- ever there are important safety aspects of these products that you need to be aware of when oper- ating a wood stove. 1. ONL Y USE SOLID[...]

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    4 Check Building Codes When installing, operatin g and maintaining your stove, follow the guidelines presented in these in- structions, and make them available to anyone using or servicing the stove. Y our city , town, county or province may require a building permit to install a solid fuel burning appli- ance. In the U.S., the National Fire Protec[...]

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    5 Unpacking and preparing your stove for installation. 1. Remove your stove from the outer packaging and place on oor . Please inspect stove and check that it is not damaged in any way . Never attempt to use a stove that has been damaged. 2. If you are installing the stove yourself, proceed as follows. However , if you are unsure about any aspec[...]

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    6 It is extremely important that you respect required installation distances and that you respect local installation regulations. This is for your safety! The manufacturer is not responsible for the product, if it is not installed following these recommendations. These clearances may only be reduced by means approved by the regulatory authority . O[...]

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    7 Only materials and items approved for solid fuel stoves should be used for your stove. Under no circumstances should you use aluminum or galvanized steel pipes for your stove ue. Always t pipes with the narrow side down, this allow any creosote to run down the inside of the pipe and not to come out and cause an unsightly mess and possible ?[...]

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    8 This prevents any amount of condensed or liquid creosote from running down the outside of the pipe or the stove top. All joints, including the ue collar connection must be secured with three sheet metal screws to ensure that the sections do not separate. For the best performance the chimney connector should be as short and direct as possible, [...]

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    9 When a metal prefabricated chimney is used, the manufacturer ’s installation instructions must be followed. Y ou must also purchase (from the same manufacturer) and install the ceiling support package or wall pass-through and “T” section package, restops (where needed), insulation shield, roof ashing, chimney cap, etc. Maintain proper[...]

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    10 Ensure that a masonry chimney meets the minimum standards of the National Fire Protection As- sociation (NFP A) by having it inspected by a professional. Make sure there are no cracks, loose mortar or other signs of deterioration and blockage. Have the chimney cleaned before the stove is installed and operated. When connecting the stove through [...]

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    11 Combustible Wall Chimney Connector Pass-Throughs Method A� 12” (304.8 mm) Clearance to Combustible Wall Member: Using a minimum thickness 3.5” (89 mm) brick and a 5/8” (15.9 mm) minimum wall thickness clay liner , construct a wall pass-through. The clay liner must conform to ASTM C315 (Standard Specica - tion for Clay Fire Linings) or[...]

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    12 Do not use a grate, andiron or other fuel support method. Build re directly on the hearth. Only open door to fuel/refuel the stove. Excess air can cause the stove to over re. Do not over re, if chimney or stove is glowing red you are over ring. Do not build the re too close to the glass. Do not abuse the glass doors. Do not strike[...]

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    13 Before refueling your stove, turn the air supply to high for a few moments until there is a good re in the stove. This will ensure there is no build-up of harmful gases in the stove when the door is opened and will also get the new fuel burning quickly and not allow it to kill the re. T o reload the stove, open the door and feed the fuel i[...]

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    14 When you return to your stove, fully open both air controls until you have a good re and then set to normal operating levels. Do not add fuel until the re bed is hot and red. Then add a little for the rst time and allow that to ignite before adding more. During overnight burning, the stove glass will blacken, but when a hot re is est[...]

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    15 1. Remove the door from the stove and place on a at surface. 2. Carefully remove all of the glass clips from the inside of the door . 3. Gently remove the glass panel and gasket. 4. Using a wire brush, remove all remaining debris from the glass area. 5. Apply a small bead of gasket/stove cement and the new gasket. Do not overlap the ends of t[...]

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    16 If the stove is properly installed it should not emit any smoke into your room. Should this happen, Check that your room is not air tight. This can easily be checked by opening a door or window . If the smoking stops you need to provide an additional air supply into the room. If this is not the problem, check if your chimney is blocked or obstru[...]

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    17 U.S. Stove offers the original retail purchaser of the Solid Fuel burning products a limited 5-year warranty . The following outlines the U. S. Stove's W arranty programs. U. S. Stove Limited W arranty This warranty applies to the original retail purchaser only . U. S. Stove warrants that this stove will be free of defects in material and w[...]

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    18                                   24 25 10 8 9 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 41 32 33 34 16 35 40 31 26 39 27 28 29 30 36 37 38 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 3500, 3500PB Parts Diagram & List KEY PART # DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 40517 Hob (HF517U-1) 1 2 4051[...]

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    19 3700, 3700PB Parts Diagram & List orse lame 2 3 7 8 4 5 6 10 14 9 12 13 15 16 18 21 20 22 19 25 28 26 27 32 33 34 36 40 42 43 44 45 47 46 37 38 39 35 48  orse lame                1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 4[...]

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    20 THIS MANUAL WILL HELP YOU OBTAIN EFFICIENT, DEPENDABLE SERVICE FROM YOUR FURNACE, AND ENABLE YOU TO ORDER REPAIR PARTS CORRECTLY. KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. WHEN WRITING, ALWAYS GIVE THE FULL MODEL NUMBER WHICH IS ON THE NAMEPLATE ATTACHED TO THE HEATER. WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS, ALWAYS GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIO[...]