Owner's Manual

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FLOORPROTECTION
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• ThiswoodstoverequiresaULlistedtype1sparkandemberfloorprotectorifthestoveistobe
installedonacombustiblefloor. Ifthefloorthestoveistobeinstalledonisalready
non‐combustible(i.e.aconcretefloorinabasement),nofloorprotectionis
needed(althougha
decorativefloorprotectorcanstillbeusedforaestheticreasons).
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• WhenusinganyULlistedtype1spark andemberfloorprotector,considerthatthisstoveisnotonly
heavybutwillinduceheatingandcoolingcyclesonthefloorprotectorwhichcandamagetileand
loosenmortarand groutjointslocatednearthestove.
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• Thespar kandem berfloorprotectorshouldbeULapprovedorequivalent(ULCifCanada)andmust
benoncombustible. Sincethemajorityoftheheatfromthisunitisradiant,thefloorprotectoronly 
servestokeepashesandsparksfromlanding oncombustibleflooringneartheunit. Ahearth
rugis
NOTanapprovedsubstituteforaproperhearthpad.NoRValueisnecessary.
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• FortheUS:Thefloorprotectormustextendatleast16in.fromthefrontofthefuelopening,8in.
fromthesidesofthedooropeningand8in.fromtherearoftheunit.
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• ForCanada:Thefloorprotectormustextendatleast450.0mmfromthefrontofthefuel opening, 
200.0mmfromthesidesofthedooropeningand200.0mmfromtherearoftheunit.
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• Thesparkandemberfloorprotectormustextend2in.(50.8mm.)oneithersideofanyhorizontal
ventingrunsandextenddirectlyunderneathanyverticalventingpipe.
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CAUTION 
NEVERUSEGASOLINE,GASOLINE‐TYPELANTERNFUEL,KEROSENE,CHARCOALLIGHTER FLUID,
ORSIMILARLIQUIDSTOSTARTOR“FRESHENUP”AFIREINTHISHEATER. KEEPALL SUCH
LIQUIDSWELLAWAYFROMTHEHEATERWHILEINUSE. ADDITIONALLY,NEVERAPPLY FIRE‐
STARTERTOANYHOTSURFACEOREMBERSINTHE STOVE. 
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38½in
47in