Drolet R.C. WOODSTOVE User manual

DROLET WOODSTOVE MANUAL
R.C. WOODSTOVE
Manufactured by : DROLET STOVES & FIREPLACES INC.
1700, Léon-Harmel, Québec (Québec) G1N 4R9
000410/45092A

THE DROLET WOODSTOVE MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The DROLET Woodstove Manual............................................................................... 2
Wood Heating............................................................................................................. 2
The Controlled Combustion ........................................................................................ 2
Your Drolet Stove Assembly....................................................................................... 3
Refractory Bricks Assembly........................................................................................ 4
Installation Of Your Drolet Woodstove........................................................................ 5
Positioning The Stove ............................................................................................. 5
Floor Protection....................................................................................................... 5
Clearances.............................................................................................................. 5
Chimney.................................................................................................................. 7
Couplings ................................................................................................................ 8
Air Circulation Systems........................................................................................... 9
Operating Your Drolet Woodstove.............................................................................. 9
Solid Fuel ................................................................................................................ 9
Before your first burn............................................................................................. 10
Ignition................................................................................................................... 11
Heating.................................................................................................................. 12
Maintenance Of The Heating System....................................................................... 13
Maintenance Of The Woodstove........................................................................... 13
Maintenance Of The Chimney............................................................................... 14
W A R R A N T Y ...................................................................................................... 15
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The DROLET Woodstove Manual
DROLET STOVES AND FIREPLACES INC. one of the most important woodstove and
fireplace manufacturers in Canada, congratulates you on your purchase and wishes to
help you get maximum satisfaction from the woodstove you have selected. In the pages
that follow, we will give you advice on wood heating and controlled combustion as well as
technical specifications regarding installation, operation and maintenance of the model
you have chosen.
The instructions pertaining to the installation of your woodstove comply with ULC S627
standards. You must follow them very carefully in order to eliminate any chance of
encountering major problems.
KEEP THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SINCE IT MAY BE VERY HELPFUL.
Wood Heating
Many consumers choose wood as the main or auxiliary energy source for heating their
main home or secondary residence. This source of energy has the advantage of being
abundant, relatively cheap and easy to store so that you are assured of energy autonomy
for more of less longer periods.
The Controlled Combustion
The main feature of a controlled combustion woodstove is an air tightness that is the most
perfect possible, and must of course be equipped with the most efficient heat exchanger
possible in order to transfer maximum heat to the ambient air. It is generally doubled with
firebricks, and it may have a glass door, with steel or cast iron frame. The main feature
that makes it a controlled combustion woodstove remains its air tightness, which allows
the user to control the quantity of oxygen admitted into the woodstove.
The wood will burn slowly if the woodstove draught keys are adjusted in order to reduce
the oxygen supply in the combustion chamber to minimum; on the other hand, wood will
burn quickly if the draught keys are adjusted to admit a larger quantity of oxygen in the
combustion chamber.
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Your Drolet Stove Assembly
3

Refractory Bricks Assembly
4