Defiant 1610ce non-catalytic woodburning stove, Through the fireplace, Wall pass-throughs – Vermont Casting 1610CE User Manual
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Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove
30003846
Through the Fireplace
If your fireplace opening height is at least 737 mm (29"), 
you may install a Defiant through the opening using a 
“positive connection” kit, available from your local deal-
er. Positive connection kits ensure a tight fit between 
the stove flue collar and the chimney flue. (Fig. 8) 
Fireplace installations, whether connected to the flue 
above or through the fireplace opening, have special 
clearance requirements to adjacent trim and the mantel. 
You’ll find the required safe clearances for Defiant fire-
place installations on Page 12. 
Floor protection requirements also apply to fireplace 
installations.
Your local dealer or your local building inspector can 
provide details for other approved methods of passing 
a chimney connector through a combustible wall in your 
area.
DO NOT CONNECT THE DEFIANT TO ANY AIR DIS-
TRIBUTION DUCT OR SYSTEM.
ST245
fireplace
flex connector
12/99
Flexible
Connector
Mantel Shield
Fireplace Adapter Kit
“Positive Connection”
ST245
Fig. 8 Through the fireplace installation.
Wall Pass-Throughs
Whenever possible, design your installation so the con-
nector does not pass through a combustible wall. If you 
are considering a wall pass-through in your installation, 
check with your building inspector before you begin. 
Also, check with the chimney connector manufacturer 
for any specific requirements.
Accessories are available for use as wall pass-
throughs. If using one of these, make sure it has been 
tested and listed for use as a wall pass-through. 
Figure 9 shows one method of passing a connector 
through a wall. All combustible material in the wall is cut 
away to provide the required 457 mm (18”) clearance 
for the connector. The resulting space must remain 
empty. A flush-mounted sheet metal cover may be used 
on one side only. If covers must be used on both sides, 
each cover must be mounted on noncombustible spac-
ers at least 25 mm (1”) clear of the wall.
DEFIA
N
T
ST494
steel
wall pass thru
11/00
460 mm (18”) clear-
ance between pipe and
sides/top/bottom of
opening
ST494
Fig. 9 An approved wall pass-through for Canada.
Hearths
This appliance must be installed on to hearth that 
meets the requirements of Part J of the Building Regu-
lations 2000 (Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage 
Systems). This can be achieved by ensuring that the 
hearth is constructed and sized in accordance with the 
guidelines included in section 2 of approved document 
‘J’. The size and clearances of the hearth are as fol-
lows:
The constructed hearth should be constructed in ac-
cordance with the recommendations in document J, 
and should be of minimum width 840 mm and minimum 
depth 840 mm (if a free standing hearth b) above) or 
a minimum projection of 150 mm from the jamb (if a 
recessed hearth a) above).
