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Resolute Acclaim Woodburning Stove
2000893
Single-wall Chimney Connectors
• Beginning at the flue collar of the stove, assemble the
chimney connector. Insert the first crimped end into the
stove’s flue collar, and keep each crimped end pointing
toward the stove. Using
the holes in the flue collar
as guides, drill 1/8” (3mm)
holes in the bottom of the
first section of chimney
connector and secure it to
the flue collar with three
(3) #10 x 1/2” sheet metal
screws.
• Secure each joint
between sections of chim-
ney connector, includ-
ing telescoping joints,
with at least three (3)
sheet metal screws. The
predrilled holes in the top
of each section of chimney connector serve as guides
when you drill 1/8” (3mm) holes in the bottom of the
next section.
• Secure the chimney connector to the chimney. In-
structions for various installations follow.
• Be sure the installed stove and chimney connector
are correct distances from nearby combustible material.
NOTE: Special slip pipes and thimble sleeves that form
telescoping joints between sections of chimney con-
nector are available to simplify installations. They often
eliminate the need to cut individual connector sections.
Consult your local dealer about these special pieces.
Securing the Single-wall Connector
to a Prefabricated Chimney
Follow the installation instructions of the chimney
manufacturer exactly as you install the chimney. The
manufacturer of the chimney will supply the acces-
sories to support the chimney, either from the roof of
the house, at the ceiling of the room where the stove is
installed, or from an exterior wall.
Special adapters are available from your local dealer
to make the connection between the prefabricated
chimney and the chimney connector. The top of such
adapters attach directly to the chimney or to the chim-
ney’s ceiling support package, while the bottom of the
adapter is screwed to the chimney connector.
These adapters are designed so the top end will fit
outside the inner wall of the chimney, and the bottom
end will fit inside the first section of chimney connector.
When assembled in this way, any soot or creosote fall-
ing from the inner walls of the chimney will stay inside
the chimney connector.
ST242
Chimney connector
12/13/99 djt
Fig. 4 The crimped end of
the connector points toward
the stove.
Securing the Single-wall Connector
to a Masonry Chimney
Both freestanding masonry chimneys and fireplace
masonry chimneys may be used for installation of your
Resolute Acclaim.
ST243
thinble connection
12/13/99 djt
Thimble Sleeve
Chimney
Connector
Flue
Keep
sleeve end
flush with
flue tile
ST243
Fig. 5 The thimble, made of either cermaic or metal, must be
cemented securely in place.
Freestanding Installations
If the chimney connector must pass through a com-
bustible wall to reach the chimney, follow the recom-
mendations in the Wall Pass-Through section that
follows. The opening through the chimney wall to the
flue (the “breech”) must be lined with either a ceramic
or metal cylinder, called the “thimble”, which is securely
cemented in place. Most chimney breeches incorporate
thimbles, but the fit must be snug and the joint between
the thimble and the chimney wall must be cemented
firmly. (Fig. 6)
ST492
Resolute Acclaim
freestanding
installation
1/01
Chimney
Elbow
Slip Pipe
Standard
Connector
Flue Collar
Thimble
Flue Liner
Flue Liner
ST492
Fig. 6 Chimney connection is a freestanding installation.