Vogelzang TR003 - Manual (Page 4)

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
tools
TOOLS AND MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION
• Pencil
• 6 foot Folding Rule or Tape Measure
• Tin Snips
• Drill: Hand or Electric
• 1/8” dia. Drill Bit (for sheet metal screws)
• Screwdrivers (blade and Phillips type)
• 14mm Nut Driver or Ratchet with 14mm Socket
• Safety Glasses
• Gloves
materials
(NOTE: The following items are NOT included with your stove)
Flooring Protection: 40” x 48” as specified (see page 4)
Chimney Connection Pipe: 6” black steel (24 ga. min.) straight
stove pipe or elbow (as required)
1/2” Sheet Metal Screws
Chimney: Existing 6” Lined Masonry Chimney or 6” Inside Dia.
Listed Type HT chimney.
Furnace Cement (manufacturer recommends Rutland Code 78
or equivalent)
CAUTION: STOVE IS HEAVY. MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE ADEQUATE HELP AND USE PROPER
LIFTING TECHNIQUES WHENEVER MOVING
STOVE.
1. Uncrate the stove and remove cardboard packing
and protective poly bag. Remove pedestal base
(#5) from carton. (Save cardboard for further as-
sembly.)
2. Remove parts from inside stove. Parts include:
Blower Assembly (#29), Pedestal Front (#30), two
(2) Pedestal Sides (#3), Pedestal Back (#2), Drawer
(#32), Drawer Slide Support (#31) and Hardware
Pack (#27) located inside firebox.
NOTE: Stove may be lightened during installation by
removing fire brick. Replace firebrick before using.
There are three different sizes brick. Note the loca-
tion of each while removing or refer to illustration 1
for proper location inside firebox.
3. Assemble pedestal using fasteners provided in
hardware pack. Attach both sides (#3) to pedestal
front (#30) then attach pedestal back to sides.
4. Place pedestal assembly on top of base. Align holes
in pedestal sides with holes in the base. Insert bolts
into each hole.
5. Carefully tip the base assembly back, place a lock-
washer and thread a nut onto each bolt. Tighten all
pedestal hardware.
6. Set the Ash Drawer Slide Support (#31) inside the
pedestal assembly.
7. Place flattened carton on floor and place styrofoam
packaging material on carton to support stove body
and carefully tip stove body back onto blocks in
preparation for attaching pedestal.
NOTE: Stove body is HEAVY. Make sure you have
adequate help to lift stove body and use proper
lifting techniques.
8. Align pedestal assembly over the angle bracket rails
attached to bottom of stove. Rails must fit inside
pedestal assembly. Using self-tapping screws, at-
tach pedestal base to stove using two screws on
each side. Place stove back into upright position,
install Drawer (#32), remove carton and blocks
and replace fire brick if it was removed. DO NOT
OPERATE STOVE WITHOUT FIREBRICK!
9. Attach blower assembly (#29) to the rear of stove
using Ceramic Gasket (#34) between blower and
stove. Make sure blower & gasket align with opening
in stove back. Secure with screws provided.
10. After properly locating floor protector (fig 1, page 4)
to accommodate minimum stove clearances, place
stove in position on floor protector.
11. Route the blower power cord away from stove. Do
not allow the power cord to touch any hot surfaces.
Keep power cord at least 12” from stove surfaces.
12. Once stove is positioned, plug power cord into a
grounded 120v outlet.
1. The stove must be placed on solid concrete, solid
masonry, or when installed on a combustible floor,
on a Type 2 UL1618 Listed floor protector, such as
Hy-C or Imperial Model UL 4048BK or equivalent
with 0.8 R-factor. (NOTE: to calculate R-value of
alternative materials see page 18). The base
must
extend at least 16” beyond the front of the access
door, 6” to the sides and 12” to the rear, and must
extend under and 2 inches beyond either side of
the stove pipe if it is elbowed towards a wall. (See
figures 1 & 3 and consult local building codes and
fire protection ordinances).
CAUTION: (FIRE HAZARD) CARPETING
AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
SHALL NOT COVER THE FLOOR PROTECTOR.
THESE MATERIALS MUST REMAIN OUTSIDE
OF COMBUSTIBLE CLEARANCES, SEE
FIG. 1 – 3.
LOCATING STOVE
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NOTICE: Vogelzang International Corp. grants no warranty, stated or implied, for the installation or maintenance of
your wood stove and assumes no responsibility of any incidental or consequential damages.