USSC 9
Installation
THROUGH THE WALL INSTALLATION (RECOMMENDEDINSTALLATION)
Toventtheunitthroughthewall,connectthepipeadapter
totheexhaustmotoradapter.Iftheexhaustadapterisat
least18-inchesabovegroundlevel,astraightsectionof
pelletventpipecanbeusedthroughthewall.
YourKing/Ashleydealershouldbeabletoprovideyou
withakitthatwillhandlemostofthisinstallation,whichwill
includeawallthimblethatwillallowtheproperclearance
throughacombustiblewall.Onceoutsidethestructure,a
3-inchclearanceshouldbemaintainedfromtheoutside
wallandacleanoutteeshouldbeplacedonthepipewith
a90-degreeturnawayfromthehouse. Atthispoint,a
3-foot(minimum)sectionofpipeshouldbeaddedwitha
horizontalcap,whichwouldcompletetheinstallation(see
FIGURE7).
A support bracket should be placed just below the
terminationcaporoneevery4-feettomakethesystem
morestable.Ifyouliveinanareathathasheavysnowfall,
itisrecommendedthattheinstallationbetallerthan3-feet
to get above the snowdrift line. This same installation
canbeusedifyourstoveisbelowgroundlevelbysimply
addingtheclean-outsectionandverticalpipeinsideuntil
groundlevelisreached.Withthisinstallationyouhaveto
beawareofthesnowdriftline,deadgrass,andleaves.We
recommenda3-footminimumverticalriseontheinsideor
outsideofthehouse.
The“throughthewall”installationistheleastexpensiveandsimplestinstallation.Neverterminatetheendventundera
deck,inanalcove,underawindow,orbetweentwowindows.WerecommendSimpsonDura-Vent
®
orMetal-Fab
®
kits.
THROUGH THE ROOF/CEILING INSTALLATION
Whenventingthestovethroughtheceiling,thepipeisconnectedthesameasthroughthewall,excepttheclean-out
teeisalwaysontheinsideofthehouse,anda3-inchadapterisaddedbeforetheclean-outtee.
Youmustusetheproperceilingsupportangesandroofashing(suppliedbythepipemanufacturer;followthepipe
manufacturer’sdirections).Itisimportanttonotethatifyourverticalrunofpipeismorethan15-feet,thepelletventpipe
sizeshouldbeincreasedto4-inchesindiameter.
Donotexceedmorethan4-feetofpipeonahorizontalrunanduseasfewelbowsaspossible.Ifanoffsetisrequired,
itisbettertoinstall45-degreeelbowsratherthan90-degreeelbows.
FIGURE 7
TYPICALTHROUGHTHEWALLINSTALLATION