Golden Eagle Talon - Installation; Installation Planning and Preparation

INSTALLATION
Installationofyourpelletstoveisextremelyimportant.Installationoftheunitwillnotonlyhavean
effectuponthesafetyofyourstove,butalsoontheperformanceandefficiencyofthestove,and
alsoontheamountofmaintenanceyoumustperform.Forallofthesereasonsyouwanttomake
surethatyourstoveisproperlyinstalled.
Wheninstallingyourpelletstovethereareseveralthingsthatyoushouldkeepinmindandconsider
beforeyouactuallybegintheinstallation.Takingcaretoinstallyourpelletstovecorrectlywillensure
thatyou,yourfamily,andyourhomearesafe,andthatyourunitsperformsatpeakefficiency.
Keepthefollowingthingsinmindwhenyouplanyourinstallation:
1. Itisalwaysbesttohaveaminimumof5'ofverticalpipe,andweactually
recommend7'ormore.
2. Checkwithlocalbuildingorfireofficialsforanyadditionalinstallationorpermitting
requirements.
3. Useonlyqualitymaterialsfromknownmanufacturersanddistributors.
4. Itisbesttohavetheunitventedonthelowpressuresideofthehouse.Thisistheside
oppositeofprevailingwinds.
5. Flexpipeisonlyapprovedforuseinsideofamasonryfireplace.
6. Eliminateasmuchhorizontalpipeandelbowsaspossible.
7. Usethesamesizepipediameterforyourentireexhaustsystem.
8. DoNOTplugthestoveintoaGFCIsocketorcircuit.
9. Alwaysuseaqualitysurgeprotector.
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Preparation
Factorypackagingmustberemoved,andsomeminorassemblyworkisrequiredpriortoinstallation.
Accesstotherearofthestoveisnecessary.
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Planyourinstallationpriortoactuallyinstallingtheunit.Itisagoodideatomakeasketchofyour
proposedinstallation.CalculatetheEVL(EquivalentVent
Length)priortopurchasingyourventpipe
toensurethatyouhavethecorrectdiameter(seeVENTINGformoredetails).
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Makesurethatyourplannedinstallationwillallowproperclearancetobemaintainedon
allsidesofthestoveandtheexhaustflue.
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DONOTUSEMAKESHIFTMATERIALSORCOMPROMISESINTHEINSTALLATIONOFTHIS
UNIT.
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