ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME INSTALLATIONS IN THE U.S.A.
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1. The Kimberly™ wood stove heater must be bolted to the mobile home chassis, using the three pre-drilled
holes at the base of the Kimberly™ wood stove heater, and three 1/2-inch hex-head bolts of 1/4-inch
diameter and 2-1/2 inches long (or the metric equivalent) which may be purchased at a hardware store.
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2. All U.S.A. mobile home installations require an outside air kit (OAKP or OAKL) to provide the Kimberly™
wood stove heater with a supply of outside combustion air. The Kimberly™ wood stove heater has a 2-inch
(5.1 cm) air inlet under the base of the stove to accommodate such a kit. The Kimberly™ wood stove heater
may include an additional air inlet at the back of the stove. Use one outside combustion air inlet or the other,
but not both.
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3. Choose a location for the outside air inlet that will not interfere with bolting the Kimberly™ wood stove heater
to the mobile home chassis. To discourage entry by insects and rodents, the outside air inlet should be
protected by a fine mesh screen on the external end.
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4. U.S.A.: All mobile home installations require that the Kimberly™ wood stove heater must be electrically
grounded to the chassis, and the chimney must include a spark arrester cap.
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5. CANADA: The Kimberly™ wood stove heater is not approved for mobile home use in Canada.
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6. CAUTION: THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MOBILE HOME FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING/ROOF
MUST BE MAINTAINED.
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7. CAUTION: USE ALL INSTALLATION COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THIS MANUAL. NEVER OMIT ANY
PARTS OR SUBSTITUTE WITH OTHER COMPONENTS.
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8. CAUTION: THE INTEGRITY OF ANY VAPOR BARRIERS MUST BE MAINTAINED.
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9. CAUTION: DO NOT INSTALL IN SLEEPING ROOM.
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10.CAUTION: NEVER UTILIZE MAKE-SHIFT COMPROMISES DURING INSTALLATION. NEVER INSTALL
ANY WOOD STOVE OR CHIMNEY SYSTEMS OUTSIDE OF THE PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN THE
NFPA-211 SAFETY STANDARDS (OR CANADIAN EQUIVALENT).
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PAINTING THE CHIMNEY
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Should you choose to paint the pipe to match your decor, we recommend Stove Bright® paint, manufactured by
the Forrest Paint Company. During the period of time required for the paint to cure, the paint will off-gas, causing
a paint odor to be emitted.
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STARTING & MAINTAINING A FIRE
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1. When the installation is complete and it is time to lay a fire in the Kimberly™ wood stove heater, we urge
you to “think small”. It is important to start with a small fire to warm the chimney and establish a good draft
in the chimney before building a bigger fire inside the combustion chamber.
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2. Move the damper/draft control to the completely open position (to the left) and leave it open until the fire is
well established. Begin with a small handful of lightly crumpled paper in the bottom of the firebox. Next, lay
the kindling in a criss-cross pattern on top of the paper. Light the paper and close the door. Until a good draft
is established, you may notice some smoke escaping into the room from the bottom of the Kimberly™ wood
stove heater or the chimney connector. Using too much paper and kindling can result in a slow-to-start and/
or smokey fire, “puffing” and/or a backdraft. Allow the first kindling to burn most of the way before adding
more. Graduate to larger pieces of wood as the fire becomes more established.
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3. We have found that the glass in the door will blacken during start-up, but will burn clean once the interior
temperatures reach approximately 800 degrees Fahrenheit (426 degrees Celsius). Once the fire is
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