Encore Wood Stove Installation Instructions

Assemble the stove, attaching all components as necessary. Install the bottom heat shield with bolts and secure the flue collar heat shield with sheet metal screws. Assemble and attach the handle and fan kit.

Set the stove down on a hearth pad or noncombustible flooring, maintaining required clearances from combustibles. The protective flooring must extend 16 inches from the front of the stove, and 6 inches to the sides. If you're placing the stove in an unprotected mantel, maintain 28 inches of clearance from the top and 22 inches from the sides. Mantel trim shields can reduce these clearance requirements down to 15 and 11 inches, respectively.

Assemble stove pipe sections to the flue collar of the stove, with the crimped end facing the stove. Drill holes in the first section, based on the locations of the holes drilled in the flue collar, and attach it with sheet metal screws. Continue this process, connecting each stove pipe section until you reach the ceiling or chimney. The number of pipe sections you need depends on the type and length of your configuration. Anytime the stove pipes penetrate the ceiling, you'll need to switch to chimney pipe sections. Use piping that fits the flue collar of your stove, which is either 6 or 8 inches.

Run the pipe sections to connect to a prefabricated metal chimney on the roof, if appropriate. To accomplish this task, review the chimney manufacturer's instructions. Drill a starter hole in the ceiling above the stove between the joists, where you have extended the stove piping. Use a jigsaw to cut a hole the size of the ceiling support box, which will hold the chimney in place. Run the chimney sections down through the support box and secure the chimney connector to the piping. The chimney connector serves as an adapter between stove piping and chimney piping.

Install a thimble if you're passing the pipe through a combustible wall. If you're running the pipe through a wall to connect to a masonry chimney, create an opening in the wall and masonry large enough for the thimble. To break through drywall, drill a starter hole and use a jigsaw to cut the hole. To break through masonry, drill holes around a thimble-sized perimeter, using a 1/4-inch masonry bit, then knock the area out with a hammer and chisel. Apply stove cement in the opening and slide the thimble in place so it extends just to the flue liner, but no farther. Ensure that all joints are well-sealed with stove cement. Once it's dry, extend the stove piping through the thimble to reach no farther than the flue liner.