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CAUTION: STOVE IS HEAVY. MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE ADEQUATE HELP AND USE PROPER
LIFTING TECHNIQUES WHENEVER MOVING
STOVE.
Refer to diagram and parts lists at back of this
manual.
1. Uncrate the stove and remove all protective
packing materials and protective poly bag.
(Save cardboard carton for further assembly.)
2. Remove parts from inside of stove. Parts
include: one lid (#1), one lid lifter (#2), one
ash door (#16) with one slide draft (#17), one
ash drawer (#19), four legs (#15), hardware
pack (#21), draft damper (#20), and one Spring
Handle (#9) from inside the firebox.
3. Place flattened carton on floor and carefully
turn stove over onto carton.
4. Securely attach all four legs to base of stove
with stove bolts.
5. Carefully lift stove upright and place in
desired location (see following instructions
f o r p r o p e r l y l o c a t i n g s t o v e f r o m
combustible materials).
6. Place lid (#1) in position on top plate.
7. Place ash drawer (#19) into lower chamber
(#13). Position ash door (#16) with slide draft
(#17) on front of lower chamber (#13).
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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(NOTE: The following items are NOT included with your stove)
8. Place shaker grate (#12) in lower chamber.
9. Install flue pipe draft damper (#20) into the
top end of the first straight section of stove
pipe (fig.1) exiting the stove before the stove
is used.
a. Drill two 1/4” holes centered on either side of
the pipe section 6” from the top end of the pipe
(figure 1).
b. Remove the handle from the damper then slide
the damper into the pipe.
c. Align the damper with the holes drilled in step
9a and insert the handle through the holes and
the damper.
NOTE: THIS DAMPER IS NECESSARY FOR THE
PROPER OPERATION OF THE STOVE AND
TO MEET EPA EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
FOR HEATING APPLIANCES. IT MUST BE IN-
STALLED BEFORE USE. (NO EXCEPTIONS)
10. Attach stove piping — see instructions on
page 5.
1/8” dia. Drill Bit
(sheet metal screws)
Phillips Style Screwdriver
14mm Nut Driver or Ratchet
with 14mm Socket (for 14mm
Hex Nuts & Stove Bolts)
Safety Glasses
Hearth Gloves
Pencil
6 foot Folding Rule or
Tape Measure
Tin Snips
Drill: Hand or Electric
Flooring Protection: 54” x 63”
min. as specified (see page 4)
Chimney Connection: 6” black
steel (24 ga. min.) straight or
elbow (as required)
1/2” Sheet Metal Screws
Chimney: Existing 6” Lined Ma-
sonry Chimney or 6” Inside Dia.
listed Type HT chimney.
Furnace Cement (manufacturer
recommends Rutland Code 78
or equivalent)
Draft Damper
(must be installed
before use — NO
EXCEPTIONS!)
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.
Fig. 1 – Draft
Damper Installation
