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Sierra Cricket Model 5300
Wood Heater Insert Manual
Installation & Operating Instructions
Please read this entire manual before installation. Save these instructions.
This manual describes the installation, operation and
maintenance of the SIERRA CRICKET model number 5300
non-catalytic wood heater.
Your SIERRA generates a lot of heat, so treat it with care.
Read this manual thoroughly before installing and operating
your stove.
SAFETY NOTICE
If this appliance is not properly installed, a hou
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CAUTION: IN A MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION, THE DO NOT USE MORE THAN ONE STOVE TO A STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MOBILE HOME CHIMNEY. DO NOT USE A FLUE INTENDED FOR A FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING/ROOF MUST BE GAS APPLIANCE. MAINTAINED. • The Cricket is approved for use in specified zero clearance • This room heater must be connected to (ZCF’s). Use the list on Page 6 or contact your dealer for 1) a chimney complying with the requirements for type H additional units. chimneys in the standard for chimneys
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS The first step in this type of installation is to determine the TABLE OF CONTENTS acceptability of the fireplace and chimney for use with a woodstove. Both the construction and condition of the I. TECHNOLOGY fireplace are important considerations when installing a wood stove. Do not install this stove in a poorly II. REPLACE INSERT INSTALLATION constructed fireplace or chimney. Installation into a Factory-built Fireplace The following are general guidelines for a
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Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up through the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney depends on the size, height and general condition of your chimney, local geography, nearby obstructions, and other factors. Inadequate draft will cause the appliance to leak smoke into the room when starting a fire or adding fuel to the existing fire. Excessive draft, on the other hand, may cause excessive temperatures in the appliance, burning the wood too quickly and damaging the u
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Typical Factory Built or Masonry Chimney Installations Your local building code agency or fire safety inspector can refer you to a qualified professional who can inspect the chimney for you. . 5
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WARNING-DO NOT INSTALL OR USE A CRICKET IN AN INSTALLATION W HERE THERE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN A CHIMNEY FIRE WITHOUT FIRST HAVING AN INSPECTION BY A CERTIFIED CHIMNEY SWEEP. II. FIREPLACE INSERT INSTALLATION A. Installation into a Factory-Built Fireplace Your Cricket has been tested by W arnoch-Hersey International for installation in the following SPECIFIED zero clearance fireplaces (ZCF) which are furnished with an 8" minimum listed chimney system. The Cricket must be installed in a ZCF with th
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4. Install the provided heat shield on the upper face of the is to determine the acceptability of the fireplace and fireplace as shown in Figure 1. W hile holding shield in chimney for use with a woodstove. Both the construction place on the face of the ZCF, make a mark through the and condition of the fireplace are important considerations screw holes in the shield. Using a 3/16" bit, drill holes in when installing a woodstove. Do not install this stove in a the face of the ZCF. After the shiel
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If your chimney is lined with a clay tile liner which is no 1. The chimney should have a fire clay liner in good smaller than 6" x 6" or larger than 8" x 12" inside condition. Loose or cracked liner sections can be measurements, you may install the Cricket in your hazardous. If the chimney does not have a liner, one can fireplace. be installed by a qualified professional. Some metal liners are acceptable to use. Check with your stove The general accepted rule is the cross-sectional area of deale
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A freestanding installation must be installed with 6" x 24 gauge (minimum) stove pipe from the stove flue collar to the thimble of your chimney. The crimped end of each pipe should be toward te stove. On horizontal pipe it should be at least 1" higher where it enters the chimney than on the end toward the stove. Do not use more than (2) elbows and keep the length of the pipe to a minimum, but maintain the clearances to combustibles. See Figure 4, 5, & 6. Jacket Installation: An optional jacket
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Floor Protection All woodstoves require floor protection when installed on a combustible surface. You must place use protector equivalent to 3/8' asbestos millboard covered with 24 gauge metal. The floor protector must extend 16" in front of the door side, 8" on each side and 8" in the rear of the unit and under the chimney connection and 2" beyond each side. See Figure 4. The k, C or R factor that correlates with the floor protector material used during the test if the room heater is not provid
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The Cricket is a radiant heater - so most owners place in a NOTE For the first few days, the stove will give off an odor frequently used area such as a family room. It is best to and a small amount of smoke. This happens when the high select a central location on the first level of the house temperature paint is bonding to the metal. It is normal, will where heated air can flow naturally by convection to the est stop when the paint is cured, and will reoccur every time you of the house. Heated a
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Provisions for outside combustion air may be necessary to ensure that fuel burning appliances do no discharge products of combustion into the house. Guidelines to determine the need for additional combustion air may not be adequate for every situation. If in doubt, it is advisable to provide additional air. a. Outside combustion air may be required if: 1. The solid fuel fired appliance does not draw steadily, smoke rollout occurs, fuel burns poorly, or back- drafts occur whether or not there is
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performance and will withstand normal woodstove Keep a Hotter Fire for Cleaner Glass - Here are nine temperatures. However, like most glass, it will break if hints for keeping your window glass as clean as possible. struck with sufficient force, so be careful when loading 1. A hotter fire near the window keeps it clean (don’t wood. You can break your glass by jamming a log against expect any stove window to stay perfectly clean) it or by attempting to push a log into eh fire with the stove door.
