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                        Defiant
Non-Catalytic
Woodburning Stove
Model 1610CE
Homeowner’s 
Installation and 
Operating Manual
For use in Europe
0968
Defiant cover
11/00
SAFETY NOTICE: IF THIS APPLIANCE IS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, OPERATED AND 
MAINTAINED, A HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT. 
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. FAILURE TO 
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, BODILY INJURY OR EVEN 
DEATH. CONTACT LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIALS ABOUT RESTRICTIONS AND INSTALLATION 
INSPECTION REQUI
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Welcome Congratulations on your choice of a Vermont Castings Defiant stove. With this purchase you have made a commit- ment to make the hearth a place of warmth, beauty and comfort in your home. At CFM Corporation, we share that joy  and appreciation for the hearth. We assure you that your cast-iron Vermont Castings stove has been made with the  utmost care and will provide you with many years of service.  As you become acquainted with your new stove
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove The Story of the Defiant No wood-burning appliance, save for Ben Franklin’s Pennsylvania Fireplace, has a stronger heritage than the Ver- mont Castings Defiant. Named for a 19th-century steamship, the original Vermont Castings Defiant Wood Stove came  to epitomize America’s resolve and independence during the Energy Crisis of the 1970s.  The year was 1975. With energy prices going through the roof, without an attractive or efficient wood stove to be  fo
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Specifications Defiant, Model 1610CE 1 Nominal heat output .............14.5 kW (49,500 BTU/hr) Weight ................................................. 222 kg (490 lbs) Mnimum flue draught .......................12 Pa (0.048” WG) Width (leg to leg) .................................. 822 mm (32 ³⁄₈”) Mean flue gas temp ..............................419° C (786° F) Depth (leg to leg) ..................................... 483 mm (19”) Efficiency (space hea
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Installation SAFETY NOTICE:  IF YOUR DEFIANT IS NOT PROP- Outside Air ERLY INSTALLED,  A HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT.   In some modern, super-insulated homes, there may be  TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, FOLLOW THE  inadequate air supply for combustion because of insuf- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.  CONTACT LOCAL  ficient air infiltration into the building.  Such air enters a  BUILDING OR FIRE OFFICIALS ABOUT RESTRIC- home through unsealed cracks and openings.  
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove chimney’s clean-out door must seal tightly. A loose or  What Kind of Chimney to Use leaky clean-out door can weaken chimney draft, caus- You must connect the Defiant to a code-approved  ing performance problems. masonry chimney with a flue liner, to a relined masonry  chimney that meets local codes, or to a prefabricated  Prefabricated Chimneys metal chimney. Figure 3 illustrates the two types. The  These should be an internal diameter of 150 mm (6”) 
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove flue collar with three #10 x 1/2” sheet metal screws.  c) Mild steel fluepipes complying with BS 1449: Part 1:  Lift off the griddle, and shield the  stove’s surface  1991, with a flue wall thickness of at least 3 mm; between the griddle opening and the front of the flue  d) Cast iron fluepipes complying with BS 41: 1973  collar to protect the finish when you drill the front  (1998). hole. Flue Pipes with a spigot and socket joint should be  • Fasten each
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Without a thimble, a suitable length of chimney con- Chimney nector can be extended through the breech to the inner  Flue face of the flue liner, and cemented securely in place.   Elbow Additional pieces of connector are then attached with  Flue In- ner sheet metal screws.   Fireplace Installations Slip Pipe Thimble The chimney connector may be connected to the  Standard  Connector chimney above the fireplace opening or through the  Oval to  fireplace.
                    
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                        D E F I A T N Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Your local dealer or your local building inspector can  Through the Fireplace provide details for other approved methods of passing  If your fireplace opening height is at least 737 mm (29"),  a chimney connector through a combustible wall in your  you may install a Defiant through the opening using a  area. “positive connection” kit, available from your local deal- DO NOT CONNECT THE DEFIANT TO  ANY AIR DIS- er. Positive connection kits
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Costructional Hearth  Dimensions as below At least 150 mm  or to a suitable  heat resistant wall Appliance Appliance Doors Doors Hearth Surface  Free of Com- At least  bustible Material 150 mm Perimeter should be  Perimeter should be  clearly marked e.g.  clearly marked e.g.  edge of superimposed  At least  edge of superimposed  hearth hearth 300 mm  a) Fireplace recess b) Free standing ST912 Fig. 10  Noncombustible hearth surface dimensions. Cleara
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Summary of Clearances Minimum recommended side clearances to non- combustible surfaces 125 mm (5”). B Minimum recommended rear clearance to noncom- bustible surfaces 50 mm (2”). NOTE: The minimum thickness of solid noncombus- tible materials is specified in section 2 of Document ‘J’,  A in relation to the clearance of the appliance from the  surface. As a general rule, the thickness of solid non- ST486a combustible material forming the recess of a fir
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Assembly Storing the Handle Set Up Your Stove Use the removable handle to open or close the doors.  Cast iron stoves are heavy, and it will take two to four  After using it, remove the handle so it will not get hot.  people to move your Defiant into position. Store the handle in the handle holder installed behind  Wipe the protective coating of oil from the griddle with a  the right front leg. (Fig. 19) clean dry rag or a paper towel.   Install the h
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Install the Optional Ash Door Heat Shield Many installations will require the use of the supplied  ash door heat shield. Refer to the “Floor Protection”  sections starting on Page 9 to determine if your installa- tion requires the use of the ash door heat shield. 1.  Remove the two Phillips pan head screws from the  ash door. 2.  Insert the screws through the ash door heat shield  ST539 (from the painted side), place the 8 mm (5/16”)  spacers over t
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Operation The Defiant Controls  Air Control Positions Two controls regulate the performance of the Defiant:  a  primary air control supplies oxygen for the fire, and a  D E F I A N T � � � � � � � damper directs air flow within the stove to activate and Low Heat  Range deactivate the catalytic combustor. (Fig. 25) Symbols cast into the stove are reminders of the correct  directions for using the controls.  The words ‘Left’ and  ‘right’ in these directio
                    
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                        Defiant Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Andirons Help Protect the Glass Your stove has andirons to keep logs away from the  glass panels. The andirons are essential to maintain  clear fire viewing, and should be left permanently in  place.  Since the andirons may slightly hinder refueling  through the front doors, most stove owners will prefer  the convenience of top loading through the griddle. Do  not place fuel between the andirons and the doors.  ST521 Burn Only High-Quality Wo
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove agement information on Page 26 to see how the size,  settings. You will quickly find that a specific setting will  type, and location of your chimney will affect your stove  give you a fixed amount of heat. It may take a week or  operation. When thermometer readings drop below  two to determine the amount of heat and the length of  175° C (350° F) it is  time to adjust the air control for a  burn you should expect from various settings. higher burn rat
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove 1.  Open the stove bypass damper, and open the prima- ry air control fully. 2.  Place several sheets of crumpled newspaper in the  stove. Place six or eight pieces of dry kindling split to a  finger-width size on the paper. On the kindling, lay two  or three larger sticks of split dry wood approximately  25-51 mm (1-2”) in diameter. (Fig. 31) ST264 Fig. 32  Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn  well. 6.  Adjust the air control for your
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove operating temperature quickly.  Use this sequence as a  guide to successful refueling: NOTE: Door handles can be hot. A glove has been  included with your stove. We recommend using this  glove whenever operating door or damper controls and  especially when operating the top griddle. 1.  Open the damper. Open 2.  De-ash the stove as described above.  Open the  ashdoor and check the level of ash in the ash pan.   Empty the pan if necessary and replace
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove Draft  Management A stove is part of a system, which includes the chimney, into the home. An indoor chimney won’t lose its heat  the operator, the fuel, and the home. The other parts of to the outdoors, so it takes less heat from the stove to  the system will affect how well the stove works. When heat it up and keep it warm. there is a good match between all the parts, the system  Chimney Height works well.  The common wisdom tells us that a taller 
                    
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                        Defiant 1610CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove propane torch) from the stove, that is a sign that the stove  they must turn, it leaves some pipe in the room for heat  is overfiring.   transfer, and it gives you long-term flexibility for install- ing a different stove without relocating the thimble.  Back-puffing There should be no more than eight feet of single-wall  Back-puffing results when the fire produces volatile gases  stove pipe between the stove and a chimney; longer  faster than the chimney