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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
EPA Certified
Wood-Burning
Fireplace Inserts
Retain These Instructions
For Future Reference
Elite™ E260
P/N 775,210M, Rev. A, 04/2007
Legacy™ C260
Wood Fireplace Inserts
Legacy™/Elite™ Models C/E260
A French manual is available upon request. Order P/N 775,210CF.
Ce manuel d’installation est disponible en francais, simplement en faire la demande. Numéro de la
pièce 775,210CF.
These appliances must be properly installed and operated in order to prevent the
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Contents t esting i tionnforma .........................................................................3 g eneral s afety PreCautions ................................................................3 Drafting .....................................................................................4 n tiveega Pressure Warning ...........................................................4 Creosote .....................................................................................4 a sh DisPosa
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8. Do not allow children to play near the stove without t esting i tionnforma close supervision. Do not touch the stove while it This manual describes the installation and operation of the is burning. Use extreme caution while the unit is Legacy™/Elite™ C/E260 non-catalytic wood heaters. These in use. Surface temperatures become dangerously heaters meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s hot and can cause serious burns. emissions limits for wood heaters sold on or after July 1,
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Drafting n tiveega Pressure Warning Your wood stove is dependent upon a properly functioning This appliance is not designed to be operated in a negative chimney for optimum performance. It is a high efficiency pressure. Very airtight homes with large kitchen exhaust appliance that loses much less heat up the chimney than fans, or homes with furnace cold air returns located in close older appliances and fireplaces. For this reason it is important proximity to the wood stove or firepla
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Please be patient with the heat output of your stove for the a sh DP is osal first few weeks. The steel will go through a curing process that Ashes should be scooped out of a cool stove with a small eliminates moisture, which is deep in the steel and firebrick. metal shovel. Ashes should be placed in a metal container This moisture will reduce initial heat output of your stove with a tight fitting lid. The closed container of ashes should and may make it difficult to start. After you have br
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26 D 25 S l C ega y ™/e lite ™ C/e260 Brick Sizes BriCk i tionallanst (see Figures on this page) l C ega y ™/e lite ™ C/260 B e C ri k i tionallanst A = -1/ ” x 9” F = -1/” x 9” CAUTION: Wear gloves during brick installation in B = -1/” x -1/ ” G = -1/8” x -1/” case of sharp edges inside the stove. C = -1/” x -1/ ” H = -1/” x -1/ ” D = -1/8” x -1/ ” S = -1/8” x 9” Note: Installation of the baffle bricks and insulating blanket E - 1-/ ” x 9” is easier when
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r equired c learances Maximum Mantel Depth = 9” (229 mm) COMBUSTIBLE MANTEL WARNING: BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THE DISTANCE BE- TWEEN THE HEATER AND THE SURFACE OF ANY COM- Top Facing / Trim BUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION IS NOT LESS THAN SHOWN ON THIS PAGE. A B Model *A *B *C *D E(1) C260 30” 20” 20” 15” 8” 200mm 762mm 508mm 508mm 381mm D E260 23” 1” 20” 15” 8” 584mm 432mm 508mm 381mm 200mm Insert C C260 with mantel 30” 20” 20” 15” 8” 200mm 762mm 508mm 508mm 381mm and/or side shields u Hearth Protection
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5. Open or remove the existing fireplace damper. Make sure the Chimney r equirements damper cannot fall closed. The Legacy ™/e Lite ™ / c 260 e inserts are approved for use in 6. Install the two 1/2” x 3” (13mm x 76mm) leveling bolts -heads masonry fireplaces built to UBC Chapter 37 or equivalent up- a few turns in the leveling nuts on each side of the outer with a minimum 30” opening at the front of the fireplace. chamber of the insert at the lower rear corners. Do not remove brick or mor
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12. Slide the extension draft rod through the bracket attached to Clearance to Combusibles the bottom of the left side hearth plate, making sure the end without the grooves is toward the stove body. Thread the See “Required Clearances” on page 7. coupling nut on the end closest to the stove body and then thread the coupling nut on the rod from the stove. Fireplace Pre-Installation Preparation 13. Slide the stove tight to the fireplace face. Level the stove with the leveling bolts using a 3
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Chimney l iner i tionallanst Post i tionallanst CC he ks Remove the existing chimney cap and install a stainless steel 1. Check that all chimney pipe joints are securely fas- liner into the chimney (if a special section has been used or tened. drilled to attach to the insert, it must be the bottom piece). The next piece should be a dripless slip joint; followed by 2. Check that the heater is securely fastened to the floor the rest of the chimney liner. Fasten the chimney at the top (if app
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o Ptingera h ints 4. CAUTION: THE DRAFT CONTROL MUST BE 1. Burn only dry, well-seasoned wood for maxi- FULLY OPEN BEFORE OPENING THE DOOR mum heat output. In some states it is illegal to TO AVOID POSSIBLE COMBUSTION FLASH!! burn wet wood or anything other than clean, (Ignition of hot volatile gases as the door is dry wood products. opened). 2. Your stove is designed to operate with the door 5. Feeding excessive amounts of fuel to the stove closed! Operate only with the door shut tightly
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3. Place a small amount of crumpled paper in front of the firebox and cover it with a few pieces of kindling. 4. Light the paper and allow sufficient time for the kindling to become fully engulfed in flames. Close the door. Your door may or may not need to be left slightly open during this process, depending on your stove model and chimney draft. Once the kindling is burning well, larger pieces of wood may be added. Figure 8 5. For best results, use smaller pieces of wood to get stove t
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Keeping freshly loaded wood away from the window will also Clean g lass help. Load fresh logs in the rear of the firebox. Build up tends to occur first on the right side of the window. This is caused see C maintenan e P on 15 age for glass by the swirling motion of the exhaust gases similar to water C leaning tiPs running down a drain. Keep fresh logs further back on the right side of the firebox to help prevent this problem. The operator plays an important part in keeping the glass clean
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4. Operate your stove as much as possible in the low m aximizing y our s tove ’s o verall e C ffi C ien y to medium burn ranges. 5. Do not lower the draft setting so low as to completely It is important to know that for high, combustion efficient, extinguish the flames in the firebox. Check for at clean burns, you will need to have sufficient temperatures least some small flames 20 minutes after setting inside the firebox for thorough combustion. The best method the draft control. for d
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Experiment with different loading configurations to achieve Do not reload the stove for long burns when the stainless longer burns. Try loading the wood from side to side and secondary tubes or baffle supports are glowing red, or nesting it in the ashes to prevent airflow under and around when the stove is uncomfortably hot to load. This indicates the wood. Fresh wood should be loaded to the back of the the stove is too hot to load for a long burn. Also, do not load firebox or to the sides.
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t rouBleshooting PB ro lem s olution POOR DRAFT: Extend chimney in length or have the chimney realigned to the proper size flue. Oversized chimneys normally have poor drafts. Remember, the stoves’ draft depend solely on the natural draft of the chimney (See Drafting section on page 4). If your stove is not drafting properly, your chimney is the problem. All stoves are thoroughly tested to ensure proper draft with the correct size chimney flue. EXCESSIVE DRAFT: With better chimneys being mo
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Do ’s anD Don ’t DO NOT: Install or operate this stove before reading this manual. DO NOT: Close the draft beyond the point at which the flames are completely extinguished. DO NOT: Open the stove door without fully opening the draft first. DO NOT: Burn driftwood or wood that has been in salt water. This includes some mill ends and scrap lumber that has been floated in salt water on the way to the mill. (This will void your warranty). DO NOT: Handle the Nickel or Gold faceplate
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The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice, in design, materials, specifications, prices and also to discontinue colors, styles and products. Consult your local distributor for fireplace code information. Printed in U.S.A. © 2007 by Lennox Hearth Products P/N 77,10M REV . A 0/ 007 1110 West Taft Avenue • Orange, CA 98
