Hearth and Home Technologies 8000 manual

Appliance Type: Solid Fuel Room Heater (and/or Fi replace Stove) U.S. Test Standard: UL 1482 – 2000 (and/o r UL 737 – 1998) Canadian Test Standard: CAN/ULC-S627-M93 Equinox (8000) Wood Stove OWNER'S MANUAL INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE OWNER’S M ANUAL BEFORE YOU INST ALL AND USE YOUR NEW EQUINOX WOOD STO[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCING YOUR EQUINOX WOOD STOVE .......................................................................... 3 C ODES .............................................................................................................................................[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 3 Intr oducing Y our Equinox W ood S tove Thank you for pur chasing an Equinox wo odstove from Hearthstone Quality Home Heatin g Products. This stove will provide you years of comfortab le heat. This stove also provides the benefits of adv anced technology in wood burning with out[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 4 Burn natural wood only. Highe r efficiencies and lower emissions result when burning air-dried, seasoned wood, as compared to green or freshly cut wood. Manufactured wood products may contain adhesives, bonding ag ents, and coatings that can produce danger ous burning conditions[...]

S PECIFICATIONS Maximum He at Output 120,000 B TU per ho u r of cordwood (base d on independent laboratory test results). Floor Size of Heated Are a Up to a m aximum of 3,500 sq uare feet. Fact ors unique to your home can reduce the square footag e the stov e will heat. Home insulation value, num ber and efficiency of windows, floor plan, stove pla[...]

Setting Up Y our Equinox W ood S tove U NPACKING HearthStone packages your Equ inox stove with the greatest care so that it ships safely. Und er certain circumstances, ho wever, damage m ay occur during transit and handli ng. When y ou receive the E quinox, carefully unpack and inspect the stove and all accompanying parts. Make sure that al l parts[...]

Noncombustible Mate rial Thickness R-value Gypsum or plaster board 1 HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 7 1 / 2 ″ 0.45 Wallboard, Wonderboard , or Durock 1 1 / 2 ″ 0.20 Ceramic board (Fib erfrax or Micor) 1 1 / 2 ″ 1.10 Nominal solid clay brick 1 1 ″ 0.20 Ceramic wall or floor tile 1 1 / 4 ″ 0.01 Mineral [...]

C OMBUSTIBLE S URFACE R EQUIRED C LEARANCES : It is very important to follow minimum clearances for chimn ey connectors to combustibles su ch as walls and ceilings when installing the stove ne ar co mbustible surfaces. MINIMUM CLEARANCES TO COMBUSTIBLES (from closest point of stove ) Figure 3: Freestanding Installation Clearances (US Requirements) [...]

FREESTANDING COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE CLEARANCE DIMENSIONS (Inches) Parallel Corner Installation type A B C D E F G H I J K No Heat Shield & single wall conne ctor 21 21 22-3/4 26-3/4 37-1/4 18-1/ 4 59-3/4 15 26-3/8 30-3/8 76 No Heat Shield & double wall connecto r 20 17 18-3/4 22-3/4 36-1/4 14-1/4 55- 3/4 14-1/2 25-7/8 29-7/8 75-1/3 Rear Heat S[...]

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HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 11 V ENTING C OMPONENTS AND C ONFIGURATION REQUIREME NTS DO NOT CO NNECT THIS U NIT TO A CHIMNE Y FLUE SERVING ANOTHER APPLI AN C E • Single wall connect or that is 24 MSG or 25 MSG bl ued steel stovepipe . • Double wall connector (close clearance pipe) which is used with a li[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 12 In general , you do not need t o install a st ovepipe damper with the Equ inox. Som e installati ons, howeve r, could benefit from a stovepipe dam per, such as a tall chim ney which can create a higher tha n normal draft. In such cases, a damper can help regulate the dr aft. Th[...]

Figure 5: Typical Acceptabl e Chimney Conf igurations HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 13[...]

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I NSTALLING I N A M OBILE H OME Follow these special requi rements for installing your stove in a mobile home. • Install the stove in accordance with 24 CFR, Part 3280 (HUD). • A chimney cap spark arrestor is a requirem ent in mobile home installations. • HearthStone recommends y ou install at least one smoke detector . • Permanently attach[...]

Operating Y our Equinox W ood S tove Once your Equinox is set in place, connected, and assem bled, you are ready to light a fire . HearthStone tests each wood stove before we ship it, so you will easily light your first fire. WARNING: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION! KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHI NG AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT CAN CAUSE SKIN BURNS. Read this entire[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 17 MEDIUM HIGH : White Ash, Beech, Yellow Birch, Sugar Maple, and Red Oak MEDIUM LOW: Black Ash, White Birch, Grey Birch, Elm, Norway Pine, Pitch Pine, Black Cherry , Soft Maple, Tamarack LOW: White Pine, White Cedar, Balsam Fir, Spruce, Aspen, Basswood, Butternut, Hemlock Moistur[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 18 good, hot fire will clean the glass. We recommend a visual inspection (and cleaning if ne cessary) of you r stovepipe and chimney after the break-i n procedure is completed. N ORMAL O PERATION Prior to loading the stove, make sure the ash grate and t h e ash compartment door ar[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 19 R EMOVAL A ND D ISPOSAL O F A SHES Remove ashes only when the stove is cold. Use protective fireplace gloves if the as h pan is warm. Exercise extrem e caution whe n handlin g, storing or disposing of ashe s. The ash pan is behind the ash compartment door located under the f ro[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 20 Maintaining Y our Equinox W ood S tove NOTE: ANY SYMPTOMS OF OVER-FIRING WILL VOID YOUR WARRANT Y! C REOSOTE F ORMATION A ND N EED F OR R EMOVAL When wood burns slowly at lo w temperatures, it pr oduces tar and other or ganic vapors, whic h combine wi th expell ed moisture to f[...]

S IDE D OOR G ASKET R EPLACEMENT P ROCEDURES : 1. To replace the side door gasket, open the door and support it so the hinge plate supports no wei ght. Remove the three allen head bolts and lift the pl ate out of the way. a. Do not remove the door! The side door uses torsion springs to ease closing. Removing the door could cause unexpected spring t[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 22 S TONE Occasional cleaning is all that is necessary to ma intain the natural beauty of your stove’s s oapstone finish. Clean t he soapstone with water, any non- abrasive cleaner an d a soft cloth. Wipe d u st from t he stone with a clean cl oth. Do not use chemical agents to [...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 23 TROUBLESHOOTING Common Issues Virtually all woodstove operators experi ence basic com mon problem s at one time or anot her. Most are correctable and generally requ ire only a minor adjustm ent of the stove, installation, or operating tec hnique. In cases where weather conditio[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 24 T ROUBLESHOOTING G UIDE : PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONS STOVE SMOKES Operating Technique Fully open the primary air co ntrol one minute before opening do ors. Cold Chimney Preheat the chimney when first starting a fire. Briefly open a window in the room containing the stove.[...]

R EPLACE MENT P ARTS K ITS & O PTIONAL A CCESSORIES : ITEM PART # DESCRIPTION ITEM PART # DESCRIPTION PART REPLACEMENT KITS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 1 90-58205 GLASS REPLACEMENT KIT 6 93-53500 OUTSIDE AIR KI T 2 90-73010 LATCH REPLACEMENT KIT 7 90-57502 BLOWER 3 90-76010 BAFFLE REPLACEMENT KIT 8 90-68000 REAR HEAT SHIELD 4 90-58010 GASKET REPLACEME[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 26 HEAR THSTONE WOODST OVE LIMITED W ARRANTIES These warranties give you speci fic legal rights. You may also have oth er rights which vary from State to State. HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc. (HearthStone) warrants to the original purchaser only (the “Original P[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 27 7. Damage due to installation of the Woodstove in an atmosphere contaminated by damaging chemicals, including but not lim ited to chlorine, fluorine or salts. 8. Scratches on glass, enameled surfaces or stones due to mechanical abrasion. 9. Standard wear and tear of the Woodst [...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 28 Parts: HearthStone will replace defective parts covered by the foregoing warranties at no charge. Labor: Within the first (1 st ) year after the Purchase Date, HearthStone will pay for warranty labor performed by a Dealer at HearthStone’s published labor rates in effect at th[...]

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc ® Equinox Model 8000 29 Notes:[...]