Drolet CS1200 User Manual

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INTRODUCTION 
 
 
THE DROLET WOOD STOVE MANUAL 
 
SBI INC., one of the most important wood stove and fireplace manufacturers in North America, 
congratulates you on your purchase and wishes to help you get maximum satisfaction from the wood stove 
you have selected.  In the pages that follow, we will give you advices on wood heating and controlled 
combustion as well as technical specifications regarding installation, operation and maintenance of the 
model you have chosen. 
 
The instructions pertaining to the installation of your wood stove comply with ULC #S627 standards.  You 
must follow them very carefully in order to eliminate any chance of encountering major problems. 
 
Read this entire manual before you install and use your new stove. If this stove is 
not properly installed, 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. 
 
PLEASE CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES, BUILDING DEPARTMENT OR 
FIRE MARSHALL ABOUT RESTRICTIONS, INSTALLATION 
REQUIREMENTS AND  FOR THE NEED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT BEFORE 
YOU INSTALL YOUR WOOD STOVE
 
 
KEEP THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. 
 
WOOD HEATING 
 
Many consumers choose wood as the main or auxiliary energy source for heating their dwelling or 
secondary residence.  This source of energy has the advantage of being abundant, relatively cheap and 
easy to store so that you are assured of energy autonomy for more of less longer periods. 
 
 
THE CONTROLLED COMBUSTION WOOD STOVE 
 
The main feature of a controlled combustion wood stove is an air tightness that is the most perfect possible, 
and must of course be equipped with the most efficient heat exchanger possible in order to transfer 
maximum heat to the ambient air.  It is generally doubled with firebricks, and it may have a glass door, with 
steel or cast iron frame.  The main feature that makes it a controlled combustion wood stove remains its air 
tightness, which allows the user to control the quantity of oxygen admitted into the wood stove. 
 
The wood will burn slowly if the wood stove draught keys are adjusted in order to reduce the oxygen supply 
in the combustion chamber to minimum;  on the other hand, wood will burn quickly if the draught keys are 
adjusted to admit a larger quantity of oxygen in the combustion chamber. 
 
 
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