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Seneca
Model 2170
Homeowner’s Installation and Operating Manual
SAFETY NOTICE
If this Seneca is not properly installed, operated, and maintained, a
house fire may result. For safety, follow all installation, operation and
maintenance directions. Contact local building officials about restric-
tions and installation inspection requirements in your area.
DO NOT DISCARD THIS MANUAL: Retain for future use
2006063 1/03 Rev. 5
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Dutchwest Seneca This manual describes the installation and operation of the Seneca Model 2170 catalytic-equipped wood heater. This heater meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s emission limits for wood heaters sold after July 1, 1990. Under specific test conditions this heater has been shown to deliver heat at a rate ranging from 9,400 to 22,800 Btu’s/ Hr. Please read this entire manual before you install and use your new room heater. Failure to follow instructions may result in prope
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Dutchwest Seneca Specifications 20¹⁄₂" (520mm) 22³⁄₄" (580mm) 17" (430mm) 26¹⁄₂" 27" (673mm) (685mm) 23¹⁄₂" (597mm) 6063 22" (559mm) 15¹⁄₂" (395mm) Seneca, Model 2170 EPA Emissions rating ................................... 2.1 gph** * Maximum heat output based on laboratory testing EPA Efficiency rating ...................................... 72.0%** using full loads of seasoned hardwood. Efficiency rating .............................................72.0%*** ** Based on EPA emission testing sta
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Dutchwest Seneca Installation SAFETY NOTICE: IF YOUR SENECA HEATER IS Chimney Types NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED, A HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT. FOR Your Seneca must be connected to a sound masonry SAFETY, FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION, chimney that meets local codes, a relined masonry OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTIONS. chimney that meets local codes, or to an approved CONTACT LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIALS ABOUT prefabricated metal chimney. Whatever kind you use, RESTRICTIONS AND INSTALL
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Dutchwest Seneca WARNING: Do not use double-wall chimney con- Prefabricated Chimneys nectors with the Seneca unless they have been A prefabricated metal chimney must be one tested and specifically tested and listed for use with this listed for use with solid-fuel burning appliances to the appliance. Use of double-wall chimney connectors High-Temperature (H.T.) chimney Standard UL-103- that have not been tested and listed for use with the 1985 (2100°F.) for the United States, and High Tem- Seneca
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Dutchwest Seneca Securing the Connector secure it to the flue collar with three #10 x 1/2” sheet metal screws. to a Masonry Chimney • Secure each The Seneca may be connected to either a freestanding joint between masonry chimney or a masonry fireplace chimney. Toward sections of Stove Freestanding Installations chimney connector, If the chimney connector must pass through a combus- including tible wall to reach the chimney, follow the recommen- telescoping dations in the wall pass-through sectio
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Dutchwest Seneca Thimble Sleeve Flue 24" (610mm) Elbow Thimble Keep Chimney Sleeve Connector Shield End Flush with Flue Block-Off Plate Tile Chimney Connector Chimney Connector ST243 Flue Liner Fig. 6 The thimble, made of either ceramic or metal, must be cemented in place securely. Fireplace Installations - Above the Fireplace ST244b Fig. 7 The connector enters flue above the fireplace. If the In this installation, the chimney connector rises from clearance between the chimney connector and ei
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Dutchwest Seneca NOTE: Do not vent your Seneca into a factory-built Many building code inspectors follow these guidelines (zero-clearance) fireplace. These appliances and their when approving installations. chimneys are specifically designed as a unit for use as Figure 9 shows one NFPA-recommended method. All fireplaces. It may void the listing or be hazardous to combustible material in the wall is cut away a sufficient adapt them to any other use. distance form the single-wall connector to prov
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Dutchwest Seneca U.S. Installations: The floor protector is required under For all fireplace installations, follow the floor protection the stove and must extend at least 16 inches from the guidelines described above. Keep in mind that many front and left (loading door) side of the stove, and at raised hearths will extend less than the required least 6 inches from the right side and rear. (Fig. 11) It clearance from the front of the heater. In such cases, must also extend under the chimney conn
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Dutchwest Seneca Air Flow Safe Ways to Reduce Clearances Your stove has specific clearance requirements that Screen have been established through careful research and testing to UL and ULC standards. Wall Shield Clearance requirements have been established to meet Stud Wall every installation possibility, and they involve the Framing combination of basic variables: Noncombus- • When the stove has no listed heat shield tible Spacers Shield and Fasteners • When the stove has a listed heat shield M
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Dutchwest Seneca AB C C ST731 Fireplace and Mantel Trim Clearances Unprotected A. Mantel 26” (660mm) B. Top Trim 26” (660mm) C. Side Trim 12” (305mm) Fig. 15 Maintain clearances to combustible components of the mantelpiece. 2006063 11
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Dutchwest Seneca Seneca Clearance Chart Stove Clearance Unprotected Surfaces Protected Surfaces Stove Stove Stove Installed Stove Installed in in Parallel to Wall Parallel to Wall Corner Corner Side Rear Corners Side Rear Corners No stove (A) 18” (B) 28” (C) 21” (D) 8” (E) 20” (F) 13” heat shields (460mm) (710mm) (530mm) (200mm) (510mm) (330mm) Stove, top exit with rear (G) 18” (H) 28” (I) 21” (J) 8” (K) 20” (L) 13” heat shield, no connector (460mm) (710mm) (530
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Dutchwest Seneca Seneca Clearance Diagrams Unprotected Surfaces Protected Surfaces Stove Installed Stove Installed Parallel Stove in Corner Stove in Corner Parallel to Wall to Wall Top Exit Installations, no heat shields C B F E A D C F Top Exit Installations, rear heat shield, no connector heat shields. I L H K G J I L Top Exit Installations, rear heat shield, heat shield on connector. O N R* Q* M P O R* Rear Exit Installations, rear heat shield only. T V N/A N/A S U ST732 2006063 13
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Dutchwest Seneca Wall Shield Requirements for Common Seneca Installations NOTE: Add 3³⁄₄” (95mm) to the height of a wall shield when using the optional pedestal instead of the legs. A A B B B B C C C A A A. 48” (1220mm) A. 40” (1020mm) A. 52” (1320mm) B. 48” (1220mm) B. 48” (1220mm) B. 48” (1220mm) C. 1” (25mm) C. 1” (25mm) C. 1” (25mm) ST735 ST733 ST734 Fig. 16 Side wall shield dimensions for Fig. 17 Rear wall shield dimensions Fig. 18 Wall shield dimensions for a a top exit installation. fo
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Dutchwest Seneca Distance from the Center of the Flue Collar to the Wall in Top Exit Seneca Installations The information on this page is helpful in planning stove placement for top exiting installations, particularly those installations with chimneys that pass through the ceiling. However, this is not a clearance chart. For clearance infor- mation, refer to the clearance chart on Page 12. The terms “Side” and “Rear” refer to the distance from the center of the flue collar to the respective wall
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Dutchwest Seneca Assembly Unpack the Parts Attach the Legs and Heat Shield Remove all loose parts from the firebox and the ash Since you have already received delivery of your pan. Check to make sure all the parts are included and Seneca, you are aware of how heavy it is. To safely intact. You should have received: accomplish the setup and installation of the Seneca, you should have two or more strong assistants to help • 1 fully assembled heater body, (with catalytic burner move it. installed i
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Dutchwest Seneca Operation The Seneca Controls Load Doors A Side Loading Door allows the easiest loading of Air Controls wood logs. The Front Door opens for adding an The Seneca has two air controls that regulate the occasional log to the fire. The front door may also be amount of air drawn into the stove. Generally, more air opened wide and the spark screen (included with entering the stove allows the fire to burn hotter and stove) placed in the opening for safe, fireplace-style faster, while
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Dutchwest Seneca hardwood is not available, tamarack, yellow pine, white that specific control settings will give you a fixed pine, Eastern red cedar, fir, and redwood are softwoods amount of heat. It may take a week or two to determine that are commonly burned. They too should be prop- the amount of heat and the length of burn you should erly dried. The length of the wood should be the same expect from various control settings. as that specified for your particular stove. Avoid using Most ins
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Dutchwest Seneca properly. Never burn cardboard or loose paper except How to Build a Wood Fire for kindling purposes. This can cause smoke to spill into and Keep it Going the room and effect the combustor operation. A Seneca leaves the factory with the catalytic In general, the temperature in the stove and the gases combustor installed. entering the combustion must be raised to approxi- mately 800°F (430°C) to ensure that catalytic activity is In the United States it is against the law to operat
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Dutchwest Seneca WARNING: For safety and greatest efficiency, operate your stove only with all doors fully closed. The test standard when the stove is operated in this mode is UL1482. Your stove may be operated as a fireplace with the doors opened or removed only when the spark screen is placed correctly in the opening to protect against the possibility of sparks and embers leav- ing your stove. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL737. Use only the Seneca spark
