Page 2 - THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS DROLET WOOD INSERT; Congratulations on making a wise purchase.
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 2 THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS DROLET WOOD INSERT As one of North America’s largest and most respected wood stove and fireplace manufacturers, Stove Builder International takes pride in the quality and performance of all its products. We want to he...
Page 3 - Table of content
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 3 Table of content PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................... 6 1 Safety Information ................................................................. 6 1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ..........
Page 5 - Appendix 2: Installing the Optional Fresh Air Intake Kit; REGISTER YOUR WARRANTY ONLINE; date you purchased your insert. Keep your sales invoice. We also
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 5 Appendix 1: Blower Installation .................................................. 45 Appendix 2: Installing the Optional Fresh Air Intake Kit (AC01298) ................................................................ 46 Appendix 3: Optional Fac...
Page 6 - PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; Please see Part B for installation instructions.; Safety Information; Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings; OPEN THE AIR CONTROL FULLY BEFORE OPENING THE LOADING DOOR.
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 6 PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Please see Part B for installation instructions. 1 Safety Information 1.1 Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings • HOT WHILE IN OPERATION, KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT...
Page 7 - General Information; Particulate Emissions
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 7 2 General Information 2.1 Escape 1400 Insert Specifications Fuel Type Cordwood Test Standards (safety) ULC S628 and UL 1482 Test Standard (emissions) EPA Method 28 (40 CFR Part 60) Heating capacity range* 500 to 1600 sq. ft. (46 to 149 m 2 ) Max...
Page 9 - Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 9 2.2 Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You Your new Escape 1400 wood insert is a space heater, which means it is intended to heat the area it is installed in, as well as spaces that connect to that area, although to a lower temperature. Th...
Page 10 - The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency; The air tubes are stainless steel, which can also be recycled.
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 10 2.3 The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency The low smoke emissions produced by the special features inside the Escape 1400 insert’s firebox mean that your household will release up to 90 percent less smoke into the outside environmen...
Page 11 - Fuel; Materials That Should Not be Burned; GARBAGE OF ANY KIND,; How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 11 3 Fuel 3.1 Materials That Should Not be Burned • GARBAGE OF ANY KIND, • COAL OR CHARCOAL, • TREATED, PAINTED OR COATED WOOD, • PLYWOOD OR PARTICLE BOARD, • FINE PAPER, COLORED PAPER OR CARDBOARD, • SALT WATER DRIFTWOOD, • MANUFACTURED LOGS CONT...
Page 13 - Here are some things to consider in estimating drying time:
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 13 3.2.5 How to Dry Firewood Firewood that is not dry enough to burn is the cause of most complaints about wood inserts. Continually burning green or unseasoned wood produces more creosote and involves lack of heat and dirty glass door. See Sectio...
Page 14 - Judging Firewood Moisture Content; cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry; Manufactured Logs
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 14 3.2.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content You can find out if some firewood is dry enough to burn by using these guidelines: • cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry • as it dries in the sun, the wood turns from white or cream colored to gre...
Page 15 - Operating Your Insert; Your First Fires; A conventional kindling fire with paper
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 15 4 Operating Your Insert 4.1 Your First Fires Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components of the insert are conditioned. As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are ...
Page 17 - Maintaining Wood Fires
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 17 4.3 Maintaining Wood Fires 4.3.1 General Advice Wood heating with a space heater is very different than other forms of heating. There will be variations in the temperature in different parts of the house and there will be variations in temperat...
Page 18 - drives the surface moisture from the wood,
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 18 4.3.3 Raking Charcoal Rekindle the fire when you notice that the room temperature has fallen. You will find most of the remaining charcoal at the back of the firebox, furthest from the door. Rake these coals towards the door before loading. The...
Page 20 - Blower Operation; Building Different Fires for Different Needs
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 20 4.4 Blower Operation Allow the insert to reach operating temperature (approximately one hour), before turning on the blower, since increased airflow from the blower will remove heat and affect the start-up combustion efficiency. NOTE: ENSURE TH...
Page 21 - the amount of wood loaded,; FIREBOX VOLUME
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 21 4.4.1.4 Maximum Burn Cycle Times The burn cycle time is the period between loading wood on a coal bed and the consumption of that wood back to a coal bed of the same size. The flaming phase of the fire lasts for roughly the first half of the bu...
Page 22 - Maintaining Your Wood Heating System; Insert Maintenance
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 22 5 Maintaining Your Wood Heating System 5.1 Insert Maintenance Your new insert will give many years of reliable service if you use and maintain it correctly. Some of the internal components of the firebox, such as firebricks, baffles and air tub...
Page 25 - Chimney and Chimney Liner Maintenance; Why Chimney Cleaning is Necessary
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 25 The gasket must be centred on the edge of the glass. To do this easily, peel back a section of the paper covering the adhesive and place the gasket on a table with the adhesive side up. Stick the end of the gasket to the middle of one edge, the...
Page 26 - for; CAUTION: OPERATION OF YOUR ESCAPE 1400 WOOD INSERT WITHOUT THE
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 26 5.2.2 How Often Should You Clean the Chimney? It is not possible to predict how much or how quickly creosote will form in your chimney. It is important, therefore, to check the build-up in your chimney monthly when getting used to the new inser...
Page 27 - PART B - INSTALLATION; CONDITION OF THE FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY:
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 27 PART B - INSTALLATION 6 Pre-Installation Masonry Fireplace Requirements The masonry fireplace must meet the minimum requirements found in the building code enforced locally, or the equivalent for a safe installation. Contact your local Building...
Page 29 - Safety Information; clay tile of a masonry chimney.
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 29 6.1 Safety Information 6.2 Summary of Installation Cautions and Warnings • THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL AFFIXED TO THE APPLIANCE ALWAYS OVERRIDES THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED, IN ANY OTHER MEDIA (OWNER’S MANUAL, CATALOGUES, FLY...
Page 30 - Clearances to Combustible Material; Location of the Certification Label
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 30 7 Clearances to Combustible Material The clearances shown in this section have been determined by test according to procedures set out in safety standards ULC S628 (Canada) and UL1482 (U.S.A.). When the insert is installed so that its surfaces ...
Page 31 - Compliance of a Combustible Mantel Shelf; MANTEL SHELF
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 31 7.3 Compliance of a Combustible Mantel Shelf To ensure compliance of an existing mantel shelf or to install a combustible mantel shelf, refer to table and figure below. For example, a mantel shelf with a 6’’ depth (152 mm) ((X) value) must be i...
Page 32 - Positioning the Unit
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 32 7.4 Positioning the Unit It is necessary to have a floor protection made of non-combustible materials that meets the measurements specified in table FLOOR PROTECTION (see Section 8.5). To determine the need to add floor protection (D) beyond th...
Page 34 - board
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 34 The use of an R value is convenient when more than one material is going to be used in the hearth extension to cover the combustible surface. This is because R values are additive, whereas K values are not. There are two ways to calculate the R...
Page 35 - Thermal Characteristics of Common Floor Protection Materials*
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 35 Thermal Characteristics of Common Floor Protection Materials* MATERIAL CONDUCTIVITY (k) PER INCH RESISTANCE (R) PER INCH THICKNESS Micore ® 160 0.39 2.54 Micore ® 300 0.49 2.06 Durock ® 1.92 0.52 Hardibacker ® 1.95 0.51 Hardibacker ® 500 2.3 0....
Page 36 - Data for Floor Protection Calculation
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 36 When installed as an extended insert, the front edge of the air jacket will be installed flush with the fireplace facing. Otherwise the unit can be moved back as much as 1 3/4" (44 mm) or any position in between. The position chosen will de...
Page 37 - Minimum Masonry Opening, Clearances to Combustibles and Floor
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 37 7.5 Minimum Masonry Opening, Clearances to Combustibles and Floor Protector
Page 38 - of the minimum masonry opening.
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 38 CLEARANCES F 13" (330 mm) G 10" (254 mm) H 22" (559 mm) I 29" (737 mm) O 1½" (38 mm) MINIMUM MASONRY OPENING J 21 3/8" (543 mm) K 28 7/8" (733 mm)* L 12 3/4" (324 mm) FLOOR PROTECTION CANADA USA B 18’’ (457 mm) –...
Page 39 - The Venting System
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 39 8 The Venting System 8.1 General The venting system, made up of the chimney and the liner inside the chimney, acts as the engine that drives your wood heating system. Even the best insert will not function safely and efficiently as intended if ...
Page 40 - Suitable Chimneys; including
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 40 8.3 Suitable Chimneys Your wood insert will provide optimum efficiency and performance when connected to a 6-inch diameter chimney liner. The connection to a chimney having a diameter of at least 5 inches (Canada only) is permitted, if it allow...
Page 41 - Chimney liner installation; If the chimney liner does align with the insert’s flue outlet; In this case, you have two options
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 41 8.5 Chimney liner installation The preferred methods for installing the chimney liner are found in Section 9.5.1. Use a liner offset adapter (Section 9.5.2) only as a last resort. 8.5.1 If the chimney liner does align with the insert’s flue out...
Page 43 - Chimney; Why the chimney should penetrate the highest heated space
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 43 8.6 Minimum Chimney Height The top of the chimney should be tall enough to be above the air turbulence caused when wind blows against the house and its roof. The chimney must extend at least 1 m (3 ft.) above the highest point of contact with t...
Page 44 - Supply of Combustion Air; Air Supply in Conventional Houses
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 44 8.8 Supply of Combustion Air In Canada, wood inserts are not required to have a supply of combustion air from outdoors because research has shown that these supplies do not give protection against house depressurization and may fail to supply c...
Page 45 - Appendix 1: Blower Installation
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 45 Appendix 1: Blower Installation First, attach the blower assembly (A) to the insert by aligning and inserting the hooks on each side of the blower housing into the slots located on the left and right of the blower opening below the loading door...
Page 47 - Hardware bag content:
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 47 Appendix 3: Optional Faceplate and Decorative Trims Installation (AC03350 / AC03360) Note: The illustrations may vary from one model to another, but the method of assembly remains the same. Remove the faceplate panels from its box and the facep...
Page 51 - Appendix 4: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle; LETTER
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 51 Appendix 4: Installation of Secondary Air Tubes and Baffle LETTER DESCRIPTION QTY A FRONT BAFFLE SUPPORT 1 B SECONDARY AIR TUBE 3 C STAINLESS STEEL COTTER PIN 3 D VERMICULITE BAFFLE 1 E BAFFLE INSULATION 1 F BAFFLE INSULATION WEIGHT 1
Page 53 - The air tubes are identified for placement as follows:; Model; Front
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 53 Note that front and middle secondary air tubes (A) can be replaced without removing the baffle board (B). Important Notes: The air tubes are identified for placement as follows: Model Type of tube Escape 1400 insert Front ► 40 trous de 0.156...
Page 54 - Appendix 5: Removal Instructions; Move the insert to perform maintenance.
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 54 Appendix 5: Removal Instructions For the purpose of inspecting the insert itself or the fireplace, your insert may need to be removed. To remove your insert follow these instructions: • Remove the blower (A) • Using a 7/16” wrench, unscrew the ...
Page 55 - Appendix 6: Exploded Diagram and Parts List
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 55 Appendix 6: Exploded Diagram and Parts List
Page 58 - DROLET LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
Escape 1400 Insert Installation and Operation Manual 58 DROLET LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY The warranty of the manufacturer extends only to the original retail purchaser and is not transferable. This warranty covers brand new products only, which have not been altered, modified nor repaired since ship...
