p35i installation questions

1. I didn't test draft. Not to say you should. Mine works fine.

2. Yep. There's 4 dimples around the outside of the door. They are the drill points for the optional trim kit.

5. Control panel was tricky. It took me a while to figure out. I do believe the diagram on the directions was wrong. Keep rotating and flopping over until you get it right. It can be done! You'll need a rivet gun. Oh I remember now. The finger access hole had to go on top. The picture (and the ideal way) would be to have the finger on the bottom.

6. I'm not sure what your asking, or what type of venting configuration you have.

Agree w/ Mike... I have an answer to #6... yes: there should be a block off of some sort up there, preferably with some insulation on top of metal. They probably didn't do one. Some unfaced fiberglass insy will work, since you'll have the surround off anyway...

Is there a plate on top of the flue that closes the flue off? we use a collar plate that seals the top of the flue that the pipe exits out of and this eliminates the drafts

Hi,

I have a P35i that I installed myself. I had many of the same questions, especially about the damper sealing plate. After reading that section several times and asking my dealer about how best to seal my damper opening, here's what I did. I determined that a metal damper plate was not necessary for my installation and I simply bought a small roll of unfaced R19 fiberglass insulation from Home Depot and cut a piece that fit nicely in the damper opening and gently pushed it up into the opening and around my chimney liner to seal it off and prevent the draft from any cold air in the chimney.

I had to completely remove my fireplace damper to allow my 4" chimney liner to fit through the opening. I ran a liner from the top of the chimney to the stove, and sealed it to the stove with high temp silicone (red). I put a layer of fiberglass insulation at the top of the chimney about a foot down into the terracotta, then installed the chimney cap. Then I put fiberglass insulation in the damper opening around the liner where the damper plate used to be. This method helps to create a dead air space in the chimney that will prevent any condesation from forming and dripping down onto the back of the stove.

Here's a link to another post of mine, which has some pictures...
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/62391/#712022

Read my above post completely and it will answer many of your questions.

Hope that helps...

I just got my first P35I. I have it out of the box just sitting on the show room floor. It is a very nice looking unit, not an Accentra but a nice unit. Much better looking than some of the other brands I use to sell.

Eric