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Draft, chimney types, connectors, clearances to combustibles, hearth pad R-values, inserts, inspection levels and creosote. One topic per page: the drawing first, then the numbers, so you review the install in the same order you build it. 68 illustrated pages.
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Each page has one large drawing and a box with the clearances, numbers and steps you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 64 topics.
You're standing in a customer's living room, looking at an old chimney, and they ask: can my new stove go into that, or do I need something else?
The study manual spreads it over several chapters: masonry here, factory-built there, relining somewhere else. Three chimney types, explained in paragraphs that never sit side by side.
In this book, that topic is one page: masonry, a UL 103HT factory-built chimney and a UL 1777 liner, drawn next to each other in cross-section. The only three ways to vent a wood stove, at a glance.
Same with stack effect, connector vs. chimney, what counts as combustible, ember vs. thermal protection and the NFPA 211 inspection levels: each one has its own page.
You see which chimney you're looking at, you know what it needs, and you answer the customer without going back to the manual.
How wood burns, draft, chimneys, connectors, clearances, floor protection, inserts and special cases, inspection and safety, and the install sequence: 68 pages, all illustrated
Think of it this way:
The inspector is standing at the stove, tape measure in hand, and asks how far the connector is from the wall behind it, and why.
You open the book to What Counts as Combustible: tile over drywall over wood studs, drawn in layers. Still a combustible wall. A few pages on, the connector clearance: the label's number first; without one, NFPA 211 sets 18 inches for a single-wall connector. You answer before you measure.
Same with reducing clearances with a shield, hearth pad R-value math, the 3-2-10 rule, connector slope and Level 2 inspections: each one on its own page.
Wood Stove Installer Illustrated is 68 illustrated pages in 9 parts, and it closes with the install in 10 steps, the formulas on one page and a pre-fire checklist for the job site.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
The fire triangle, the three stages of burning, dry wood, primary and secondary air, catalytic vs. non-catalytic, EPA certification, heat transfer and pyrolysis.
Stack effect, measuring draft in inches of water column, the house as part of the chimney, negative pressure, chimney height, inside vs. outside chimneys and fixing poor draft in order.
Chimney types, masonry anatomy and clearances, UL 103HT factory-built chimneys and their parts, the 3-2-10 rule, flue sizing, caps and UL 1777 relining.
Connector vs. chimney, single-wall vs. double-wall, crimp down and three screws, slope and horizontal run, elbows, combustible wall pass-throughs and masonry thimbles.
What counts as combustible, who sets the number, reading the listing label, where to measure, corners, shields, clearance reduction math in four steps and tight rooms. You know the clearance before you pull the tape.
Ember vs. thermal protection, hearth pad size, k, C and R, R-value math in four steps, why brick and tile don't insulate, building a pad layer by layer and listed prefab pads.
Inserts, direct connect vs. full liner, mantels and hearth extensions, UL 127 fireplaces, existing masonry chimneys, manufactured homes, outside air and permits.
NFPA 211 inspection levels, the three stages of creosote, chimney fires, smoke and CO alarms, and handing over the install.
The install in 10 steps, clearance and R-value formulas on one page, numbers to have at hand, mistakes that fail inspection and a pre-fire checklist.
At the end of the book: The install in 10 steps, the formulas and numbers on one page, and a pre-fire job-site checklist.
Test yourself on Core and Wood topics in the exam format, and see why each answer is right, so draft, venting and clearance questions don't catch you off guard.
Each common mistake (wrong connector clearance, a missing thimble, an undersized hearth pad) is drawn next to the correct install, so you spot it on the job before the inspector does.
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Each Core and Wood topic sits on its own page, so you can study at night in short sessions and look at the drawing instead of rereading the standard.
Part IX puts the formulas, the numbers to have at hand and the install sequence on a few pages you can review the night before.
Print the pages you use most and keep them in the truck: clearances, hearth pads and connectors, drawn and ready when the customer or the inspector asks.
📄 This is a digital PDF book sent to your email: nothing is printed or shipped.
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Yes. It's not a beginner's book. It doesn't replace your study manual or the manufacturer's manual: it puts what's spread across them on one page per topic, in the order you work, with the clearance, R-value and 3-2-10 math drawn step by step. You review what you know and fill the gaps the exam asks about.
It's checked against NFPA 211 (2024 edition), IRC Chapter 10, the UL listing standards (UL 1482, UL 103HT, UL 127, UL 1777), EPA 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart AAA and HUD 24 CFR 3280. If your jurisdiction uses an older edition, the appliance's listing label and your local code always come first.
No. It's an independent study guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by NFI, HPBA, NFPA or the EPA. It doesn't give you a certificate: NFI certification comes only from passing the NFI exam. This book helps you study for it.
No. It's a study and review companion. It doesn't replace training, the manufacturer's instructions or your local inspector.
No. They're written for this book in an exam style, so you can check what you know. They're not official NFI questions.
The book and the 2 bonuses come as PDFs by email, to the address you enter at checkout.
No. It's a one-time payment.
Yes. The PDF is made to print, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you want in the truck.
You have 30 days. We refund everything if the file won't open, if the book isn't what you see on this page, if you were charged twice or if the email doesn't arrive: just email us.
No more rereading the standard without it sticking.
Clearances and hearth pads: drawn, so you get them at a glance.
You walk into the exam or onto the job knowing where everything is.
Drawings make studying faster.
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