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GENERAL FURNACE OPERATION
Aft er installation of the furnace is complete, it is ready for op-
eration. Th e Honeywell Limit Control, in conjunction with a
wall thermostat, operates the distribution blowers and the draft
blower on the front of the furnace. Th e limit control can be ad-
justed to your desired blower On/Off times. Th e factory settings
are 100/150/200.
Th e wall thermostat setting operates the ON time of the draft
blower. If the temperature is below the setting on the wall ther-
mostat, the draft blower will come on. (Recommended setting at
5 to 10 degrees higher than other heating thermostats.)
Th e fi rst two set points on the limit control operates the distribu-
tion blower(s). When the furnace plenum reaches the second set
point on the limit control, the distribution blower(s) will come
on. If the temperature falls to the fi rst set point, the distribu-
tion blower(s) will shut-off . Th e rocker switch on the top of the
junction box gives you the option to run one blower or two. If
the switch is ON, both blowers will come on when the plenum
reaches the set temperature.
When the furnace reaches the third set point on the limit control,
the draft blower will shut-off . Th e draft blower will come back on
if the temperature falls below the setting on the wall thermostat.
TESTING
1.
Check the draft blower by turning the room thermostat up
high enough so that the draft blower turns on. Th en lower
the thermostat setting until you hear it shut off .
2.
Use a sheet of newspaper to test your draft by placing it in-
side the furnace and lighting it.
With completion of the tests above, you are ready to light the
furnace. Follow the operating steps.
STARTING A WOOD FIRE
Using Forced Air Draft
Th e top down method of fi re building is recommended for this
appliance. Aft er making sure that the stove air intake controls
are fully open (completely pull-out towards you), Place the larg-
est pieces of wood on the bottom, laid in parallel and close to-
gether. Smaller pieces are placed in a second layer, crossways to
the fi rst. A third layer of still smaller pieces is laid crossways to
the second, this time with some spaces between. Th en a fourth
layer of loose, small kindling and twisted newspaper sheets tops
off the pile.
Higher effi ciencies and lower emissions generally result when
burning air dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to soft -
woods or to green or freshly cut hardwoods.
DO NOT BURN:
1.
Garbage;
2.
Lawn clippings or yard waste;
3.
Materials containing rubber, including tires;
4.
Materials containing plastic;
5.
Waste petroleum products, paints or paint thinners, or as-
phalt products;
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TESTING AND OPERATING PROCEDURES
6.
Materials containing asbestos;
7.
Construction or demolition debris;
8.
Railroad ties or pressure-treated wood;
9.
Manure or animal remains;
10. Salt water drift wood or other previously salt water saturated
materials;
11. Unseasoned wood; or
12. Paper products, cardboard, plywood, or particleboard. Th e
prohibition against burning these materials does not pro-
hibit the use of fi re starters made from paper, cardboard,
saw dust, wax and similar substances for the purpose of
starting a fi re in an aff ected wood heater.
Burning these materials may result in release of toxic fumes or
render the heater ineff ective and cause smoke.
Dead wood lying on the forest fl oor should be considered wet,
and requires full seasoning time. Standing dead wood can usual-
ly be considered to be about 2/3 seasoned. Splitting and stacking
wood before it is stored accelerates drying time. Storing wood on
an elevated surface from the ground and under a cover or cov-
ered area from rain or snow also accelerates drying time. A good
indicator if wood is ready to burn is to check the piece ends. If
there are cracks radiating in all directions from the center then
the wood should be dry enough to burn. If your wood sizzles in
the fi re, even though the surface is dry, it may not be fully cured,
and should be seasoned longer
CAUTION: Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kero-
sene, charcoal lighter fl uid, or similar liquids to start or "freshen
up" a fi re in the furnace. Keep all such liquids well away from the
furnace while it is in use.
1.
Open spin draft cap on ash door.
2.
Pull the slide baffl e rod to the front position.
3.
Open the fuel load door and light fi re using kindling and
several sheets of newspaper, then close the furnace door.
Th e furnace door should remain closed for 5 to 10 minutes
in order to establish the fi re. If the fi re has established, you
are ready to load the furnace.
CAUTION: To prevent fl ame and smoke spillage, the slide baffl e
must be pulled out and the fuel door must be cracked for ten
seconds before being fully opened.
Do not over fi re your furnace! Aft er you have become familiar
with its operating, you should know how much wood to use.
4.
Load the furnace, close the load door and push the slide
Baffl e rod to rear.
5.
Close the spin draft cap on ash door, leaving it cracked about
the diameter of a dime.
6.
Th e forced air draft cycles on demand from the wall thermo-
stat. Setting the U.S. Stove thermostat four degrees higher
than your existing thermostat is recommended. In opera-
tion, the power draft blower will run until the U.S. Stove
thermostat temperature setting is reached. Th e draft regula-
tor on the forced air draft is preset at the factory and should
require no adjustment.
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