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Jøtul C 550 CB Rockland 139656_09 10/18
Starting and Maintaining a Fire
Burn only solid wood directly on the bottom grate of the stove.
Do not elevate the fire in any way.
Traditional Fire Building
1. With the primary air control lever in the full open
position (to the right), start with several sheets of
crumbled newspaper placed directly on the grate. On
top of the newspaper, place several pieces of small
dry kindling (approx. 1" in diameter) with two to three
larger logs (approx. 3" to 5" in diameter) on top.
2. Light the fire and close the door, slowly building the
fire by adding larger and larger logs. Be sure to follow
the break-in procedure before creating a hot fire that
might damage the stove.
3. Once the fire has become well established, adjust the
primary air control lever as necessary to generate the
desired heat output and burn time.
Top-Down Fire Building - See fig. 17.
Many people find this method to be superior to the
traditional method.
1. With the primary air control lever in the full open
position (to the right), place two short 1/4-split logs on
the firebox floor, perpendicular to the rear wall, about
6 inches apart.
2. Place kindling across the base logs.
3. Place one or two smaller logs on top of the kindling.
5. Place newspaper between the two bottom logs under
the kindling. Light the news paper and close the door.
Continue to add kindling and small logs as necessary
to build the fire. Keep the air control fully open until
the fire is well-established.
Figure 17. Top-down Firebuilding
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Adding Fuel to the Fire
When reloading the stove while a bed of hot embers still
exists, follow this reloading procedure:
• Always wear stove gloves when tending to the fire.
• Push the Air Control Lever to the full open position (far
right).
• Always wait a few seconds before opening the door.
This allows the renewed air circulation to clear un-
burned gases from the firebox.
• Use a stove tool or poker to distribute the hot embers
equally around the firebox. Clear ash accumulation
from the center front of the firebox to ensure proper
automatic blower functionality.
• Load the fuel, usually with smaller logs first.
Keep logs behind the andirons. See fig. 16.
• Close the doors and secure the latch.
• Wait 5 – 10 minutes for the fire to reestablish before
adjusting the Air Control Lever for the desired heat
output. If a thick bed of live coals is present, you may
be able to add fuel and immediately set the air control
without waiting for the fire to be reestablished.
Experiment with a variety of air control settings to
determine the best one for your individual circumstanc-
es. Remember that fuel characteristics, chimney system
condition, building design, and weather conditions all af-
fect the performance of your fireplace insert. In time, you
will discover how these elements combine and how you
can work with them to achieve satisfactory performance.
OPERATE THE INSERT ONLY WITH THE DOOR FULLY
CLOSED. OPERATION WITH THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN
MAY RESULT IN OVER-FIRING. IF THE DOOR IS LEFT
PARTIALLY OPEN, GAS AND FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT
OF THE STOVE CREATING SAFETY RISKS FROM BOTH FIRE
AND SMOKE.
Creosote and Soot Formation and
the Need for Removal
This appliance is designed to burn wood cleanly and
efficiently when operated as described in this manual.
However, when wood is burned slowly and at low
temperatures, tar and other organic vapors are produced
which condense on the relatively cooler chimney flue
surfaces to form creosote. Failure to keep the chimney
system free of creosote build up could result in a chimney
fire.
The creosote that accumulates in the chimney
is highly flammable and is the fuel of chimney fires.
To prevent chimney fires, it is important to have the
chimney flue and connector pipe cleaned and inspected
at the beginning of the heating season and then
inspected every other month during frequent use.
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