Air Controls - Quadra-Fire 5100I-GD-B Owner's Manual

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burn. For this reason, it is always best to burn dry, seasoned
firewood. When the wood isn't dry, you must open the air
controls and burn at a high burn setting for a longer time to
start it burning. The heat generated from the fire should be
warming your home and establishing the flue draft, not evapo-
rating the moisture out of wet, unseasoned wood, resulting
in wasted heat.
The air control in the right side of the grille is called the Start-
Up Air Control; it is used during the kindling stage of burning.
It must be closed (pulled out) after the first 5 to 15 minutes.
2. Second Stage
The next stage of burning, the secondary stage, is the period
when the wood gives off flammable gases which burn above
the fuel with bright flames. During this stage of burning it is
very important that the flames be maintained and not allowed
to go out. This will ensure the cleanest possible fire. If you
are adjusting for a low burn rate, you should close down the
air to the point where you can still maintain some flame. If
the flames tend to go out, it is set too low for your burning
conditions. The air control, located in the center of the grille
is the one used to adjust for burn rates. This is called the
Primary Air Control. Figure 24.1.
3. Final Stage
he final stage of burning is the charcoal stage. This occurs
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when the flammable gases have been mostly burned and
only charcoal remains. This is a naturally clean portion of
the burn. The coals burn with hot blue flames.
It is very important to reload your appliance while enough
lively hot coals remain in order to provide the amount of heat
needed to dry and rekindle the next load of wood. It is best
to open the air controls for a short while before reloading.
This livens up the coalbed. Open door slowly so that ash or
smoke does not exit appliance through opening. You should
also break up any large chunks and distribute the coals so
that the new wood is laid on hot coals.
Air quality is important to all of us, and if we choose to use
wood to heat our homes we should do so responsibly. To do
this we need to learn to burn our stoves in the cleanest way
possible. Doing this will allow us to continue using our wood
stoves for many years to come.
WARNING
Fire Hazard.
Keep combustible materials, gasoline
and other flammable vapors and liquids
clear of appliance.
• Do NOT store flammable materials in the appliance's
vicinity.
• Do NOT use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal
lighter fluid or similar liquids to start or "freshen up" a
fire in this heater.
• Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it
is in use.
• Combustible materials may ignite.
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5100-I ACT WOOD INSERT
D. Air Controls
1. Start-Up System
The combustion air enters at the rear of the firebox through
the rear air tubes. This air supply is controlled by the Start-
up Air Control.
2. Primary Air System
The primary air enters at the upper front of the firebox, near
the top of the glass door. This preheated air supplies the
necessary fresh oxygen to mix with the unburned gases,
helping to create second, third and fourth combustions. This
air is regulated by the Primary Air Control. For more primary
air push control in, for less air pull control out.
Primary Air Control
OPEN - PUSH IN
Figure 24.1
Prolonged operation with Start-Up Air Control in open
position may cause combustible materials around
appliance to exceed safe temperature limits.
NOTE:
• Operate appliance on High Burn 15 minutes a day to
keep air passages clean.
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Start-Up Air Control
CLOSE - PULL OUT
WARNING
Fire Hazard.
• Do NOT operate with Start-Up Air Control in
open position in excess of 15 minutes.
• Risk of extreme temperatures!
September 1, 2008