Use Of The Bypass Damper - Drolet NG1800 Austral Owner's Manual

USE OF THE BYPASS DAMPER

Your stove is equipped with a bypass damper. This feature should be used, if needed, upon
start-up of the stove to help heat-up the chimney faster. The bypass damper should be closed
as soon as there is a fire going inside the firebox and smoke is moving upward through the
exhaust system. The bypass damper should also be used upon reloading to avoid smoke
spillage into the room. Before reloading your stove, open the primary air intake control
completely and then, open the bypass damper. Wait for approximately 10 to 15 seconds and
open the stove door. Close the bypass damper when you are finished reloading. Never leave
the bypass damper open under any condition unless you are building a fire or reloading
the unit. To open the by-pass damper, insert the removable handle into the small rod extension
located on the left-end side of the unit (Figure 1). Turn the handle counter clockwise to open the
damper (Figure 2). Turn the handle clockwise to close the damper (Figure 3).
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
CAUTIONS:
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EVER LEAVE THE REMOVABLE HANDLE INTO THE SMALL ROD EXTENSION UNLESS YOU ARE BUILDING A
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FIRE OR RELOADING THE UNIT
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