Heat Output Settings; Burn Rates; H Building A Fire; Blower Operating Instructions - Quadra-Fire YOSEMITE-MBK Owner's Manual

Yosemite Wood Stove
F. Heat Output Settings
For maximum operating efficiency with the lowest
emissions, follow these operating procedures:
1. Regardless of desired heat output, when loading stove,
burn it with both air controls wide open for 5 to 15 min-
utes.
2. Regulate burn rate (heat output) by using the Primary Air
Slide Control (center under ashcatcher). The Start-Up
Air Control (on the right) is used for initial start-up and
reloading.
3. Heat output settings are listed below, following 5 to 15
minutes of burning with controls wide open (see #1
above):
4. Burn dry, well-seasoned wood.
G. Burn Rates
1. High Burn Rate - Maximum Heat* - 30,000+ BTU/hr
• Close Start-Up Air Control after 5 to 15 minutes, fully open
(push in) the Primary Air Control.
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2. Medium-High Burn Rate* 15,000 to 30,000 BTU/hr
• Close Start-Up Air Control after 5 to 15 minutes, open the
Primary Air Control 1/4 inch to 1 inch.
3. Medium-Low Burn Rate* - 10,000 to 15,000 BTU/hr
• Close Start-Up Air Control after 5 to 15 minutes, open the
Primary Air Control 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch.
4. Low Burn Rate* - Below 10,000 BTU/hr
• Close Start-Up Air Control after 5 to 15 minutes. Gradu-
ally close down (pull out) the Primary Air control making
sure to maintain flames in the stove. You must maintain
flames during the first few hours of a low burn to avoid
excessive air pollution.
*NOTE: These are approximate settings, and will vary with
type of wood or chimney draft. Due to altitude and other
environmental circumstances, this operational information is
a guideline only.
WARNING
Risk of extreme temperatures!
• Do not operate with Start-Up Air Control in the open position
in excess of 15 minutes!
• Prolonged operation with the Start-Up Air Control in the open
position may cause the combustible materials around the
stove to exceed safe temperature limits.
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H. Building A Fire
Before lighting your first fire make certain that the
baffle and blanket are correctly positioned. They
should be resting against the rear support.
There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle
is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the
fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning
firewood. Here is one method that works well:
1 . Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor.
Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper
before adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
2. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
3. Open Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Control fully.
After 5 to 15 minutes, when the fire is well established,
gently pull Start-Up Air Control forward until resistance is
felt. Do not allow control to "spring back" into the open
position.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are
in the immediate area of the stove. Be sure the room is
adequately ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the stove. NEVER light or rekindle stove
with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the results
can be fatal.
6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-length
logs 3 inches (76mm) or 4 inches (102mm) in diameter.
Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of
wood carefully: near enough to keep each other hot, but
far enough away from each other to allow adequate air
flow between them.
7. When ready to reload the stove, add more logs. Large
logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer. Small logs burn fast
and hot, giving quick heat.
8. Adjust the Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Control; the
more you close down (pull out) the Primary Air Control, the
lower and slower the fire will burn. The more you open
(push in) the Primary Air Control, the more heat will be
produced. The Start-Up Air Control is only used for the
first 5 to 15 minutes.
9. As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 7 and 8 will
maintain a continuous fire throughout the season.
NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your stove is
finished with will cure as your stove heats. You will
notice an odor and perhaps see some vapor rise from
the stove surface; this is normal. We recommend that
you open a window until the odor dissipates and paint
is cured.
NOTE: Stove should be run full open for 15 minutes a day to
keep air passages clean.
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Fire Risk.
• DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAMMABLE
FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPTHA OR
ENGINE OIl.
• Do NOT burn treated wood or wood with salt (driftwood).
• May generate carbon monoxide if burn material other
than wood.
May result in illness or possible death.
Fire Risk.
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.
Odors and vapors released during initial operation.
• Curing of high temperature paint.
• Burning of oils left from manufacturing process.
• Open windows for air circulation.
• Open windows to dissipate smoke and odors.
Odors may be irritating to sensitive individuals.
Smoke detectors may activate.
NOTE:
• Build fire on brick firebox floor.
• Do NOT use grates, andirons or other methods to support
fuel.
It will averserly affect emissions.
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I. Optional Blower Operating Instructions
WARNING
1. Initial (cold) start-up: Leave blower off until your stove
is hot and a good coalbed is established. The blower
may be turned on approximately 30 minutes after a good
coalbed is established.
2. High burn setting: The blower may be left on through-
out the burn at your desired setting.
3. Medium burn settings: The blower should be left off
until a good burn is established, then turned on at your
desired setting.
4. Low burn setting: The blower tends to cool off the
stove. Leave blower off until burn is well established.
WARNING
Then turn on at your desired rate.
5. The highest blower speed is obtained by turning the
speed control on and then adjusting counterclockwise
towards "OFF" as far as possible without turning the
blower off. For a low blower speed, turn the control knob
clockwise as far as possible.
J. Opacity (Smoke)
Opacity is the measure of how cleanly your appliance is
burning.
Opacity is measured in percent:
• 100% opacity is when an object is totally obscured by
the smoke column from a chimney, and
• 0% opacity means that no smoke column can be seen.
As you become familiar with your appliance, you should peri-
odically check the opacity. This will allow you to know how to
CAUTION
burn as nearly smoke-free as possible (goal of 0% opacity).
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