Building A Fire - Quadra-Fire 21M-ACC Owner's Manual

Operate appliance on High Burn 15 minutes a
NOTE:
day to help keep fl ue/chimney clean.
G. Building A Fire
Before lighting your fi rst fi re in the stove:
1. Confi rm the baffl e is correctly positioned. It should be
even with the front tube and resting on all tubes. Figure
23.1.
2. Remove all labels from glass.
There are many ways to build a fi re. The basic principle
is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the
fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning
fi rewood. Here is one method that works well:
1. Open the Burn Rate Air and Start-Up Air Controls fully.
2. Place several wads of crushed paper on the fi rebox fl oor.
Heating the fl ue with slightly crumpled newspaper before
adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
3. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in
the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the room
is adequately ventilated and the fl ue unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or rekindle
fi re with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fl uid; 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 fi re. Stack the
pieces of wood carefully; near enough to keep each
other hot, but far enough away from each other to allow
adequate air fl ow between them.
7. Set the Burn Rate Air Control and activate the timer
system (ACC).
8. When ready to reload, It is best to fully open both the
Burn Rate Air and Start-up Air Controls before reload-
ing. This livens up the coalbed and reduces excessive
emissions (opacity/smoke). Open door slowly so that
ash or smoke does not exit appliance through opening.
Large logs burn slowly, holding a fi re longer. Small logs
burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.
9. As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 6
through 8 will maintain a continuous fi re throughout the
season.
NOTE:
• Build fi re on brick fi rebox fl oor.
• Do NOT use grates, andirons or other methods to support
fuel.
It will adversely affect emissions.
October 13, 2015
2100 Millennium Wood Stove (ACC)
Baffle Board even with front
tube & resting on all tubes
Ceramic Blanket on Top
Tube Channel
Figure 23.1
Fire Risk.
• Do NOT burn wet or green wood.
• Store wood in dry location.
• Stack wood so both ends are exposed to air.
Wet, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of
creosote.
7039-131M
Burn Rate
Air Control
Start-Up
Control
2 pc Baffle Board
WARNING
Fire Risk.
Do NOT store wood:
• Closer than required clearances to com-
bustibles to appliance
• Within space required for loading or ash
removal.
Do NOT operate appliance:
• With appliance door open.
• With ash removal system door open.
WARNING
Air
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