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STARTING A FIRE
Note: If you observe a paint curing smell during
the first hours of burning, provide increased fresh
air into the boiler room during the break in period.
Never use chemicals or flammable
liquids to start the fire. DO NOT
burn garbage, other types of coal or
any other fuel not approved for this
unit.
Starting a Wood Fire
Place seven or eight sheets of crumpled
newspaper or similarly suitable paper onto the top
of the grates. Next, lay in some very dry, small
kindling wood (approximately 3/4" or less) on top of
the newspaper. Layer the kindling in a cross-cross
fashion to allow for maximum air Eow through the
material. Open the manual dra; controls on the load
door by turning them counterclockwise. Light the
paper nearest the center of the door opening. Once
the paper is lit, you may partly close the door,
leaving it slightly ajar to provide additional
combustion air. Add a few small pieces of 9rewood
when the kindling is burning well.
Manual Draft Controls
Note: Open manual draft controls by
turning them counter-clockwise. Close
them by turning them clockwise.
e next step will depend on whether you are
using the automatic dra; control, or forced dra;
option. If you are using the dra; control, close the
ash door and load door, and allow air to enter from
the dra; control. It will feed the 9re by Eowing
upward through the grate. A wood 9re will burn
more vigorously if air also feeds through the manual
controls on the load door.
If you use the forced dra; option for starting
your 9re, close o< other air inlets, such as the
manual controls on the load door, or you may push
smoke into the boiler room. Additionally, opening
both the load door and ash door may overwhelm the
available dra; and cause smoke to leak into the
boiler room. Keep in mind that your eventual goal is
establishing a coal 9re, which must receive most of
its air from underneath. As you prepare to switch to
coal, increase the ratio of bo=om air-Eow to top air-
Eow.
Do not leave boiler burn unattended
with the load door or ash door open,
or draft controls in a fixed open
position.
Starting a Coal Fire
To start a coal 9re, 9rst start the 9re with wood
as previously described. Once the wood 9re is well
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