Operating Safety Precautions; Do Not Burn; Operating Instructions - Vogelzang International TR008 Durango Owner's Manual

• DO NOT STORE WOOD ON FLOOR PROTECTOR, UNDERNEATH STOVEPIPE OR ANYWHERE WITHIN MINIMUM
CLEARANCES FROM COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES SPECIFIED FOR THIS STOVE.
• OVERFIRING MAY CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE. YOU ARE OVERFIRING IF A UNIT OR CHIMNEY CONNECTOR GLOWS RED.

OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

1. NEVER OVERFIRE THIS STOVE BY BUILDING EXCESSIVELY HOT FIRES AS A HOUSE/ BUILDING FIRE MAY
RESULT. YOU ARE OVERFIRING THE STOVE IF UNIT OR STOVEPIPE BEGINS TO GLOW OR TURN RED.
2. NEVER BUILD EXTREMELY LARGE FIRES IN THIS TYPE OF STOVE AS DAMAGE TO THE STOVE OR
SMOKE LEAKAGE MAY RESULT
3. DO NOT BUILD FIRE TOO CLOSE TO GLASS.
4. UNIT IS HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY
CAUSE SKIN BURNS. DO NOT TOUCH THE STOVE AFTER FIRING UNTIL IT HAS COOLED.
5. PROVIDE AIR INTO THE ROOM FOR PROPER COMBUSTION.
6. INSPECT STOVEPIPE EVERY 60 DAYS. REPLACE IMMEDIATELY IF STOVEPIPE IS RUSTING OR LEAKING
SMOKE INTO THE ROOM.
7. ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE HEAT OUTPUT RATES THAT EXCEED HEATER DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS CAN
RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE HEATER.
This wood heater needs periodic inspection and repair for proper operation. It is against federal regulations
to operate this wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.
• NEVER USE CHEMICALS, GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL
LIGHTER FLUID, OR SIMILAR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO START OR "FRESHEN-UP" A FIRE IN THE STOVE.
• KEEP ALL FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, ESPECIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF THE VICINITY OF THE STOVE—
WHETHER IN USE OR IN STORAGE.
THIS STOVE IS DESIGNED TO BURN NATURAL WOOD FUEL ONLY!
Hardwood, 18"/46cm to 26"/66cm must be air dried (seasoned) for a minimum of 6 months. Logs greater than
6"/152mm in diameter should be split. Wood should be stored in a dry, well ventilated area. The humidity content for
usable firewood must be less than 20% of the weight of the log. This heater is designed to burn wood only. Higher effi-
ciencies and lower emissions generally result when burning air dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods
or to green or freshly cut hardwoods.
Attempts to use wet or unseasoned wood will cause:
- ignition problems
- incomplete combustion
- blackened glass

DO NOT BURN:

1. Garbage;
2. Lawn clippings or yard waste;
3. Materials containing rubber, including tires;
4. Materials containing plastic;
5. Waste petroleum products, paints or paint thinners,
or asphalt products;
6. Materials containing asbestos;
7. Construction or demolition debris;
8. Railroad ties or pressure-treated wood;
9. Manure or animal remains;
Burning these materials may result in release of toxic fumes or render the heater ineffective and cause smoke.
Dead wood lying on the forest floor should be considered wet, and requires full seasoning time. Standing dead wood
can usually be considered to be about 2/3 seasoned. Splitting and stacking wood before it is stored accelerates drying
time. Storing wood on an elevated surface from the ground and under a cover or covered area from rain or snow also
accelerates drying time. A good indicator if wood is ready to burn is to check the piece ends. If there are cracks radiat-
ing in all directions from the center then the wood should be dry enough to burn. If your wood sizzles in the fire, even
though the surface is dry, it may not be fully cured, and should be seasoned longer
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: HOUSE FIRE HAZARDS
WARNING: EXPLOSION HAZARD
- rapid creosote build-up resulting in chimney fire
- low heat yield
10. Salt water driftwood or other previously salt water
saturated materials;
11. Unseasoned wood; or
12. Paper products, cardboard, plywood, or particle-
board. The prohibition against burning these materi-
als does not prohibit the use of fire starters made
from paper, cardboard, saw dust, wax and similar
substances for the purpose of starting a fire in an af-
fected wood heater.