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4 OPERATING YOUR ZERO CLEARANCE WOOD INBUILT
NEVER OVERFIRE YOUR WOOD INBUILT. IF ANY PART OF THE WOOD INBUILT STARTS TO GLOW RED,
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OVER FIRING IS HAPPENING. READJUST THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL AT A LOWER SETTING.
NEVER LOAD YOUR WOOD INBUILT UP TO THE BAFFLE. ALWAYS LEAVE 5 TO 10 CENTIMETERS TO
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ALLOW PROPER COMBUSTION THROUGH SECONDARY AIR OPENINGS (NEVER PUT WOOD ABOVE THE
FIREBRICK LINING ON THE FIREBOX). THIS WILL ALSO PREVENT OVERFIRING OF YOUR WOOD
INBUILT.
SHOULD THERE BE A SOOT OR CREOSOTE FIRE IN YOUR FLUE SYSTEM, CLOSE THE AIR CONTROL
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COMPLETELY. IMMEDIATELY CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
4.1 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components of the
zero clearance wood inbuilt are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do smell bad.
Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when you first light your zero
clearance wood inbuilt, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate the house. As you burn
hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the curing temperature of the paint. The smell
of curing paint does not disappear until you have burned one or two very hot fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger and hotter fires
until there is no longer any paint smell from the zero clearance wood inbuilt. Once the paint smell
disappears, your zero clearance wood inbuilt is ready for serious heating.
4.2 Lighting Fires
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever method you
choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning quickly. A fire that starts fast produces less smoke and
deposits less creosote in the flue system. Here are three popular and effective ways to start wood fires.
4.2.1 Conventional Fire Starting
The conventional way to build a wood fire is to bunch
up 5 to 10 sheets of plain newspaper and place them
in the firebox. Next, place 10 or so pieces of fine
kindling on the newspaper. This kindling should be
very thin; less than 25 mm. Next, place some larger
kindling pieces on the fine kindling. Open the air
control fully and light the newspaper. If you have a
tall, straight venting system you should be able to
close the door immediately and the fire will ignite.
Once the fire has ignited, close the door and leave the
air control fully open.
DO NOT LEAVE THE ZERO CLEARANCE WOOD INBUILT UNATTENDED WHEN THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY
OPENED. ALWAYS CLOSE AND LATCH THE DOOR AFTER THE FIRE IGNITES.
After the kindling fire has mostly burned, you can add standard firewood pieces until you have a fire of the
right size for the conditions.
CAUTION: PLACE THE WOOD LOGS FAR ENOUGH FROM THE GLASS TO ALLOW PROPER PRIMARY AIR
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OPERATING & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR STRATFORD CF ZERO CLEARANCE WOOD HEATER
A conventional kindling fire with paper
under finely split wood.
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