Operating Your Stove; The Use Of A Fire Screen; Your First Fires; Lighting Fires - Enerzone Destination 2.3 Installation And Operation Manual

4 Operating Your Stove

4.1 The use of a fire screen.

This stove has been tested for use with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen (AC01315,
sold separately). Make sure the fire screen is properly secured on the stove to avoid any risk of
fire. When the fire screen is used, it is important not to leave the stove unattended to respond
promptly in the event of smoke spillage into the room. Potential causes of smoke spillage are
described in section height of this manual. See Appendix 4: Installing the Fire Screen
(AC01315) for installation instructions.

4.2 Your First Fires

Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal components
of the stove 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 stove, 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 stove. Once the paint smell disappears,
your stove is ready for serious heating.

4.3 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 chimney. Here are three popular and effective ways
to start wood fires.

4.3.1 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 1" (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. If your venting
system has elbows or an outside chimney, you may
need to leave the door closed but unlatched for a
few minutes as the newspaper ignites and heat in
the chimney produces some draft. Once the fire has
ignited, close the door and leave the air control fully
open.
A conventional kindling fire with paper
under finely split wood.
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