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OPERATIONAL TIPS FOR GOOD, EFFICIENT, AND
CLEAN COMBUSTION
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Get the appliance hot and establish a good
coal bed before adjusting to a low burn rate
(this may take 30 minutes or more depending on
your wood)
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Use smaller pieces of wood during start-up and a
high burn rate to increase the stove temperature
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Be considerate of the environment and only
burn dry wood
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Burn small, intense fires instead of large, slow
burning fires when possible
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Learn your appliance's operating characteristics
to obtain optimum performance
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Burning unseasoned wet wood only hurts your
stoves efficiency and leads to accelerated
creosote buildup in your chimney
BUILDING A FIRE
The top down method of fire building is recommended
for this appliance. After making sure that the stove
air intake controls are fully open (completely pull-out
towards you), Place the largest pieces of wood on the
bottom, laid in parallel and close together. Smaller
pieces are placed in a second layer, crossways to the
first. A third layer of still smaller pieces is laid crossways
to the second, this time with some spaces between.
Then a fourth layer of loose, small kindling and twisted
newspaper sheets tops off the pile.
WOOD FUEL
Use Hardwood that has been split and air-dried to
obtain maximum burning efficiency.
Lighting Instructions
1. Open door and place paper and kindling in the
firebox.
2. Light the fire and close the doors until the kindling
is burning.
3. Open the doors and add fuel as desired.
EXTENDED OPERATION
Fuel should be added in small amounts to give
more complete combustion and uniform room
temperature. Do not load fuel above the top of the
firebrick.
Empty the ashes regularly. Do not allow ashes to
build up. Dispose of hot ashes properly in a metal
container with a lid.
SERVICE HINTS
Do not expect a heater to draw. It is the chimney
Operating Instructions
that creates the draft. Smoke spillage into the
house or excessive buildup of water or creosote in
the chimney are warnings that the chimney is not
functioning properly. Correct problem before using
heater. Possible causes are:
1. The connector pipe may push into the chimney
too far, stopping the draft.
2. Do not connect two heaters into the same
chimney flue.
3. The chimney used for a heater must not be used
to ventilate the cellar or basement. If there is a
cleanout opening at the base of the chimney, It
must be closed tightly.
4. If the chimney is operating too cool, water will
condense in the chimney and run back into
the stove. Creosote formation will be rapid and
may block the chimney. Operate the heater at
a high enough fire to keep the chimney warm
preventing this condensation.
5. If the fire burns well but sometimes smokes or
burns slowly, it may be caused by the chimney
top being lower than another part of the house
or a nearby tree. The wind blowing over a house
or tree, falls on top of the chimney like water
over a dam, beating down the smoke. The top
of the chimney should be at least 3 feet above
the roof and be at least to 2 feet higher than any
point of the roof within 10 feet.
WARNING: Never store flammable liquids,
especially gasoline. In the vicinity of the heater.
CAUTION: Overfiring the appliance may cause
a house fire. If a unit or chimney connector
glows, you are overfiring. Attempts to achieve
heat output rates that exceed heater design
specifications can result in permanent damage
to the heater and to the catalytic combustor if so
equipped.
CAUTION: Never use gasoline, gasoline-type
lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or
flammable liquids to start or "freshen up" a fire in
the heater. Keep all such liquids well away from
the heater while it is in use.
WARNING: Operate only with the feed and ash
doors fully closed. Keep seals in good condition.
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