Building A Fire - Century CJW2500X SERIES Owner's Manual

NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL
LIGHTER FLUID, OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR 'FRESHEN UP' A FIRE IN THIS
HEATER. KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS WELL AWAY FROM THE HEATER WHILE IT IS IN
USE.

BUILDING A FIRE

1. Open inlet air control fully.
2. Place a small amount of crumpled paper in the stove.
3. Cover the paper with a generous amount of kindling in a teepee fashion and a few small
pieces of wood.
4. Ignite the paper and close door. (If fire dies down substantially, open door slightly).
5. Add larger pieces of wood as the fire progresses being careful not to overload. (Do not fill
firebox beyond firebrick area). An ideal coal bed of 1" (25mm) to 2" (50mm) should be
established to achieve optimum performance.
6. This unit is designed to function most effectively when air is allowed to circulate to all areas of
the firebox. An ideal means of achieving this is to rake a slight (1" to 2" wide) trough in the
centre of the coal bed from front to back prior to loading the fuel.
7. Once fuel has been loaded, close door and open air inlet control fully until fire is well
established (approx. 10 minutes) being careful not to over fire.
8. Re-adjust air inlet control to desired burn rate. (If excessive smoke fills firebox, open air inlet
control slightly until flames resume and wood is sufficiently ignited). While a basic rule of
thumb is "closed- low" "½ way - medium" and "fully open high".
further in this manual (see page 9 for settings).
9. When refuelling, adjust air control to the fully open position. When fire brightens, slowly and
carefully open the door. This procedure will prevent gases from igniting causing smoke and
flame spillage.
10. Add fuel being careful not to overload.
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