Loading And Starting A Fire - Air Burners BurnBoss T22 Operating Manual

LOADING AND STARTING THE FIREBOX
THE GOALS IN STARTING AN S-SERIES UNIT ARE:
To achieve an even fire across the length of the box.
To start the fire from the bottom of the initial pile.
To build a hot base fire.
There are two methods for lighting the unit; a cold start and a hot start. A cold start
means the FireBox is clean and has no hot coals left from a previous burn. A hot start
uses heat from the coals of the previous day's burn.
COLD START
1) Unit should be on level ground
2) The Engine should be off, (but as described on page 13 the engine should have
been brought up to operating temperature).
3) Shovel dirt along the inside bottom edges of the panels to "seal" them. It will only
need a couple inches to prevent the smoke from escaping underneath the unit.
4) Load the FireBox from the side of the air manifold. This is safer as there is less
chance of the operator coming in contact with hot embers.
5) Load your most burnable material (materials from the "Good Wood" pile as dis-
cussed in the previous section) which is the smaller, dryer and cleaner wood, into
the FireBox to a level of about half way up. Ensure the entire bottom area of the fire
box is covered.
6) If you are using diesel fuel to assist in the lighting, Spray it (approximately 3 gal-
lons) across the top of this first load of wood.
DANGER:
If you are using an accelerant, first insure there are NO HOT
COALS remaining in the FireBox.
DANGER:
DO NOT use highly volatile accelerants, such as gasoline or
kerosene, to light the fire. These fluids ignite almost explosively and may
cause injury or death.
Cold start continued on next page
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