The clean lines and more simplistic, modern design of the Heco Cookstove is a part of the plan to truly bring innovation to the cookstove market. This stove burns wood or coal, allowing for unparalleled flexibility of fuel choices. The oven can be easily controlled for consistent baking and cooking temperatures.
4. Do not open bottom ash door to increase draft; the ash door is designed for emptying ashes only. 5. Never leave Heco Cookstove doors open when the cookstove is unattended. 6. Do not hook cookstove up to an aluminum Type B gas vent. Use a code approved Class A chimney that has a 6”diameter (min) to 8”...
17. Slow fires: it is not recommended to burn the Heco Cookstove more than necessary early in the fall and late in the spring, as you cannot keep the fire box hot enough to burn gasses (without overheating your home). Slow fires can cause excessive creosote buildup in the firebox, stove pipe and chimney.
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OPERATION & WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS Testing Cookstove Draft Before Lighting To test your draft, place a piece of newspaper inside the cookstove fire box and light it. Pay close attention to the direction of fire’s flame and smoke. If the smoke is drawn up into the stove exhaust, your draft is working properly. If the smoke spills out the door, you do not have proper draft.
COOKSTOVE LOCATION 1. The cookstove must be located on a non-combustible floor. If you have a combustible floor, you are required to use a non-combustible floor board (Type 1 Board). 2. Review the plaque on the cookstove before installation. The most important consideration in installing your cookstove is adequate clearance between the stove and any combustible surface.
COOKSTOVE LOCATION This cookstove must be installed with, and maintain, the clearances shown in the illustration above. 1. Set the cookstove on a solid, non-combustible floor. 2. Use a non-combustible floor board (Type 1 Board). 3. The hearth material must extend out at least 15” from the front edge, 8” from either side and 8” behind the cookstove.
CHIMNEY REQUIREMENTS The minimum height of a chimney system for the Heco Cookstove is 20 feet. The chimney must extend above the roof of a house at a minimum of 3 feet at any exit points. On a pitched roof, installation of the chimney must be 2 feet higher than anything within a 10 foot radius of the chimney.
OPERATION CONTROLS Primary Air Control This Bimetal Regulator is used to adjust the Primary Air. Primary Air is the main draft that enters into the stove, under the grates in the fire box, to add oxygen to the fire. This control is used less when burning wood, as wood needs 80% Secondary Air.
BAKING & COOKING CONTROLS The Heco Cookstove is designed for both oven baking and stovetop cooking. The Oven Bypass Control is used to set the stove in either Cook Mode or Bake Mode. T his control is changed by using the handle located on the right side of the cookstove (see below).
The installation of this coil should be done by a professionally trained plumber. Review manual included with External Tank Coil for installation instructions. Note: A ll Heco Cookstove models are built with the option of adding this External Tank Coil, allowing you to connect to an independent holding tank.
EXHAUST CLEANOUT Underneath Bake Oven Below the oven, on the front right side of the stove, is a clean-out door. This door is behind a porcelain panel. To remove the porcelain panel, lift up and pull. Inside you will find a plate fastened by two wing nuts, remove the wing nuts and plate.
Oven Door Glass 420-111 Shelf Top 420-32 Oven Door Gasket GF011 Front Top Grid 420-33 Firedoor/Ash Door Gasket Replacement Kit heco-GRK4/4-9 Stove Side Panel 420-34 4” x 18 Cast Iron Grates 4X18-CIG Oven Bypass Holder/Angle 420-35 2 - Grate Rail (Front) 420-24-GRF...
420 Firebrick List Firebrick Panels for Heco 420 Cookstove (3) 1 ¼” x 4 ½” x 5 ⅜” Left Side Bottom: (3) 1 ¼” x 4 ½” x 9” Front: (1) 1 ¼” x 3 ⅝” x 5 ⅜” Right Side Top: (2) 1 ¼”...
520-111 Shelf Top 520-32 Oven Door Gasket GF011 Front Top Grid 520-33 Fire Door/Ash Door Gasket Replacement Kit heco-GRK3/4-9 Stove Side Panel 420-34 4” x 18” Cast Iron Grates 4X18-CIG Oven Bypass Holder/Angle 420-35 3 - Grate Rail (front) 520-24-GRF...
520 Firebrick List Firebrick Panels for Heco coostove 520 (3) 1 ¼” x 4 ½” x 5 ⅜” Left Side Bottom: (3) 1 ¼” x 4 ½” x 9” Front: Right (1) 1 ¼” x 3 ⅝” x 5 ⅜”...
TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Problem Cause Solution Difficulty -Inadequate draft -Cold chimney -Only operate 1 stove per chimney -Wood must have 20% or less moisture lighting or -Wet wood -Closing oven bypass before -Keep damper open until fire is established maintaining chimney is heated -Inspect &...
TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Problem Cause Solution Food is -Inconsistent -Fire not stabilized -Allow fire to stabilize (4-5” of red hot coals) cooking oven -Oven bypass is open, sending heat -Recharge fuel as needed unevenly temperatures to the top of the oven and out the -Adjust oven racks chimney -Rotate food for more even results...
Heco Cookstove Limited Lifetime Warranty COVERAGE. B reeo, LLC warrants to the original purchaser that all Heco products are free from workmanship and material defects during the lifetime of the original purchaser. If a product is defective, Breeo, LLC, at its option, ...
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