Refuel While The Embers Are Still Hot - Vermont Castings Defiant 1610 Installation And Operating Manual

Defiant 1610 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove
Once the draft is established, open the front door and
light the rest of the fuel from the bottom. Do not light
the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing,
and repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the
initial attempt is unsuccessful.
4. If your Defiant has been broken-in previously us-
ing Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually. Add
larger wood with a diameter of 3-4" (75-100 mm). Con-
tinue adding split logs of this size to the briskly-burn-
ing fire until there is a glowing ember bed 2-3" (51-75
mm) deep. (Fig. 34) A good ember bed is necessary for
proper functioning of the non-catalytic system and may
take an hour or more to establish.
Fig. 34 Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn
well.
5. Close the damper when the griddle temperature
reaches 450°F (230°C).
ST264
6. Adjust the air control for your desired heat output.
good fire
NOTE: Stove installations vary widely, and the operat-
ing guidance given here is only a starting point . The
12/99
draft management information on Page 26 will explain
in detail how the features of your installation may help
or hinder good draft, and how you may need to vary
your firing technique if your installation doesn't encour-
age a good draft.
Fig. 35 Add full size logs after the ember bed is 3" (75mm)
deep.
ST264a
26
add wood fire
11/00

Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot

When reloading, best results will be achieved if you first
de-ash the stove by stirring the fuel bed to allow ash to
fall through the grate into the ash pan.
Do not break the charcoal into very small pieces or
pound or compress the charcoal bed.
It is important that air can circulate through the charcoal
bed during the burn. Larger pieces of charcoal allow
more air to circulate under the wood, resulting in the
fire reviving more quickly. (Fig. 35)
For best results when refueling, wear long-cuffed stove
gloves to protect your hands and forearms, add fuel
while the stove still has plenty of glowing embers to
re-kindle the fire, and include some smaller pieces of
wood in the new fuel load to help the stove regain its
operating temperature quickly. Use this sequence as a
guide to successful refueling:
1. Open the damper.
2. De-ash the stove as described above. Open the
ashdoor and check the level of ash in the ash pan.
Empty the pan if necessary and replace it in the
stove. Close the ash door.
3. Open the griddle, load the wood (smaller pieces
ST264
first), and close the griddle.
4. Close the damper.
5. When the surface temperature reaches 450°F.
(230°C), adjust the air control for the amount of heat
you desire.
NOTE: If the remaining charcoal bed is relatively thick
(2-3"/51-75 mm) and if your fuel is well seasoned, it is
possible to add fresh fuel (smaller pieces first), close
the door and damper, and reset the primary air control
for the desired heat output within five minutes.
WARNING: FIREPLACE STOVES EQUIPPED WITH
DOORS SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY WITH
DOORS FULLY OPEN OR DOORS FULLY CLOSED.
IF DOORS ARE LEFT PARTLY OPEN, GAS AND
FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT OF THE FIREPLACE
STOVE OPENING CREATING RISKS FROM BOTH
FIRE AND SMOKE.
CAUTION: The Defiant will be hot while in opera-
tion. Keep children, clothing and furniture away.
Contact may cause skin burns.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER. Overfiring may
cause a house fire, or can result in permanent dam-
age to the stove. If any part of the Defiant glows, you
are overfiring.
ST264a
30002850