Building Afire; Breaking In Your Wood Stove - Invicta ANTAYA Owner's Manual

Medium High
Beech, European
Maple, Sugar
Oak, Red
Ash, White
Birch, Yellow
Medium
Juniper, Rocky Mtn
Elm, Red
Coffee tree, Kentucky
Hackberry
Tamarack
Birch, Gray
Birch, White (Paper)
Walnut, Black
Cherry
Ash, Green
Cherry, Black
Elm, American
Elm, White
Sycamore
Ash, Black
Maple, Red
Fir, Douglas
Medium Low
Boxelder
Alder, Red
Pine, Jack
Pine, Norway (Red Pine)
Pine, Pitch
Catalpa
Hemlock
Spruce, Black
Pine, Ponderosa
Low
Aspen, American
Butternut (Walnut, White)
Spruce
Willow
Fir, Balsam
Pine, White (Eastern,
Western)
Fir, Concolor (White)
Energy Distribution 2015
3,757 24
3,757 24
3,757 24
3,689 23.6
3,689 23.6
3,150 21.8
3,112 21.6
3.112 21.6
3,247 20.8
3,247 20.8
3,179 20.3
3,179 20.3
3,192 20.2
3,120 20
2,880 19.9
2,880 19.9
3,052 19.5
3,052 19.5
2,808 19.5
2,992 19.1
2,924 18.7
2,900 18.1
2,797 17.9
2,710 17.2
2,669 17.1
2,669 17.1
2,669 17.1
2,360 16.4
2,482 15.9
2,482 15.9
2,380 15.2
2,290 14.7
2,100 14.5
2,100 14.5
2,100 14.5
2,236 14.3
2,236 14.3
2,104 14.1
Basswood (Linden)
Buckeye, Ohio
Cottonwood
Cedar, White
Moisture content also plays a key role in the
performance of your stove. Wood freshly cut from a
living tree (green wood) contains a great deal of
moisture. As you might expect, green wood burns
poorly. You must season green wood before using it
in your wood stove. To season green wood properly,
split, stack, and allow it to air dry for a period of one
year. Green wood may provide less than 2000 Btu per
pound, whereas dry wood can provide up to 7000 Btu
per pound.
Stack the firewood on skids or blocks to keep it off the
ground, cover only the top of the stack. Plastic or
tarps that cover the sides of the woodpile trap
moisture and prevent the wood from drying. As for
stacking, an old Vermonter said, "The spaces
between the logs should be large enough for a mouse
to get through, but not for the cat that's chasing it."
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CAUTION: DO NOT STORE FIREWOOD WITHIN
THE STOVE'S SPECIFIED CLEARANCES TO
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
BUILDING FIRE
A
Once you understand the controls of your wood stove
and have the appropriate firewood, you are ready to
start a fire.
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WARNING: NEVER
GASOLINETYPE LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE,
CHARCOAL LIGHTER
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.

BREAKING IN YOUR WOOD STOVE

It is imperative that your stove is "broken in" gradually.
Cast Iron must be "seasoned"; overfiring a new stove
may cause cast iron to crack or may damage other
stove parts. Natural moisture must be driven out
slowly to minimize the "shock" to the cast iron of its
first exposure to high firebox temperatures. In
addition, the asbestos-free furnace cement must be
cured slowly to ensure adequate sealing and
bonding.
When you light your first fires, the woodstove will emit
some smoke and fumes. This is normal "off gassing"
20
2,108 13.8
1,984 13.8
2,108 13.5
1,913 12.2
USE GASOLINE,
FLUID, OR SIMILAR