Drolet Heat Commander Installation And Operating Instructions Manual page 55

Heat Commander Furnace Installation and Operation Manual
When you burn in cycles, you rarely need to open the furnace's loading door while the wood
is burning. This is an advantage because there is more chance that smoke will leak from the
furnace when the door is opened as a full fire is burning. This is especially true if the chimney
connector has 90 degree elbows and if the chimney runs up the outside wall of the house.
IMPORTANT
WHEN RELOADING, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THE AIR INLETS LOCATED AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE DOOR INSIDE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER FREE OF ASH.
OPENING PROCEDURE FOR THE LOADING DOOR
TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF SMOKE SPILLAGE, CRACK THE DOOR OPEN ABOUT AN
INCH (25 MM) AND WAIT ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE OPENING IT WIDE TO
ALLOW STABILISATION OF THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE FURNACE.
9.6.2 Raking charcoal
Rekindle the fire when you notice that the room temperature has fallen. Do not operate your
furnace at too low a setting. Keep the air inlet opened long enough during the fire start-up
to prevent the fire from smouldering, which could stain the glass. You will find most of the
remaining charcoal at the back of the firebox, furthest from the door. Rake these coals
towards the door before loading. There are two reasons for this raking of the coals. First, it
concentrates them near where most of the combustion air enters the firebox and where they
can ignite the new load quickly, and second, the charcoal will not be smothered by the new
load of wood. If you were to simply spread the charcoal out, the new load will smoulder for
a long time before igniting.
Remove ash first, and then rake charcoal towards the front of the firebox before loading so
that it will ignite the new load.
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