Wood Fuel; Building A Fire - Hearth and Home Technologies Expedition-I Manual

I. Wood Fuel
Fire Risk.
• DO NOT
FLAMMABLE
GASOLINE, NAPHTHA OR ENGINE OIL.
• Do NOT burn treated wood or wood with
salt (driftwood).
• May generate carbon monoxide if burn material other
than wood.
May result in illness or possible death.
Hardwood vs Softwood
Your appliance performance depends on the quality of the
firewood you use.
• Seasoned wood contains about 8,000 BTUs per pound.
• Hard woods are more dense than soft woods.
• Hard woods contain 60% more BTUs than soft woods.
• Hard woods require more time to season, burn slower
and are harder to ignite.
• Soft woods require less time to dry, burn faster and are
easier to ignite.
• Start the fire with softwood to bring the appliance up to
operating temperature and to establish draft.
• Add hardwood for slow, even heat and longer burn time.
HARDWOODS
Alder
Apple
Birch
Maple
Oak
Poplar
Processed Solid Fuel Fire Logs
• NOT permitted for use in this appliance
Moisture
Fire Risk.
• Do NOT burn wet or green wood.
• Store wood in dry location.
• Stack wood so both ends are exposed
to air.
Wet, unseasoned
accumulation of creosote.
12
WARNING
BURN GARBAGE
FLUIDS SUCH
SOFTWOODS
Aspen
Cedar
Douglas Fir
Pine
Spruce
WARNING
wood can
The majority of the problems appliance owners experience
are caused by trying to burn wet, unseasoned wood.
• Wet, unseasoned wood requires energy to evaporate
the water instead of heating your home, and
• Causes evaporating moisture which cools your chimney,
OR
accelerating formation of creosote.
AS
Seasoned Wood
• Cut logs to size
• Split to 6 inches (152 mm) or less in diameter
• Air dry to a moisture content of not more than 20%
- Softwood - about nine months to dry
- Hardwood - about eighteen months to dry
NOTICE: Seasoning time may vary depending on
drying conditions.
Storing Wood
Steps to ensure properly seasoned wood:
• Stack wood to allow air to circulate freely around and
through woodpile.
• Elevate wood pile off ground to allow air
circulation underneath.
• Smaller pieces of wood dry faster. Any piece over 6 in.
(152 mm) in diameter should be split.
• Wood (whole or split) should be stacked so both ends
of each piece are exposed to air. More drying occurs
through the cut ends than the sides.
• Store wood under cover to prevent water absorption
from rain or snow. Avoid covering the sides and
ends completely.
Fire Risk
Do NOT store wood:
• In front of the appliance.
• In space required for loading or
J. Building A Fire
Before lighting your first fire in the appliance:
NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your
appliance is finished with will cure as your appliance
heats. You will notice an odor and perhaps see some
vapor rise from the appliance surface; this is normal.
We recommend that you open a window until the odor
cause
dissipates and paint is cured.
1. Confirm the baffle and ceramic blanket are correctly
positioned. They should be touching back of firebox and
secured into Baffle Protection Channel (Figure 13.1
and Figure 13.2).
2. Remove all labels from glass.
7094-803A
WARNING
ash removal.
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