Opening The Doors; Starting A Fire - Lopi Republic 1750 Owner's Manual

Opening the Door
The door becomes hot during use. Use a glove to open the door if the handle is hot.
Rotate
the door
handle.

Starting a Fire

Since the dawn of time man has debated the best way to
start a fire. Some use the boy-scout "tee-pee", some
prefer the "tic-tac-toe" stack. Either way, review the hints
and warnings below to ensure proper fire starting.
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Make sure the air control and is pulled out. If
additional air is needed, open the doors 1/4" during
the first five minutes of start-up.
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start
or "freshen up" a fire in this stove. Keep all such liquids well away from the stove while it is in use.
If using a firestarter, use only products specifically designed for stoves - follow the manufacturer's
instructions carefully.
If the smoke does not pass up the chimney, ball up one sheet of newspaper, place it in the center of the
firebox and light it. This should start the chimney drafting (this eliminates "cold air blockage").
Use plenty of kindling to ensure the stove reaches a proper temperature. Once the kindling is burning
rapidly, place a few larger pieces of wood onto the fire.
Starting a "Top-Down Fire"
One particularly successful method for starting a fire is to
stack several large pieces of wood in the center of the stove
(see the illustration to the right). Then place a several wads
of newspaper in the center with kindling on top. When you
light the newspaper this "top-down" fire will burn its way to
the center, igniting the larger pieces. With some practice,
this method should work for you.
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the door
open.
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