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13. Green or wet wood is not recommended for
your unit. If you must add wet or green fuel,
open the draft control fully until all moisture
has been dispersed by the intense fire. Once all
moisture has been removed, the draft control
may be adjusted to maintain the fire.
14. If you have been burning your stove on a low
draft, use caution when opening the door. After
opening the damper, open the door a crack, and
allow the fire to adjust before fully opening the
door.
15. The controls of your unit or the air supply
passages should not be altered to increase
firing for any reason.
16. If you burn the unit too slowly or at too low
a setting your unit will not be operating as
efficiently as it can. An easy rule of thumb says
that if your glass is clean, catalytic thermostat is
active, then your flue is clean and your exhaust
is clean. Burn the stove hot enough to keep
your glass clean and catalytic combustor, you
won't need to clean your flue as often.
NOTE: You can stir and level the coals
before reloading to ensure proper
charcoaling and a good start up of
the load.
FAN OPERATION
The fan unit must not be turned on until a fire has
been burning for at least 20 minutes and the unit is
hot enough. As well, after each fuel loading the fan
must be shut off until 20 minutes has elapsed. To
operate fan automatically, push switch on side of fan
housing to "Auto" and second switch to either "High"
or "Low" for fan speed. The automatic temperature
sensor will engage the blower when the unit is at
temperature and will shut off the blower once the
fire has gone out and the unit has cooled to below
a useful heat output range.
To manually operate the fan system, push the first
switch to "Man" and second switch to either "high"
or "Low". This will bypass the sensing device and
allow full control of the fan. Switching from "Auto" to
"Manual" or "High" to "Low" may be done at any time.
For low and medium low burn operate the fan on
low speed and for medium high and high burn
operate the fan on high speed.
ASH DISPOSAL
During constant use, ashes should be removed
every few days. The Ash Drawer option features a
convenient ash dump for easy removal of ash, refer
to Modular Installation Options section.
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with
a tight-fitting lid. The closed container of ashes
should be placed on a noncombustible floor or on
the ground, well away from all combustible materials,
pending final disposal. If the ashes are disposed of
by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they
should be retained in the closed container until all
cinders have thoroughly cooled.
Safety Precautions
1. Do not allow ashes to build up to the loading
doors! Only remove ashes when the fire has
died down. Even then, expect to find a few
hot embers.
2. Please take care to prevent the build-up of ash
around the start-up air housing located inside
the stove box, under the loading door lip.
3. Never start a fire if the ash plug and ash drawer
are not in place. This will cause over firing
which can cause excessive warping of the stove.
Evidence of over firing can void the warranty
on your stove.
4. The firebricks are brittle and can be damaged
if the plug is replaced carelessly or pieces that
are too large are forced through the hole.
SAFETY GUIDELINES
AND WARNINGS
CAUTION: DO NOT USE CHEMICALS AS
FLUIDS TO START FIRE.
1. CAUTION: Never use gasoline, gasoline type
lantern fuels, kerosene, charcoal lighter fuel,
or similar liquids to start or 'freshen up' a fire
in your heater. Keep all such liquids well away
from the heater while it is in use.
2. Keep the door closed during operation and
maintain all seals in good condition.
3. Do not burn any quantities of paper, garbage, and
never burn flammable fluids such as gasoline,
naptha or engine oil in your stove.
4. If you have smoke detectors, prevent smoke
spillage as this may set off a false alarm.
5. Do not overfire heater. If the chimney connector,
flue baffle or the stove top begin to glow, you
are over firing. Stop adding fuel and close the
draft control. Over firing can cause extensive
damage to your stove including warping and
premature steel corrosion. Over firing will void
your warranty.
6. Do not permit creosote or soot build-up in the
chimney system. Check and clean chimney at
regular intervals. Failure to do so can result in
a serious chimney fire.
7. Your Regency stove can be very hot. You may
be seriously burned if you touch any radiant
surfaces on this stove while it is operating,
keep children, clothing and furniture away.
Warn children of the burn hazard.
8. The stove consumes air while operating, provide
adequate ventilation with an air duct or open a
window while the stove is in use.
operating instructions
9. Do not connect this unit to a chimney flue serv-
ing another appliance.
10. Do not use grates or andirons or other methods
for supporting fuel. Burn directly on the bricks.
11. Open the draft control fully for 10 to 15 seconds
prior to slowly opening the door when refuelling
the fire.
12. Do not connect your unit to any air distribution
duct.
13. This heater is designed to burn natural wood
only. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions
generally result when burning air dried seasoned
hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or to
green or freshly cut hardwoods.
14. In the event of component failure, replace parts
with only Regency listed parts.
15. Warning: do not abuse glass door such as
striking or slamming shut.
16. Do not store any fuel closer than 2 feet from
your unit. Do not place wood, paper, furniture,
drapes or other combustibles near the appliance.
17. WARNING: Do not operate without
either the Ash Plug properly seated
or the Ash Dump Plates screwed in
place, excessive temperatures will
result.
18. CAUTION: Do not operate with cracked/
broken, plugged or glazing catalyst.
IMPORTANT : It is against federal
regulation to operate this wood
heater in a manner inconsistent
with operating instructions in
this manual, or if the catalytic
element is deactivated or
CAUTION: HOT WHILE IN
OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN,
CLOTHING AND FURNITURE
AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE
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