Operating Instructions; House Fire Hazards, Operating Precautions, Warnings; Coal Types/Sizes; Starting A Fire - Vogelzang International Sentry Coal VG810CL Owner's Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: HOUSE FIRE HAZARDS
• GASSES EMITTED FROM FRESHLY ADDED
COAL MUST BE BURNED OR THEY WILL AC-
CUMULATE AND EXPLODE. NEVER SMOTHER
A FIRE WHEN ADDING FRESH COAL.
• NEVER USE MANUFACTURED"COAL BRICKS"
MADE OF COAL DUST & WAX-TYPE BINDER.
• DO NOT STORE COAL OR WOOD ON FLOOR
PROTECTOR, UNDERNEATH STOVEPIPE OR
ANYWHERE WITHIN MINIMUM CLEARANCES
FROM COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES SPECIFIED
FOR THIS STOVE.
• OVERFIRING MAY CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE.
YOU ARE OVERFIRING IF A UNIT OR CHIMNEY
CONNECTOR GLOWS RED.
• BUILD FIRES ONLY ON INTEGRAL GRATE
INCLUDED WITH THE STOVE.
WARNING: EXPLOSION HAZARD
• NEVER USE CHEMICALS, GASOLINE,
GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE,
CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, OR SIMILAR
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO START OR "FRESH-
EN-UP" A FIRE IN THE STOVE.
• K E E P A L L F L A M M A B L E L I Q U I D S ,
ESPECIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF THE
VICINITY OF THE HEATER — WHETHER IN USE
OR IN STORAGE.
OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. NEVER OVERFIRE THIS STOVE BY BUILD-
ING EXCESSIVELY HOT FIRES AS A HOUSE/
BUILDING FIRE MAY RESULT. YOU ARE OVER-
FIRING THE STOVE IF UNIT OR STOVEPIPE
BEGINS TO GLOW OR TURN RED.
2. NEVER BUILD EXTREMELY LARGE FIRES
IN THIS TYPE OF STOVE AS DAMAGE TO THE
STOVE OR SMOKE LEAKAGE MAY RESULT.
3. UNIT IS HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP
CHILDREN, CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE AWAY.
CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS. DO NOT
TOUCH THE STOVE AFTER FIRING UNTIL IT
HAS COOLED.
4. PROVIDE AIR INTO THE ROOM FOR PROP-
ER COMBUSTION.
5. INSPECT STOVEPIPE EVERY 60 DAYS.
REPLACE IMMEDIATELY IF STOVEPIPE IS
RUSTING OR LEAKING SMOKE INTO THE
ROOM.
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This stove is designed to burn
COAL FUEL ONLY.
THE USE OF WOOD IN THIS STOVE EXCEPT
FOR INITIAL COAL IGNITION PURPOSES IS A
VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW.
Chestnut, egg stove or nut-size coal for residential
furnaces or any of the specialty packaged fireplace
coals (not wax-type "Coal Bricks") can be used. Low
ash content (2% o 6%) coal is recommended
NOTICE: USE COAL & KINDLING MATERIALS
ONLY. FOR BEST RESULTS USE SOLID BITU-
MINOUS COAL. NEVER USE MANUFACTURED
"COAL BRICKS" MADE OF COAL DUST &
WAX-TYPE BINDER. DO NOT BURN GARBAGE,
CHARCOAL OR FLAMMABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS
GASOLINE, NAPHTHA OR ENGINE OIL. STORE
COAL IN DRY, WELL VENTILATED AREA. SEE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON PAGE 15 FOR USING
ANTHRACITE COAL.

STARTING A FIRE

1. Set the thermostat on "HIGH" and open pipe draft
damper to provide maximum draft.
2. Using the separable handle, open the feed door and
place paper and kindling on the grate for starting
the fire.
3. Light fire, close feed door and secure tightly.
4. Add around 15 lbs./7kg of coal after fire is burning
briskly. Use care not to smother the kindling fire
when adding coal.
5. Set the thermostat to maintain desired tem-
perature. "MEDIUM" setting is normally satis-
factory. Set higher or lower for your personal
comfort level.

ADDING FUEL

When possible, add smaller amounts of fuel each
hour or so instead of piling large quantities of fuel every
3 to 5 hours. This will allow a more complete combustion
process and less buildup of tar, soot, ash or creosote
will occur in the chimney.
As you become more accustomed with the opera-
tion of your stove, it is possible to add coal to burn for
longer periods of time (8 to 10 hours), but doing so
carelessly will promote incomplete combustion and con-
siderable sooting along with a very dirty, inefficient fire.
1. Set thermostat to "HIGH" and open pipe draft
damper before opening the feed door to help pre-
vent smoke spillage.
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