Door Operation; Lighting The Fire - Heartland The Artisan Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Door Operation
OVEN DOOR OPERATION -
To open the doors. Twist the handle slightly to lift up the
door catch from the locking spindle and pull the door
open. (See Figure 1)
To close the doors. Gently push the door shut until the
door catch makes contact with the locking spindle.
fIRE DOOR OPERATION
CAUTION- ThESE DOORS ARE EXTREMELY hOT
DURING OPERATION. USE ThE UTENSIL PROVIDED
TO OPEN AND CLOSE ThE DOORS (See figure
Below).
Slowly open the doors to allow the stove to clear of
smoke.
To open the doors. Use the utensil provided to turn door
release screw 1/4 turn counterclockwise.
Screw will back off enough to open door.It is not possible
to open lower door without first opening upper door. (See
Figure 2)
To close the doors. Close both doors tight and use utensil
to tighten both door release screws clockwise. Ensure both
doors are secured tight so that no air will be able to fuel the
fire through the fire doors.
Do not slam the fire door shut!
Lighting the fire
a) Check the flue pipe is free of blockage.
b) Open firebox door.
c) Open ashpit door.
d) De-ash and remove dead fuel from bottom grate
(lift off cleaning door above the bottom grate
rake fuel into ashpan replace cleaning door).
e) Remove ashpan, empty and replace.
f) Fully open ash spin wheel on ash pan door
(primary air) and flue chamber damper door.
g) Crumple 6-8 sheets of paper into loose balls
and place on grate. Lay kindling on top of paper
and light from bottom. It may help to leave
firebox door open a few seconds to establish the
fire.
h) Close and lock ashpit door with spin wheel
control open.
i) Close and lock firebox door. The secondary air
slide setting is normally full open with this stove.
j) With fire established, open firebox door and fill
with fuel. Push the flue chamber damper back to
the position which gives the desired burning
rate. Set the spin wheel air intake to the position