Controls; Breaking In Your Stove; Building A Fire; Reloading - Jøtul F 602 USA Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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In the event that creosote in your chimney or flue connector
ignites, the resulting fire is often accompanied by a roaring
noise and a crackling sound as flakes of burned creosote
break loose. lf you suspect you are having a chimney fire,
immediately close the draft regulator and make sure the
stove door is closed. Call the fire department and get
everyone safely out of the house.
Trying to extinguish the fire in the stove will not help. In
fact it can make the matter worse by allowing oxygen
through the door, which then supports the fire in the
chimney. When the roaring and crackling has stopped, you
should resist the temptation to open the door and look at
the fire. The fire may have suffocated, but could rekindle
when you open the door. After a chimney fire, do not use
your stove until the chimney and the flue connector has
been cleaned and inspected to ensure that no damage
has been sustained.

5.3 Controls

Front Door Latch
The latch for the front door is conveniently located to the
left of the door's center. To open the door, simply raise the
latch and pull the door toward you. To shut the door, raise
the latch, push the door tightly against the stove front,
and lower the latch. See fig. 19 A, page 26.
Air Control
The sliding air control (See fig. 19 B, page 26) is located in
the bottom center of the front door.
Sliding the control to the right opens the air control and
increases the heat output; sliding it to the left closes the
control and decreases the heat output.
Slide the control fully to the right when first starting or
reviving a fire, or when maximum heat is required. Position
the control in the middle or left of the middle when less
heat is needed and when longer burn times are desired.
You will determine the best settings for your particular
needs as you gain experience with your stove.
Hot while in operation. Keep children, clothing and
furniture away. Do not store fuel within the clearances
listed previously.

5.4 Breaking in Your Stove

A cast iron stove should be "broken in" gradually. Five
consecutive small fires must be built in the stove prior to
operating the stove continuously. Each fire should be a little
larger than the previous one, and the last fire should be a full-
sized load. Allow the stove to cool completely between fires.
It is normal for new painted stoves to emit a smell or
even some smoke during the first few fires. This is caused
by the seasoning of the high temperature paint, and the
odor will diminish with each fire and eventually disappear.
Opening a window or door near the stove will help provide
additional ventilation and reduce the odor.
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5.5 Building a Fire

A good fire will efficiently utilize your fuel, keep the glass in
the door clean, keep emissions and creosote to an absolute
minimum, require less work, and be very predictable.
A Good Foundation
• Make sure the air control handle is fully to the right.
Open the front door and cover the bottom of the stove
with tightly crupled newspaper. Criss-cross a generous
double handful of dry kindling, such as split pieces of
scrap lumber, on top of the paper. lf you don't have
scrap lumber, split some of your best dry wood down
to finger-sized pieces and use that. Place three or four
1 " -2" split pieces of dry wood on top of the kindling.
• Light the paper evenly across the front and close the
door.
• Continue to add 1" - 2" pieces of split dry wood until a
healthy bed of glowing coals has formed.
• You can now add three or four small-to-medium pieces
of wood. Allow this wood to burn for several minutes.
Once you are sure the wood is burning well, adjust the
air control to your desired heat output level. Moving
it to the right increases the heat; moving it to the left
decreases the heat. Avoid operating the stove with the
air control closed completely.
• In order for secondary combustion to occur, the fire
must be well established with temperatures above
1.000 0 F (600 0 C) in the firebox.
• lf the fire dies out, this cause is most likely either an
insufficient bed of coals, reducing the air supply too
soon, or using wood that is either too large or not dry
enough.

5.6 Reloading

Reload the stove while it is still hot and there are plenty of
hot to ignite the fresh fuel load. It is a good idea to include
a smaller piece or two of wood at the base of the new load
to help the stove recover more quickly to its operating
temperature.
Reloading Procedure
• Always wear gloves when tending your stove.
• Push the air control to the right to the full open
position.
• Wait a few seconds and open the door.
• Use a stove shovel or similar tool to break up any
remaining charcoal and to drag some live embers
toward the front where combustion air enters.
• Load the fuel (Smaller pieces first).
• Close the door.
• Wait 5-10 minutes and adjust the air control to desired
setting.
Note: lf the charcoal bed present at reloading time is
relatively deep (2"-3") and your wood is well seasoned, it
is possible to add the fresh fuel load, close the door and
reset the air control for the desired heat output rate within
5 minutes.