Building A Fire - Quadra-Fire 3100 Series Operating & Maintenance Instructions

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For maximum operating efficiency with the lowest emissions, follow these operating procedures:
1. Regardless of desired heat output, when loading stove, burn your Quadra-Fire with both air controls wide open for 5 to
15 minutes.
2. Regulate burn rate (heat output) by using the Primary Control (center under ashcatcher). The Start-Up Air Control (on the right)
is used for initial start-up and reloading.
3. Heat output settings: Following 5 to 15 minutes of burning with controls wide open (see #1 above):
4. Burn dry, well-seasoned wood.
BTU / Hr
Below 10,000
Closed after 5 to 15 minutes
10,000 - 15,000
Closed after 5 to 15 minutes
15,000 - 30,000
Closed after 5 to 15 minutes
Maximum Heat
Closed after 5 to 15 minutes
These are approximate settings, and will vary with type of wood or chimney draft. Due to altitude and other environmental circumstances, this
NOTE:
operation information is a guideline only. Similar burn rates may be obtained using other settings unique to your situation.
CAUTION: Before lighting your first fire in the stove: 1) Make certain that the baffle is correctly positioned. It
should be resting against the rear support; 2) Follow instructions on page 22 for cleaning plated surfaces, and;
3) Remove all labels from glass front.
CAUTION: Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start
or "freshen up" a fire in this heater. Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it is in use.
There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the fast burning
kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning firewood. Here is one method that works well:
. Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor. Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper before
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adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
2. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
3. Open Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Control fully.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in the immediate area of the stove. Be sure the room is adequately
ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the stove. NEVER light or rekindle stove with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the
results can be fatal.
6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-length logs 3" (76mm) or 4" (102mm) in diameter. Be careful not
to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of wood carefully: near enough to keep each other hot, but far enough away from
each other to allow adequate air flow between them.
7. When ready to reload the stove, add more logs. Large logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer. Small logs burn fast
and hot, giving quick heat.
8. Adjust the Start-Up Air Control and Primary Control; the more you close down the Primary Control, the lower and slower
the fire will burn. The more you open the Primary Control, the more heat will be produced. The Start-Up Air Control
is only used for the first 5 to 15 minutes.
As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 7 and 8 will maintain a continuous fire throughout the season.
NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your stove is finished with will cure as your stove heats. You will notice an
odor and perhaps see some vapor rise from the stove surface; this is normal. We recommend that you open a window
until the odor dissipates and paint is cured.
NOTE: Stove should be run full open for 15 minutes a day to keep air passages clean.
WARNING! ALWAYS OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITH THE DOOR
CLOSED AND LATCHED EXCEPT DURING START-UP AND RE-
FUELING .
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3100 ACT Wood Stove Series
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (Cont'd)
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE USING STOVE
Start-Up Air Control

BUILDING A FIRE

WARNING: Do not operate with Start-Up Air
Control in the open position in excess of 15
*Primary Control
minutes! Risk of extreme temperatures! Pro-
Pull to Stop
longed operation of this stove with the Start-
1" - 1-1/4" open
Up Air Control in the open position may cause
1-1/4" - 2-1/2" open
the combustible materials around the stove to
Fully open
exceed safe temperature limits.
WARNING! DO NOT LEAVE THE FIRE UNATTENDED WHEN THE DOOR
IS UNLATCHED. UNSTABLE FIREWOOD COULD FALL OUT OF THE
FIREBOX CREATING A FIRE HAZARD TO YOUR HOME.
250-6103C December 6, 2004