Ashley AF700, Owner'S Installation And Operation Manual

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CAUTION: Never alter the damper slide or the adjustment range to increase fi ring for any reason. Doing so could
result in heater damage and will void your warranty.
HEATING WITH YOUR WOOD FURNACE
1)
Spread the fi re and coals evenly towards the center of the combustion chamber before loading your furnace
fully or adding more wood.
2)
Avoid over fi lling the combustion chamber. Air must be allowed to circulate freely through the upper portion
of the combustion chamber for the stove to perform best. Typically this would mean not to load your furnace
more than ¾ of the way up the door opening.
OPERATION
Controlled combustion is the most ef fi cient technique for wood heating because it enables you to select the
type of combustion you want for each given situation. The wood will burn slowly if the wood furnace air intake
control is adjusted to reduce the oxygen supply in the combustion chamber to a minimum. On the other hand,
wood will burn quickly if the air control is adjusted to admit a larger quantity of oxygen in the combustion chamber.
Real operating conditions may give very different results than those obtained during testing according to the
species of wood used, its moisture content, the size and density of the pieces, the length of the chimney, altitude
and outside temperature.
WARNINGS
• NEVER OVER FIRE YOUR FURNACE. IF ANY PART OF THE FURNACE STARTS TO GLOW RED, OVER FIRING IS HAPPENING.
READJUST THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL AT A LOWER SETTING.
• THE INSTALLATION OF A LOG CRADLE OR GRATES IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN YOUR WOOD FURNACE. BUILD FIRE
DIRECTLY ON FIREBRICK.
• NEVER PUT WOOD ABOVE THE FIREBRICK LINING OF THE FIREBOX.
RELOADING
Once you have obtained a good bed of embers, you should reload the unit. In order to do so, open the air
controls to maximum a few seconds prior to opening the furnace’s door. Then proceed by opening the door very
slowly. Then bring the red embers to the front of the furnace and reload the unit.
For optimal operation of your wood furnace, we recommend you to operate it with a wood load approximately
equivalent to the 3/4 of the height of fi re bricks.
It is important to note that wood combustion consumes ambient oxygen in the room. In the case of negative
pressure, it is a good idea to allow fresh air in the room, either by opening a window slightly or by installing a fresh
air intake system on an outside wall.
Creosote - Formation and Need for Removal - When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic
vapors, which combine with expelled moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively
cool chimney fl ue of a slow-burning fi re. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the fl ue lining. When ignited,
this creosote makes an extremely hot fi re. The chimney connector and chimney should be inspected at least twice
monthly during the heating season to determine if a creosote build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated
(3mm or more), it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fi re.
We strongly recommend that you install a magnetic thermometer on your smoke exhaust pipe, approximately
18” above the furnace. This thermometer will indicate the temperature of your gas exhaust fumes within the
smoke exhaust system. The ideal temperature for these gases is somewhere between 275°F and 500°F. Below
these temperatures, the build-up of creosote is promoted. Above 500 degrees, heat is wasted since a too large
quantity is lost into the atmosphere.
TO PREVENT CREOSOTE BUILD UP
Always burn dry wood. This allows clean burns and higher chimney temperatures, therefore less creosote deposit.
Leave the air control full open for about 5 min. every time you reload the furnace to bring it back to proper
operating temperatures. The secondary combustion can only take place if the fi rebox is hot enough.
Always check for creosote deposit once every two months and have your chimney cleaned at least once a year.