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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
In order to get peak performance out of your Blaze King furnace you will need to follow a few basic steps
outlined in the following chapters. Forget everything you learned about how to burn or operate a regular wood
furnace. You cannot just throw in some newspaper and a log or two, light a match and expect your Blaze King to
work the same way an ineffi
cient wood furnace would. Your Blaze King was designed to burn more effi
ciently,
saving you time and money.
BYPASS
All catalytic wood burning appliances have a bypass device for allowing the smoke from the fi re to temporarily
bypass, or go around, the catalyst. Th
e bypass is located inside the top front of the fi rebox. Th
e bypass is a
steel plate door, hinged inside the furnace, and is controlled by the bypass handle on the left or right side of the
furnace. When the handle is lift ed up, the bypass is open, when pushed down, it is closed.
Other than during the initial startup sequence, DO NOT burn the furnace with the by-pass open. Leaving the
by-pass open may APPEAR to achieve a hotter fi re, but in fact, just the opposite is true. Bypassing the catalyst
allows as much as 50% of the potential fuel - and therefore heat - to go directly up the chimney. Th
is Blaze King
catalytic furnace produces the greatest amount of heat when the by-pass is closed, and the catalyst is active.
Th
e bypass system also contains a built in switch which reduces the combustion air when the bypass is opened to
avoid over fi ring. (See “MAINTENANCE cont.” on page 31) for adjusting bypass handle and gasket.
CATALYTIC MONITOR (THERMOMETER)
Th
is monitor is located on the side of the furnace. It purpose is to show you the temperature of the catalyst.
Depending on the temperature you know if the catalyst is active or not. Press the red button and the catalyst
temperature will be displayed for 30 minutes. When temperature is below 500 F, “COOL” will be displayed.
FUEL
• Blaze King recommends using dry seasoned wood, split and stacked and protected from rain for at least 24
months with a moisture content of 13% or lower. It takes a great deal of energy to evaporate the moisture
contained in green wood and that energy will not be heating your house. Also, green or wet wood will
greatly increase creosote & combustor problems. Blaze King moisture meters are available at your Blaze King
dealer.
• Our wood furnaces are not designed for burning coal and doing so will void the warranty.
• Never burn salt-water drift wood. It is very corrosive and will damage the fi rebox. Burning salty wood also
voids the warranty.
• Th
is controlled combustion fi rebox has been designed for high effi
ciency and long burn times. Th
e proper
time to add more wood is when the last charge has been reduced to a glowing charcoal bed. Th
ere will be
very little smoke at this stage in the burn cycle.
WARNING: BURNING WET UNSEASONED WOOD CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE CREOSOTE
ACCUMULATION. WHEN CREOSOTE IS IGNITED IT CAN CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE WHICH MAY
RESULT IN A SERIOUS HOUSE FIRE.
Summary of Contents for APEX CBT
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