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Operation—General
GRATES OR ANDIRONS
Briarwood Stoves are designed for the burning of wood directly on the firebrick. Efficiencies and burn characteristics
are at their best when a half inch bed of ashes is maintained in the firebox.
STARTING YOUR FIRST FIRE (Curing Your Stove Paint)
Curing your stove will give off fumes so make sure you provide extra ventilation by opening a door or window during
the curing process. There will also be some paint odor during your first few fires. To cure the paint on your stove you
should build a small kindling fire, let it die down; build another fire, slightly larger, let it die down; build yet another
fire, slightly larger. Your stove should be fairly hot by this point. Do not over fire your woodstove for the next few fires.
This should sufficiently cure the paint. If you should have any blistering or peeling of paint, the area can be sanded
down and repainted with high temperature stove paint, available in aerosol cans from your local dealer.
NOTE: The paint is not covered by the warranty
.
STARTING A FIRE
"DO NOT TAMPER". It is against the law to alter this wood heater. This heater is designed for clean burning in
accordance with rules and regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "It is against the law to operate
this wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual."
CAUTION: NEVER USE GASOLINE, LANTERN FUEL OR KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START
OR FRESHEN UP A FIRE IN THIS HEATER. KEEP ALL FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS A SAFE DISTANCE FROM YOUR STOVE.
1. Place several pieces of "wadded up" or "balled" paper in the firebox.
2. Place several pieces of small, dry, finely split kindling on the paper.
3. Light the paper in several places and hold the door partially open (usually 2-3 inches) until the kindling is ignited
adequately to sustain combustion with the door closed.
4. Make sure the draft control is on the high setting. See illustration below.
5. Allow the fire to burn until an adequate bed of coals is formed.
6. You may now place several larger pieces of wood on the fire. In order to insure complete combustion of the
organic compounds released from the wood, load the fuel as far back in the firebox as possible. The charcoal
bed can be sloped slightly towards the rear so that the fuel does not tend to fall forward. Close the door with the
draft control open until a robust fire occurs.
7. Clean away any coals from the front of the starter manifold (small air intake beneath loading door.) that may
create an obstruction of starter air to the fuel. Operate on high setting for at least 5 minutes or until the stove is
drawing well enough to sustain proper combustion in front of the starter manifold, At this point you can close
draft control to desired setting. After refueling operate with blower "off" for at least 30 minutes.
CONTROLS
This stove is equipped with a combustion air control (draft control) located beneath the door
opening. This control regulates the heat output and burn time of the stove. Closing the setting
restricts the incoming combustion air for minimum heat output and maximum burn duration. The
further open the setting, the faster the fuel will burn and the higher the heat output.
This heater is designed to burn natural cord wood only. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions generally result
when burning air dried seasoned hardwoods unlike softwoods or freshly cut hardwoods which are too green .
DO NOT BURN
Do not burn treated wood, solvents, coal, colored paper, garbage, trash, cardboard, board ends, plywood, composite
boards, etc…
CAUTION: Do not burn board ends, kiln dried lumber, etc. for other than kindling purposes. Extended use
may damage the stove and void warranties.
HEAT OUTPUT
The heat output of this stove depends on the type and dryness of wood used. It also depends on the size of the
chimney and amount of available combustion air entering the wood stoves.
DO NOT OVER FIRE YOUR HEATER
Although your woodstove has been designed to heat efficiently and operate at high temperatures, it is meant to
supplement other heating means in your home. It should never be fired to a red hot condition. Once the woodstove is
in use, it should be checked frequently to be sure that it is operating at the temperature range you have selected.
Low
High
Draft Control
