Heatmax Furnace Installation and Operation Manual
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 6
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................... 7
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Safety information ..................................................................... 7
1.1
Summary of operation and maintenance cautions and warnings ........................... 7
1.2
Smoke detector ...................................................................................................... 8
1.3
Chimney fire ........................................................................................................... 8
1.4
Prolonged power outage ........................................................................................ 8
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General information ................................................................... 9
2.1
Drolet Heatmax furnace specifications ................................................................... 9
2.1.1
Technical data Heatmax ................................................................................... 10
2.1.2
General technical data ...................................................................................... 11
2.2
The benefits of low emissions and high efficiency ................................................ 12
2.3
The SBI commitment to you and the environment................................................ 12
2.3.1
What is your new furnace made of? .................................................................. 12
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Fuel ............................................................................................ 13
3.1
Materials that should not be burned ..................................................................... 13
3.2
How to prepare or buy good firewood .................................................................. 13
3.2.1
What is good firewood? ..................................................................................... 13
3.2.2
Tree species ..................................................................................................... 13
3.2.3
Log length ......................................................................................................... 14
3.2.4
Piece size .......................................................................................................... 14
3.2.5
How to dry firewood .......................................................................................... 14
3.2.6
Judging firewood moisture content ................................................................... 15
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Operating your furnace ........................................................... 16
4.1
Your first fires ....................................................................................................... 16
4.2
Lighting fires ......................................................................................................... 16
4.2.1
Conventional fire starting .................................................................................. 16
4.2.2
The top down fire .............................................................................................. 17
4.2.3
Two parallel logs ............................................................................................... 17
4.2.4
Using fire starters .............................................................................................. 17
4.3
Maintaining wood fires .......................................................................................... 17
4.3.1
General advice .................................................................................................. 17
4.3.2
Raking charcoal ................................................................................................ 18
4.3.3
Firing each new hot load ................................................................................... 19
