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Rev 08/24/10 ENERGY KING™ Wood/Coal Boiler Owner’s Manual
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Operation
BURN AIR-DRIED WOOD, OR ANTHRACITE OR BITUMINOUS COAL ONLY
Burning Wood
All home chimneys and hookups are different. After a few fires, you will find the best way to start a
fire in your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Boiler.
Your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Boiler is capable of holding very large logs.
Do not
try to add a
log that is larger than what you can easily place in the ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Boiler. You will
get the best efficiency when you add only the amount of wood needed for a 6 to 8 hour burn. Note:
A full load is not always the best solution for your needs.
Starting a Wood Fire
1. Pull the sliding smoke baffle (located above
the fuel loading door) out to open.
2. Place a small amount of crumpled paper in
the center of your ENERGY KING
Wood/Coal Boiler. Crisscross a couple of
handfuls of dry, 3/4
″ thick kindling wood,
then several small pieces of firewood.
3. It will take 5 to 10 minutes for the fire to
establish itself. Once you have some red-
hot burning embers, add larger pieces of
wood.
a. Vary the position of the wood in the burn
chamber to maximize the exposed
surface area of each piece of wood.
b. Only use wood properly sized for your
unit’s burn chamber.
4. Push in the sliding smoke baffle after
loading your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal
Boiler and the fire has been established.
5. The burn time is controlled by the 24-V
Wall Thermostat and the forced air draft
controls on the Boiler.
Refueling
To refuel your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal
Boiler:
1. Pull the sliding smoke baffle out.
2. Open the fuel loading door slowly: open the
door about 1 ″ -2 ″ then wait about 10
seconds before opening fully.
Never stand
in front of the fuel loading door when
refueling; always stand to the side.
3. Rake the red-hot embers over the grates
evenly.
4. Put a few smaller pieces of wood on the
coals first, and then load the Boiler with
larger pieces of wood.
5. Close the fuel loading door and sliding
smoke baffle.
Be sure the sliding smoke baffle
is fully open.
Never overload your burn
chamber. Do not load wood
more than 8 inches above the
top of the firebrick.