ENERGY KING 385EK, Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Rev 03/12/14 ENERGY KING
®
385EK Wood/Coal Furnace Owner’s Manual  U. S. 22
Operation
General Instructions

Do not operate with flue draft exceeding .06
″ (14.95 Pa) of
water column.

Do not operate with fuel loading or ash removal doors open.

Do not store fuel or other combustible material within marked
installation clearances

Inspect and clean flues and chimney regularly.
Please read this manual in its entirety prior to the first firing of your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal
Furnace. It is very important that you follow these suggestions and limitations in order to maintain
your warranty and to guarantee the long life of your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Furnace.
This ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Furnace is
designed to burn for about 6 to 8 hours per
load of wood or coal. If the ENERGY KING
Wood/Coal Furnace is being fired hot
constantly with full flames and operating at only
a 2 to 4 hour burn cycle,
it is being overfired.
Your home heating needs may be too great for
the size of heating appliance you have
purchased. Forced firing or abuse can be
detected upon inspection
and will void your
warranty.
For greatest efficiency, you may sometimes
need to allow your existing conventional
heating system to assist your ENERGY KING
heating appliance in the coldest weather.
During the warmer seasons of spring and fall,
you should control the heat output by limiting
the amount of fuel, rather than the air supply.
Shorter, hotter fires will allow your
ENERGY KING heating appliance to operate at
maximum efficiency and with minimum
emissions.
For best combustion efficiency, chimney
temperature should be 350-degrees F to 450-
degrees F. [MANUFACTURER NAME]
recommends installing a magnetic chimney
thermometer to monitor chimney temperature.
First Fire
Before lighting your first fire, inspect your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Furnace to ensure that it has
been properly installed and that all safety requirements have been met. During your inspection, pay
particular attention to the clearances to combustibles, venting, and thermostat installation
instructions.
Check to make sure that your blowers are in
proper working order.

To check the circulation blower, use the
manual switch on the fan/limit control.

If you selected Forced Air Draft, you can
check the forced draft blower by turning
the wall thermostat supplied with your
ENERGY KING heating appliance to a
high temperature. If your draft blower turns
on, you may set the wall thermostat to the
desired setting.
Next, make sure that the burn chamber and
ash removal pan are clear of all objects.
Do not fully load your ENERGY KING
Wood/Coal Furnace or open all draft controls
completely until you become familiar with the
operation of your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal
Furnace.
Some odors may be given off a new
ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Furnace during the
initial few hours of burning while the steel and
the paint are being cured. Ventilating the room
until the odors disappear is recommended.
Risk of Fire:
CAUTION
– Hot Surfaces
: Keep children away!
Do not touch Furnace during operation.