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. 23
Operation
Typical Operation Cycle

Do not operate with flue draft exceeding .06
″ (14.95 Pa) 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.

After a fire has been established and the
operating temperature has been reached, only
the thermostat needs to be set to maintain the
desired temperature.
When your home cools, the thermostat located
in the living area of the home activates the draft
control system.

Automatic Draft: If you are burning wood,
the thermostatically-controlled automatic
draft system mounted on the on the side of
the furnace must be used for safety and
efficiency.
The specially designed air system includes
both an automatic damper control and a
manual damper control to allow for fine
tuning of the burn rate. When the thermostat
calls for more heat, the automatic draft
damper will open fully, allowing your
chimney’s natural draft to pull combustion air
into air passage on the left side of the
furnace; the amount of combustion air is
limited by the position of the manual damper
control, which can be adjusted to any
position between low and high. This
combustion air is pre-heated as it flows
through the air passage and enters the burn
chamber through an airwash system located
above the fuel loading door frame.

Forced Draft: When burning coal, a forced
draft system will provide optimal
performance. When the thermostat calls for
more heat, the combustion fan turns on,
forcing combustion air into your burn
chamber.
The manually operated spin dial located on the
ash removal door should only be opened to
increase the amount of combustion air entering
the burn chamber when you are first starting a
fire, or when reloading the unit. Once the fire is
established, the spin dial should typically be
closed.
The 3-speed circulation blower is activated
when the temperature sensor of the fan/limit
control indicates that air has been heated to the
fan/limit control ON temperature setting. The
circulation blower pushes air around the burn
chamber, through the heat exchanger area and
into the plenum.
When the thermostat is satisfied, it will
deactivate your automatic or forced air draft
control system, allowing the fire to die down
until the next time your thermostat calls for
heat.
Your ENERGY KING Wood/Coal Furnace can run efficiently over extended periods of time and at
different heat output levels as long as the fuel supply is uninterrupted and cleaning and
maintenance are performed routinely.
Risk of Fire:
CAUTION
– Hot Surfaces
: Keep children away!
Do not touch Furnace during operation.
Never operate this heating
appliance with both the automatic
and forced draft systems installed
at the same time.