Harman 300i Wood Insert
8
For Installation In Masonry Fireplace Only
Building and Maintaining the Fire
Begin with the bypass damper open, and the air control
lever at the maximum setting, all the way to the right.
Start with a bed of crumpled paper and kindling sized about
finger width; place several 1" - 2" (25mm - 50mm) split
pieces of dry wood on top of the kindling, followed by a
few 2" - 3" (50 mm - 80 mm) split pieces. Lay the wood
in a crossed pattern to allow maximum air flow. Ignite the
paper and close the loading door. Allow this start-up fire to
burn for a few minutes, keeping the bypass damper open.
Add about five more pieces of wood in the 2 to 3 inch (50
- 80mm) size range, making sure that the fuel bed is all the
way across the firebox and staggered to allow airflow. Close
the door and allow this fuel to burn a few minutes.
Add increasingly larger pieces of wood to the fire until you
have a thick bed of hot embers, approximately 2 to 3 inches
deep at the back, and at least an inch deep at the front. You
must have this charcoal bed established before you close the
bypass damper.
Providing you have the charcoal bed described above, close
the bypass damper by pushing downward on the handle.
This will begin the highly efficient mode of operation where
the exhaust gases get re-burned in the secondary combustion
package. If you cannot achieve a charcoal bed within the
first 15 to 20 minutes, your wood is likely too wet, and you
may need to burn the fire longer and/or hotter to compensate
for the extra energy needed to drive out the moisture.
If, after five minutes of burning with the damper closed,
smoke is visible coming from the chimney, you probably
do not have the proper coal bed. Open the bypass damper
and continue with the process until a significant coal bed is
formed.
Air Control shown in the full open
position which is to be used only for
start-up and refueling
Air Control Shown In The
Medium-High Position.
dO NOT uSE ChEmICAlS Or FluIdS TO
STArT ThE FIrE.
NEvEr uSE gASOlINE, gASOlINE-TYPE
lANTErN FuEl, kErOSENE, ChArCOAl lIghTEr
FluId, Or SImIlAr lIQuIdS TO STArT Or
“FrEShEN uP” A FIrE IN ThIS hEATEr. kEEP All
SuCh lIQuIdS wEll AwAY FrOm ThE hEATEr
whIlE IT IS IN uSE.
dO NOT INSTAll A grATE TO SuPPOrT Or
OThErwISE rAISE ThE FIrE FrOm ThE FlOOr
OF ThE FIrEbOX.
Air Control
. The air control slide is located on the ash lip
below the firebox door. Using this lever you will be able to
vary the amount of air delivered to the fire, creating a range
of heat outputs. The low heat output setting is with the control
located all the way to the left. The high setting is with the
control located all the way to the right. There are notches
cut into the ash lip to provide reference points for consistent
adjustments. Do not, under any circumstances, alter the
configuration or operation of the air control slide.
Air Control Shown In The
Medium-Low Position.
Summary of Contents for 300i
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