HearthStone
Quality Home Heating Products Inc
®
Bennington Model 8350
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Operating Your
Bennington Wood Stove
Once your Bennington has been set in place, connected,
and assembled, you are ready to light a fire. HearthStone
Stoves tests each wood stove before we ship, so you
should be able to easily light your first fire. You may,
however, have to make a few small adjustments to
compensate for altitude and other factors particular to
your installation.
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WARNING:
HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP
CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND
FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY
CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
Please read this entire chapter before lighting your first
fire. It explains the controls and features of your wood
stove, how to choose firewood, and how to break-in your
stove and use it on a daily basis.
C
ONTROLS
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F
EATURES
Before lighting any fires,
become familiar with the
location and operation of your stove's controls and
features and learn how to use them. For your own safety,
do not modify these features in any way.
REMOVABLE FRONT DOOR HANDLE
: The front doors
allow you to load wood into your stove; the removable
handle allows you to operate the front doors, latch them
closed, then remove so the handle does not become warm
while the stove is in use. To open the doors, lift the
handle to the 2 o’clock position and pull the door. To
latch the doors, push t he left door closed first,
FLUE COLLAR
FRONT DOORS
FRONT DOOR HANDLE
ASH DOOR HANDLE
PRIMARY AIR CONTROL
ASH LIP
ASH DOOR
FRONT VIEW
BENNINGTON
SIDE DOOR HANDLE
SIDE DOOR
FRONT DOOR
HANDLE HOLDER
then close the right door tightly and lower the handle to
the 4 o’clock position. Pull on the door handle to make
sure it is properly latched, then remove the handle. Your
handle can be stored to the left of the ash door in the
provided holder
SIDE DOOR HANDLE
: The side door allows you to load
wood into your stove; a fixed handle allows you to
operate the side door and latch the door closed. To open
the door, lift the handle to the 12 o’clock position and pull
the door. To latch the door, push the door closed tightly
then lower the handle to the 3 o’clock position. Pull on
the door to make sure it is properly latched.
PRIMARY AIR CONTROL:
This feature is located in the
front lower right of the stove. The primary air control
allows you to regulate the amount of air entering the
firebox. Generally speaking, the more air allowed into
the firebox, the faster and hotter the rate of burn;
conversely, less air creates a slower burn. Push the lever
down to open the primary air control; push the lever up to
close the primary air control.
ASH PAN
: The ash pan is located under the ash lip. The
ash pan collects burned ash from a fire and allows you to
conveniently remove the ash from your wood stove. The
ash pan is easy to remove. While the stove is cool, sift
the ashes across the grate into the ash pan then rotate the
ash door handle counter-clockwise and pull to open.
Remove the ash pan by sliding it out carefully. After you
have disposed of the ashes, push the ash pan all the way
into the stove and close the ash door.
Do not operate the stove unless the ASH PAN is
inserted into the stove and the ash door is closed. This
could overheat and damage the stove.
