HearthStone
Quality Home Heating Products Inc
®
Bennington Model 8350
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3) Light the paper under the kindling. Leave
the front door slightly ajar momentarily until
the kindling has started to burn and draft
begins to pull.
4) Close the door and allow the fire to burn.
Keep the door and ash drawer closed while
the stove is in use. Make sure the ash door
is in the closed position.
5) KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR
STOVE to maintain a steady, low-heat fire.
Your first fire should make the stove warm
but
not hot to the touch
. At most, a few
small chunks of wood should be added to
the fire to reach safe break-in temperatures.
6) Once the stove is warm but
not hot to the
touch
close the primary air control by
pushing it up and allow the fire to die out
completely.
7) Let the stove return to room temperature.
Your first fire and first fire each season thereafter should
be built and maintained as outlined above. Your patience
will be rewarded by a properly seasoned stove.
NOTE: Because of the cool flue gas temperatures present
during the break-in procedure, creosote may build up
quickly. Your window may get dirty. A good hot fire will
clean it.
N
ORMAL
O
PERATION
If your stove is not used continuously or has not been
used in quite some time, follow the break-in procedure at
least once to minimize the stress of a hot fire on a cold
stove before proceeding with normal operation. We
recommend one break-in fire at the start of each heating
season. Prior to loading the stove, make sure the ash door
is closed and the ash pan is in the stove. If the ash door is
open, the stove will over-fire and be damaged.
B
UILDING
A F
IRE
F
OR
E
VERYDAY
U
S E
1) Open the door and place five or six double sheets
of tightly twisted newspaper in the center of the
firebox. Arrange kindling in a crisscross pattern
over the newspaper. Kindling should be
approximately ten pieces, 1/2" (13 mm) in
diameter and 10" to 18" (254 to 457 mm) long.
2) Fully open the primary air control by pushing the
lever down.
3) Light the paper under the kindling. Leave the
front door slightly ajar momentarily until the
kindling has started to burn and draft begins to
pull.
4) Close the door and allow the fire to burn.
5) Once the kindling is burning, open the door and
add logs, small at first, to build the fire up.
Make sure to keep the logs away from the glass
in front in order for the air-wash system to work
properly. Otherwise, keep the front door and ash
door closed while the stove is in use.
6) Once the fire is burning well, use the primary air
control to regulate the d esired rate of burn.
Pushing the lever down opens the PRIMARY
AIR CONTROL for a high rate of burn or
pushing it up for a low rate of burn.
Note: When opening the door to reload or re -
arrange logs, it is advisable to open the door just a
crack, pause for a moment then open the door
completely. This procedure will allow the firebox
to clear of smoke before the door is opened fully.
Also, reloading on a bed of hot, red coals reduces
smoking time and will bring fresh fuel up to a high
temperature rapidly.
B
URN
R
ATE
HIGH BURN: Fully load the firebox with wood on a bed
of hot coals or on an actively flaming fire and fully open
the primary air control. A high burn rate is recommended
once or twice a day to fully heat the stovepipe and
chimney, which will help minimize creosote
accumulation.
MEDIUM BURN: Set the primary air control to a mid-
range setting appropriate for the heating needs of the area
being heated. A medium burn rate should be the typical
setting and is preferable if the stove is to be le ft
unattended.
LOW BURN: Close the primary air control for a low burn
rate. A low burn rate over extended periods of time is not
advisable as it may promote the accumulation of creosote.
The venting system should be inspected frequently if low
burn rates are maintained consistently.
