Hearthstone Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
®
Model 8370
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Once you understand the controls of your wood
stove and have chosen the appropriate firewood,
you are ready to start a fire.
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It is imperative that your stove be "broken in"
slowly. Cast iron must be "seasoned"; over-
firing a new stove may cause castings to crack
or may damage other stove parts. Also, the
asbestos-free furnace cement must be cured
slowly to insure adequate sealing and bonding.
The firebrick on the back and left side in your
firebox is intended to prevent thermal stress;
leave it in place in the firebox at all times.
When you light your first fires, the wood stove
will emit some smoke and fumes. This is
normal “off-gassing” of the paints and oils used
when manufacturing the wood stove. If you
find it necessary, open a few windows to vent
your room. The smoke and fumes will usually
subside after 10 to 20 minutes of operation. The
odor and smoke will end once the stove is
“cured”.
The first fires may produce other odors from
impurities that exist in the area immediately
surrounding the stove. Some of these impurities
can be cleaning solvents, paint solvents,
cigarettes, smoke, pet hair, dust, adhesives, a
new carpet, and new textiles. These odors will
dissipate over time. You can alleviate these
odors by opening a few windows or otherwise
creating additional ventilation around your
stove. If any odor persists, contact your dealer
or an authorized service technician.
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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 mm to
457 mm) long.
2.
Fully open the primary air control by
pulling the lever to the front of the stove.
3.
Light the paper under the kindling.
Leave the 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
grate is in the closed position.
5.
KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR
STOVE to maintain a steady, low-heat
fire. Your first and subsequent break-in
fires 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
and allow the fire to die out completely.
7.
Let the stove return to room temperature.
Your first three break-in fires 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. We
recommend a visual inspection (and cleaning if
necessary) of your stovepipe and chimney once
the break-in procedure is completed.
