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Heatilator • ECO-ADV-WS22 • 7057-128D • September 15, 2011
K. Building A Fire
Before lighting your fi rst fi re in the appliance:
1. Confi rm the baffl e and ceramic blanket are correctly
positioned. See
page 11
for detailed diagrams. They
should be even with the front tube and resting on both
tubes.
Figure 12.1.
2. Remove all labels from glass.
There are many ways to build a fi re. The basic principle
is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the
fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning
fi rewood. Here is one method that works well:
1. Raise the Burn Rate Air Control to the High Setting.
2. Place several wads of crushed paper on the fi rebox
fl oor. Heating the fl ue with slightly crumpled newspaper
before adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
3. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in
the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the room
is ventilated and the fl ue unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or rekindle
fi re with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fl uid; the
results can be fatal.
6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-
length logs 3 to 4 inches (76 to 102mm) in diameter.
Be careful not to smother the fi re. Stack the pieces of
wood 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart; near enough to keep each
other hot, but far enough away from each other to allow
air fl ow between them.
7. Once there is an established bed of coals, set the
Burn Rate Air Control to the desired setting following
the instructions found in the Section: Burn Rates and
Operating Effi ciency.
8. If you have installed the optional blower, please note that
the blower tends to cool the appliance. Leave the blower
off until the burn is well established, i.e., 30 minutes.
Figure 12.1
NOTICE:
•
Build
fi re on brick fi rebox fl oor.
• Do NOT use grates, andirons or other methods to sup-
port fuel as it will adversely affect emissions.
9. When ready to reload, It is best to set the Burn Rate Air
Control in the High position
before reloading
.
•
This livens up the coalbed and reduces excessive emis-
sions (opacity/smoke).
•
Open door slowly so that ash or smoke does not exit ap-
pliance through opening.
•
Large logs burn slowly, holding a fi re longer.
•
Small logs burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.
10. As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 6 through
8 will maintain a continuous fi re throughout the season.
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Keep combustible materials,
gasoline and other fl ammable vapors and liquids clear
of the fi replace.
Do NOT:
•
Store
fl ammable materials close to the fi replace, or
• Use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal
lighter fl uid or similar liquids to start or “freshen up”
a fi re in this fi replace.
Keep all fl ammable liquids well away from the fi replace while
it is in use. Combustible materials may ignite.
CAUTION! Odors and vapors released during initial
operation may be irritating to sensitive individuals.
Open windows for air circulation.
Baffle Boards & Blanket even with
front tube and resting on tubes
Baffle
Protection
Channel
Ceramic Blanket on Top
Tube Channels
2 pc
Baffle
Board
Burn
Rate Air
Control
CAUTION
The baffl e boards are FRAGILE. Use extreme caution
when loading fi rewood to prevent:
• Cracking, breaking or damaging the baffl e boards
DO NOT operate the stove without baffl e boards
