Heatmor 400-4S, User Manual

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Lighting the HEATMOR™ for the First Time
When lighting the HEATMOR™ furnace for the first time, all installations must be complete and the furnace
must be full of water. It is recommended to open bladder valve, reinstall the pop-off ball, and then build fire to
bring the water up to temperature.
The lighting process is fairly simple. Please use the following steps simply as a guideline or contact your local
dealer for further instruction. Read the entire manual before lighting, so you have a complete working
knowledge of the furnace. Ask for a demonstration from your local dealer
.
It is very important to fully
educate all persons who will be lighting and fueling the HEATMOR™ furnace.
PLEASE READ THROUGH ALL “LIGHTING YOUR HEATMOR™” STEPS BEFORE LIGHTING
YOUR FURNACE.
1) Remove the weighted pop off ball from the relief vent pipe, on top of the HEATMOR™ furnace.
2) Close the green valve, supplying the bladder, located at the front of the stove.
3) Ensure that the furnace is full of water
by running five gallons of water onto the roof of the
HEATMOR™.
4) Ensure that there is 115-volt electrical power supplying the HEATMOR™ furnace.
5) Place some small pieces of wood (five pounds) with paper into the firebox.
6) Place a few larger pieces of wood (20 pounds) on top of the smaller pieces.
7) Light the fire.
8) Leave the fire box door partially open to allow the fire to start burning. The firebox door should only
need to be open about two inches. At this point the smoke should go up the chimney and not out
the firebox door.
9) Once the fire is burning rather briskly, close the fire box door and turn off the light switch which in
turn will make the combustion air blower(s) operate.
10) Operate the blowers for approximately 10 minutes.
11) Turn off the blowers.
Wait a few seconds to allow the combustion to decrease.
12) Open the firebox door and add a substantial amount of wood to the firebox.
13) Turn on the blowers.
14) Securely close the firebox door and outer door.
NOTE: Before the furnace is fired up, the furnace is filled with water. While the furnace is filling with water, the
bladder is shut off to prevent excess water into the bladder, preventing over fill. When the furnace is freshly
filled the water temperature is approximately 50 degrees Fahrenheit. When the furnace is full of water you will
notice water coming out onto the roof from the relief vent pipe. At this point the water should be turned off and
the bladder valve opened. After the furnace is fired up, the water temperature will start to increase. While the
water temperature rises, the water will expand as it heats up, causing the excess water to go into the bladder.
It will go into the bladder because it is the place of least restriction. This is another reason why we do not fill
the bladder initially, too much water in the bladder at cooler temperatures could cause the bladder to overfill at
higher temperatures caused by the expansion of the water during temperature rise.