OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE LIGHTING THE FIRST FIRE
If your flue is a bright stainless steel one, remove all fingerprints and other marks by
polishing with a household metal polish. Do not use harsh abrasives such as steel wool.
After several firings, the flue will develop an attractive copper-coloured ‘bloom’, but any
fingerprint marks will show permanently on this bloom if not removed prior to lighting.
The first fire should be a moderate one to cure the special high temperature paint. It is
normal for the paint to smoke during the curing process.
WARNING: MAKE SURE THE MINIMUM HEATER-TO-WALL DISTANCES
SHOWN ON PAGE 4 ARE ALWAYS MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE HEATER
AND ANY HEAT SENSITIVE ITEMS. (FURNITURE, DRAPES, ETC.)
WARNING: DO NOT USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR AEROSOLS OR PLACE
THESE IN THE VICINITY OF THIS APPLIANCE WHEN IT IS OPERATING.
WARNING: DO NOT STORE FUEL WITHIN THE HEATER INSTALLATION
CLEARANCES.
WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST NOT BE USED AS AN OPEN FIRE.
WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LIGHT A STOVE FITTED WITH A WATER
HEATING COIL UNLESS THE COIL IS CONNECTED TO A FILLED WATER
CYLINDER AND THE WATER IS FREE TO CIRCULATE THROUGH THE
COIL.
WARNING: WHEN FITTED WITH A WATER HEATING BOOSTER, THIS
APPLIANCE MUST NOT BE CONNECTED TO AN UNVENTED HOT WATER
SYSTEM. THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE INSTALLED WITH AN OPEN VENT.
THERE MUST BE NO SHUT-OFF OR NON-RETURN VALVES IN THE PIPING
SYSTEM. Refer to water piping installation instructions.
LIGHTING THE FIRE
CAUTION: THIS APPLIANCE SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED AT ALL
TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Check that the ash door is closed and is sealing properly.
Ensure that the tipping grate is horizontal (the grate lies in the same plane as its handle).
Crumple several double sheets of dry newspaper and place them on top of the grate
through the top door (or, alternatively, through the top opening after removing the hot-
plate). The multi-purpose handle supplied may be used to remove the hot-plate (whether
it is hot or cold), and to open the top door of the PITTSBURGH, KLONDIKE or
YUKON stoves. The FATSO and OREGON have built-in ‘heat-proof’ handles to open
their top doors. The multi-purpose handle may also be used to remove the ash door and
adjust the damper and the top air supply (some models only).
Place thin strips of kindling wood on top of the crumpled paper in criss-cross fashion. A
small amount of slightly heavier kindling wood should be placed on top of the thin
kindling to build a small pyramid.
WARNING. DO NOT USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR AEROSOLS TO START OR
REKINDLE A FIRE.
FUEL: Use only wood that has been air dried in a sheltered stack, preferably for at least
12 months. If moist fuel must be used, add it only to a really hot fire, mixing it with a
large proportion of dry fuel. In Clean Air Zones, only wood must be used as fuel, and it
must have a moisture content not greater than 25% (measured on a wet weight basis).
Do not burn driftwood, as salt will corrode the heater and flue.
CAUTION. THE USE OF SOME TYPES OF PRESERVATIVE TREATED WOOD AS FUEL
CAN BE HAZARDOUS.
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