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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
PRE-INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS:
CAUTION : Read and follow these directions carefully.
Retain this manual for as long as you own your Northern Stoker.
CAUTION : The Northern Stoker is designed for outdoor
use. We do not recommend installing in a building.
CAUTION : All installation and operations must follow
PROVINCIAL and LOCAL CODES for wiring, plumbing, and
firing of this unit. These CODES may differ from this manual.
Installation should be performed by a Qualified Installer.
CAUTION : Load wood carefully to avoid injury to hands and
fingers that may come into contact with stove opening. Always
wear leather gloves when refueling a Northern Stoker.
CAUTION : Circulator pumps must run continuously whenever
the Northern Stoker is being used even in the summer.
CAUTION : All covers or guards must be in place at all times,
except for maintenance or service.
CAUTION : Burn Dry Wood Only.
CAUTION : Do not store fuel or other combustible material
within marked installation clearances.
CAUTION : Do not connect this unit to a chimney flue serving
another appliance.
CAUTION : Cut split seasoned wood (below 25% moisture)
is the recommended fuel.
CAUTION : Keep door closed while burning unless to load.
See Refueling Instructions and follow as directed.
CAUTION : Seals must be maintained and kept in good
condition.
CAUTION : Only responsible adults should operate your
furnace.
CAUTION : Hot surfaces – Keep Children Away. Do not
touch
during operation.
CAUTION : To prevent unauthorized persons from opening
the combustion chamber fuel loading door as well as the control
house doors, always keep them locked.
CAUTION : Never allow children to play near or tamper with
your furnace. Always keep the area around, and in front of fuel
loading door clean and free from combustible materials.
CAUTION : It is important to regularly clean the flue pipes and
chimney and is especially important to thoroughly clean at the
end of the heating season to minimize corrosion during the
summer months caused by accumulated ash.
CAUTION : While maintaining clearance of 8’ (2438 mm) from
each side 8’ (2438 mm) front & back from combustibles, keep
the non-combustible concrete pad the stoker is sitting on swept
clean of chips, saw dust or any other combustible materials.
CAUTION : Manufacturer recommends a minimum 30 ft.
(9.144 m) clearance from buildings or fire hazards. Keep grass
cut around the furnace area. If placed near a fire hazard area an
approved spark arrester should be used.
CAUTION : Warning: Risk of Fire.
Always keep the area around, and in front of fuel door clean and
free of all combustible materials.
CAUTION : All models operate at atmospheric pressure.
DO NOT obstruct, block, or plug in any way the overflow
vent pipe which is located directly on top of the furnace at
the back going into the expansion tank.
CAUTION : Keep the Control House doors closed to keep the
control house above freezing temperature.
CAUTION : Do not use chemicals for fluids to start the fire.
CAUTION : In the event of a chimney fire or “runaway fire” be
sure fans are off, water pumps are running, loading door and rear
clean out doors are closed tight, check to ensure dampers are
closed tight, check water level is ok. Once fire is under control it
is ok to operate stove in normal operating mode. Be sure to find
the source of the runaway fire. Causes can be burning fuel other
than wood, doors left open, seals around door need replacing or
damper stuck open. Correct any of these conditions.
CAUTION : This is an auxiliary cost saving heat source,
not your primary heat source. It should be installed so the
primary heat source will maintain an above freezing
temperature to the area being heated
& the Northern
Stoker Furnace in the event of auxiliary failure.
Safety
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