Pacific energy DESIGN-E, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operation
Wood Selection
This heater is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher
efficiency and lower emissions generally result when burning
air-dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or
too green or freshly cut hardwoods.
Wood should be properly air dried (seasoned) for six months
or more. Wet or undried wood will cause the fi re to smoulder
and produce large amounts of creosote. Wet wood also pro-
duces very little heat and tends to go out often.
DO NOT BURN:
-*Salt water wood -Coal/charcoal
-Treated wood -*Garbage/Plastics
-Wet or green wood -Solvents
* These materials contain chlorides which will rapidly destroy
metal surfaces and void warranty.
Do not burn anything but wood. Other fuel, e.g. charcoal,
can produce large amounts of carbon monoxide, a tasteless,
odourless gas that can kill. Under no circumstances should
you attempt to barbecue in this heater.
How to Test Your Wood
Add a large piece of wood to the stove when it has a good,
large bed of coals. It is dry if it is burning on more than one
side within one minute. It is damp if it turns black and lights
within three minutes. If it sizzles, hisses and blackens without
igniting in fi ve minutes it is soaked and should not be burnt.
WARNING: Do not use grates or andirons to elevate the
fuel. Burn directly on the fi rebricks. Replace broken or
missing bricks. Failure to do so may create a hazardous
condition.
Your Pacifi c Energy heater is designed for maximum overall
efficiency at a moderate fi ring rate. Overfi ring is hazardous
and a waste of fuel. Too slow a burn contributes to creosote
buildup and lowers combustion efficiency.
Lighting the Fire
WARNING: Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel,
kerosene, charcoal lighter fl uid, or similar liquids to start
or ‘freshen up’ a fi re in this heater. Keep all such liquids
well away from the heater while in use.
1) Adjust air control to "H" (Start) position (pushed to the far
left) and open door.
2) Place crumpled newspaper in the centre of the heater and
criss-cross with several pieces of dry kindling. Add a few
small pieces of dry wood on top.
3) Ignite the paper and close the door.
4) After the fi re has established itself, open the door and add
a few small logs. Close door.
5) Begin normal operation after a good coal base exists and
wood has charred.
Normal Operation
1) Set air control to desired setting. If smoke pours down
across the glass (waterfall effect), this indicates you have
shut the control down too soon or you are using too low a
setting. As every home’s heating needs vary (i.e. insula-
tion, windows, climate, etc.), the proper setting can only
be found by trial and error and should be noted for future
burns.
2) To refuel, adjust air control to "H" (Start) position (pushed
to the far left) and give the fi re time to brighten. Turn the
blowers “OFF”. Open door slowly, this will prevent backpuff-
ing.
3) Use wood of different shape, diameter and length (up to
19"). Load your wood endwise and try to place the logs
so that air can fl ow between them. Always use dry wood.
4) Do not load fuel to a height or in such a manner that would
be hazardous when opening the door.
5) For extended or overnight burns, unsplit logs are preferred.
Remember to char the wood completely on "H" (high) set-
ting before adjusting air control for overnight burn.
WARNING: Always keep loading door closed when burn-
ing. If the door is left partly open, gas and fl ames may
be drawn out of the fi replace stove opening creating
risks from fi re and/ or smoke. This heater is not designed
for open door burning, unless a manufacturer supplied
screen is used.
Restarting After Extended or Overnight
Burns
1) Open door and rake hot embers towards the front of the
heater. Add a couple of dry, split logs on top of embers,
close door.
2) Adjust air control to “H” (Start) position (pushed to the far
left) and in just a few minutes, logs should begin burning.
3) After wood has charred, reset air control to desired setting.
4) When burning at a slow rate for extended periods, oc-
casionally maintain a strong fi re under supervision for a
couple of hours to relieve fi rebox and chimney deposits
as well as any of the deposits on the glass.
WARNING: This method is not a substitute for regular
chimney inspections and cleaning.
5) To achieve maximum fi ring rate, set control to “H” (high)
position (pushed to the far left). Do not use this setting
other than for starting or preheating fresh fuel loads.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER: Attempts to achieve
heat output rates that exceed heater design specifi cations
can result in permanent damage to the heater and chimney.
WARNING: No alteration or modifi cation of the combus-
tion air control assembly is permitted. Any tampering will
void warranty and could be very hazardous.