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SUMINSERTA 260407-20
Operation
Wood Selection
This heater is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher
effi ciency 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
produces very little heat and tends to go out often.
DO NOT BURN :
-Salt water wood *
-Treated wood
-Wet or green wood
-Coal/charcoal
-Garbage/Plastic *
-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 taste-
less, 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 hazard-
ous condition.
Your Pacifi c Energy heater is designed for maximum overall
effi ciency 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 effi ciency.
Lighting the Fire
WARNING: Never use chemicals or any other volatile
liquid to start a fi re.
1) Adjust air control to "H" (high) position 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 as 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. insulation, windows, climate, etc.), the proper set-
ting can only be found by trial and error and should be
noted for future burns.
2) To refuel, adjust air control to "H" (high), and give the
fi re time to brighten. Open door slowly, this will prevent
backpuffi ng.
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 pre-
ferred. Remember to char the wood completely on "H"
(high) setting before adjusting air control for overnight
burn.
WARNING: Always keep loading door closed when
burning. This heater is not designed for open door
burning.
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" (high) 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.
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