Saxon Blackwood, Owner'S Manual

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9
USINGYOURHEATER
AFewHints
Woodshouldbestackedfronttoback-withthe
endsfacingthedoor-andwithspacebetween
themforairtoflowaround.
The door should remain closed at all times
except when first establishing the fire and
whenloading.
Therearemanyfactorsthatcanaffecttheway
yourheaterburns,includingflueheight,wood
type, shape, amount, the way it is stacked,
windconditionsandoutsideairtemperatures
tonameafew.Youwillfindthatbeforelong
you will get to know how your heater works
bestforyou.
OvernightBurns
Largeunsplitlogsarethebestfueltouse.
Make sure you have a good strong bed of
glowing coals and the heater is hot before
loadingthelogs.
Placealoadofwoodonthestrongbasefire
andcoals,shutthedoorandleaveonhighfor
about30minutesoruntilthelogsarecharred
allover.
Turndowntolow.
Restarting After an Overnight
Burn
Adjustaircontroltohigh.
Rakethehotcoals.
Place some kindling and small logs on the
coals.
Once the fire is established, start putting on
largerlogs.
RemovingAshes
When the ashes are level with the firebox
opening,it stimeforacleanout.Thisshould
’
onlybedonewhenthefireboxhascompletely
cooled.Removinghotashesishazardous.
Push chunks of charred wood to one side.
Thesewillburninthenextfire,soitwouldbea
shame to waste them. Using a metal scoop,
remove excess ash and place in a metal
container.
Youshouldleaveasmallamountofashinthe
firebox to provide an insulating base for the
nextfire.Rakethemoversotheyformaflat
bed.
Whendisposingoftheashes,keepthemina
metalorothernon-combustiblecontainerwith
a tight fitting lid. Move them outdoors
immediately to an area clear of combustible
materials. Do not place them in plastic
receptacles.
DoorHandle
Thedoorhandleonyourheaterwillbecome
hot during operation, especially during high
burns.
Werecommendyouwearglovestoopenthe
door.
HeaterFans
- AutomaticControl
All Saxon heaters are fitted with a unique
electronic control that ensures your heater
alwaysburnsefficientlyandwiththeminimum
emissionsbeingemitted.
As such, if the fan is on and you open the
heaterdoor,thefanwillautomaticallyturnoff
and automatically restart approximately 20
minutesafterthedoorisclosed.
Also,ifthefanisonandtheaircontrolisturned
to“low”,thefanwillnotoperate.If,orwhen,the
aircontrolisopenedfromthe“low”setting,the
fanwillautomaticallyrestartapproximately20
minutesaftertheaircontrolismovedfromthe
“low”position.
There is an LED indicator next to the fan
switch.Itwilleitherflashorbeon(i.e.solidand
non-flashing) depending on the operation of
thefan.TheLEDwillbeonwheneverthefanis
inoperation.TheLEDwillflashwhenthefan
isnotinoperation,suchaswhenthedooris
open,ortheaircontrolisturnedto“low”,or
duringthe20minutedelayperiod.