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G Series Furnace Operating Manual
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G
SERIES
LOADING THE FURNACE - SMOKELESS LOADING
HANDLE
WARNING:
Risk of fire flashback. Follow these instructions
carefully or personal injury may result.
It is always best to load your furnace when it is low on wood.
DO NOT open the firebox door within 15 minutes of the
furnace reaching temperature or when the firebox is full of
wood.
To reduce condensation and creosote formation, load only
enough wood to last 12-16 hours.
Before opening any door to the furnace:
1.
Push the Smokeless Loading Handle towards the back of
the furnace. This will open the smoke bypass so no smoke
or flame exits the firebox door when you open it.
2.
Crack the firebox door open to the safety catch for at least
15 seconds to allow smoke to exit the chimney and
prevent blow-back.
3.
Open the door slowly while standing behind the door.
4.
Use your ash rake to knock charred wood down and level
the coal bed.
Hint:
If there is a minimal coal bed left, use the ash rake to
rake through the ash bed to stir up the hot coals underneath
the surface. Lay small pieces of wood on top of the coals
before loading larger pieces of wood.
5.
Make sure the air slot in the refractory brick is clear.
6.
Load wood carefully using the information and diagram on
page 17.
7.
Close the firebox door.
8.
Close the smoke bypass by pulling the Smokeless Loading
Handle over center all the way to the front of the furnace
to the closed position.
