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In a few days you will establish the basic recharging
period for your specific application.
It is better to build small intense fires than building large
smoldering fires as they reduce creosote build-up.
Ash Removal
A layer of ash approximately 1 1/2” deep should be left in
the firebox at all times during the heating season to pro
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tect the base of the firebox. When the ash bed accumualtes
to a depth of 4” or 5”, or when accumulation interferes
with responsive firing, proceed as follows:
1. Allow fire to burn out.
2. Turn off electrical power to the unit. This allows the
damper door to close.
3. Remove ash with clean out tool provided, leaving a 1
1/2” layer over the entire bottom of the firebox.
4. Ash is disposed of in a steel container with a tightly
fitting lid and moved out of doors immediately. Other
waste shall not be put in this container.
5. Check to ensure that the damper door shuts properly
after cleaning to prevent any possibility of a run-away
fire.
6. After ash removal return electric power to ON position
and recharge fire.
Cleaning Unit
Periodically remove creosote, wood ash and soot accu-
mulation from flue passageways to ensure maximum heat
transfer and to help prevent chimney fires. This is done
with a scrapper and a flexible wire brush.
Cleaning of the firebox is done through the charging door.
To clean flues and heat exchanger it will be necessary to
remove the flue pipe and two clean out covers from front
of unit.
The entire inside surface of the heat exchanger and flue
will have to be scrapped of any excess creosote and all
soot and ash will have to be brushed out and discarded
with the ash removed from the firebox.
Removal of ash and soot should only be necessary every
few weeks, but we recommend that, to ensure a long life
for the furnace, you should have it thoroughly vaccum-
cleaned by your heating contractor as soon after the end
of the heating season as possible.
Chimney cleaning should be done whenever any signifi
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cant soot and creosote build up is noticed. A visual inspec-
tion of the chimney should be made whenever the furnace
is cleaned.
FAILURE TO CLEAN THE CHIMNEY AND FLUES
WILL RESULT IN A CHIMNEY FIRE!
Controls
The fan and limit controls, installed on your wood fur-
nace, have been set to activate the air circulation fan to
start when the outlet air temperature reaches 155°F and
shut off at 110°F, and close off damper door when the
temperature reaches 280°F.
These settings should not be touched.
Gravity Firing Instruction
This unit has been designed to be safely fired using grav
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ity circulation air. To fire this unit in the gravity fire mode,
it is required to increase air circulation. This is accom-
plished by opening all registers fully, opening the furnace
room door, removing panel on side of furnace opposite
from where return air normally is forced into unit, (see
exploded drawing included), removing the rear blower
access panel of the oil or gas furnace. It is important to
retard the firing rate in order to prevent over-heating of
your furnace. To do this, close the draft damper door
by unlocking the chain. The combustion air can now be
supplied through the “peep hole” in the charging door.
Further retard the fire by limiting the charge.
NEVER LOAD THE FIREBOX HIGHER THAN 1/4 OF
THE WAY UP THE DOOR DURING GRAVITY FIRING
OPERATION.
PLEASE NOTE: During gravity firing the furnace MUST
BE ATTENDED REGULARLY.
