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TESTING YOUR WOOD
When the oven is thoroughly warmed, place one piece of split wood (about five inches in diameter) parallel to
the door on the bed of red embers. Keep the air control full open by pulling on it and close the door. If ignition
of the piece is accomplished within 90 seconds from the time if was placed in the oven, your wood is correctly
dried. If ignition takes longer, your wood is damp. If your wood hisses and water or vapor escapes at the ends of
the piece, your wood is soaked or freshly cut. Do not use this wood in your oven. Large amounts of creosote could
be deposited in your chimney, creating potential conditions for a chimney fire.
TAMPER WARNING
This wood heater has a manufacturer-set minimum low burn rate that must not be altered. It is against federal
regulations to alter this setting or otherwise operate this wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating
instructions in this manual.
THE FIRST FIRES
The fresh paint on your stove needs to be cured to preserve its quality. Once the fuel charge is properly ignited,
only burn small fires in your stove for the first four hours of operation. Never open the air control more than
necessary to achieve a medium burn rate. Make sure that there’s enough air circulation while curing the stove.
The odors could be smelled during the 3 or 4 first fires. Never start your stove outside. You will not be able to see
if you are over heating.
The amount of visible smoke being produced can be an effective method of determining how efficiently the
combustion process is taking place at the given settings. Visible smoke consist of unburned fuel and moisture
leaving your stove. Learn to adjust the air settings of your specific unit to produce the smallest amount of visible
smoke. Wood that has not been seasoned properly and has a high wood moisture content will produce excess
visible smoke and burn poorly.
CAUTION: Never alter the damper slide or the adjustment range to increase firing for any reason. Doing so
could result in heater damage and will void your warranty.
CAUTIONS:
•
Ashes could contain hot embers even after two days without operating the stove.
•
The ash pan can become very hot. Wear gloves to prevent injury.
• Never burn the stove with the stove door or ash clean out opening unsealed . This would result in over firing
the stove. Damage to the stove and even house fire may result.
Primary Air Settings
(Slide Damper is located in center of stove under hearth plate)
(Damper Adjustment: Pulling out on damper decreases air)
Electric Blower Speed Setting (Variable)
(Blower is on High when turned “ON”, Rotate
clockwise until stop for “LOW”.)
Burn Rate
Adjust Damper from fully closed
Burn Time
Blower Speed
Low
Closed
@ 30 minutes
Low
Medium - Low
5/16”
@ 30 minutes
Low
Medium - High
9/16”
@ 30 minutes
Low
High
Fully Open
all minutes
High
IGNITION
After making sure that the stove air intake controls are fully open (completely pull-out towards you), place
several rumpled sheets of paper in the center of the combustion chamber. Place 8 to 10 pieces of small dry
kindling wood over the paper in the form of a tent. You may also place a few pieces of heating wood, but
choose the smaller ones. No chemical product should be used to light the fire.
Before igniting the paper and kindling wood, it is recommended that you warm up the chimney. This is done
in order to avoid back draft problems often due to negative pressure in the house. If such is the case, open a
window slightly near the stove and twist together a few sheets of newspaper into a torch. Light up this paper
torch and hold it as close as possible to the mouth of the pipe inside the combustion chamber to warm up
the chimney. Once the updraft movement is initiated, you are ready to ignite the stove by lighting the paper
and kindling wood inside the combustion chamber. When you have achieved a good bed of hot embers, we
recommend the following burn procedures:
