Ashley AF700, Руководство владельца по установке и эксплуатации

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CAUTIONS:
• ASHES COULD CONTAIN HOT EMBERS EVEN AFTER TWO DAYS WITHOUT OPERATING THE FURNACE.
• THE ASH PAN CAN BECOME VERY HOT. WEAR GLOVES TO PREVENT INJURY.
• NEVER BURN THE FURNACE WITH THE ASH TRAP OPEN. THIS WOULD RESULT IN OVER FIRING THE FURNACE. DAMAGE
TO THE FURNACE AND EVEN HOUSE FIRE MAY RESULT.
If a chimney or creosote fi re occurs, close all dampers immediately. Wait for the fi re to go out and the heater to
cool, then inspect the chimney for damage. If no damage results, perform a chimney cleaning to ensure there is
no more creosote deposits remaining in the chimney.
ASH DISPOSAL
Whenever ashes get 3 to 4 inches deep in your fi rebox or ash pan, and when the fi re has burned down and
cooled, remove excess ashes. Leave an ash bed approximately 1 inch deep on the fi rebox bottom to help
maintain a hot charcoal bed.
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight- fi tting lid. The closed container of ashes should be
placed on a noncombustible fl oor or on the ground, away from all combustible materials, pending fi nal disposal.
The ashes should be retained in the closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
If there is a soot or creosote fi re:
• Establish a routine for the storage of fuel, care for the appliance and fi ring techniques.
• Check daily for creosote buildup until experience shows how often cleaning is necessary.
• Be aware that the hotter the fi re, the less creosote is deposited, and that weekly cleaning can be necessary
in mild weather, even though monthly cleaning can be enough in the coldest months.
• Have a clearly understood plan to handle a chimney fi re.
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.
VISIBLE SMOKE
The amount of visible smoke being produced can be an effective method of determining how ef fi ciently 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 speci fi c 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. Use the included moisture meter to insure your wood has a 20% or less moisture content.
EFFICIENCY
Ef fi ciencies can be based on either the lower heating value (LHV) or the higher heating value (HHV) of the fuel.
The lower heating value is when water leaves the combustion process as a vapor, in the case of wood stoves the
moisture in the wood being burned leaves the stove as a vapor. The higher heating value is when water leaves
the combustion process completely condensed. In the case of wood stoves this would assume the exhaust gases
are room temperature when leaving the system, and therefore calculations using this heating value consider
the heat going up the chimney as lost energy. Therefore, ef fi ciency calculated using the lower heating value of
wood will be higher than ef fi ciency calculated using the higher heating value. In the United States all wood stove
ef fi ciencies should be calculated using the higher heating value.
The best way to achieve optimum ef fi ciencies is to learn the burn characteristic of you appliance and burn
well-seasoned wood. Higher burn rates are not always the best heating burn rates; after a good fi re is established
a lower burn rate may be a better option for ef fi cient heating. A lower burn rate slows the fl ow of usable heat out
of the home through the chimney, and it also consumes less wood.