STOP - READ!
PREPARING THE BIXBY MaxFire STOVE FOR BURNING
Basic Guidelines:
1) The stove does not react quickly to any changes made to it.
2) When making any adjustments to the Trim Pot Knobs, only turn them 1 line/number at a time. Each
line/number represents a 6% increase or decrease change.
3)
After making any adjustments….DO NOT MAKE ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS FOR AT LEAST
20 MINUTES!
4)
When first setting up a MaxFire for a proper burn, start out with the Trim Pot Knobs set at the
a. Factory Presets, which are:
Exhaust Fan: +/-0
Feed Rate: +/-0
This is a starting reference point for the stove but not necessarily the point at which the stove will
perform at its best. (Start by leaving the exhaust fan knob on 0 and adjusting the feed rate).
5)
After about 10-15 minutes into the startup of the stove, you should watch the flame for
characteristics of the burn. Watch the flame for 10 minute periods. During this time note the burn
characteristics as explained in the “Trim Pot Adjustment.”
6)
Characteristics of a Lean Burn are:
a)
Hard Clinkers (cookie, hockey puck, hamburger, biscuit, wafer for example.)
b)
An oscillating flame – slowly graduating from a high to a low to a high to a low flame over a
period of 3 to 8 minutes. (High flame decreasing to a low flame (5 min.) going to a high
flame (5 min.) etc.
c)
A build up in only one side of the Burn Pot
d)
The flame seemingly coming out one side of the Burn Pot only.
NOTE: Colder air contains more oxygen per cubic foot of air than warmer air. A cold snap or sudden
change in the weather can cause the stove to run Lean and you may have to increase the Feed
Rate during this time.
NOTE: The outside air temperature, the corn moisture content, the corn type and the conditions which it
was grown will all be factors in how the stove burns.
7)
Charasteristics of a Rich Burn are:
a)
An even build up in the Burn Pot.
b)
A darker, lazier flame.
c)
Excessive soot build up on the glass door.
NOTE: Fuel build up on one side of the burn pot is a Lean Burn.
Fuel build up evenly in the burn pot is a Rich Burn.
