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FILLING THE WATER JACKET
Your outdoor furnace has a vent pipe that protrudes through the roof and is behind the chimney. By placing a garden
hose in this pipe you can fill your furnace to the proper water level. Because this furnace is an open-to-atmosphere
system, it is normal that water will have to be added annually. Depending on circumstances, 5 or 10 gallons is not
unusual. To make this procedure more convenient, a boiler drain valve (tap, faucet) can be installed into the return
furnace line allowing you to connect a double female (automatic washing machine hose) between it and your domestic
supply line.
On your initial filling of your furnace make sure to inspect all connections in your system for leaks. In your system a
bleeder valve should have been installed at the highest point. This will allow you to remove any air from the system.
CAUTION, do not fire furnace until it is filled with water.
Allow furnace to run for two days and check water levels and fittings for leaks. If all is okay, you now should add the
manufacturer’s recommended water treatment.
FIRING THE FURNACE
Storage of your solid fuel must be in a debris free, dry environment that is at least sixty (60) inches from the front of the
stove and thirty six (36) inches from the sides or back of the stove.
On starting an initial fire the use of less coarse wood and paper is required. Add heavier fuel gradually until a suitable
fire is achieved. The furnace will continue to feed an air supply to the fire until your aqua-stat shut off temperature is
reached (180F). On this initial start up the water jacket will reach what is called the dew point. This creates sweat inside
the fire box which may last a couple of days and is normal. Condensation will come out of all doors until the unit reaches
operation temperature. Heating of the water will also cause it to come out of the fill pipe. All are normal occurrences.
Although everyone has different methods of firing, filling your furnace to capacity reduces the efficiency of the furnace.
It is better to load twice a day with less wood than once a day filling to capacity. Smaller fuel loads burn hotter, cleaner
and more thoroughly. By burning off more of the gases (smoke), which is wood broken down, you enhance the over all
efficiency of your system by reducing creosote and increasing heat transfer to the water.
STARTING A WOOD FIRE
1.
Check to see if that inducer switch is in the off position.
2.
Check to see of front and rear clean out doors and secondary combustion doors are closed and secured using
our double safety latch system.
3.
Open the firebox door and insert crumpled paper. Pile a few pieces of dry kindling on the paper.
Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire.
4.
When the kindling wood is well ignited, add larger pieces of wood. Let these pieces start to ignite.
5.
Shut the firebox door.
6.
Turn inducer switch to the on position.
7.
When firing the stove the first time in the season, the water jacket will sweat as the fire warms the cold water.
This could last for 48 hours and does not indicate the stove is leaking water.
Do not fill the unit higher than as stated below.
RS 7300E : 24” (inches) from the bottom of the door opening.
RS 7400E : 24” (inches) from the bottom of the door opening.
START UP & OPERATION