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Destination 2.3 Insert Installation and Operation Manual
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Softwoods take less time to dry than hardwoods;
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Softwoods like pine, spruce, and poplar/aspen can be dry enough to burn after being stacked in
the open for only the summer months;
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Hardwoods like oak, maple and ash can take one, or even two years to dry fully, especially if the
pieces are big;
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Firewood dries more quickly when stacked in the open where it is exposed to sun and wind; it
takes much longer to dry when stacked in a wood shed;
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Firewood that is ready to burn has a moisture content between15 and 20% by weight and will
allow your insert to produce its highest possible efficiency.
3.1.6 Judging Firewood Moisture Content
You can find out if some firewood is dry enough to burn by using these guidelines:
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Cracks form at the ends of logs as they dry;
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As it dries in the sun, the wood turns from white or cream
colored to grey or yellow;
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Bang two pieces of wood together; seasoned wood sounds
hollow and wet wood sounds dull;
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Dry wood is much lighter in weight than wet wood;
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Split a piece, and if the fresh face feels warm and dry it is dry
enough to burn; if it feels damp, it is too wet;
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Burn a piece; wet wood hisses and sizzles in the fire and dry wood does not.
A wood moisture meter can be bought to test your firewood.
3.2 Manufactured Logs
Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax impregnated
sawdust or logs with any chemical additives. Manufactured
logs made of 100% compressed sawdust can be burned, but
use caution in the number of these logs burned at one time.
Start with one manufactured log and see how the insert reacts.
Never use more than two manufactured logs.
4 Operating the Insert
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.
4.1 Before Operating the Insert
If necessary, before using the insert, the following steps should be completed:
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Install the fresh air inlet (see "Appendix 1: Installing the optional fresh air intake kit")
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Install the faceplate backing plate and the projection kit
(see "Appendix 2: Installing the faceplate")