SECTION IV: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. Building a Fire
Type of fuel for USA – Coal only (Wood can be used to start the fire).
Type of fuel for CANADA – Wood or coal.
CAUTION: Never light or re-start a fire with kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel or any
other flammable material.
Notice: Your new unit and the connector pipe may smoke for a few minutes which
is called the “cooking out” process. We highly recommend that windows
and doors in your dwelling be opened for one to two hours during this
process.
1. Be sure there are no combustible materials in the immediate area.
2. Open the draft controls completely on the bottom door and open the slide damper by
moving it all the way to the left.
3. Place several wads of crushed newspaper across the bottom of the firebox.
4. Lay small dry kindling on the top of the paper.
5. Ignite the paper, close the door and allow the kindling to catch fire.
6. Now you can place several small pieces of dry split wood in the stove. At this point it
may be necessary to open the bottom ash door to allow more combustion air to enter
the unit.
7. When a good bed of red ash is built up, coal can be added in small amounts;
continue to add coal in small amounts until there is a solid bed of burning coal. Leave
the draft controls open and the bottom ash door cracked for ten to fifteen minutes.
8. At this time you should be able to fill the stove with coal and allow another burn time
of five to ten minutes, then you can close the bottom ash door and the top slide
damper (push to the right). The draft controls on the bottom door can be set to your
comfort level. It is recommended these controls be screwed all the way in and then
loosened at least one to two turns.
B. Draft Controls
This stove has either one or two draft controls located on the small ash door, along
with a slide draft located above the large door. The slide draft should only be in the open
position when starting the stove; this control will normally be used when wood is being
burned, and closed while burning coal.
The spin draft controls located on the ash door are the main controls to be used to
regulate the coal unit. The more these drafts are opened, the more combustion air is
allowed to enter the unit and thereby generate more heat. You will have to experiment
with the various draft settings to find your individual comfort setting -- remember that no
two flue systems are the same and the settings will differ, depending on your flue
system.
C. Do Not Over-Fire Your Unit
Burning flammable liquids or trash in the stove may result in over-firing. If the
chimney system turns red or white the stove has been over-fired; if this situation occurs,
all draft controls should be closed immediately. It is recommended, at this point, that you
get out of the house and call the fire department. A chimney fire may cause structural
