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Section 7: PrEvENTIvE mAINTENANCE INSTruCTIONS
7.1 PErIOdIC ANd NOrmAl EvErYdAY mAINTENANCE
grates-
Keep ash drawer emptied. Failure to do this will
cause grates to warp.
CAuTION!
Before cleaning the chimney and smoke pipe, be
sure the fire is out and the inside of the stove is cool.
Avoid chimney fires!
On a regular schedule, check for
creosote and soot buildup in the chimney, it must be kept
clean. Keep a professional chimney sweep in mind if you
have access to one.
Steel brushes are the safest for cleaning metal surfaces. Salt
solutions and some chemicals may damage metal surfaces.
Do not overfire your stove. Do not burn anything that combusts
in seconds. Excessive flue temperatures may result thereby
igniting creosote.
To clean the chimney
, obtain a stiff brush with an extendable
handle and insert the brush into the chimney from the top.
Continue the brushing and sweeping downward until the
entire length of the chimney is cleaned.
After cleaning the chimney
, the debris will be at the bottom
of the chimney at the clean-out door, sweep the debris out
into a metal container.
Section 8: OPErATINg INSTruCTIONS
8.1 STArTINg A COAl FIrE
Take about eight sheets of newspaper, crumble them into
balls and place on top of the grates. Next, lay fine kindling on
top of the paper. This kindling must be dry and no larger than
3/4" in diameter. Layer the kindling in a criss-cross fashion to
allow good air flow. Open the draft control fully and light the
paper just inside the door. Now, close the loading door and
allow the kindling to catch fire. After a few minutes, open the
loading door an inch or two for a few seconds before opening
completely. This method will allow smoke to clear away from
the door opening before the loading door is completely opened.
Add small, compact pieces of hardwood when the kindling is
burning hot. Keep the draft controls fully open to establish a hot
fire quickly. The ash door also may be opened during start-up
to accelarate the intial burn, but must be closed again after
a fire has been established to prevent overfiring the insert.
When a substantial bed of red wood coals are built-up,
start adding coal(pea or nut is preferred to stove coal for
starting) in small amounts at a time. Keep the draft control
open.
Continue adding small amounts of coal until there is a
solid bed of burning coal. Do not add too much at one
time. Allow sufficient time between each small loading
(at least 5-10 minutes), so that each loading has time to
ignite thoroughly before the next load is put in. When a
substantial bed of burning coals has been established,
fill the stove to the top of the firebrick. A deep bed of coal
always will burn more satisfactorily than a shallow bed.
When most of the wood is burned and the coal is
completely ignited (usually 5-10 minutes or less after filling
the stove), the draft control should be turned down to the
proper operating level.
(If the ash door has been opened,
it must be closed to prevent overfiring, which can
cause dangerously high temperatures.)
8.2 lOAdINg
Coal should never be added unless there is a reasonably hot
fire. The coal bed should be bright and vigorous.
If the fire is burning hot and there is a deep bed of coals, full
loads of coal can be added at anytime. However, if there is
not a deep bed of coals, it is best to add small amounts of
coal at first.
mAINTENANCE & OPErATION
