Door Operation
OVEN DOOR OPERATION -
To open the doors. Twist the handle slightly to lift up the
door catch from the locking spindle and pull the door
open. (See Fig. 11)
To close the doors. Gently push the door shut until the
door catch makes contact with the locking spindle.
FIREDOOR OPERATION
CAUTION: THESE DOORS ARE EXTREMELY HOT
DURING OPERATION. USE THE UTENSIL PROVIDED
TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS (See Fig. 12).
To open the doors. Use the utensil provided to turn the
door release screw 1/4 turn counter-clockwise.
The screw will back off enough to open the door. It is not
possible to open the lower door without first opening the
upper door (See Fig. 13).
To close the doors. Close both doors tightly and the use
utensil to tighten both door release screws clockwise.
Ensure that both doors are secured tightly so that no air
will be able to fuel the fire through the fire doors.
Do not slam the fire door shut!
Lighting the Fire
a. Check the flue pipe is free of blockage.
b. Open the firebox door.
c. Open the ashpit door.
d. De-ash and remove the dead fuel from bottom grate .
Lift off cleaning door above the bottom grate and rake
fuel into the ashpan. Replace the cleaning door.
e. Remove the ashpan; empty and replace.
f. Fully open the ash spin wheel on the ashpan door
(primary air) and the flue chamber damper door.
g. Crumple 6-8 sheets of paper into loose balls and place
on the grate. Lay kindling on top of the paper and light
from the bottom. It may help to leave the firebox door
open a few seconds to establish the fire.
h. Close and lock theashpit door with the spin wheel
control open.
i. Close and lock the firebox door. The secondary air
slide setting is normally full open with this stove.
j. With the fire established, open the firebox door and fill
with fuel. Push the flue chamber damper back to the
position which gives the desired burning rate. Set the
spinwheel air intake to the position that gives the
desired burn rate.
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Fig. 11
DESN 512979
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
DESN 514177
