Kuma Stoves K-ASP, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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– Wood burning operation instructions
IMPORTANT:
Your new KUMA wood stove is shipped with the baffle packaged in a bag with the stove to eliminate
damage in shipping. Please follow the detailed installation instructions included with the baffle materials.
It is important that the baffle is correctly installed, if you have any questions, please contact the dealer
where you purchased your stove, or call us directly at 888-714-5294
CAUTION: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING, FURNITURE,
AND ALL COMBUSTABLE MATERIAL INCLUDING STORED FUEL AWAY. CONTACT
MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
IN THE EVENT OF A CHIMNEY FIRE, CLOSE AIR DAMPER COMPLETELY
CAUTION:
When building the first couple of fires, be careful to build the fire small and increase the heat slowly over a
4-5 hour period. The paint on the stove “cures” with heat and needs to be done slowly. As the paint cures
it gives off a smell and even sometimes a visible “smoky” haze into the room. Make sure the area is well
ventilated during the curing operation. The smell will disappear after a few hours of operation.
A word about draft.
The principle of draft is that warm air rises. Your chimney provides draft which “sucks” the smoke up the
chimney. The stove does not “push” out the smoke. Your Aspen stove has been designed and approved for
use under normal conditions. Unacceptable smoking usually indicates poor draft in your chimney system.
Reccomendations on building and maintaining a fire.
Start by opening the air control on the stove to fully open. Fully open will be pulled all the way out to the
left.
NEVER USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO START OR FRESHEN UP A FIRE. Using flammable
liquids can be explosive and cause personal injury or even death.
Using a good firestarter can make lighting a fire much easier. There are several different types of firestarter
available in “chips” “nuggets” and gels. Newspaper also makes a good fire starter if it is torn into strips.
When building a fire, use plenty of fire starter on the bottom and use small kindling directly on top of that.
Use progressivly larger pieces as you stack wood all the way to the top of the firebox.
Do not build the
fire too close to the glass. Leave at least one inch between the glass and the fuel. When starting a fire,
avoid using unsplit pieces of wood unless they are small such as twigs and branches, as split wood lights
easier. Once the wood is stacked in the firebox, light the fire starter and leave the door slightly cracked
open for up to 10 minutes to aid in the start up of your stove. Once the fire is well lit, shut the door, but
leave the air control in the open position for about 20-30 minutes. After burning for about a half an hour in
the open position, you can start to regulate the heat output and burn rate by shutting the air control down.
Note that burning enough wood to establish a good, thick coal bed is essential to a successful long burn.
Remember to let your stove burn open for 20-30 minutes each time you reload it with wood. Shutting the
air control prematurely can cause excessive creosote in the chimney. Use the following as a general
guideline for desired burn rates.
Do not alter this air control mechanism .
Low burn
Draft handle pushed all the way in
Med-Low burn Draft handle pulled out approximately 1/4” – 1/2”
Medium burn Draft handle pulled out approximately 1/2” –3/4”
Med-High burn Draft handle pulled out approximately 1” – 1 1/2”
High burn Draft handle pulled out all the way