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LIGHTING
NEVER USE CHEMICALS OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO LIGHT THE FURNACE
1. Open the door
Note: If there already is a good ember bed in the furnace, go to step b) Pre-heating.
2. Remove the steel plate on the ash grate and empty the ashes in the ash drawer.
3. Put the steel plate back in place, making sure it is properly seated. The steel plate on the
ash grate is intended to optimize the heat retention into the combustion chamber.
4. Place one or two pieces of dry kindlings at the front of the furnace.
5. Place newspaper strips on top of the kindlings.
6. Cover the newspaper with small pieces of dry wood.
7. Add newspaper strips, then light the fire as low as possible and leave the door 1/2" (13
mm) opened. If lighting fails, you might experience a smoke back draft through the air
inlets.
PREHEATING
1. Once the kindling is well ignited or the coals revived, put 2 or 3 fire logs in such a way that
the flames can interlace between the logs and close the door. It is important to respect
these loading sequences in order for the wood to burn from the front of the furnace towards
the back in a cigar like manner..
2.
Wait 15 to 20 minutes then proceed with loading the furnace.
HEATING
1. When reloading the furnace, first spread the embers at the center of the combustion
chamber before adding new logs.
2. Do not overload. Air must circulate freely in the upper part of the combustion chamber in
order to obtain an efficient operation of the appliance. Note that a small hot fire will
produce much less creosote than a large smouldering one.
IMPORTANT: DURING THE HEATING PROCESS, REMOVE THE ASHES
AND WOOD THAT COULD OBSTRUCT THE 1/4" (6.4 mm) HOLE LOCATED
BELOW THE DOOR INSIDE THE FURNACE.
