
Operating Your Appliance
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Adjusting the Burn Rate
Use the air control slider to control the burn rate of the stove. See the illustration below for details.
Approximate Air Control Settings:
Overnight Burn
Pulled fully out
Medium Burn
Pulled fully out to 1/16" In
Medium High Burn
1/16" to 11/64" In
High Burn
11/64" to Pushed All the Way In
The air control becomes hot during operation - use gloves or a tool to prevent burns.
The air control may take several minutes to influence the burn rate. When making adjustments, you
may wish to let the stove burn for 10 minutes to gauge performance.
Ash Removal
Whenever ashes get
3
to
4
inches deep in your firebox or ash pan, and when the fire has
burned down and cooled, remove excess ashes. Leave an ash bed approximately
1
inch
deep on the firebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed. Let the stove cool completely
before removing ashes (wait at least two hours after the last coal has extinguished). Ashes
should be placed in a metal container with a tight-fitting lid. The closed container of ashes
should be placed on a noncombustible floor or on the ground, away from all combustible
materials, pending final disposal. The ashes should be retained in the closed container until
all cinders have thoroughly cooled.
Improperly disposed ashes lead to fires. Hot ashes placed in cardboard boxes, dumped in back yards,
or stored in garages, are recipes for disaster.
Wood-burning stoves are inherently dirty. During cleaning have a vacuum ready to catch spilled ash
(make sure ash is entirely extinguished).
There are vacuum cleaners specifically made to remove ash (even if the ash is warm). Contact your
dealer for details.
Low Burn
(air control closed)
High Burn
(air control open)
Use the air control to
change the burn rate.
ASHES