U.S. Stove Defender II, Руководство пользователя

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TYPE
WEIGHT
(LBS. CU. FT.,
DRY)
PER CORD
EFFICIENCY
RANKING
SPLITS
MILLIONS
BTU’s/CORD
Hickory 63 4500 1.0 Well 31.5
White Oak 48 4100 .9 Fair 28.6
Red Oak 46 3900 .8 Fair 27.4
Beech 45 3800 .7 Hard 26.8
Sugar Maple 44 3700 .6 Fair 26.2
Black Oak 43 3700 .6 Fair 25.6
Ash 42 3600 .5 Well 25.0
Yellow Birch 40 3400 .4 Hard 23.8
Red Maple 38 3200 .3 Fair 22.6
Paper Birch 37 3100 .3 Easy 22.1
Elm/
Sycamore
34 2900 .2 Very Difficult 20.1
Red Spruce 29 1800 .1 Easy 16.1
WOOD UTILIZATION
Your heating unit was designed to burn wood only, no other materials should be burned. Waste and other
flammable materials should not be burned in your stove. Any type of wood may be used in your stove, but
specific varieties have better energy yields than others. Please consult the following table in order to make the
best possible choice. This heater is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions
generally result when burning air dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or to green or freshly
cut hardwoods.
DO NOT BURN:
1. Garbage;
2. Lawn clippings or yard waste;
3. Materials containing rubber, including tires;
4. Materials containing plastic;
5. Waste petroleum products, paints or paint thinners,
or asphalt products;
6. Materials containing asbestos;
7. Construction or demolition debris;
8. Railroad ties or pressure-treated wood;
9. Manure or animal remains;
10. Salt water driftwood or other previously salt water
saturated materials;
11. Unseasoned wood; or
12. Paper products, cardboard, plywood, or
particleboard. The prohibition against burning
these materials does not prohibit the use of fire
starters made from paper, cardboard, saw dust,
wax and similar substances for the purpose of
starting a fire in an affected wood heater.
Burning these materials may result in release of toxic fumes or render the heater ineffective and cause smoke.
Dead wood lying on the forest floor should be considered wet, and requires full seasoning time. Standing dead
wood can usually be considered to be about 2/3 seasoned. Splitting and stacking wood before it is stored
accelerates drying time. Storing wood on an elevated surface from the ground and under a cover or covered
area from rain or snow also accelerates drying time. A good indicator if wood is ready to burn is to check the
piece ends. If there are cracks radiating in all directions from the center then the wood should be dry enough
to burn. If your wood sizzles in the fire, even though the surface is dry, it may not be fully cured, and should be
seasoned longer.
Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax impregnated sawdust or logs with
any chemical additives. Manufactured logs made of 100% compressed sawdust
can be burned, but be careful burning too much of these logs at the same time.
Start with one manufactured log and see how the stove reacts. You can increase
the number of logs burned at a time to making sure the temperature never rises
higher than 475 °F (246 °C) on a magnetic thermometer for installation on single wall
stove pipes or 900 °F (482 °C) on a probe thermometer for installation on double
wall stove pipe. The thermometer should be placed about 18” (457 mm) above the
stove. Higher temperatures can lead to overheat and damage your stove.
Wood Operating Instructions