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THIS IS A WOOD AND COAL BURNING FURNACE AND SHOULD NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY!
DOING SO WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!
ATTENTION:
This wood heater needs periodic inspection and repair for proper operation. It is against federal regulations to operate this
wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.
dangerous operation. Over
fi
ring occurs when the ash
door is left open during operation or a highly volatile
fuel, i.e. large amounts of small kindling, is used. If any
portion of the connector pipe glows orange or red, you
are in an over-
fi
ring situation. Close all dampers.
• When tending the
fi
rebox always pull the baf
fl
e slide
rod out prior to opening load door. Open load door
slowly to avoid a “
fl
ash back”. After closing load door,
push the baf
fl
e slide rod to the rear.
• Equip your home with
fi
re extinguishers and smoke
detectors appropriately located.
• Inspect
air
fi
lters regularly. The air
fi
lter in the
fi
lter box
should be changed at least every 30 days.
•
Oil motor on forced air draft every 90 days with a few
drops of 30 wt. oil.
• The distribution blower motors may be one of two
types. If the motor has sealed bearings, no oiling is
required.
•
If the motor is equipped with
fi
ll holes, the motor should
be oiled every 90 days with several drops of 30 wt. oil.
• Check
the
fi
t on the load door. It must
fi
t tightly. If it
does not, check for deterioration or wear of the ce-
ramic rope seal. Replace defective seals.
•
Inspect and clean your chimney and stove pipe regu-
larly.
•
In event of chimney
fi
re, shut all draft controls and call
your
fi
re department immediately. Alert everyone in the
house. If the
fi
re is still burning vigorously, throw bak-
ing soda into
fi
rebox or discharge a
fi
re extinguisher
into the
fi
rebox. After chimney
fi
re is over, completely
inspect system for damage before further use.
• NEVER throw water on the
fi
re or at the furnace,
as rapidly expanding steam could result in a severe
scalding.
• Slow
fi
res: It is not recommended burning the Clayton
furnace any more than necessary early in the fall and
late spring, as you cannot keep the
fi
rebox hot enough
(without overheating your home) to burn gases. Slow
fi
res can cause excessive creosote build-up in smoke
pipe, chimney and
fi
rebox.
• Wood should be placed directly onto the cast iron
shaker grate of the Clayton furnace. Do not use ad-
ditional grates and/or irons.
• In the event of a power failure, you may operate the
furnace, provided the following instructions are fol-
lowed:
1. Any
air
fi
lter should be removed.
2. Observe the furnace operation closely and often till
power is restored.
• Do not burn garbage, plastics, gasoline, drain oil or
other
fl
ammable liquids. Plastics, when burned, form
hydro
fl
uoric and hydrochloric acids which will damage
and destroy your furnace pipe and chimney. The burn-
ing of trash or oil can result in an extremely hot
fi
re
and is sometimes a cause of chimney
fi
res. NEVER
BURN GREEN WOOD OR TIRES.
•
Do not store fuel or other combustible material within
marked installation clearances.
NOTE: For further information on using your furnace
safely, obtain a copy of the National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation publication “Using Coal and Wood Stoves Safely.”
NFPA NO. NW-8-1974. The address of the NFPA is 470
Atlantic Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
TAMPER WARNING
This wood heater has a manufacturer-set minimum low
burn rate that must not be altered. It is against federal reg-
ulations to alter this setting or otherwise operate this wood
heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions
in this manual.
VISIBLE SMOKE
The amount of visible smoke being produced can be an ef-
fective method of determining how ef
fi
ciently the combus-
tion process is taking place at the given settings. Visible
smoke consist of unburned fuel and moisture leaving your
stove. Learn to adjust the air settings of your speci
fi
c unit
to produce the smallest amount of visible smoke. Wood
that has not been seasoned properly and has a high wood
moisture content will produce excess visible smoke and
burn poorly.
EFFICIENCY
Ef
fi
ciencies can be based on either the lower heating val-
ue (LHV) or the higher heating value (HHV) of the fuel.
The lower heating value is when water leaves the com-
bustion process as a vapor, in the case of woodstoves the
moisture in the wood being burned leaves the stove as a
vapor. The higher heating value is when water leaves the
combustion process completely condensed. In the case
of woodstoves this would assume the exhaust gases are
