16
Encore
®
1450CE Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove
30003845
other hand, too little draft can cause backpuffing into
the room and/or the “plugging” of the chimney.
How do you know if your draft is excessively high or
low? Symptoms of too much draft include an uncontrol-
lable burn or a glowing-red stove part. A sign of inad-
equate draft is smoke leaking into the room through the
stove or chimney connector joints, low heat output and
dirty glass.
In some newer homes that are well-insulated and
weather-tight, poor draft may result from insufficient air
in the house. In such instances, an open window near
the stove on the windward side of the house will help
provide the fresh air needed.
In some areas provisions for outside combustion air
are required. Refer to section of Document J which
requires an outside air vent for appliances with power
outputs over 5 kW. Always refer to national and local
codes to determine your specific requirements.
Your Encore is equipped to deliver outside air for com-
bustion.
When first using the stove, keep track of the air control
settings. You will quickly find that a specific setting will
give you a fixed amount of heat. It may take a week or
two to determine the amount of heat and the length of
burn you should expect from various settings.
Most installations do not require a large amount of com-
bustion air, especially if adequate draft is available.
do
not attempt to increase the firing of your heater by
altering the air control adjustment range outlined in
these directions.
Use the following air control settings as a starting point
to help determine the best settings for your installation.
Each is described as a fraction of the total distance the
lever may be moved from right to left.
encore control Settings
burn rate
primary air control
Low
From far right to 1/3
the distance to left
Medium
From 1/3 to /3 the distance
to left
High
From /3 the distance
to left to far left
do Not operate the Stove with the aSh
door opeN. operatioN with the aSh door
opeN caN cauSe aN overfiriNg coNditioN
to occur. overfiriNg the Stove iS daNger-
ouS aNd caN reSult iN property damage,
iNjury or loSS of life.
conditioning your Stove
Cast iron is extremely strong, but it can be broken with
a sharp blow from a hammer or from the thermal shock
of rapid and extreme temperature change.
The cast plates expand and contract with changes in
temperature. When you first begin using your Encore,
minimize thermal stress by allowing the plates to adjust
gradually during three or four initial break-in fires.
Starting and maintaining a wood fire
Burn only solid wood in the Encore, and burn it directly
on the grate. Do not elevate the fuel. Do not burn coal
or other fuels.
the bypass damper must be open when starting a
fire or when refueling.
do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire. do
not burn garbage. Never use flammable fluids such
as gasoline, gasoline type lantern fuel, kerosene,
charcoal lighter fluid, naptha, engine oil or similar
liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this heater.
keep all such liquids well away from the heater
while it is in use.
During the break-in fires, do not let the stove get hot-
ter than 60° C (500° F) as measured on an optional
stove-top thermometer. Adjust the air control lever as
necessary to control the fire.
Some odor from the stove’s hot metal, the paint, and
the cement is normal for the first few fires.
Note:
Some chimneys need to be “primed,” or
warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to start
a fire. To correct this situation, roll up a couple pieces
of newspaper, place them on top of the kindling and
toward the back of the stove, light them, and close
the doors. This will encourage smoke to rise rapidly,
encouraging a good draft.
ST263
starting a fire
12/99
ST63
fig. 24
Start fire with newspaper and dry kindling.
