VGZ-014 / 20120424.0
Vogelzang International Corp.
VG450EL FrontiErsman™
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OPERATINg INSTRUCTIONS
ThIs sTOVe Is DesIGneD TO
Burn wOOD Fuel OnlY!
Hardwood, 14” to 16” should be split and air
dried (seasoned), for 6 months to obtain maximum
burning efficiency. Wood should be stored in a dry,
well ventilated area.
nOTICe: use sOlID wOOD MaTerIals OnlY.
DO nOT Burn GarBaGe Or FlaMMaBle
FluIDs. DO nOT use COal ThIs sTOVe Is nOT
DesIGneD TO aCCOMMODaTe The aIr FlOw
(DraFT) neCessarY TO PrOPerlY Burn
COal Or COal PrODuCTs. DO nOT eleVaTe
FIre Or use GraTes Or anDIrOns. BuIlD
FIre DIreCTlY On BOTTOM OF FIreBOX.
lIGhTInG
1. Open draft damper fully to provide maximum
draft.
2. Open the feed door and place several wads of
crushed paper in the firebox.
3. Lay small stacks of kindling on the paper to
start the fire.
4. Light the paper and kindling, close the door
and secure tightly.
5. Add fuel after fire is burning briskly. Use care
not to smother the kindling fire when adding
wood.
6. Close the door and secure tightly.
7. Adjust the draft damper control. The more
closed the slower the fire will burn. The more
open, the faster and hotter the fire will burn.
8. Do not overfire the stove.
aDDInG Fuel
Add small amounts of fuel each hour or so
instead of piling large quantities of fuel at one
time. This will insure a more complete combustion
process and less buildup of tars, soot, or creosote
will occur in the chimney.
1. Always open draft damper before opening the
feed door.
2. When adding fuel be careful not to smother the
fire. Do not build fires against glass on models
with glass door.
CauTIOn: hOuse FIre hazarDs
• Do not store wooD on floor pro-
TeCTOr, unDerneaTh sTOVePIPe Or anY-
where wIThIn MInIMuM ClearanCes FrOM
COMBusTIBle surFaCes sPeCIFIeD FOr
ThIs sTOVe.
• overfiring may cause a house fire.
YOu are OVerFIrInG IF a unIT Or ChIMneY
COnneCTOr GlOws reD.
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warnInG: eXPlOsIOn hazarD
• never use chemicals, gasoline,
GasOlIne-TYPe lanTern Fuel, kerOsene,
CharCOal lIGhTer FluID, Or sIMIlar
FlaMMaBle lIquIDs TO sTarT Or “Fresh-
en-uP” a FIre In The sTOVe.
• K e e p a l l f l a m m a b l e l i q u i D s ,
esPeCIallY GasOlIne, OuT OF The
VICInITY OF The heaTer — wheTher In use
Or In sTOraGe.
OPeraTInG saFeTY PreCauTIOns
1. neVer OVerFIre ThIs sTOVe BY BuIlD-
InG eXCessIVelY hOT FIres as a hOuse/
BuIlDInG FIre MaY resulT. YOu are OVer-
FIrInG The sTOVe IF unIT Or sTOVePIPe
BeGIns TO GlOw Or Turn reD.
2. neVer BuIlD eXTreMelY larGe FIres
In ThIs TYPe OF sTOVe as DaMaGe TO The
sTOVe Or sMOke leakaGe MaY resulT
3. On MODels wITh Glass DOOr, DO nOT
BuIlD FIre TOO ClOse TO Glass.
4. unIT Is hOT whIle In OPeraTIOn. keeP
ChIlDren, ClOThInG, anD FurnITure
awaY. COnTaCT MaY Cause skIn Burns. DO
nOT TOuCh The sTOVe aFTer FIrInG unTIl
IT has COOleD.
5. PrOVIDe aIr InTO The rOOM FOr PrOP-
er COMBusTIOn.
6. InsPeCT sTOVePIPe eVerY 60 DaYs.
rePlaCe IMMeDIaTelY IF sTOVePIPe Is
rusTInG Or leakInG sMOke InTO The
rOOM.
