Specifications

Chapter4
Operation
America’sFavoriteStovesSince1980 Page22
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OPERATING YOUR WOOD STOVE
Forbestefficiencyandheatoutput,burndry,seasonedwoodonly.Neverburnwetwood,driftwood,woodthat
hasbeeninsaltwater,trash,cardboard,coal,rubbish,etc.Burningfuel otherthandry,seasonedwoodmaybe
illegalinsomeareas.Seasonedwoodiswoodthathasbeencut,split,and
storedindry,coveredareaina
mannerthatallowsforfreeairflowaroundthewoodforanextendedperiodoftime(6monthsminimum).
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NOTE:Duringnormaloperationthedoormustremainclosed.Failuretooperatethestoveproperlycanresult
insmokeenteringthehome,increasedsafetyhazards,
andmayresultinseriousbodilyinjuryordeath.
Building a Fire
1. Neverusegasoline,gasoline‐typelanternfuel,kerosene,charcoallighterfluid,orothersimilarliquidstostartor
‘freshenup’afireinthisheater.Keepallsuchliquidswellawayfromtheheaterwhileinuse.
2. Donotuseagrateoranyothermeansofelevatingthe
fire.Alwaysbuildthefireonthesurfaceofthefirebrick.
Stackseasonedwoodinamannerthatallowssufficientairflowaroundthewoodandnocloserthan3”tothe
secondaryairtubesand1”fromglass.
3. Pullthedamperrodcompletelyout.Thedampercontrolstheburn
rateandamountofaircomingintothestove.
Pullingitoutallowsmoreairintothestove,ahigherburnrate.Pushingitinlessenstheaircomingintothestove,
alowerburnrate.
4. Crumpleupsomepaperandplaceonfirebrickbetweenthefrontand
centerofbrick.Coverthepaperwithseveral
piecesofkindling.Foracoldchimney,oneortwoextrapiecesofpapermaybeplacedontopofthekindlingto
helpestablishdraft.
5. Lightthepaperandallowenoughtimeforthekindlingtogetburning.Dependingon
thenaturaldraftofyour
stove,thedoormayneedtobeleftopenslightlyduringthisstartupprocess.
6. Oncethekindlingisburningwellmorewoodmaybeadded.Forbestresults,usegraduallyincreasingsizesofwood
beforeaddinglargerpiecesforlongerburns.Alwaysallowenoughtime
forthewoodtogetburningwellbefore
addinglargerpiecesofwood.Whenloadingwood,alwaysbecarefulnottodislodgetheupperbrickbaffle.
7. Afterestablishingthedesiredfire(about15‐20minutes),besuretochecktheexhaustforexcessiveamountsof
smoke.Excessivesmokeindicates
animproperburnrate(dampersetting).Readjustifnecessaryandrecheckagain
after5‐10minutes.
8. Theoptionalfanshouldonlybeusedafterthestoveiscompletelyreheated.Thespeedshouldbesettomatchthe
burnrate,alowburn–lowfan,ahighburn–high
fan.
Disposal of Ashes
Ashesshouldbeplacedina metalcontainerwithatightfittinglid.Theclosedcontainerofashesshouldbe
placedonanoncombustiblesurfaceorontheground,wellawayfromallcombustiblematerialspendingfinal
disposal.Ifashesaredisposedofbysoilburialorotherwiselocallydispersed,they
shouldberetainedinthe
closedcontaineruntilallcindershavebeenthoroughlycooled.
Keeping The Door Glass Clean
Nostovedoorglassstaysperfectlyclean.Themostimportantfactorinkeepingtheglasscleanistoburnonly
wellseasonedwood.Burningwetwoodwillmaketheglassdirty.Theairwashsystem,whichdirectsthe
incomingcombustionairacrosstheglass,isdesignedtohelpkeeptheglassclean.
Theairwashperformsbestat
mediumburnrates.Theglassisalsokeptcleanbythehightemperaturesinsidethefirebox.Cooltemperatures
inthefireboxwillcausecondensationoftheexhaustby‐productsontheglass.Donotexpecttheglasstostay
cleanduringlongerburntimes.If
yourglassgetsverydirtyduringovernightburns,trypreheatingthestove
longerbeforeshuttingthedamperdown.Loadwoodtowardstherearofthestove.Keepingfreshlyloaded
woodawayfromtheglasswillalsohelp.Thisstovewillselfcleanbyburningveryhotfires,butdonotover
fire.
Ifthestoveorchimneysystemglows,youareoverfiring.Properburninghabitsandanunderstandingofhow
yourstoveoperateswillhelpyoukeepyourdoorglassclean,butrememberthatnodoorglasswillstay
perfectlyclean.
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