Specifications

Chapter5
Maintenance&Troubleshooting
America’sFavoriteStovesSince1980 Page25
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PROPER FUEL & STORAGE
Useonlydry,naturalwoodinyourstove.Dry,wellseasonedwoodwillprovideagoodcleanburnwith plentyof
heatandlowsmokewithproperairflow.Drywoodisthekeytoexperiencingthebestperformance.
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Usinggreenorunseasonedwoodwillpotentiallyincreasecreosoteformationandreduceyour
stovesefficieny.
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TestingWoodMoisture
Splitwoodstoredinadryareawillbefullydrywithinayear.Thisinsuresdrywellseasonedwood.Ifpurchasing
woodforimmediateuse,testthewoodwithamoisturemeter.Someexperiencedwoodburnerscanmeasure
woodmoisturebyknockingpiecestogether
andlisteningforaclear"knock"andnota"thud".
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WhyDryWoodisKey
Wetwood,whenburned,mustreleasewaterstoredwithinthewood.Thiscoolsthefire,creates
creosote,andhampersacompleteburn.Askanyexperiencedwoodburnerandheorshewill agree:
drywood
iscrucialtogoodperformance.
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WoodCuttingandStorage
Cutwoodtolengthandchopintoquarters.Storethewoodoffthegroundin acoveredarea.Allowforairflow
aroundthewoodtodrythewood.
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CAUTION:DONOTSTOREWOODWITHINMINIMUMCLEARANCESOFTHESTOVEORWITH
THESPACE
REQUIREDFORCHARGEINGANDASHREMOVEL.FAILURETOMAINTAINPROPERCLEARANCESMAYRESULT
INADANGEROUSCONDITION.
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