Use and Care Manual

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OPERATION
AdditionalSafetyGuidelines
• Theinstallationofsmokedetectorsishighlyrecommendedwheninstallingthisoranyother
solidfuelburningappliance.Smokedetectorsshouldbelocatednearorineveryroomofthe
home,particularlysleepingrooms.
• Asmokedetectorcanbeinstalledinthesameroomasthiscordwoodburning
unit;installingthe
smokedetectortooclosetotheunitcanleadtonuisancealarmsduetoslightwispsofsmoke
emittedduringthefirestartingorreloadingprocess.Duetothis,thesmokedetectorinthe
sameroomastheunitwillbemostusefulifitislocatedas
farfromtheunitastheroomwill
permit.
• Thisstoveismeantforburningcordwoodonly;neverburnpressuretreatedwood,kilndried
wood,creosotetreatedwood(railroadties),icecoveredorwetwood,greenwood,driftwood,
charcoal,coal,cokeorANYotherfuel.
• Burningfuels
otherthancordwood,particularlycoalandcharcoal,canresultinhazardous
concentrationsofcarbonmonoxidebeingemittedintothedwelling.Installingacarbon
monoxidedetectorandbeingawareofthesymptomsofcarbonmonoxidepoisoningcanhelp
reducetheriskofcarbonmonoxiderelatedissues.Forthesereasons,NEVERburncoal
or
charcoalinthiscordwoodstove.
• Thisunitwasdesignedforoperationonlywiththeloadingdoorclosedandtightlylatched.
Operatingthisunitwiththeloadingdoorlatchedlooselyoropenwillallowexcessive
combustionairtoreachthefireandwillresultindangerouslyhighunittemperatures.
Highunit
temperaturescandamagetheunit,voidthewarrantyorignitecreosotedepositedinthe
chimneysystembyprevious,slowburningfires.
• Thenaturaldraftthatpullsairthroughthisunitandallowsthefir etoburnusestheindoorairof
thedwellingforcombustion,unlesstheunit
isconnectedtoanoutsidecombustionairsource.
Kitchenrangeventhoods,furnacesandotherairmovement appliancesinthehomeareoften
alsoremovingairfromthedwelling;iftheamountofairfiltrationorleakagebackintothehome
isexceededbytheairbeingremoved,negativepressure
maybecreatedinthehome.
• Sincethisisanaturaldraftappliance,itwilloftenbethefirstappliancetohaveproblemsrelated
tonegativepressure.Ifsmokeisforcedoutthechimneyconnectorjointsoroutoftheair
inductionsystemoftheunit,theunitislikely
fightingnegativepressureinthedwelling.
Crackingawindowordoorneartheappliancecanhelpequalizethenegativepressure;
ultimately,anunrestrictedsourceofoutsidecombustionmaybenecessaryforproperunit
function.
• Iftheunitisconnectedtooutsideair,becertaintomonitortheexteriorinlet
tothecombus tion 
systemforicingorsnowaccumulation.Allowingtheoutsideairco nnectiontobecome
restrictedwillresultinairstarvationtotheunit.

DONOTSTOREFUELCLOSERTHANSPECIFIEDCLEARANCESTOCOMBUSTIBLESOR
WITHINTHESPACENEEDEDFORLOADINGTHESTOVEANDFORASHREMOVAL.