Stove User Manual

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Heatilator•ECO-ADV-WS22•7057-128C•August13,2010
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Inrecentyearstherehasbeenanincreasingconcernabout
airquality.Muchoftheblameforpoorairqualityhasbeen
placedontheburningofwoodforhomeheating.
Inordertoimprovethesituation,wehavedevelopedcleaner-
burningwoodappliancesthatsurpasstherequirementsfor
emissionsestablishedbyourgoverningagencies.
Thesewoodappliancesmustbeproperlyoperatedinorder
to ensure that they perform the way they are designed to
perform.
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Ithelpstoknowalittleabouttheactualprocessofburningin
ordertounderstandwhatgoesoninsidetheappliance.The
rststageofburningiscalledthekindlingstage.
Inthisstage:
• Woodisheatedtoatemperaturehighenoughtoevapo-
ratethemoisturepresentinallwood.
• Woodwillreachtheboilingpointofwater(212°F)andwill
notgetanyhotteruntilthewaterisevaporated.
Thisprocesstakesheatfromthecoalsandtendstocoolthe
appliance.
Firerequiresthreethingstoburn:
• Fuel
• Air
• Heat
Ifheatisrobbedfromtheapplianceduringthedryingstage,
thenewloadofwoodhasreducedthechancesforagood
cleanburn.
Itisalwaysbesttoburndry,seasonedrewood.Whenthe
woodisn’tdry,youmustopentheaircontrolsandburnata
highburnsettingforalongertimetostartitburning.
The heat generated from the re should be warming your
home and establishing the ue draft, not evaporating the
moistureoutofwet,unseasonedwood,resultinginwasted
heat.
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Inthesecondarystagewoodgivesoffammablegases
whichburnabovethefuelwithbrightames.
Duringthisstageofburning:
• Theamesmustbemaintainedandnotallowedtogo
outtoensurethecleanestpossiblere.
•Iftheamestendtogoout,it issettoolowforyour
burningconditions.
Theaircontrollocatedattheupperright hand corner is
usedtoadjustforburnrates.ThisiscalledtheBurnRate
AirControl.
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Thenalstageofburningisthecharcoalstage.Thisoccurs
whentheammablegaseshavebeenmostlyburnedand
onlycharcoalremains.Thisisanaturallycleanportionof
theburn.Thecoalsburnwithhotblueames.
• It is very important to reload your appliance while
enoughlivelyhotcoalsremaininordertoprovidethe
amount of heat needed to dry and rekindle the next
loadofwood.
•    It is best to open the Burn RateAir Control before
reloading.  This livens up the coalbed and reduces
excessiveemissions(opacity/smoke).
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• Opendoorslowlysothatashorsmokedoesnotexit
appliancethroughopening.
• Breakupanylargechunksanddistributethecoalsso
thatthenewwoodislaidonhotcoals.
Airqualityisimportanttoallofus,andifwechoosetouse
woodtoheatourhomesweshoulddosoresponsibly.
Weneedtolearntoburninthecleanestwaypossibleal-
lowingustocontinueusingourwoodappliancesformany
yearstocome.
NOTICE:Improperoperationcanturnanywoodappli-
anceintoasmolderingenvironmentalhazard.