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S244 Installation and Operation Manual
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Operating Your Stove
4.1
The use of a fire screen.
This stove has been tested for use
(AC01318
, sold separately). Make sure the fire screen is properly
avoid any risk of fire. When the fire screen is used, it is important not to leave the stove
unattended to respond
promptly in the event of smoke spillage into the room. Potential
causes of smoke spillage are described in section eight of this manual.
Installing the Fire Screen
(AC01318)
4.2 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the stove are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but
they do smell bad.
Fresh paint fumes
when you first light your stove, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate
the house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the
curing temperature of the pa
int. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you
have burned one or two very hot fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
and hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from t
disappears, your stove is ready for serious heating.
4.3 Lighting Fires
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever
method you choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning qui
fast produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney. Here are three
popular and effective ways to start wood fires.
S244 Installation and Operation Manual
Operating Your Stove
The use of a fire screen.
This stove has been tested for use
with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen
, sold separately). Make sure the fire screen is properly
secured
avoid any risk of fire. When the fire screen is used, it is important not to leave the stove
promptly in the event of smoke spillage into the room. Potential
causes of smoke spillage are described in section eight of this manual.
See
(AC01318)
for installation instructions.
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the stove are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but
Fresh paint fumes
can also
cause false alarms in smoke detectors.
when you first light your stove, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate
the house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the
int. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you
have burned one or two very hot fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
and hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from t
he stove. Once the paint smell
disappears, your stove is ready for serious heating.
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever
method you choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning qui
ckly. A fire that starts
fast produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney. Here are three
popular and effective ways to start wood fires.
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with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen
secured
on the stove to
avoid any risk of fire. When the fire screen is used, it is important not to leave the stove
promptly in the event of smoke spillage into the room. Potential
See
Appendix 2:
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but
cause false alarms in smoke detectors.
So,
when you first light your stove, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate
the house. As you burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the
int. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger
he stove. Once the paint smell
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever
ckly. A fire that starts
fast produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the chimney. Here are three