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Vermont Castings Intrepid Multi-Fuel
2000970
The Damper
The damper handle, located on the right side of the
stove, is used to open and close the damper plate.
Use the removable door/damper handle to operate the
handle shaft. (Fig. 33)
The damper is open when the handle points to the floor.
(Fig. 33) In this position, smoke passes directly into the
chimney. the damper must be open when starting or
reviving a fire, and whenever the griddle or doors are
opened.
When the handle points to the front, the damper is
closed. Smoke from the fire is directed through the rear
heat exchanger before passing up the chimney.
The damper has no intermediate positions.
When closing the damper, push firmly until you feel
the mechanism engage into the locked position.
Front Grate
Your stove has a front grate to keep fuel away from
the glass panels. These bars are important to maintain
clear fire viewing and to keep the fuel off the glass.
Under normal operating circumstances should not be
removed.
Two Ways to Add Fuel
The Intrepid Multi-fuel’s griddle lifts for convenient
top-loading of logs, and is the easiest way of regularly
adding fuel. The front doors open as well to allow you
to tend the fire with a variety of fuels. Use the included
slicer/poker to help ash accumulation fall through the
grate and to enliven the fire after adding fuel. (Fig. 34)
ST519
Intrepid II
damper
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Open
(Updraft Mode)
Closed
(Bypass Mode)
ST519
Fig. 33 The damper is either open or closed. There are no
intermediate positions.
Side View
You can open (or even remove) the front doors and
place the optional Intrepid spark screen in the front
opening for open-fire viewing.
WARNING: For safety and greatest efficiency, oper
-
ate your stove only with all doors/griddles fully
closed.
Your stove may be used as a fireplace with the front
doors open or removed only when the spark screen
is placed correctly in the opening to protect against
the possibility of sparks and embers leaving your
stove.
Use only the Intrepid Multi-fuel spark screen, part
#0136, with your Intrepid Multi-fuel.
The Intrepid Multi-fuel spark screen is available from
your Vermont Castings’ Authorized Dealer.
To open the front doors, insert the handle into the door
latch stub and turn it to the left and up. To close them,
always close the left door first. Turn the handle in the
right door to the left and up (to the open position) and
close the door. Push on the door as you turn the handle
to the right and down. The doors will draw in slightly,
and the handle should offer some resistance as you
turn it to the closed position. (Fig. 35)
Avoid striking the glass or slamming the doors to re-
duce the risk of breaking the glass or damaging porce-
lain enamel surfaces.
Glass Door Panels
The glass panels in the doors have a heat-reflective
coating on the outside surface. Heat reflected back to
the inside of the glass helps keep the inner surface at
a higher temperature than the outside. In combination
with preheated primary combustion air ‘washing’ over
the inside of the glass, this helps provide clear fire-
viewing at most operating levels.
INTREPID II
ST521
Intrepid
loading
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ST521a
Fig. 34 Top loading is the best way to add fuel during regular
use. Front loading is useful for kindling a fire.