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Vermont Castings Intrepid Multi-Fuel
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ST263
starting a fire
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ST263
Fig. 36 Start the fire with newspaper and dry kindling.
During the break-in fires, keep the stove temperature
under 500°F (260°C) as measured on an optional
stove-top thermometer. Adjust the air control lever as
necessary to control the fire.
Some odor from the stove’s hot metal, the paint and the
cement is normal for the first few fires.
NOTE: Some chimneys need to be “primed,” or
warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to start
a fire. To correct this situation, roll up a couple pieces
of newspaper, place them on top of the kindling and
toward the back of the stove, light them, and close the
doors. This should heat the chimney enough to initiate
a draft.
Once the draft is established, open the front door and
light the rest of the fuel from the bottom. Do not light the
main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing, and
repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the initial
attempt is unsuccessful.
4. If your stove has been broken-in previously using
Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually. Add
larger wood with a diameter of 3-4” (76-102 mm), as
in Figure 37.
Continue adding split logs of this size to the briskly-
burning fire until there is a glowing ember bed at least
3” (75 mm) deep. A good ember bed is necessary for
proper functioning of the catalytic system and may take
an hour or more to establish.
5. Close the damper when the griddle temperature
reaches 450° F. (230°C).
6. Adjust the air control for your desired heat output.
Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot
Reload the Intrepid Multi-Fuel while it is still hot and
there are plenty of glowing embers to rekindle the fire.
Include some smaller pieces of wood in the new load of
fuel to help the stove rebuild its operating temperature
quickly.
Wear stove gloves, and follow this procedure when you
reload your stove:
1. Open the thermostat lever.
2. Open the damper.
3. Check the ash level in the ash pan; empty, if neces-
sary, and replace the pan.
4. Use the slicer/poker to freshen the coals. Position
the coals in the middle of the firebox.
5. Add fuel.
NOTE: If the remaining charcoal bed is relatively thick
and if your fuel is well seasoned, it is possible to add
fresh fuel (smaller pieces first), close the door and
damper, and reset the primary air thermostat for the
desired heat output.
Do not break the charcoal into very small pieces or
pound or compress the charcoal bed. It is important that
air can circulate under the wood for the fire to be quickly
revived.
WARNING: Operate your Intrepid Multi-fuel only
with the doors either fully open or fully closed.
CAUTION: The stove will be hot while in operation.
Keep children, clothing and furniture away. Contact
may cause skin burns.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER. Overfiring may
cause a house fire, or can result in permanent dam-
age to the stove. If any part of the stove glows, you are
overfiring.
ST264
good fire
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Fig. 37 Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn
well.
ST264a
add wood fire
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Fig. 38 Add full size logs when the ember bed is 3” (75mm)
deep.