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• Although the ceramic glass is extremely durable under any normal use, a few precautions are
required. Do not attempt to push logs further into the fire by using the door, as the glass may
break if any solid object heavily contacts it.
• Never operate the stove with the door open, or cracked slightly open, except briefly during
the lighting operation, and during refuelling. Leaving the door open continuously could
seriously overheat the chimney and adjacent combustibles. Do not operate the stove if there
is an abnormal air leakage into the stove, such as through deteriorated gaskets or cracked or
broken glass. Do not operate the stove without a door gasket. Leakage can result in
overheating, or in very airtight homes, could possibly cause smoking into the room. Smoke
may contain carbon monoxide, which is poisonous, and in sufficient quantities, is a health
hazard.
3.2 FUEL
Fuel for the stove must not be stored closer than the required clearances to combustibles (heat
sensitive materials). NEVER STORE WOOD IN THE ASH PAN COMPARTMENT.
Your E.P.A Drolet stove is designed to burn WOOD ONLY. Do not burn coal, charcoal, or trash in the
unit. Highly flammable items such as trash may ignite creosote in the chimney (flue), resulting in a
chimney fire. Never burn salt wood, beach wood, chemically treated wood, or wood removed from
salt water, since the deposits left will deteriorate the firebox. Damage caused by chemicals or salt is
not covered under warranty.
Seasoned cord wood is recommended. Wood should be air dried in a covered and ventilated area for
a minimum of six months (one year or more is recommended). This reduces the moisture content of
the wood, resulting in a better stove performance. Wood species with moisture content of 20% or
less are ideal. Dry, seasoned cord wood, can be distinguished from green wood by the cracks at each
end of the logs. Wet or green wood will tend to cause the fire to smoulder, producing large amounts
of creosote. Creosote buildup could result in a chimney fire. This wood will also prove difficult to
keep burning properly, and fires will tend to go out. Green wood produces very little heat, and
sometimes causes customers to think that the stove does not work.
Decayed wood or low-density wood has very little energy content or heating value, and will not burn
satisfactorily for long periods of time. An example of the energy values of some common wood fuels
found in North America is given in the following table: