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OPERATION

AdditionalSafetyGuidelines

• Theinstallationofsmokedetectorsishighlyrecommendedwheninstallingthisoranyother

solidfuelburningappliance.Smokedetectorsshouldbelocatednearorineveryroomofthe

home,particularlysleepingrooms.

• Asmokedetectorcanbeinstalledinthesameroomasthiscordwoodburning

unit;installingthe

smokedetectortooclosetotheunitcanleadtonuisancealarmsduetoslightwispsofsmoke

emittedduringthefirestartingorreloadingprocess.Duetothis,thesmokedetectorinthe

sameroomastheunitwillbemostusefulifitislocatedas

farfromtheunitastheroomwill

permit.

• Thisstoveismeantforburningcordwoodonly;neverburnpressuretreatedwood,kilndried

wood,creosotetreatedwood(railroadties),icecoveredorwetwood,greenwood,driftwood,

charcoal,coal,cokeorANYotherfuel.

• Burningfuels

otherthancordwood,particularlycoalandcharcoal,canresultinhazardous

concentrationsofcarbonmonoxidebeingemittedintothedwelling.Installingacarbon

monoxidedetectorandbeingawareofthesymptomsofcarbonmonoxidepoisoningcanhelp

reducetheriskofcarbonmonoxiderelatedissues.Forthesereasons,NEVERburncoal

or

charcoalinthiscordwoodstove.

• Thisunitwasdesignedforoperationonlywiththeloadingdoorclo sedandtightlylatched. 

Operatingthisunitwiththeloadingdoorlatchedlooselyoropenwillallowexcessive

combustionairtoreachthefireandwillresultindangerouslyhighunittemperatures.

Highunit

temperaturescandamagetheunit,voidthewarrantyorignitecreosotedepositedinthe

chimneysystembyprevious,slowburningfires.

• Thenaturaldraftthatpullsairthroughthisunitandallowsthefiretoburnusestheindoorairof

thedwellingforcombustion,unlesstheunit

isconnectedtoanoutsidecombustionairsource.

Kitchenrangeventhoods,furnacesandotherairmovement appliancesinthehomeareoften

alsoremovingairfromthedwelling;iftheamountofairfiltrationorleakagebackintothehome

isexceededbytheairbeingremoved,negativepressure

maybecreatedinthehome.

• Sincethisisanaturaldraftappliance,itwilloftenbethefirstappliancetohaveproblems related

tonegativepressure.Ifsmokeisforcedoutthechimneyconnectorjointsoroutoftheair

inductionsystemoftheunit,theunitislikely

fightingnegativepressureinthedwelling.

Crackingawindowordoorneartheappliancecanhelpequalizethenegativepressure;

ultimately,anunrestrictedsourceofoutsidecombustionmaybenecessaryforproperunit

function.

• Iftheunitisconnectedtooutsideair,becertaintomonitor theexteriorinlet

tothecombus tion 

systemforicingorsnowaccumulation.Allowingtheoutsideairco nnectiontobecome

restrictedwillresultinairstarvationtotheunit.



DONOTSTOREFUELCLOSERTHANSPECIFIEDCLEARANCESTOCOMBUSTIBLESOR

WITHINTHESPACENEEDEDFORLOADINGTHESTOVEANDFORASHREMOVAL.

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