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SECTION V: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. Building a Fire
Your stove is equipped with a catalytic combustor that requires the following
procedure for firing the unit from a cold start. Inspect your stove to be sure the
combustor is well-seated in the combustor housing before starting this procedure.
CAUTION: NEVER LIGHT YOUR FIRE WITH KEROSENE, GASOLINE OR
CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
NOTICE: Your new stove and the connector pipe may smoke for a period of time.
This is called “cooking out” and is no cause for alarm. It is a good idea to
open all doors and windows in your dwelling during the first two hours of
operating a new unit.
1. Be sure there are no combustible materials in the immediate area.
2. Pull out completely the slide damper control (located under the ash lip) and the
by-pass damper located on the top right side of the stove.
3. Place several wads of crushed newspaper over the entire bottom of the firebox.
4. Lay small dry sticks of kindling on the top of the paper.
5. Ignite the paper. Leave the door cracked until the kindling is burning freely.
6. Once the kindling is burning well place several pieces of dry split wood on the fire
and allow the wood to burn freely before closing the door completely.
7. Close the door and allow the fire to burn thirty (30) minutes to one hour.
8. Once you have established a hot bed of coals, open the by-pass damper, add
more wood (fill the unit), close the door and allow the wood to burn another thirty
(30) minutes. The final step is to close the by-pass damper and place the slide
damper at your desired setting.
Note: Pulling the slide damper out or towards you
increases the amount of combustion air and allows a faster burn. Pushing the rod
in or away from you slows down the amount of air and allows the stove to burn
slower.
NOTE: It is very important the above procedure be followed to ensure the catalytic
combustor reaches the proper temperature. It is recommended the combustor
be operated at 700 to1400 degrees Fahrenheit; the combustor itself has to be
above 500 degrees Fahrenheit before it will accept the smoke. Operating the
unit above 1800 degrees Fahrenheit will damage the combustor, although
temperatures between 1400 and 1600 degrees are common. If minor build-up is
evident on the combustor, run the stove at a high rate with the by-pass damper
partially open to help clean the combustor.
A one-quarter inch (1/4”) button plug is located on the top left side of the unit.
This plug can be removed and a Condor probe thermometer (PART # AC-13)
inserted, which will display the actual temperature of the combustor. This part
can be ordered from the factory or through your local stove dealer.