England's Stove Works 50SVL17 Stove User Manual


 
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OPERATION
AdditionalSafetyGuidelines
Theinstallationofsmokedetectorsishighlyrecommendedwheninstallingthisoranyother
solidfuelburningappliance.Smokedetectorsshouldbelocatednearorineveryroomofthe
home,particularlysleepingrooms.
Asmokedetectorcanbeinstalledinthesameroomasthiscordwoodburning
unit;installingthe
smokedetectortooclosetotheunitcanleadtonuisancealarmsduetoslightwispsofsmoke
emittedduringthefirestartingorreloadingprocess.Duetothis,thesmokedetectorinthe
sameroomastheunitwillbemostusefulifitislocatedas
farfromtheunitastheroomwill
permit.
Thisstoveismeantforburningcordwoodonly;neverburnpressuretreatedwood,kilndried
wood,creosotetreatedwood(railroadties),icecoveredorwetwood,greenwood,driftwood,
charcoal,coal,cokeorANYotherfuel.
Burningfuels
otherthancordwood,particularlycoalandcharcoal,canresultinhazardous
concentrationsofcarbonmonoxidebeingemittedintothedwelling.Installingacarbon
monoxidedetectorandbeingawareofthesymptomsofcarbonmonoxidepoisoningcanhelp
reducetheriskofcarbonmonoxiderelatedissues.Forthesereasons,NEVERburncoal
or
charcoalinthiscordwoodstove.
Thisunitwasdesignedforoperationonlywiththeloadingdoorclo sedandtightlylatched. 
Operatingthisunitwiththeloadingdoorlatchedlooselyoropenwillallowexcessive
combustionairtoreachthefireandwillresultindangerouslyhighunittemperatures.
Highunit
temperaturescandamagetheunit,voidthewarrantyorignitecreosotedepositedinthe
chimneysystembyprevious,slowburningfires.
Thenaturaldraftthatpullsairthroughthisunitandallowsthefiretoburnusestheindoorairof
thedwellingforcombustion,unlesstheunit
isconnectedtoanoutsidecombustionairsource.
Kitchenrangeventhoods,furnacesandotherairmovement appliancesinthehomeareoften
alsoremovingairfromthedwelling;iftheamountofairfiltrationorleakagebackintothehome
isexceededbytheairbeingremoved,negativepressure
maybecreatedinthehome.
Sincethisisanaturaldraftappliance,itwilloftenbethefirstappliancetohaveproblems related
tonegativepressure.Ifsmokeisforcedoutthechimneyconnectorjointsoroutoftheair
inductionsystemoftheunit,theunitislikely
fightingnegativepressureinthedwelling.
Crackingawindowordoorneartheappliancecanhelpequalizethenegativepressure;
ultimately,anunrestrictedsourceofoutsidecombustionmaybenecessaryforproperunit
function.
Iftheunitisconnectedtooutsideair,becertaintomonitor theexteriorinlet
tothecombus tion
systemforicingorsnowaccumulation.Allowingtheoutsideairco nnectiontobecome
restrictedwillresultinairstarvationtotheunit.
DONOTSTOREFUELCLOSERTHANSPECIFIEDCLEARANCESTOCOMBUSTIBLESOR
WITHINTHESPACENEEDEDFORLOADINGTHESTOVEANDFORASHREMOVAL.