England's Stove Works 50TVL17 Stove User Manual


 
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OPERATION
BreakInFires
Thiswoodburningunitisconstructedofheavygaugesteelandcastironandisbuilttolasta
longtime.However,inordertoensurenoexcessivethermalstressesareinducedonthemetal
duringthefirstfire,threebreakinfiresshouldbeburned,eachoneslightly
hotterthanthelast.
Thesebreakinfireswillnotonlyhelpthestovebodyacclimatetothehightemperaturesofthe
fire,butwillalsoslowlycurethehightemperaturestovepaint,whichwillensurethehigh
qualityfinishlastsforyears.
Thisstovehasasingleaircontrol
rodwhichregulatesthewoodburnrate;whentheprimaryair
controlslideispulledallthewayoutoftheunit,thestovewillburnmoreslowlyandputout
heatoveralongertimeperiod.Conversely,whenthe aircontrolslideispushedallthewayin,
the
unitwillburnmorequicklyandputoutalargeramountofheatoverarelativelyshorter
timeperiod.Donotattempttomodifytherangeofaircontroladjustmentforanyreason.
Thefirstbreakinfireshouldbejustalargekindlingfire,gettingthestovetoabo ut
300°Fas
measuredbyamagneticthermometerontherightorleftsideofthestove,abovethedoor.
Oncethistemperaturehasbeenreached,allowthefiretodieoutwiththeaircontrolopen.The
secondandthirdbreakinfiresshouldbeabitlarger,with
somesmalldrysplitsaddedtothe
kindlingload.Thetemperaturegoalduringthesefiresisabout 350°F450°F;don’tletthefire
gethotterthanthat.
ContinuousOperation
Afterthebreakinfiresarecomplete,thisunitisreadyforcontinuousoperation.Whenburning
thestovecontinuously,donotallowashandcoalstoaccumulatehigherthan 1.0”belowthe
dooropening.Excessivecoalingisoftenaresultofburningwoodattoohighaburnrate,
and
thecoalbedshouldbeallowedtoburndownbeforereloadingthestovewithfreshwood.
Combustionairisdeliveredtothestoveattwolocations:Themajorityoftheprimary
combustionairentersthefireboxviatheairwashsystemwhichkeepstheglasscleanandfeeds
the
primarycombustionflamesonthetopsurfacesofthewood;someprimarycombustionairis
bledoffintothecoalbedviableedholesinthebottomrailoftheairwashsystem.Everyeffort
mustbetakentomaintaintheareainfrontoftheseholesfreeofash.
Whenloadingthestoveforalongtermburn,itismostusefultorakea“v”inthecenterofthe
coalbed,toallowtheprimaryairbleedholes topushairallthewaytotherearoftheunit.
Afterloadingthestovewitha
fullfireboxoffreshwood,itisimportanttooperatetheunitwith
theaircontrolinthefullopenpositiontoproperlycharthewoodloadanddriveofftheinitial
moistureinthefreshwood.Oncethewoodhasbeenproperlycharredandiscompletely
ignited,theair
controlcanthenbesettothedesiredheatoutputlevel.
Intheeventofacreosoteorsootfire(chimneyfire),closetheaircontrolonthe
stove,contactthelocalfiredepartmentandgetout!Donotthrowwateronthefire!
Contactyourlocalfireauthorityformoreinformationonhowtohandleachimney
fireanddevelopa
safeevacuationplanforyouandyourfamilyintheeventofa
chimneyfire.