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CREOSOTE - ITS FORMATION AND REMOVAL:
When wood is burned slowly, it may produce tar and other vapors that, combined with moisture, form
creosote. These vapors condense in the relatively cooler chimney ue of a slow burning re and, if
ignited, make an extremely hot re. Therefore, the smoke pipe and chimney should be inspected bi-
weekly during the heating season to determine if a build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated
it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney re.
CHIMNEY OR RUN AWAY FIRE:
1. Call local re department (or dial 911)
2. Close the draft fully
3. Examine the ue pipes, chimney, attic, and roof of the house, to see if any part has become hot
enough to catch re. If necessary, spray with re extinguisher or water from the garden hose.
4. Do not operate the stove again until you are certain the chimney and its lining have not been
damaged.
MAINTENANCE:
At the end of each heating season clean the chimney and the smoke pipe. If soot has accumulated above
the top bafe bricks, remove, clean, and then replace them. If the secondary air tube is badly eroded,
replace it. Replace worn door gaskets and broken bricks as needed.
FAILURE TO INSPECT AND CLEAN YOUR CHIMNEY SYSTEM REGULARLY CAN RESULT IN A
CHIMNEY FIRE, WHICH COULD DAMAGE THE CHIMNEY OR CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE.
BUILDING YOUR FIRE:
Proper operation of your stove will help to ensure safe, efcient heating. Please take a few moments to
review these simple operating procedures.
1. Fuel Selection:
This stove is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher efciencies and lower emissions generally
result when burning air-dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or to green or freshly cut
hardwoods. DO NOT BURN the following: treated wood, coal, garbage, solvents, colored papers, or trash.
Burning these may result in the release of toxic fumes and may poison or render the catalytic ineffective.
Burning coal, cardboard, or loose paper can produce soot, or large akes of char or y ash that can coat
the combustor, causing smoke spillage into the room, and rendering the combustor ineffective.
2. Building/Maintaining a Fire:
a) Open the primary air slide by pulling it all the way to the right.
b) Place a base of crumpled uncolored newspaper in the bottom of the stove. Lay pieces of kindling on
top of the newspaper and light it.
CAUTION: “Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter uid,
or similar liquids to start or “freshen up” a re in this heater. Keep all such liquids well
away from heater while it is in use.
c) As the kindling begins to burn, add several larger pieces of wood until the re is burning well. At this
point, regular size logs may be added.
NOTE: Until the re is burning well, leave the air controls fully open.
Operating Instructions
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