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September 1, 2008
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7007-161H
WOOD SELECTION AND STORAGE
Burn only dry seasoned wood. Dry, well-seasoned wood will
not only minimize the chance of creosote formation but will
give you the most efcient heat output. Even dry wood con-
tains at least 15% moisture by weight and should be burned
hot enough to keep the chimney hot enough to maintain par-
ticulate (smoke) burning. Burning unseasoned wood of any
variety defeats the stoves’ efciency.
Dead wood lying on the forest oor should be considered
wet, and requires full seasoning time. Standing wood can
be considered to be about two-thirds seasoned. Wood is dry
enough to burn if the ends of the logs have cracks radiating in
all directions from the center. If your wood sizzles in the re,
even though the surface is dry, it may not be fully cured.
Drying time can be reduced by splitting wood prior to stor-
age. Since the majority of drying occurs through the cut ends
rather than the sides, stack the wood so both ends of each
piece are exposed to air. Store wood under cover, such as
in a shed, or covered with a tarp, plastic, tar paper, sheets of
scrap plywood, etc.
OVERFIRING
Do not overre. Overring can result in crazing, an effect
causing a white, non-removable lm to be deposited on the
inside of the glass. Using ammable liquids or too much
wood, or burning trash in the insert, may result in overring.
If the chimney connector or insert glows red, or worse, white,
the insert is overred. This condition may ignite creosote in
the chimney, possibly causing a house re. If any part of the
insert starts to glow, you are in an overre situation. If you
overre, immediately close the insert dampers and door, if
open, to reduce the air supply to the re.
insert voids your warranty.
OPERATION
Before lighting your rst re in the insert, make certain that
the bafe is correctly positioned. It should be resting against
the rear support.
There are many ways to build a re. The basic principle
is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the
fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning
rewood. Here is one method that works well:
1. Place several wads of crushed paper on the rebox oor.
Heating ue with slightly crumpled newspaper before
adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
BUILDING A FIRE
NOTE: Remove all labels from glass front prior to lighting
the rst re and refer to plated surfaces care on
2. Place several wads of crushed paper on the rebox oor.
.
Open Start-Up Air Control (right control) and Primary Air
Control (center control under ashlip) fully.
4. Ensure that no matches or other combustibles are in the
immediate area of the insert, that the room is adequately
ventilated, and the ue is unobstructed.
5. Light the paper in the insert. NEVER light or rekindle insert
with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter uid; the results
can be fatal.
6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-length
logs inches (76mm) or 4 inches (102mm) in diameter. Be
careful not to smother the re. Stack the pieces of wood
carefully: near enough to keep each other hot, but far
enough away from each other to allow adequate air ow
between them.
7. When ready to reload the insert, add more logs. Large logs
burn slowly, holding a re longer. Small logs burn fast and
hot, giving quick heat.
8. Adjust the Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Control,
maintaining ames above the fuel. The more you close
down the Primary Control, the lower and slower the re
will burn. The more you open the Primary Control the
more heat will be produced. The Start-Up Air Control
(right control) is only used for the rst 5 to 15 minutes.
As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 7 and 8 will
maintain a continuous re.
Fire Risk.
Keep combustible materials, gasoline and other
ammable vapors and liquids clear of appliance.
• Do NOT store ammable materials in the
appliance’s vicinity.
• Do NOT use gasoline, 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 the
heater while it is in use.
• Combustible materials may ignite.
WARNING
WARNING
Fire Risk.
• Do NOT burn garbage or ammable uids
such as gasoline, naptha or engine oil.
• Do NOT burn treated wood or wood with salt (driftwood).
• May generate carbon monoxide if burn material other
than wood.
May result in illness or possible death.
WARNING
Fire Risk.
• Do NOT burn with insert door open.
Embers may fall out and start a re.