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Door Operation
OVEN DOOR OPERATION -
To open the doors. Twist the handle slightly to lift up the
door catch from the locking spindle and pull the door
open. (See Figure 1)
To close the doors. Gently push the door shut until the
door catch makes contact with the locking spindle.
Lighting the Fire
a) Check the ue pipe is free of blockage.
b) Open rebox door.
c) Open ashpit door.
d) De-ash and remove dead fuel from bottom grate
(lift off cleaning door above the bottom grate
rake fuel into ashpan replace cleaning door).
e) Remove ashpan, empty and replace.
f) Fully open ash spin wheel on ash pan door
(primary air) and ue chamber damper door.
g) Crumple 6-8 sheets of paper into loose balls
and place on grate. Lay kindling on top of paper
and light from bottom. It may help to leave
rebox door open a few seconds to establish the
re.
h) Close and lock ashpit door with spin wheel
control open.
i) Close and lock rebox door. The secondary air
slide setting is normally full open with this stove.
j) With re established, open rebox door and ll
with fuel. Push the ue chamber damper back to
the position which gives the desired burning
rate. Set the spin wheel air intake to the position
Do not slam the re door shut!
FIRE DOOR OPERATION
CAUTION- THESE DOORS ARE EXTREMELY HOT
DURING OPERATION. USE THE UTENSIL PROVIDED
TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOORS (See Figure
Below).
To open the doors. Use the utensil provided to turn door
release screw 1/4 turn counterclockwise.
Screw will back off enough to open door.It is not possible
to open lower door without rst opening upper door. (See
Figure 2)
To close the doors. Close both doors tight and use utensil
to tighten both door release screws clockwise. Ensure both
doors are secured tight so that no air will be able to fuel the
re through the re doors.
Slowly open the doors to allow the stove to clear of
smoke.
