Heatiator ECO-WINS18 Indoor Fireplace User Manual


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9Heatilator • ECO-WINS18 • 7065-132B • August 29 2011
G. Burning Process
Inrecentyearstherehasbeenanincreasingconcernabout
airquality.Muchoftheblameforpoorairqualityhasbeen
placedontheburningofwoodforhomeheating.
Inordertoimprovethesituation,wehavedevelopedcleaner-
burningwoodappliancesthatsurpasstherequirementsfor
emissionsestablishedbyourgoverningagencies.
Thesewoodappliancesmustbeproperlyoperatedinorder
toensurethattheyperformthe waytheyaredesigned to
perform.
1. Kindling or First Stage
Ithelpstoknowalittleabouttheactualprocessofburningin
ordertounderstandwhatgoesoninsidetheappliance.The
rststageofburningiscalledthekindlingstage.
Inthisstage:
• Woodisheatedtoatemperaturehighenoughtoevapo-
ratethemoisturepresentinallwood.
• Woodwillreachtheboilingpointofwater(212°F)andwill
notgetanyhotteruntilthewaterisevaporated.
Thisprocesstakesheatfromthecoalsandtendstocoolthe
appliance.
Firerequiresthreethingstoburn:
• Fuel
• Air
• Heat
Ifheatisrobbedfromtheapplianceduringthedryingstage,
thenewloadofwoodhasreducedthechancesforagood
cleanburn.
Itisalwaysbesttoburndry,seasonedrewood.Whenthe
woodisn’tdry,youmustopentheaircontrolsandburnata
highburnsettingforalongertimetostartitburning.
Theheatgeneratedfromthereshouldbewarmingyour
homeandestablishingtheuedraft,notevaporatingthemois-
tureoutofwet,unseasonedwood,resultinginwastedheat.
2. Second Stage
Inthesecondarystagewoodgivesoffammablegaseswhich
burnabovethefuelwithbrightames.
Duringthisstageofburning:
• Theamesmustbemaintainedandnotallowedtogoout
toensurethecleanestpossiblere.
•Iftheamestendtogoout,itissettoolowforyourburn-
ingconditions.
Theaircontrollocatedattheupperrighthandcornerisusedto
adjustforburnrates.ThisiscalledtheBurnRateAirControl. 
Figure 10.1 on page 10.
3. Final Stage
Thenalstageofburningisthecharcoalstage.Thisoccurs
whentheammablegaseshavebeenmostlyburnedand
onlycharcoalremains.Thisisanaturallycleanportionof
theburn.Thecoalsburnwithhotblueames.
• Itisveryimportanttoreloadyourappliancewhileenough
livelyhotcoalsremaininordertoprovidetheamountof
heatneededtodryandrekindlethenextloadofwood.
•ItisbesttoopentheBurnRateAirControlbefore reload-
ing.Thislivensupthecoalbedandreducesexcessive
emissions(opacity/smoke).Figure 10.1 on page 10.
• Opendoorslowlysothatashorsmokedoesnotexitap-
pliancethroughopening.
• Breakup anylargechunks anddistributethecoals so
thatthenewwoodislaidonhotcoals.
Airqualityisimportanttoallofus,andifwechoosetouse
woodtoheatourhomesweshoulddosoresponsibly.
Weneedtolearntoburninthecleanestwaypossibleal-
lowingustocontinueusingourwoodappliancesformany
yearstocome.
NOTICE:Improperoperationcanturnanywoodappli-
anceintoasmolderingenvironmentalhazard.
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