United States Stove 2000 Stove User Manual


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TYPE WEIGHT
(LBS. CU. FT.,
DRY)
PER CORD EFFICIENCY
RANKING
SPLITS MILLIONS
BTU’s/CORD
Hickory 63 4500 1.0 Well 31.5
WhiteOak 48 4100 .9 Fair 28.6
RedOak 46 3900 .8 Fair 27.4
Beech 45 3800 .7 Hard 26.8
SugarMaple 44 3700 .6 Fair 26.2
BlackOak 43 3700 .6 Fair 25.6
Ash 42 3600 .5 Well 25.0
YellowBirch 40 3400 .4 Hard 23.8
RedMaple 38 3200 .3 Fair 22.6
PaperBirch 37 3100 .3 Easy 22.1
Elm/Sycamore 34 2900 .2 VeryDifcult 20.1
RedSpruce 29 1800 .1 Easy 16.1
WOODSTOVE UTILIZATION
Yourheatingunitwasdesignedtoburnwoodonly;noothermaterialsshouldbeburned.Wasteandotherammable
materialsshouldnotbeburnedinyourstove.Anytypeofwoodmaybeusedinyourstove,butspecicvarietieshave
betterenergyyieldsthanothers.Pleaseconsultthefollowingtableinordertomakethebestpossiblechoice.
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you use DRY WOOD only in your wood stove.Thewoodshouldhavedried
for9to15months,suchthatthehumiditycontent(inweight)isreducedbelow20%oftheweightofthelog.Itisvery
importanttokeepinmindthatevenifthewoodhasbeencutforone,twoorevenmoreyears,itisnotnecessarilydry,if
ithasbeenstoredinpoorconditions.Underextremeconditionsitmayrotinsteadofdrying.Thispointcannotbeover
stressed;thevastmajorityoftheproblemsrelatedtotheoperationofawoodstoveiscausedbythefactthatthewood
usedwastoodamporhaddriedinpoorconditions.Theseproblemscanbe:
-ignitionproblems
-creosotebuild-upcausingchimneyres
-lowenergyyield
-blackenedwindows
-incompletelogcombustion
Smallerpiecesofwoodwilldryfaster.Alllogsexceeding6”indiametershouldbesplit.Thewoodshouldnotbestored
directlyontheground.Airshouldcirculatethroughthecord.A24”to48”airspaceshouldbeleftbetweeneachrowof
logs,whichshouldbeplacedinthesunniestlocationpossible.Theupperlayerofwoodshouldbeprotectedfromthe
elementbutnotthesides.
TESTING YOUR WOOD
Whenthestoveisthoroughlywarmed,placeonepieceofsplitwood(aboutveinchesindiameter)paralleltothedoor
onthebedofredembers.
Keeptheaircontrolfullopenbypullingonitandclosethedoor.Ifignitionofthepieceisaccomplishedwithin90seconds
fromthetimeifwasplacedinthestove,yourwoodiscorrectlydried.Ifignitiontakeslonger,yourwoodisdamp.
Ifyourwoodhissesandwaterorvaporescapesattheendsofthepiece,yourwoodissoakedorfreshlycut.Donotuse
thiswoodinyourstove.Largeamountsofcreosotecouldbedepositedinyourchimney,creatingpotentialconditions
forachimneyre.
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