United States Stove 2000 Stove User Manual


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16 Ussc
WARNINGS
• NEVEROVERFIREYOURSTOVE.IFANYPARTOFTHESTOVESTARTSTOGLOWRED,
OVERFIRING ISHAPPENING. READJUSTTHE AIRINTAKECONTROL ATA LOWER
SETTING.
• THEINSTALLATIONOFALOGCRADLEorGRATESISNOTRECOMMENDEDINYOUR
WOODSTOVE.BUILDFIREDIRECTLYONFIREBRICK.
• NEVERPUTWOODABOVETHEFIREBRICKLININGOFTHEFIREBOX.
RELOADING
Onceyouhaveobtainedagoodbedofembers,youshouldreloadtheunit.Inordertodoso,openthe
aircontrolstomaximumafewsecondspriortoopeningthestove’sdoor.Thenproceedbyopening
thedoorveryslowly;openitoneortwoinchesfor5to10seconds,beforeopeningitcompletelyto
increasethedraftandthuseliminatethesmokewhichisstagnantinastateofslowcombustionin
thestove.Thenbringtheredemberstothefrontofthestoveandreloadtheunit.
For optimal operation of your wood stove, we recommend you to operate it with a wood load
approximatelyequivalenttotheheightofrebricks.
Itisimportanttonotethatwoodcombustionconsumesambientoxygenintheroom.Inthecaseof
negativepressure,itisagoodideatoallowfreshairintheroom,eitherbyopeningawindowslightly
orbyinstallingafreshairintakesystemonanoutsidewall.
Creosote-FormationandNeedforRemoval-Whenwoodisburnedslowly,itproducestarandother
organicvapors,whichcombinewithexpelledmoisturetoformcreosote.Thecreosotevaporscondense
intherelativelycoolchimneyueofaslow-burningre.Asaresult,creosoteresidueaccumulates
ontheuelining.Whenignitedthiscreosotemakesanextremelyhotre.Whenburningwood,the
chimneyconnectorandchimneyshouldbeinspectedatleastonceeverytwomonthsduringthe
heatingseasontodetermineifacreosotebuild-uphasoccurred.Ifcreosotehasaccumulated,it
shouldberemovedtoreducetheriskofachimneyre.
We strongly recommend that youinstall a magnetic thermometer on your smokeexhaust pipe,
approximately 18” above the stove. This thermometer will indicate the temperature of your gas
exhaustfumeswithinthesmokeexhaustsystem.Theidealtemperatureforthesegasesissomewhere
between275°Fand500°F.Belowthesetemperatures,thebuild-upofcreosoteispromoted.Above
500degrees,heatiswastedsinceatoolargequantityislostintotheatmosphere.
TO PREVENT CREOSOTE BUILD UP
• Alwaysburndrywood.Thisallowscleanburnsandhigherchimneytemperatures,thereforeless
creosotedeposit.
• Leavetheaircontrolfullopenforabout5min.everytimeyoureloadthestovetobringitbackto
properoperatingtemperatures.Thesecondarycombustioncanonlytakeplaceifthereboxishot
enough.
• Alwayscheckforcreosotedepositonceeverytwomonthsandhaveyourchimneycleanedatleast
onceayear.
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