Vermont Casting 1610 installation instructions Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot

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Defiant 1610 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove

Once the draft is established, open the front door and light the rest of the fuel from the bottom. Do not light the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing, and repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the initial attempt is unsuccessful.

4.If your Defiant has been broken-in previously us- ing Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually. Add larger wood with a diameter of 3-4”(75-100 mm). Con- tinue adding split logs of this size to the briskly-burn- ing fire until there is a glowing ember bed 2-3”(51-75 mm) deep. (Fig. 34) A good ember bed is necessary for proper functioning of the non-catalytic system and may take an hour or more to establish.

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Fig. 34 Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn

well.

5.Close the damper when the griddle temperature reaches 450°F (230°C).

6.Adjust the air control for your desired heat output.

NOTE: Stove installations vary widely, and the operat- ing guidance given here is only a starting point . The draft management information on Page 26 will explain in detail how the features of your installation may help or hinder good draft, and how you may need to vary your firing technique if your installation doesn’t encour- age a good draft.

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Fig. 35 Add full size logs after the ember bed is 3” (75mm)

deep.

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Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot

When reloading, best results will be achieved if you first de-ash the stove by stirring the fuel bed to allow ash to fall through the grate into the ash pan.

Do not break the charcoal into very small pieces or pound or compress the charcoal bed.

It is important that air can circulate through the charcoal bed during the burn. Larger pieces of charcoal allow more air to circulate under the wood, resulting in the fire reviving more quickly. (Fig. 35)

For best results when refueling, wear long-cuffed stove gloves to protect your hands and forearms, add fuel while the stove still has plenty of glowing embers to re-kindle the fire, and include some smaller pieces of wood in the new fuel load to help the stove regain its operating temperature quickly. Use this sequence as a

guide to successful refueling:

1.Open the damper.

2.De-ash the stove as described above. Open the ashdoor and check the level of ash in the ash pan. Empty the pan if necessary and replace it in the stove. Close the ash door.

3.Open the griddle, load the wood (smaller pieces first), and close the griddle.

4.Close the damper.

5.When the surface temperature reaches 450°F. (230°C), adjust the air control for the amount of heat

you desire.

NOTE: If the remaining charcoal bed is relatively thick (2-3”/51-75 mm) and if your fuel is well seasoned, it is possible to add fresh fuel (smaller pieces first), close the door and damper, and reset the primary air control for the desired heat output within five minutes.

WARNING: FIREPLACE STOVES EQUIPPED WITH DOORS SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY WITH DOORS FULLY OPEN OR DOORS FULLY CLOSED.

IF DOORS ARE LEFT PARTLY OPEN, GAS AND FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT OF THE FIREPLACE STOVE OPENING CREATING RISKS FROM BOTH FIRE AND SMOKE.

CAUTION: The Defiant will be hot while in opera- tion. Keep children, clothing and furniture away. Contact may cause skin burns.

DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER. Overfiring may cause a house fire, or can result in permanent dam- age to the stove. If any part of the Defiant glows, you are overfiring.

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