Vermont Casting 1450 Use the Air Control Settings That Work Best for You, Conditioning Your Stove

Use the Air Control Settings

that Work Best for You

No single air control setting will fit every situation. Each installation will differ depending on the quality of the fuel, the amount of heat desired, how long you wish the fire to burn, climactic conditions; outdoor air tempera- ture and pressure may also effect draft.

The control setting also depends on your particular installation’s “draft,” or the force that moves air from the stove up through the chimney. Draft is affected by such things as the length, type, and location of the chimney, local geography, nearby obstructions, and other factors. Refer to Pages 25-27 for details on how the installation affects performance.

Too much draft may cause excessive temperatures in the Encore, and could even damage the stove. On the other hand, too little draft can cause backpuffing into the room and/or the “plugging” of the chimney.

How do you know if your draft is excessively high or low? Symptoms of too much draft include an uncontrol- lable burn or a glowing-red stove part. A sign of inad- equate draft is smoke leaking into the room through the stove or chimney connector joints, low heat output and dirty glass.

In some newer homes that are well-insulated and weather-tight, poor draft may result from insufficient air in the house. In such instances, an open window near the stove on the windward side of the house will help provide the fresh air needed.

Another option for getting more combustion air to the stove is to duct air directly from outdoors to the stove. In some areas provisions for outside combustion air are required in all new construction.

Your Encore is equipped to deliver outside air for com- bustion.

When first using the stove, keep track of the air control settings. You will quickly find that a specific setting will give you a fixed amount of heat. It may take a week or two to determine the amount of heat and the length of burn you should expect from various settings.

Most installations do not require a large amount of com- bustion air, especially if adequate draft is available. Do not attempt to increase the firing of your heater by altering the air control adjustment range outlined in these directions.

Use the following air control settings as a starting point to help determine the best settings for your installation. Each is described as a fraction of the total distance the lever may be moved from right to left.

Encore 1450 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove

	Encore Control Settings
Burn Rate	Primary Air Control
Low	From far right to 1/3
	the distance to left
Medium	From 1/3 to 2/3 the distance
	to left
High	From 2/3 the distance
	to left to far left

DO NOT OPERATE THE STOVE WITH THE ASH DOOR OPEN. OPERATION WITH THE ASH DOOR OPEN CAN CAUSE AN OVERFIRING CONDITION TO OCCUR. OVERFIRING THE STOVE IS DANGER- OUS AND CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.

Conditioning Your Stove

Cast iron is extremely strong, but it can be broken with a sharp blow from a hammer or from the thermal shock of rapid and extreme temperature change.

The cast plates expand and contract with changes in temperature. When you first begin using your Encore, minimize thermal stress by allowing the plates to adjust gradually during three or four initial break-in fires.

Starting and Maintaining a Wood Fire

Burn only solid wood in the Encore, and burn it directly on the grate. Do not elevate the fuel. Do not burn coal or other fuels.

The bypass damper must be open when starting a fire or when refueling.

Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire. Do not burn garbage. Never use flammable fluids such as gasoline, gasoline type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, naptha, engine oil or similar liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this heater. Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it is in use.

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Fig. 38 Start fire with newspaper and dry kindling.

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