Vermont Casting 1640 installation instructions Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot

Intrepid 1640 Woodburning Stove

•During the break-in fires, don't let the stove get hotter than 500°F. (260°C) as measured on an optional stove-top thermometer. Adjust the air control lever as necessary to control the fire.

•Some odor from the stove’s hot metal, the paint, and the cement is normal for the first few fires.

NOTE: Some chimneys need to be “primed,” or warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to sustain a fire. Roll up a couple pieces of newspa- per, place them on top of the kindling and toward the front of the stove, light them, and close the door. This should heat the chimney enough to initiate strong draft.

Once the draft is established, open the front door and light the rest of the fuel bed at the bottom. Do not light the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing.

4.Afer the stove has been broken-in using Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually. Add larger wood with a diameter of 3-4" (76-102mm).

Continue adding split logs of this size to the briskly- burning fire until there is a glowing ember bed at least 2" (51mm) deep. A good ember bed is neces- sary for proper functioning and may take up to an hour to establish.

5.Adjust the Air Control Lever to maintain the desired heat output.

Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot

WARNING: For safety and greatest efficiency, operate your stove only with all doors fully closed. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL 1482 for the United States and ULC S627 for Canada.

Your stove may be used as a fireplace with the front doors open or removed only when the spark screen is placed correctly in the opening to protect against the possibility of sparks and embers leaving your stove. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL 737 for the United States and CAN/ CSA-B366.2 for Canada.

Use only the Intrepid Spark Screen, #0136 with your Intrepid. Intrepid Spark Screens are available from your Vermont Castings’ Authorized Dealer.

Reload the Intrepid while it is still hot and there are plenty of glowing embers to re-kindle the fire. Include some smaller pieces of wood in the new load of fuel to help the stove return to its operating temperature quickly. Wear stove gloves, and follow this procedure when you reload your stove:

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Fig. 32	Start a fire with small, dry kindling.

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Fig. 33 Gradually add larger pieces of wood until all the wood is burning well.

1.Place the Air Control Lever to the fully open (HIGH) position

2.Open the door and check the ash level in the ash pan. If necessary, dispose of the ashes and replace the pan.

3.Use a fireplace tool to break up the charcoal and direct ash through the grate. Pull the charcoal from the back to the front. (Fig. 30) This will encourage efficient combustion as the fuel burns from front to rear.

4.Load wood — smaller, split pieces first. Close the door. Ideal performance will be achieved by operat- ing with the air control set at HIGH for several minutes after refueling. Adjust the Air Control Lever for the desired heat output after the fire is re- established.

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