Burning Guidelines, Burn Rates | Heat & Glo LifeStyle WS-250

BURNING GUIDELINES

OPACITY: This is the measure of how cleanly your stove is burning. Opacity is measured in percent; 100% opacity is when an object is totally obscured by the smoke column from a chimney, and 0% opac- ity means that no smoke column can be seen. As you become familiar with your stove, you should pe- riodically check the opacity of the smoke column emitted from your chimney. This will allow you to know how to burn your stove as nearly smoke-free as pos- sible (aim for a goal of 0% opacity).

BURN RATES

HIGH: Open (push in) both controls fully. It is impor- tant to do this when reloading the stove. Failure to do this could result in excessive emissions (opacity).

MEDIUM: After a wood load has been burning on high for at least 15 minutes (longer for very large pieces or wet wood), close (pull out) the primary con- trol (on the right side of the stove). Leave the second- ary control (under the ash catcher) open (pushed in).

LOW: After a wood load has been burning on high for at least 15 minutes (longer for very large pieces or wet wood), close (pull out) the primary control. Then close down the secondary control, gradually making sure to maintain flames in the stove. It is very important to maintain flames in your stove during the first few hours of a low burn, to avoid excessive air pollution.

OPERATING TIPS

Here are a few tips on operating your stove to obtain maximum efficiency with lowest emissions:

1.Regardless of desired heat output, when loading stove, burn your stove with both air controls wide open for a minimum of 15 minutes.

2.Regulate burn rate (heat output) by using the secondary control (center, under ash catcher). The primary control (on the right) is mainly for initial start-up, reloading, or high burns.

3.Heat output settings: Following 15 minutes of burning with controls wide open (see #1 above):

BTU/Hr.	Primary	Secondary
Below 10,000	Closed after 5 min.	Pull to stop
10,000-15,000	Closed after 5 min.	¾” - 1” open
15,000-30,000	Closed after 5 min.	1” - 2½” open
Maximum heat	Full open	Full open

These are approximate settings, and will vary with type of wood or chimney draft.

4.Burn dry, well-seasoned wood (see Wood Se- lection and Storage).