Wood

OPERATING YOUR APPLIANCE (Continued)

This appliance is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions generally result when you burn air dried, seasoned hardwoods as compared to softwoods or to green or freshly cut hardwoods. DO NOT BURN treated wood, garbage, solvents, trash, coal, cardboard, colored paper, or wax impregnated logs (i.e. Duraflame, etc.). Burning treated wood, garbage, solvents, colored paper or driftwood from salt water may result in release of toxic fumes and may render the appliance ineffective and void the limited warranty. Burning coal, cardboard or loose paper can produce soot, large flakes, char or fly ash that can coat the inside of your appliance, causing smoke spillage into the room.

Choosing the kind of firewood to burn in your appliance depends on what is available to you. If all you can obtain is softwoods, obviously, that will be your choice.

Softwoods such as pine and fir are easily ignited and burn rapidly with hot flames. Since they burn so easily and quickly you will have to spend more time loading your firebox, especially in the high burn mode. With softwoods it will be much more difficult to achieve an overnight burn. Furthermore, softwoods make it necessary to reload the appliance more often. The chart below outlines the advantages of using hardwood.

SPECIES*	LBS./CORD**		BTU's/CORD**		Hours per Cord at 40,000 BTU's
					per Hour**
ALDER	2540	19,050,000		476
APPLE	4400	33,000,000		825
ASH	3440	25,800,000		645
BIRCH	3040	22,800,000		705
CEDAR	2060	15,450,000		386
COTTONWOOD	2160	16,200,000		405
DOGWOOD	4320	31,725,000		793
ELM	2260	16,950,000		423
FIR, DOUGLAS	2970	22,275,000		556
HEMLOCK	2700	20,250,000		506
MAPLE	3200	24,000,000		600
OAK, RED	3680	27,600,000		690
OAK, WHITE	4200	31,500,000		787
PINE	2250	16,875,000		421
REDWOOD	2400	18,000,000		450
SPRUCE	2240		16,800,000		420

* At 20% moisture content

** All values are approximate

If you have a choice it is best to use the more dense hardwoods for a longer lasting fire. The best arrangement is to have a mix of softwoods and hardwoods for ease of start-up and a longer lasting fire. Also, it is a good idea once the fire is established to use larger diameter logs stacked tightly together. This will promote a longer burn time.

Wood is typically sold by the "cord". A cord is a nicely stacked pile of logs measuring 4 feet wide by 4 feet high by 8 feet long. Always look for the driest wood especially if you purchase your wood by weight. Unseasoned, wet wood is much heavier.

Moisture content of the wood greatly affects the way any appliance operates. Well seasoned wood (split, stacked and kept dry for at least 12 months) is your best fuel choice.

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36A-ZC, 36A-BI specifications

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