Controls and Features

Once your Tribute has been set in place, connected, and assembled, you are ready to light a fire. HearthStone Stoves tests each wood stove before we ship, so you should be able to easily light your first fire.

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HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.

Please read this entire chapter before lighting your first fire. It explains the controls and features of your wood stove, how to choose firewood, and how to break-in your stove and use it on a daily basis.

Before lighting any fires, become familiar with the location and operation of your stove's controls and features and learn how to use them. For your own safety, do not modify these features in any way.

FRONT DOOR HANDLE: The front door allows you to load wood into your stove; a fixed handle allows you to operate the front door and allows you to latch the front door closed. To open the door, lift the handle to the 10 o’clock position and pull the door. To latch the door, push the door closed tightly then lower the handle to the 7 o’clock position. Pull on the door handle to make sure it is properly latched.

PRIMARY AIR CONTROL: The handle is located on the front lower left of the stove, just under the ash lip. The primary air control allows you to regulate the amount of air entering the firebox. Generally, the more air allowed into the firebox, the faster and hotter the rate of burn; conversely, less air creates a slower burn. To fully open the primary air intake, move the handle as far as it will go to the left; move the handle as far as it will go to the right, to close the primary air control.

Operating Your

Tribute Wood Stove

CHOOSING FIREWOOD

Your Tribute Wood Heater is designed to only burn firewood-also known as cordwood.

¦CAUTION:

DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLAMMABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPHTHA, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID OR ENGINE OIL TO START A FIRE. DO NOT USE CHARCOAL, PELLETS, COAL, ARTIFICIAL LOGS OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS AS FUEL; THEY ARE NOT SAFE. DO NOT BURN GARBAGE.

The quality of your firewood affects heat output, duration of burn and performance of your stove. Softwoods generally burn hotter and faster, while hardwoods burn longer and produce more coals. Density and moisture content are two critical factors to consider when purchasing wood for your stove.

The following is a list of wood species and their relative BTU (British Thermal Unit) content. The higher the BTU the longer the burn. Firewood with higher BTUs is generally considered ideal for a wood stove.

HIGH: Apple, Black Birch, Hickory, Locust, White Oak, Black Beech, Mesquite

MEDIUM HIGH: White Ash, Beech, Yellow Birch, Sugar Maple, Red Oak

MEDIUM LOW: Black Ash, White Birch, Grey Birch, Elm, Norway Pine, Pitch Pine, Black Cherry, Soft Maple, Tamarack

LOW: White Pine, White Cedar, Balsam Fir, Spruce, Aspen, Basswood, Butternut, Hemlock

Moisture content also plays a key role in the performance of your stove. Wood freshly cut from a living tree (green wood) contains a great deal of moisture. As you might expect, green wood has difficulty burning and should be seasoned before using it in your wood stove. To properly season green wood, it should be split, stacked and allowed to air dry for a period of one year.

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