Hearth and Home Technologies 31ST-ACC, 31M-ACC-MBK Wood Stove Series ACC Building a Fire

3100 Wood Stove Series (ACC)

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G. Building A Fire

Before lighting your first fire in the stove:

1.Confirm the baffle is correctly positioned. It should be even with the front tube and resting on all tubes. Figure 28.1.

2.Follow instructions on page 32 for cleaning plated sur- faces, if applicable.

3.Remove all labels from glass.

There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning firewood. Here is one method that works well:

1.	Open the Burn Rate Air and Start-Up Air Controls fully.
2.	Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor.
	Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper before
	adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
3.	Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
4.	Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in
	the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the room
	is adequately ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
5.	Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or rekindle

Baffle Board even with front tube & resting on all tubes

Burn Rate

Air Control

Start-Up

Air

Control

Ceramic Blanket on Top

fire with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the

results can be fatal.

6. Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-

length logs 3 inches (76mm) or 4 inches (102mm) in

Tube Channels

Figure 28.1

2 pc Baffle Board

diameter. Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the

pieces of wood carefully; near enough to keep each

other hot, but far enough away from each other to allow

adequate air flow between them.

7. Set the Burn Rate Air Control and activate the timer

system (ACC).

8. When ready to reload, It is best to fully open both the

Burn Rate Air and Start-up Air Controls before reload-

ing. This livens up the coalbed and reduces excessive

emissions (opacity/smoke). Open door slowly so that

ash or smoke does not exit appliance through opening.

Large logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer. Small logs

burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.

WARNING

Fire Risk

Do NOT store wood:

• Closer than required clearances to com- bustibles to appliance

•Within space required for loading or ash removal.

Do NOT operate appliance:

•With appliance door open.

•With ash removal system door open.

9.As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 6 through 8 will maintain a continuous fire throughout the season.

NOTE:

•Build fire on brick firebox floor.

•Do NOT use grates, andirons or other methods to support fuel.

It will adversely affect emissions.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

•Do NOT burn wet or green wood.

•Store wood in dry location.

•Stack wood so both ends are exposed to air. Wet, unseasoned wood can cause accumulation of creosote.

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