Hearth and Home Technologies 823-0170 - MBK owner manual Building a Fire

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Isle Royale Wood Stove

I. Building A Fire

Before lighting your fi rst fi re make certain that the baffl e is correctly positioned. It should be resting against the rear support.

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

1. Place several wads of crushed paper on the fi rebox fl oor.

Heating the fl ue with slightly crumpled newspaper before adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.

2.Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.

3.Open Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Slide Control fully. After 5 to 15 minutes, when the fi re is well established, gently pull Start-Up Air Control forward until resistance is felt. Do not allow control to "spring back" into the open position.

4.Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are in the immediate area of the stove. Be sure the room is adequately ventilated and the fl ue unobstructed.

5.Light the paper in the stove. NEVER light or rekindle stove with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fl uid; 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 diameter. Be careful not to smother the fi re. Stack the pieces of wood carefully: near enough to keep each other hot, but far enough away from each other to allow adequate air fl ow between them.

7.When ready to reload the stove, add more logs. Large logs burn slowly, holding a fi re longer. Small logs burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.

8.Adjust the Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Slide Con- trol; the more you close down (slide right) the Primary Air Slide Control, the lower and slower the fi re will burn. The more you open (slide left) the Primary Air Slide Control, the more heat will be produced. The Start-Up Air Control is only used for the fi rst 5 to 15 minutes.

9.As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 7 and 8 will maintain a continuous fi re throughout the season.

NOTE: The special high temperature paint that your stove is

finished with will cure as your stove heats. You will notice an odor and perhaps see some vapor rise from the stove surface; this is normal. We recommend that you open a window until the odor dissipates and paint is cured.

NOTE: Stove should be run full open for 15 minutes a day to keep air passages clean.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

•DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAMMABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPTHA OR ENGINE OIl.

•Do NOT burn treated wood or wood with salt (driftwood).

•May generate carbon monoxide if burn material other than wood.

May result in illness or possible death.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

Keep combustible materials, gasoline and other fl ammable vapors and liquids clear of appliance.

•Do NOT store fl ammable materials in the appliance’s vicinity.

•DO NOT USE GASOLINE, LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR “FRESHEN UP” A FIRE IN THIS HEATER.

•Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it is in use.

•Combustible materials may ignite.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

•Do not leave the fi re unattended when the door is unlatched or when using the fi rescreen.

•Unstable fi rewood could fall out of the fi rebox creating a fi re hazard to your home.

CAUTION

Odors and vapors released during initial operation.

•Curing of high temperature paint.

•Open windows for air circulation.

Odors may be irritating to sensitive individuals.

NOTE:

•Build fi re on brick fi rebox fl oor.

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

It will averserly affect emissions.

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