OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
With your unit now correctly installed and safety inspected by your local authority, you are now ready to start a fi re. Before establishing your
first fi re, it is important that you fully understand the operation of your draft control.
See below, First Fire section, for details.
3)With the draft still in the fully open position add two or three seasoned logs to your fi re. Form a trench in the ash bed to allow air to reach the rear of the fi rebox prior to closing the door.
4)After about 45 minutes, when your wood has begun to burn strongly, adjust your draft control down to keep the fi re at a moderate level.
13)All fuel burning appliances consume oxygen during operation. It is important that you supply a source of fresh air to your unit while burning. A slightly opened window is suffi cient for the purpose. If you also have a fi replace in your home, a downdraft may be created by your Hampton Stove causing a draft down your chimney. If this occurs, slightly open a window near your unit.
FAN OPERATION
Automatic
To operate the optional fan automatically, push the bottom switch on the side of the fan housing to "AUTO" and the top switch to either "HIGH" or "LOW" for fan speed.
This will allow the fan to turn on as the stove has come up to operating temperature. It will also shut the fan system off after the fi re has gone out and the unit cooled to below a useful heat output range.
Manual
Tomanually operatethefansystempushthebot- tom switch to "MAN" and the top switch to either "HIGH" or "LOW". This will bypass the sensing device and allow full control of the fan.
Switching from "AUTO" to "MAN" or "HIGH" to "LOW" may be done anytime.
FIRST FIRE
When your installation is completed and in- spected you are ready for your fi rst fi re.
1)Open control fully.
2)Open fi rebox door and build a small fi re us- ing paper and dry kindling on the fi rebrick hearth. Secure door on the fi rebox and wait a few minutes for a good updraft in the fl ue to establish the fi re. (Leaving the door slightly open will help your fi re start more rapidly.)
CAUTION: Never leave unit unat- tended if door is left open. This procedure is for fire start-up only, as unit may overheat if door is left open for too long.
WARNING: Never build a roaring fire in a cold stove. Always warm your stove up slowly!
5)Once a bed of coals has been established on the fi rebrick hearth, you may adjust the draft control to a low setting to operate the unit at its most effi cient mode.
6)During the fi rst few fi res, keep the combus- tion rate at a moderate level and avoid a large fi re. Only after 5 or 6 such fi res can you operate the stove at its maximum setting, and only after the metal has been warmed.
7)For the fi rst few days, the stove will give off an odour from the paint. This is to be expected as the high temperature paint becomes seasoned. Windows and/or doors should be left open to provide adequate ventilation while this temporary condition exists. Burning the stove at a very high temperature the first few times may damage the paint. Burn fi res at a moderate level the
first few days.
8)Do not place anything on the stove top during the curing process. This may result in damage to your paint fi nish.
9)During the fi rst few days it may be more diffi cult to start the fi re. As you dry out your
firebrick and your masonry fl ue, your draft will increase.
10)For those units installed at higher elevations or into sub-standard masonry fi replaces, drafting problems may occur. Consult an experienced dealer or mason on methods of increasing your draft.
11)Some cracking and popping noises may be experienced during the heating up process. These noises will be minimal when your unit reaches temperature.
12)Before opening your door to reload, open draft fully for approximately 10 to 15 seconds until fi re has been re-established. This will minimize any smoking.
CAUTION: If the body of your unit, flue baffle or any part of the chimney connectorstartstoglow,youareover- firing. Stop loading fuel immediately and close the draft control until the glow has completely subsided.
14)Green or wet wood is not recommended for your unit. If you must add wet or green fuel, open the draft control fully until all moisture has been dispersed by the intense fi re. Once all moisture has been removed, the draft control may be adjusted to maintain the fi re.
15)If you have been burning your stove on a low draft, use caution when opening the door. After opening the damper, open the door a crack, and allow the fi re to adjust before fully opening the door.
16)The controls of your unit or the air supply passages should not be altered to increase fi ring for any reason.
17)If you burn the unit too slowly or at too low a setting your unit will not be operating as effi ciently as it can. An easy rule of thumb says that if your glass is clean, then your flue is clean and your exhaust is clean. Burn the stove hot enough to keep your glass clean and you won't need to clean your fl ue as often.
