SECTION V: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. Building a Fire
Your stove is equipped with a catalytic combustor that requires the following procedure for firing the unit from a cold start. Inspect your stove to be sure the combustor is
CAUTION: NEVER LIGHT YOUR FIRE WITH KEROSENE, GASOLINE OR CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.
NOTICE: Your new stove and the connector pipe may smoke for a period of time. This is called “cooking out” and is no cause for alarm. It is a good idea to open all doors and windows in your dwelling during the first two hours of operating a new unit.
1.Be sure there are no combustible materials in the immediate area.
2.Pull out completely the slide damper control (located under the ash lip) and the
3.Place several wads of crushed newspaper over the entire bottom of the firebox.
4.Lay small dry sticks of kindling on the top of the paper.
5.Ignite the paper. Leave the door cracked until the kindling is burning freely.
6.Once the kindling is burning well place several pieces of dry split wood on the fire and allow the wood to burn freely before closing the door completely.
7.Close the door and allow the fire to burn thirty (30) minutes to one hour.
8.Once you have established a hot bed of coals, open the
(30)minutes. The final step is to close the
NOTE: It is very important the above procedure be followed to ensure the catalytic combustor reaches the proper temperature. It is recommended the combustor be operated at 700 to1400 degrees Fahrenheit; the combustor itself has to be above 500 degrees Fahrenheit before it will accept the smoke. Operating the unit above 1800 degrees Fahrenheit will damage the combustor, although temperatures between 1400 and 1600 degrees are common. If minor
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