Oakleaf Woodburning Stove
D. User Controls
Two important controls - the damper bypass handle and the air control lever regulate the operation and output of the stove.
To open the top or front loading door, you must open the damper bypass, or smoke will come in the room. In this mode of operation the combustion gases go directly from the main combustion chamber to the flue collar and exit into the chimney.
NOTE: The bypass damper must be open for smokeless loading. Open the bypass damper by turn- ing the handle clockwise while facing handle.
Bypass Damper | Bypass Damper | |
Closed | ||
Open | ||
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For low burn, slide the air control to the left. For medium burns, use notches 1 to 2. Maximum heat is attained with the air control all the way to the right. Do not burn the stove continuously at the maximum setting. If maximum heat is required day after day, the stove is too small for the area you are trying to heat.
If your wood is not seasoned long enough or is high in moisture content, you may need to adjust the primary air slightly higher to sustain a low burn rate with the cleanest possible exhaust.
E. Before Your First Fire
•Be sure the appliance is installed properly and that all safety requirements have been met. Pay par- ticular attention to the clearances to combustibles, floor protection and the venting instructions.
•Test your smoke detector(s) and CO detector(s) to the specifications of the manufacturer.
•Double check that the ash pan and internal firebox are empty.
•Be sure to read this entire manual.
do not overload the appliance. Doors must be closed when in operation.
Minimum | Maximum |
Primary Air | Primary Air |
The air control lever is located directly below the load door. Sliding this lever allows you to vary the amount of air to the fire, creating a range of heat outputs. The lowest heat output setting is to the left, and the highest is to the right. The notches are provided as a reference for your comfortable heat settings. Do not, under any circumstances, alter the configuration or operation of the air control lever.
F. Building and Maintaining a Fire
Begin with the bypass damper open, and the air control lever at the maximum setting, all the way to the right. Be sure the ash pan door is closed and latched.
Start with a bed of crumpled paper and kindling sized about finger width; place several 1" - 2" (25mm - 50mm) split pieces of dry wood on top of the kindling, followed by a few 2" - 3" (50 mm - 80 mm) split pieces. Lay the wood in a crossed pattern to allow maximum air flow. Ignite the paper and close the loading door(s). Allow this start- up fire to burn for a few minutes, keeping the bypass damper open. Add about five more pieces of wood in the 2 to 3 inch (50 - 80mm) size range, making sure that the fuel bed is all the way across the firebox and staggered to allow airflow. Close the door and allow this loading to burn a few minutes.
Add increasingly larger pieces of wood to the fire until you have a thick bed of hot embers, approximately 2 to 3 inches deep at the back of the grate and at least an inch deep at the front. You must have this charcoal bed established before you close the bypass damper.
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