Operation

feed indicator

Low feed rate

Max feed rate

"off"12minutes,extendtimer 2minutes. You may findthatthese settingsproduce too muchheat in pilot mode. If so, you can reduce the "on" timeand increase the "off" time. However,be awarethat you can go too far and have the fire go out. It is best to adjust one minute at atime.

To start a fire you first pour rice coalinto the hopper. With the thermostat turnedup and the stokerrunning,the coalwillbeginto feed onto the grate inside the stove. This process can be speeded up byadjustingthefeedrateto the maximum position. When the coal starts to come up out of the grate and is almost up to the area where the holes start, turn the feed rate back to about 3/8" and turn off the feed motor with the switch on the side of the stoker. Place some crumbled newspaper and fine kindling(6" to 8" long) on the grateand ignite. When kindlingis burninggood, addsome ricecoalon top of it. After the coalis burning, the feed motor can be turned on and the coalfire willcontinue to get larger. Fresh coalwillcontinue to be pushed onto the grate and ashes willbe pushed off the grate. The feed rate must be adjusted so the coalis burned up and turned to ashes before the coalgets one inch from the end of the grate. Too higha feedrate willpushunburnedcoaloff the coalgrate, therefore

Feed Adjustment

Adjust feed rate by turning adjuster clockwise to

increase and counterclockwise to decrease. Each complete turn will move the fire about 1".

The feed indicator on the side of the feeder shows how far the pusher moves each stroke. There are dots above the indicator spaced 1/8 " apart. A movment of one dot would give a low burn, two dots medium and three dots high. Lock adjuster with wing nut after adjusting.

See drawings at left.

WASTING COAL