We recommend you check yourFigure 6 interior spiral chamber once a year.
11. Operating Instructions
Add small, compact pieces of hard- wood when the kindling is burning hot. Keep the draft controls fully open to establish a hot fire quickly. The ash door also may be opened during
When a substantial bed of red wood coals are built up, start adding coal (pea or nut is preferred to stove coal for starting) small amounts at a time. Keep the draft control open.
Continue adding small amounts of coal until there is a solid bed of burning coal. Do not add too much at one time. Allow sufficient time between each small loading (at least
11.1Starting a Wood Fire
Take about eight sheets of newspa- per, crumble up into balls and place on top of grates on dual fuel models and on the firebrick in the wood models. Next, lay some fine kindling on top of the paper. This kindling must be dry and no larger than 3/4" diameter and should be layered in a
full as possible for high output and long burn time. Then close the door and allow all the wood to catch fire . After all the wood is burning well, you may reduce the air entering the f i rebox by turning the draft contro l s c l o c k w i s e .
WARNING! DO NOT CLOSE BOTH DRAFT CONTROLS ON LOADING DOOR AT ONCE AND THEN OPEN THE DOOR, AS THIS WILL CAUSE AN EXPLO- SION OF THE UNBURNED GASES IN THE FIREBOX!
Close and open the draft controls one at a time to the desired setting. This setting should normally be between one and two turns. Less than one turn will cause excessive creosote buildup and over two turns may cause excessive heat.
NOTE: EACH STEP IN THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE LONGER IF YOUR WOOD IS DAMP OR WET AND WILL INCREASE SMOKE. Normally the bottom draft control is kept closed to burn wood.
11.2Starting a Coal Fire
Start a fire using the same proce- dure as for wood.
been established, fill the stove to the top of the firebrick. A deep bed of coal always will burn more satisfac- torily than a shallow bed.
When most of the wood is burned and the coal is completely ignited (usually
11.3Loading
Coal should never be added unless there is a reasonable hot fire. The coal bed should be bright and vigor- ous.
If the fire is burning hot and there is a deep bed of coals, full loads of coal can be added at any time. However, if there is not a deep bed of coals, it is best to add small amounts of coal at first.
11.4Increasing Heat From a Low Fire
Every effort should be made not to let a coal fire burn too long so that