Meyer 526, 2900, 4000 Operating Your Woodchuck Furnace, Burning Wood In Your Wood- Chuck, Startup

DOUBLE LATCH			COMFORT
LOADING DOOR	COMFORT	HEAT EXCHANGER	CONTROL CENTER
		CONTROL ROD
	CONTROL CENTER
SHAKER
GRATE			FAN/LIMIT
	FAN/LIMIT
		DOUBLE LATCH
		LOADING DOOR
DRAFT CHANNEL		MANUAL DRAFT
SELECTOR - 80/20
		(Forced Draft Is
COMBUSTION AIR
		Optional)
RATIO CONTROL			MODEL 526
	MODELS
	2900/4000	ASH DOOR
ASH DOOR
	FORCED DRAFT		SHAKER GRATE CRANK.
	BLOWER		SHAKER GRATES ARE OPTIONAL

FIGURE 5 WOODCHUCK CONTROLS

CIRCULATING

BLOWER

DRAFT BLOWER	DRAFT BLOWER
	MANUAL SWITCH
LO-LIMIT BYPASS

FIGURE 6 COMFORT CONTROL CENTER

OPERATING YOUR WOODCHUCK

FURNACE

STARTUP

Never leave ash pan in unit. Use only when cleaning out ashes.

First thing is to check that your main blower and draft blower are in proper working order before lighting a fire. To check main blower, push button on fan/limit control for manual override testing. When finished, reset to au- tomatic position, figure 5. Next, turn thermostat upstairs to high temperature so draft blower turns on.

NOTE: All models are equipped with a “low limit” which will not allow the auto draft to operate when the unit is not warm. To start auto draft, turn Lo-Limit toggle switch on comfort control center to “On”, figure 6.

Now you are ready to light a fire.

BURNING WOOD IN YOUR WOOD- CHUCK

1.Adjust draft channel selector, figure 5, to appropriate fuel setting on model 2900/4000. On Model 526 with manual draft, open it. Place several pieces of crumpled paper in the center of your Woodchuck. Criss-cross a couple of handfuls of dry kindling wood 3/4" thickness, then several small dry pieces of firewood. Ignite the pa- per and close the door. Do not attempt to open the door immediately after igniting the fire. There could be a flame flash out.

2.It will take 5-10 minutes for the fire to establish itself. Once you have some good red hot burning embers, add larger pieces of wood. All chimneys and hookups are different. After 3-4 fires, you’ll find out how your unit works for the best starting.

3.After about 30-40 minutes you can adjust the draft according to your needs. Adjust smoke pipe damper ac- cording to your needs also.

NOTE: On airtight units, the burning time is controlled mostly by the draft controls on the furnace, contrary to

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