BUILDING A FIRE
1.Open the door.
2.Open the primary air controls located on the right and left sides of the stove under the hearth. To open, push all the way in. To close, pull all the way out. Adjustments to airflow may be made by positioning the handle anywhere in between.
3.Twist two pieces of
4.These models are not designed for the use of grates, andirons or other methods of supporting the fuel.
5.Lay several pieces of dry kindling on top of the newspaper.
6.Place three or four small pieces of firewood,
7.Light the newspaper in the front, close and latch the door. Don't leave the fire unattended at this point. The draft system of the heater should start quickly. It may be necessary to preheat the chimney to get the draft started. To do this, open the door and add newspaper to the top rear of the wood. Light or let this paper ignite and allow to burn while holding the door slightly cracked. Once the draft has started, close and lock the door. You are over heating the unit if the chimney and/or connector glows red.
8.After embers and a coal bed have been established, load the heater with wood.
NOTE: THE FUELING AND ASH REMOVAL DOORS MUST REMAIN CLOSED DURING OPERATION.
Your unit does not have a damper. You must use the primary air levers for your control of the fire. To open, push the levers in, and to close, pull the levers out.
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