Quadra-Fire 21M-ACC owner manual Operating Instructions, Burning Process, Wood Selection & Storage

2100 Millennium Wood Stove (ACC)

Operating Instructions

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			Over-Firing Your Appliance		B. Wood Selection & Storage (Cont’d)
		A.8
				WARNING	wood out - about one hour. It is a waste of energy to burn
					unseasoned wood of any kind.
					Dead wood lying on the forest floor should be considered wet,
			Fire Risk
					and requires full seasoning time. Standing dead wood can
			Do not over-fire.		be considered to be about 2/3 seasoned. To tell if wood is
			Over-firing may ignite creosote or will damage		dry enough to burn, check the ends of the logs. If there are
			the stove and chimney.		cracks radiating in all directions from the center, it is dry. If
			To prevent over-firing your stove, DO NOT:		your wood sizzles in the fire, even though the surface is dry,
			•	Use flammable liquids	it may not be fully cured.
					Splitting wood before it is stored reduces drying time. Wood
			•	Overload with wood
			• Burn trash or large amounts of scrap lumber		should be stacked so that both ends of each piece are
			• Permit too much air to the fire		exposed to air, since more drying occurs through the cut ends
					than the sides. This is true even with wood that has been
		1. Symptoms of Over-Firing			split. Store wood under cover, such as in a shed, or covered
	Symptoms of over-firing may include one or more of the				with a tarp, plastic, tar paper, sheets of scrap plywood, etc.,
					as uncovered wood can absorb water from rain or snow,
	following:				delaying the seasoning process.
		• Chimney connector or appliance glowing			C. Burning Process
		•	Roaring, rumbling noises
		• Loud cracking or banging sounds			In recent years there has been an increasing concern about
					air quality. Much of the blame for poor air quality has been
		•	Metal warping
					placed on the burning of wood for home heating. In order to
		•	Chimney fire		improve the situation, we at Quadra-Fire have developed
2. What To Do if Your Stove is Over-Firing					cleaner-burning woodstoves that surpass the requirements
					for emissions established by our governing agencies. These
		•	Immediately close the door and air controls to reduce		woodstoves, like any other appliances, must be properly
			air supply to the fire.		operated in order to insure that they perform the way they are
		•	If you suspect a chimney fire, call the fire department		designed to perform. Improper operation can turn most any
					wood stove into a smoldering environmental hazard.
			and evacuate your house.
		• Contact your local chimney professional and have your			1. Kindling or First Stage
			stove and stove pipe inspected for any damage.
					It helps to know a little about the actual process of burning in
		•	Do not use your stove until the chimney professional
					order to understand what goes on inside a stove. The first
			informs you it is safe to do so.
					stage of burning is called the kindling stage. In this stage, the
Hearth & Home Technologies WILL NOT warranty stoves					wood is heated to a temperature high enough to evaporate the
that exhibit evidence of over-firing. Evidence of over-firing					moisture which is present in all wood. The wood will reach
includes, but is not limited to:					the boiling point of water (212°F) and will not get any hotter
		•	Warped air tube		until the water is evaporated. This process takes heat from
					the coals and tends to cool the appliance.
		• Deteriorated refractory brick retainers
					Fire requires three things to burn - fuel, air and heat. So, if
		• Deteriorated baffle and other interior components
					heat is robbed from the appliance during the drying stage,
		B. Wood Selection & Storage			the new load of wood has reduced the chances for a good
					clean burn.	For this reason, it is always best to burn dry,
		Burn only dry seasoned wood. Store wood under cover, out			seasoned firewood. When the wood isn’t dry, you must
					open the air controls and burn at a high burn setting for a
		of the rain and snow. Dry and well-seasoned wood will not			longer time to start it burning. The heat generated from the
		only minimize the chance of creosote formation, but will give			fire should be warming your home and establishing the flue
		you the most efficient fire. Even dry wood contains at least			draft, not evaporating the moisture out of wet, unseasoned
		15% moisture by weight, and should be burned hot enough			wood, resulting in wasted heat.
		to keep the chimney hot for as long as it takes to dry the
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