Quadra-Fire 5100I-GD-B, 5100I-NL-B warranty Building a Fire, Second Stage, Final Stage

5100-I ACT WOOD INSERT

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2. Second Stage

The next stage of burning, the secondary stage, is the period when the wood gives off flammable gases which burn above the fuel with bright flames. During this stage of burning it is very important that the flames be maintained and not allowed to go out. This will ensure the cleanest possible fire. If the flames tend to go out, it is set too low for your burning condi- tions. The air control located at the upper right hand corner is used to adjust for burn rates. This is called the Burn Rate Air Control. Figure 21.1.

3. Final Stage

The final stage of burning is the charcoal stage. This occurs when the flammable gases have been mostly burned and only charcoal remains. This is a naturally clean portion of the burn. The coals burn with hot blue flames.

It is very important to reload your appliance while enough lively hot coals remain in order to provide the amount of heat needed to dry and rekindle the next load of wood. It is best to open the Burn Rate Air and Start-Up Air Controls before reloading. This livens up the coalbed and reduces excessive emissions (opacity/smoke). Open door slowly so that ash or smoke does not exit appliance through opening. You should also break up any large chunks and distribute the coals so that the new wood is laid on hot coals.

Air quality is important to all of us, and if we choose to use wood to heat our homes we should do so responsibly. To do this we need to learn to burn our stoves in the cleanest way possible. Doing this will allow us to continue using our wood stoves for many years to come.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

•Do NOT burn with insert door open. Embers may fall out and start a fire.

D.Building A Fire

Before lighting your first fire in the insert, make certain that the baffle is correctly positioned. It should be resting against the rear support. Refer to page 28.

NOTE: Remove all labels from glass front prior to lighting the first fire and refer to plated surfaces care on page 31.

There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle is to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning firewood. Here is one method that works well:

1.Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor. Heating flue with slightly crumpled newspaper before adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.

2.Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox floor.

3.Open Start-Up Air Control (right control) and Primary Air

Control (center control under ashlip) fully. Figure 23.1 on page 23.

4.Ensure that no matches or other combustibles are in the immediate area of the insert, that the room is adequately ventilated, and the flue is unobstructed.

5.Light the paper in the insert. NEVER light or rekindle insert with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter fluid; the results can be fatal.

6.Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-length logs 3 inches (76mm) or 4 inches (102mm) in diameter. Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of wood carefully: near enough to keep each other hot, but far enough away from each other to allow adequate air flow between them.

7.When ready to reload the insert, add more logs. Large logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer. Small logs burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.

8.Adjust the Start-Up Air Control and Primary Air Control, maintaining flames above the fuel. The more you close down the Primary Control, the lower and slower the fire will burn. The more you open the Primary Control the more heat will be produced. The Start-Up Air Control (right control) is only used for the first 5 to 15 minutes.

As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 7 and 8 will maintain a continuous fire.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

Keep combustible materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids clear of appliance.

•Do NOT store flammable materials in the appliance’s vicinity.

•Do NOT use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids to start or “freshen up” a fire in this heater.

•Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it is in use.

•Combustible materials may ignite.

WARNING

Fire Risk.

•Do NOT burn garbage or flammable fluids such as gasoline, naptha or engine oil.

•Do NOT burn treated wood or wood with salt (driftwood).

•May generate carbon monoxide if burn material other than wood.

May result in illness or possible death.

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