Vermont Casting 1610 Damper Directs Air Flow Within the Stove, Two Ways to Add Fuel

A Damper Directs Air Flow

Within the Stove

The damper handle on the left side of the stove oper- ates the damper to direct air flow within the stove.

The damper is open when the handle points to the rear, enabling smoke to pass directly into the chimney. The damper must be open when starting or reviving a fire, and whenever the griddle or doors are opened.

The damper is closed when the handle points forward. Smoke travels through the non-catalytic combustion system where it can be further burned, before passing up the chimney. (Fig. 29)

The damper should always be either fully open or fully closed. There are no intermediate positions. When closing the damper, be sure to pull firmly enough to snap the handle into the locked posi- tion.

Damper Positions

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	Open	Closed
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Fig. 29 The Defiant’s damper operating positions.

Two Ways to Add Fuel

The Defiant’s griddle lifts for convenient top-loading of logs, and is the easiest way to add fuel. (Fig. 30)

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Fig. 30 Top loading is the best way to add fuel during regular use. Front loading is useful for kindling a fire.

However, the front doors open as well for adding an occasional log to a fire. If the stove is equipped with 8” (203 mm) stove pipe, the front doors may be opened (or even removed) and the optional Defiant spark screen placed in the opening for open-fire viewing. The

Defiant is not approved for operation with the front doors open if equipped with a 6” (152 mm) chimney connector or chimney.

Defiant 1610 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove

To open the front doors, insert the handle into the door latch stub and turn it to the left and up. (Fig. 31)

To close them, always close the left door first. Turn the handle in the right door to the left and up (to the open position) and close it. Finally, push on the door as you turn the handle to the right and down. The doors will draw in slightly, and the handle should offer some resis- tance as you turn it to the closed position.

Clockwise to

Open

Counter-

clockwise

to Close

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Fig. 31 To open the front doors, turn the handle clockwise.

To reduce the risk of breaking the glass, avoid striking the glass or slamming the doors.

When you are not using the door handle, store it in the holder behind the right front leg of the stove. Be careful to not drop the handle, since it is breakable.

WARNING: Fireplace stoves equipped with doors should be operated only with doors fully open or doors fully closed. If doors are left partly open, gas and flame may be drawn out of the fireplace stove opening, creating risks from both fire and smoke.

WARNING: For safety and greatest efficiency, oper- ate your stove only with all doors/griddles fully closed. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL 1482.

The Defiant may be used as a fireplace with the front doors open or removed, BUT only when it is equipped with 8” (203 mm) stove pipe and only when the optional spark screen is secured correctly in the opening to protect against the possibility

of sparks and embers leaving the stove. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL 737.

Use only the Defiant spark screen, Item #1907, with your Defiant.

Defiant spark screens are available from your Ver- mont Castings Dealer.

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