Vermont Casting 1610 Defiant Control Settings, Conditioning Your Stove, 30002850

window near the stove on the windward side of the house can provide the combustion air supply needed.

Another option for getting more combustion air to the stove is to duct air directly from outside to the stove. In some areas provisions for outside combustion air are required in all new construction.

The Defiant NC is equipped to deliver outside air for combustion and outside air kit #3265 is available.

When first using the stove, keep track of the air control settings. You will quickly find that a specific setting will give you a fixed amount of heat. It may take a week or two to determine the amount of heat and the length of

burn you should expect from various settings.

Most installations do not require a large amount of combustion air, especially if adequate draft is available.

Do not for any reason attempt to increase the firing of your heater by altering the air control adjustment range outlined in these directions.

Use the following air control settings as a starting point to help determine the best settings for your installation. Each is described as a fraction of the total distance the

lever may be moved from right to left.

Defiant Control Settings

(Refer to Figure 27, Page 19)

Burn Rate	Primary Air Control
Low	From far right to 1/3 the distance
	to left
Medium	From 1/3 to 2/3 the distance
	to left
High	From 2/3 the distance
	to left, to far left

DO NOT OPERATE THE STOVE WITH THE ASH DOOR OPEN. OPERATION WITH THE ASH DOOR OPEN CAN CAUSE AN OVERFIRING CONDITION TO OCCUR. OVERFIRING THE STOVE IS DANGER- OUS AND CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE,

INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.

Conditioning Your Stove

Cast iron is extremely strong, but it can be broken with a sharp blow from a hammer or from the thermal shock of rapid and extreme temperature change.

The cast plates expand and contract with changes in temperature. When you first begin using your Defiant, minimize thermal stress by letting the plates adjust gradually during three or four initial break-in fires follow-

ing Steps 1-3 below.

Defiant 1610 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove

Starting and Maintaining a Wood Fire

Burn only solid wood in the Defiant, and burn it directly on the grate. Do not elevate the fuel. Do not burn coal or other fuels.

The bypass damper must be open when starting a fire or when refueling.

Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire. Do not burn garbage. Never use flammable fluids such as gasoline, gasoline type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, naptha, engine oil 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.

1.Open the stove bypass damper, and open the prima- ry air control fully.

2.Place several sheets of crumpled newspaper in the stove. Place six or eight pieces of dry kindling split to a finger-width size on the paper. On the kindling, lay two or three larger sticks of split dry wood approximately 1-2” (25-51 mm) in diameter. (Fig. 33)

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Fig. 33	Start the fire with newspaper and dry kindling.

3.Light the newspaper and close the door. Gradu-

ally build up the fire by adding a few 3-5” (80-120 mm) diameter pieces of split firewood. If this is one of the first few “break-in” fires, let the fire burn brightly, and then let it die out.

During the break-in fires, do not let the stove get hotter than 500°F. (260°C) as measured on an optional stove- top thermometer. Adjust the air control lever as neces- sary to control the fire.

Some odor from the stove’s hot metal and the paint is normal for the first few fires.

NOTE: Some chimneys must be “primed,” or warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to start a fire. To correct this situation, roll up a couple pieces of news- paper, place them on top of the kindling and toward the back of the stove, light them, and close the doors. This will encourage the smoke to rise rapidly, making it easier to establish a good draft.

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