Vermont Casting 1636, 1635 Vermont Castings Seville, Start a fire with small, dry kindling, ST263

Vermont Castings Seville

The Primary Air Inlet must be open when starting a fire or when refueling.

Step 1. Open the primary air control fully. (Lever at 7:00)

Step 2. Place several sheets of crumpled newspaper in the stove. Avoid using glossy or colored paper, as these burn poorly. At the front of the firebox, place on the paper six or eight pieces of dry kindling split to a finger-width size, and on the kindling lay two or three larger sticks of split dry wood approxi- mately 1-2" (25-50mm) in diameter. (Fig. 27)

Step 3. Light the newspaper and close the door. Gradually build up the fire by adding a few 3-5" (80- 127mm) diameter splits. (Fig. 28) 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, don't let the stove get hotter than 500°F. (260°C) as measured on an optional stove-top thermometer. Adjust the air control lever as necessary to control the fire.

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

NOTE: Some chimneys need to be “primed,” or warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to sustain a fire. To correct this situation, roll up a couple pieces of newspaper, place them on top of the kindling and toward the back of the stove, light them, and close the door. This should heat the chimney enough to initiate strong draft.

Once the draft is established, open the front door and light the rest of the fuel bed at the bottom. Do not light the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing.

Step 4. After the stove has been broken-in using Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually. Add larger wood with a diameter of 3-4" (76-102mm).

Continue adding split logs of this size to the briskly- burning fire until there is a glowing ember bed at least 2" (51mm) deep. A good ember bed is neces- sary for proper functioning and may take up to an hour to establish.

Step 5. Adjust the thermostatic air control for the desired heat output.

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Fig. 27	Start a fire with small, dry kindling.

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Fig. 28 Gradually add larger pieces of wood until all the wood is burning well.

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