Vermont Casting 1695 The Damper, Glass Door Panels, Front Grate, Two Ways to Add Fuel, 2000970

The Damper

The damper handle, located on the right side of the stove, is used to open and close the damper plate. Use the removable door/damper handle to operate the handle shaft. (Fig. 33)

The damper is open when the handle points to the floor. (Fig. 33) In this position, smoke passes directly into the chimney. the damper must be open when starting or reviving a fire, and whenever the griddle or doors are opened.

When the handle points to the front, the damper is closed. Smoke from the fire is directed through the rear heat exchanger before passing up the chimney.

The damper has no intermediate positions.

When closing the damper, push firmly until you feel the mechanism engage into the locked position.

Side View

Open

(Updraft Mode)

Closed
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Fig. 33 The damper is either open or closed. There are no intermediate positions.

Glass Door Panels

The glass panels in the doors have a heat-reflective coating on the outside surface. Heat reflected back to the inside of the glass helps keep the inner surface at a higher temperature than the outside. In combination with preheated primary combustion air ‘washing’ over the inside of the glass, this helps provide clear fire- viewing at most operating levels.

Vermont Castings Intrepid Multi-Fuel

Front Grate

Your stove has a front grate to keep fuel away from the glass panels. These bars are important to maintain clear fire viewing and to keep the fuel off the glass. Under normal operating circumstances should not be removed.

Two Ways to Add Fuel

The Intrepid Multi-fuel’s griddle lifts for convenient top-loading of logs, and is the easiest way of regularly adding fuel. The front doors open as well to allow you to tend the fire with a variety of fuels. Use the included slicer/poker to help ash accumulation fall through the grate and to enliven the fire after adding fuel. (Fig. 34)

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Fig. 34 Top loading is the best way to add fuel during regular use. Front loading is useful for kindling a fire.

You can open (or even remove) the front doors and place the optional Intrepid spark screen in the front opening for open-fire viewing.

WARNING: For safety and greatest efficiency, oper- ate your stove only with all doors/griddles fully closed.

Your stove may be used as a fireplace with the front doors open or removed only when the spark screen is placed correctly in the opening to protect against the possibility of sparks and embers leaving your stove.

Use only the Intrepid Multi-fuel spark screen, part #0136, with your Intrepid Multi-fuel.

The Intrepid Multi-fuel spark screen is available from your Vermont Castings’ Authorized Dealer.

To open the front doors, insert the handle into the door latch stub and turn it to the left and up. 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 the door. 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 resistance as you turn it to the closed position. (Fig. 35)

Avoid striking the glass or slamming the doors to re- duce the risk of breaking the glass or damaging porce- lain enamel surfaces.

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