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Intrepid II Woodburning Stove

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.

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. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL 737.

Use only the Intrepid II spark screen, part #0136, with your Intrepid II.

Intrepid II spark screens are 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. 23)

Avoid striking the glass or slamming the doors to re- duce the risk of breaking the glass.

When you’re not using the door handle, store it in the holder behind the right front leg of the stove.

Open

Position

Closed

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Fig. 23 To open the front doors, turn handle clockwise.

Burn Only High-Quality Wood

The Intrepid II is designed to burn natural wood only; do not burn fuels other than that for which it was designed.

You’ll enjoy the best results when burning wood that has been adequately air-dried. Avoid burning “green” wood that has not been properly seasoned. The wood should be 410 mm (16”) in length.

The best hardwood fuels include oak, maple, beech, ash, and hickory that has been split, stacked, and air- dried outside under cover for at least one year.

For areas that do not have a supply of hardwood, com- monly burned softwoods include tamarack, yellow pine, white pine, Eastern red cedar, fir, and redwood. These too should be properly dried.

Store firewood under cover to keep it dry. Dry, well-sea- soned wood is best for heating and fire-viewing. How- ever, avoid wood dried more than two years. This wood burns very quickly, reducing burn time.

Even for short-term storage, keep wood a safe distance from the heater and keep it out of the areas around the heater used for refueling and ash removal.

A Surface Thermometer is a Valuable

Guide to Operation

An optional surface thermometer tells you when to adjust the air control, when to refuel, and helps to tell when your catalyst is operating properly.

For example, when the thermometer registers at least 230° C (450° F) after start-up you know the stove is hot enough to begin catalytic combustion and it may be time to close the damper.

Place the thermometer in the center of the griddle, as in Figure 24, and use the following temperature ranges as a guide to operation:

When thermometer readings drop below 175° C (350° F) it’s time to adjust the air control for a higher burn rate or to reload the stove.

•A temperature reading over 400° C (750° F) is a sign to cut back on the air supply to slow the burn rate.

•Readings in the 150-200° C (300-400° F) range indicate low to medium heat output.

•Readings of 260-340° C (500-650° F) indicate high heat output. Operating your Intrepid II continuously at griddle temperatures of 400° C (750°F) or higher may damage inner parts or the enamel finish.

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Fig. 24 Take temperature readings with a thermometer lo- cated in the middle of the griddle.

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