Vermont Casting 2170 manual Dutchwest Seneca, 2006063

Dutchwest Seneca

WARNING: For safety and greatest efficiency, operate your stove only with all doors fully closed. The test standard when the stove is operated in this mode is UL1482.

Your stove may be operated as a fireplace with the doors opened or removed only when the spark screen is placed correctly in the opening to protect against the possibility of sparks and embers leav- ing your stove. The test standard for your stove when it is operated in this mode is UL737.

Use only the Seneca spark screen, Part Number 0134, with your Seneca.

Seneca spark screens are available from your Dutchwest authorized dealer.

1.Open the stove damper, and open the primary air control fully. Open the combustor air control two turns.

2.Place several sheets of crumpled newspaper in the stove. Do NOT use glossy advertisements or colored paper, as they can poison the catalyst. 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 that are approximately 1-2Ó (25-50mm) in diameter.

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Fig. 25 The best wood is air-dried outside under cover for at least a year.

DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START THE FIRE. DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAM- MABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPTHA OR ENGINE OIL. Also, never use gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start or Òfreshen upÓ a fire in this heater. Keep all such liquids well away from the heater while it is in use.

3.Light the newspaper and close the door. Gradually build up the fire by adding a few 3-5Ó (80-120mm) diameter splits. If this is one of the first few Òbreak- inÓ fires, let the fire burn brightly, and then let it die out.

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Fig. 26 Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn

well.

If the break-in procedure has been completed, wait 10-15 minutes until the fire is will-established; gradually build it up by adding a few sticks at a time of a progressively larger size. Continue until you have a live ember bed about 2Ó (50mm) thick.

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Fig. 27 Add full-size logs after the ember bed is 3Ó (75mm)

deep.

You will soon find out that this stove is HOT WHILE IN

OPERATION! KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.

NOTE: Some chimneys need to ÒprimedÓ, or warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to start a fire. To correct this situation, roll up a couple pieces of newspa- per, place them on top of the kindling and toward the back of the stove, light them and close the doors. This should heat the chimney enough to initiate a draft.

Once the draft is established, open the front door and light the rest of the fuel from the bottom. Do not light the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing, and repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the initial attempt is unsuccessful.

4.After the temperature on the probe thermometer has reached 500-800°F (260-430°C) (depending on your individual wood and draft situation), close the stove damper. This will activate the combustor, causing the temperature on the probe thermometer to

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