Vermont Casting 2310 Operation, The Vigilant Controls The Thermostat Lever, The Damper, Fuel

Vermont Castings Vigilant

Operation

The Vigilant Controls

The Thermostat Lever

Adjust the thermostat lever to control the heat level. Move the thermostat lever to the left to make the fire burn hotter. Move it to the right for less heat.

The thermostat regulates the heat level when the stove is operating by controlling the amount of combustion air entering the stove. The heat level is based on the setting of the thermostat lever and the strength of your chimney’s draft. (Refer to Page 4 for more information

on draft.)

Less Heat	More Heat
	Thermostat
Rear View	Lever
	Thermostat

Air Inlet Flap

Air Inlet

ST697

Fig. 22 The components that regulate incoming air.

The Damper

Use the internal damper to control the direction of ex- haust flow within the stove.

When the damper is open, smoke goes directly to the chimney. The resulting heat warms the chimney and helps develop and maintain the strongest draft.

When the damper is closed, smoke —and heat— is held in the stove longer. This results in more heat radi- ated into the room and less heat going up the chimney.

The Vigilant II Coal Stove may be set for a long burn with the damper either open or closed. However, some chimneys may require the extra heat provided when the damper is open for best operation.

The thermostat lever will continue to control the amount of combustion air entering the stove to ensure a steady

heat output.

Fuel

High quality fuel gives best results

Pea or nut-sized coal, either anthracite or bituminous, may be burned. Anthracite coal that has a low ash content will provide more heat with less ash than most other types of coal. Your fuel dealer may be able to provide you with information about the ash content of the coal he sells.

The Vigilant II Coal Stove is designed to burn anthracite (hard coal) or bituminous coal (soft coal). Do not burn other fuels. As shipped from the factory it is set up to burn bituminous coal.

If you wish to burn anthracite, call your Vermont Cast- ings Authorized Dealer, and request that your stove be modified to burn anthracite. The dealer will make the modification and attach a label to the top of the ash door stating that the stove has been modified to burn anthracite, and warning against burning bituminous coal in the modified stove. If your stove has the label attached to the top of the ash door, it has already been modified.

Do not burn bituminous coal in a stove which has been modified to burn anthracite. Burning bituminous coal in a stove which has been modified to burn anthracite could cause very high temperatures and create a haz- ardous condition.

Coal should be stored under cover to maintain dryness. Even for short term storage, keep coal a safe distance from the heater and keep containers of coal out of the areas around the heater used for refueling and ash

removal.

Starting a Coal Fire

The most important step to a successful coal fire is to build a thick bed of hardwood or charcoal briquette coals on the grates. Coal requires a high ignition temperature compared to wood, and a concentrated ember bed is necessary to get a coal fire going. In ad- dition, the heat produced during this step is necessary to warm the flue and establish a strong draft.

Follow this procedure to start a coal fire:

1.Cover the grates with crumpled newspaper. Add a layer of short, finger-sized kindling wood, preferably hardwood. NOTE: Do not build the fire close to the glass. Open the damper, close the griddle, and move the thermostat lever to the left.

2.Light the paper, and once the kindling is burning briskly, add a layer of larger wood or untreated charcoal.

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