Vermont Casting 2547CE Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot, Encore Multi-FuelHeater, 2000971

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Fig. 24 Start fire with newspaper and dry kindling.

up” a fire. Keep all such liquids well away from the Encore while it is in use.

3.Light the newspaper and close the door. Gradually build up the fire by adding a few 76-127 mm (3-5”) diameter splits. 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 hot- ter than 260° C (500° F) 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 start 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 doors. This will encourage smoke to rise rapidly, encouraging a good 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.

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Fig. 25 Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn well.

4.If your Encore has been broken-in previously using Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually. Add larger wood with a diameter of 76-102 mm (3-4”). If

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burning wood, continue adding split logs of this size to the briskly-burning fire until there is a glowing ember bed at least 76 mm (3”) deep. If burning coal, begin adding small amount directly on the kindling to establish a burning coal pile.

5.Close the damper when the griddle temperature reaches 230° C (450° F).

6.Adjust the air control for your desired heat output.

Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot

Always wear stove gloves to protect your hands from hot surfaces while refueling. The following guidelines will help you achieve the best results.

De-ash the stove by stirring the fuel bed to allow ash to fall through the grate. It is important that plenty of air is able to circulate through the charcoal bed. Do not break, pound or compress the charcoal into very small pieces. Larger pieces of charcoal allow more air to circulate under the wood and result in the fire reviving more quickly.

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Fig. 26 Add full-size logs when the kindling has burned down to a bed of embers.

When burning coal it is important to de-ash the coalbed to maintain steady heat output. Use the slicer/poker supplied with the Encore to stir and break up the coal pile removing as much ash as possible.

Add fuel while the stove still has plenty of glowing embers to rekindle the fire. Include a few small pieces of wood in the new fuel load to help the stove quickly regain operating temperature.

Use this sequence as a guide to successful refueling:

1.Open the damper.

NOTE: Door handles can be hot. A glove has been in- cluded with your stove.We recommend using this glove whenver operating door or damper controls and espe- cially when operating the top griddle.

2.De-ash the stove as described above. Open the front doors and check the level of ash in the ash pan. Empty the pan if necessary and replace it in the stove. Close the front doors.

3.Open the griddle, load the wood (smaller pieces first), and close the griddle. When burning coal, it is

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