Operating Instructions
STARTING WOOD FIRE WITH GAS OR OIL BURNER
Place three or four 6 to 8 inch diameter logs in the firebox. Set the temperature on the small thermostat to the desired setting. Set the temperature on the larger thermostat above room temperature. The flame from the burner need not touch the wood to ignite.
HAND FIRING WOOD
Set the small thermostat above room temperature. Set the larger thermostat below room temperature. The damper to the firebox should now be open.
Place paper and kindling in firebox as you would in a fireplace or campfire. Add logs to top of fire once kindling is burning. Reset small thermostat to desired room temperature.
Never leave ash drawer open, either to start fire or to provide more heat. The furnace is designed to provide adequate heat with the ash drawer closed.
WARNING: Never operate furnace with ash drawer open. It could cause fire to burn at extreme temperatures, causing metal fatigue, firebox failure, and unsafe duct temperature.
CAUTION: OVERLOADING WITH WOOD Do not overload your furnace with wood. Failure or damage to the firebox could result. Never allow the hot coals to build up above the lower firebricks.
DANGER: Never burn materials other than coal or wood logs, preferably split and dried. A chimney fire or heat exchanger failure could result. This
includes large amounts of corrugated boxes, wood shavings, paper scraps, dried Christmas trees, coke, garbage, tires or other burnable products.
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IMPORTANT: Keep ash drawer empty. Primary air to the wood chamber travels under the grate. The grates will warp and eventually burn out if ashes are permitted to build up above them.
CAUTION: RESTRICTED USE DURING ELECTRIC POWER FAILURE OR FURNACE FAN FAILURE
Furnace may be converted to a gravity system. The following directions must be followed carefully to avoid an
1.Remove access door to blower compartment and remove air filter. Then replace access door. Keep ash drawer tightly closed. Do not tamper with wood primary air control. Load wood to half the recommended normal height, approximately 4 inches above grate.
2.Do not overload, no furnace fan is available to rapidly carry away the heat. Load small amounts of wood frequently until power is restored.
3.Open all air registers and remove all obstructions near them. Keep children away from air registers or burns could result.
4.Primary air damper and burner will operate automatically when electric power is restored.
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