Owner's Manual
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OPERATION
Break‐In Fires
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Thiswoodburningunitisconstructedofheavygaugesteelandcastironandisbuilttolastalong
time. However,inordertoensurenoexcessivethermalstressesareinducedonthe
metal
during
thefirstfire,threebreak‐infiresshouldbeburned,eachoneslightlyhotterthanthelast.
Thesebreak‐infireswillnotonlyhelpthestovebodyacclimatetothehightemperaturesofthe
fire,butwillalsoslowlycurethehightemperaturestovepaint,whichwillensurethe
high
qualityfinishlastsforyears.
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Thisstovehasasingleaircontrolrodwhichregulatesthewoodburnrate;whentheprimaryair
controlslideispulledallthewayoutoftheunit,thestovewillburnmoreslowlyandputout
heatoveralongertimeperiod. Conversely,whentheaircontrolslide
ispushedallthewayin,
theunitwillburnmorequicklyandputoutalargeramountofheatoverarelativelyshorter
time
period. Donotattempttomodifytherangeofaircontroladjustmentforanyreason.
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Thefirstbreak‐infireshouldbejustalargekindlingfire,gettingthestovetoabout300°Fas
measuredbyamagneticthermometerontherightorleftsideofthestove,abovethe
door.
Once
thistemperatur ehasbeenreached,allowthefiretodieoutwiththeaircontrolopen.The
secondandthirdbreak‐infiresshouldbeabitlarger,withsomesmalldrysplitsaddedtothe
kindlingload. Thetemperaturegoal duringthesefiresisabout350°F–450°
F;don’tletthefire
gethotterthanthat.
Continuous Operation
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Afterthebreak‐infiresarecomplete,thisunitisreadyforcontinuousoperation. Whenburning
thestovecon tinuously, donotallowashandcoalstoaccumulatehigherthantheairholeinthe
dogbox. Excessivecoalingisoftenares ultofburningwoodattoohighaburn
rate,andthecoal
bedshouldbeallowedtoburndownbeforereloadingthestovewithfreshwood.
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Combustionairisdeliveredtothestoveattwolocations:Themajorityoftheprimarycombus tion
airentersthefireboxviatheair‐washsystemwhichkeepstheglasscleanandfeedstheprimary
combustionflamesonthetopsurfacesofthewood;someprimarycombustionairisfeedinto
the
coalbedviathedogboxholeinthebottom,frontboxofthestove. (Thisairissuppliedfrom
undertheunit.)Everyeffortmustbetakentomaintaintheareainfrontofthisholefreeofash.
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Whenloadingthestoveforalongtermburn,itismostusefultorakea“v”inthecenterofthe
coalbed,toallowtheprimaryairbleedholetopushairallthewaytotherearoftheunit.
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Afterloadingthestovewithafullfireboxoffreshwood,itisimportanttooperatetheunitwith
theaircontrolinthefullopenpositiontoproperlycharthewoodloadanddriveofftheinitial
moistureinthefreshwood. Oncethewoodhasbeenproperlycharred
andiscompletely
ignited,theaircontrolcanthenbesettothedesiredheatoutputlevel.
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Thisunitalsooffersanewfeature. Whenloadingthestoveforalonglowburn,youcansetthe
aircontroldampertoallowtheunittoheatupandgetagoodburngoingbeforetheairis
closed
offtothelowposition. Simplypulltherodouttolowandturnitcounter‐clockwiseuntil
youhearaslight “click”(aboutaquarterofaturn). Whenitisreadythedamperwillshutitself.
Thiswillworkforlowandmediumlowsettings.