OPERATION - START UP
BLOWER ON/OFF
TOGGLE
BLOWER ADJUSTMENT
IGNITER ON/OFF - TIMER
AC CORD
CLEANOUT
IGNITER
OPEN
CLOSED
How to Light the stove
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF FIRE STARTING LIQUIDS LIKE CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, GAS, OR ANY OTHER COMBUSTIBLE FOR ANY REASON.
1. Open the door and make sure there is not a log left in the firebox. You can do this by looking at the bottom of the feed tube and down inside the
square box. If you cannot clearly see in the fire box, slide the`` front over and look in with a flashlight. Slide the brick back into place when finished.
If
there is a log in there then follow this procedure
A.
Move the log over to the right.
B.
Drop in several little chunks of new log on the left-hand side, as many as can be fit in there without packing them in. Then proceed to # 8.
2. Close the door and latch it.
3. Open up the top lid on the stove`
4. Slide the damper handle (located on the right side of the stove on the base) to the low position.
5. Break off some small ends of the logs using a hatchet or our log chipper found on our website. Take the sawdust portions and the smallest size
chips and drop about 2 handfulls of them down the feed tube.
6. Chop or break off 3 round discs about ½ inch thick from a log and drop those down the tube.
7. Grab a North Idaho Energy Log, a Presto Log, or a Home Fire Prest-Log or any natural style log and drop it down the tube.
Try and hang onto it as you initially slide it down the tube
8. Close the top lid and latch it.
9. Open up the red handled valve on the left side of the stove by turning it to the vertical position or so the handle is indicated up and down.
10.
Turn the round switch that is located towards the front of the stove to the full on position. It will stop when it is fully on.
11. Turn on the Combustion blower motor, the second middle switch to the up position.
12. Turn the igniter Dial Switch so it goes past 5 and then turn back to 3. This will power the igniter to start the fire
13. When you see flames inside the stove, pull the damper to Medium or High.
14. Make sure that the igniter Dial Switch is off or run out of time.
15. Turn the valve back to the closed position so it is in-line with the side of the stove.
16. Load the stove with extra logs.
17. Let the stove burn on high for at least 25 minutes before turning the damper down to low or medium burn. There is an indicator on the side of the
base to determine your setting. On high you will go through a log every 2 hours or so. On low you will get from 4 to 6 hours out of a log. These
figures are based on North Idaho Energy Logs. Other logs that are smaller will burn shorter periods. (Some logs will burn cooler as well in the
amount of heat the stove produces, so find the logs that are right for you and your home and use them.) Different brands of logs are available in
different parts of the country, just make sure they are a natural log with no additives.
18. Establish a routine for the fuel, wood burner and firing technique. Check daily for creosote build-up until experience shows how often you need
to clean to be safe. Be aware that the hotter the fire the less creosote is deposited, and weekly cleaning may be necessary in mild weather even
though monthly cleaning may be enough in the coldest months. Contact your local municipal or provincial fire authority for information on how to
handle a chimney fire. Have a clearly understood plan to handle a chimney fire.
19.
DO NOT USE PELLETS TO LIGHT / START THE STOVE
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