When refuelling open the bypass damper and then slowly open the door to prevent smoke spillage. Use a
pair of long appliance gloves when feeding the
fi
re. Keep a small steel shovel nearby to use as a poker and to
remove ashes. Do not store wood within 4 feet (1m) of the appliance.
Follow the directions below to minimize smoke spillage while re-loading the appliance.
A.
Open the exhaust bypass damper by sliding control rod out.
B.
Open the door slightly.
IMPORTANT:
Door is constructed with a double latch system which when door handle is rotated slowly in a counter
clockwise direction, will pop the door open slightly to allow pressure equalization, before further rota-
tion in the clockwise direction completely disengages latch.
Allow the air
fl
ow inside the
fi
rebox to stabilize before opening the doors fully.
C.
Load wood to the bottom of the secondary air tubes - loading above this point could dislodge or dam-
age
fi
re box baf
fl
es leading to dangerous over
fi
ring.
8.10 RE-LOADING THE APPLIANCE
D.
Close
fi
re box door and bypass damper.
H3.70
ALWAYS ENSURE THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SEALED WHEN HANDLE IS ROTATED CLOCKWISE
AND THE DOUBLE LATCH IS COMPLETELY ENGAGED. DO NOT ALLOW FURNACE TO RUN WITH
A SLIGHTLY AJAR DOOR. THIS CAN RESULT IN OVER FIRING, AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL FIRE
HAZARD.
H3.71
BURNING WET, UNSEASONED WOOD CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE CREOSOTE ACCUMULATION. WHEN
IGNITED IT CAN CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE THAT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS HOUSE FIRE.
8.11 FLASH FIRES
A
fl
ash
fi
re is created by igniting a very loosely stacked pile of kindling (typically but not restricted to wood with
a cross section less than 1” X 1” (25mm X 25mm)). A major characteristic of a
fl
ash
fi
re is that the wood is piled
in such a way that the volume of the fuel pile can consist of as much if not more air space as there is wood
fuel. The intensity of the
fl
ash
fi
re can be greatly increased if supply of combustion air is increased (
fi
rebox
or ash doors left open during
fi
re). Although small
fl
ash
fi
res are a part of developing a charcoal bed when
starting the furnace up from a cold start they can create unsafe operating conditions, damage to the furnace
and void all warranties. Flash
fi
res may only be used when starting the furnace from a cold start and the fuel
stack should never occupy more than 1/3 of the
fi
rebox volume. Do not create or maintain
fl
ash
fi
res once the
furnace is capable of sustaining operating using regular full size wood in tightly packed bundles. Never create
a
fl
ash
fi
re during a power out condition, damage to the furnace is likely and all warranties will be void. Typical
symptoms of
fl
ash
fi
res which have caused over
fi
ring include glowing furnace components and melted exterior
paint.
8.12 SMOKING
83.1A
A properly installed appliance should not smoke. If yours does, check the following:
•
Has the chimney had time to get hot?
•
Is the smoke passage blocked anywhere in the appliance, chimney connector or chimney?
•
Is the room too airtight and the air intake not connected to the outside? Try with a window partly open.
•
Is the smoke
fl
ow impeded by too long a horizontal pipe or too many bends?
•
Is it a weak draft perhaps caused by a leaky chimney, a cold outside chimney, too large a diameter of a
chimney, too short a chimney, or a chimney too close to trees or a higher roof?
•
Is the moisture content of the wood greater than 20%?
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