Blackcomb Installation and Operation Manual
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Table of content
PART A - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ................................. 6
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Safety Information ............................................................................... 6
1.1
Summary of Operation and Maintenance Cautions and Warnings ......................... 6
2
General Information ............................................................................ 7
2.1
Blackcomb Specifications ....................................................................................... 7
2.2
Zone Heating and How to Make it Work for You .................................................... 8
2.3
The Benefits of Low Emissions and High Efficiency ............................................. 10
2.4
The SBI Commitment to You and the Environment .............................................. 10
2.4.1
What is Your New Stove Made Of? .................................................................. 10
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Fuel ..................................................................................................... 12
3.1
Materials That Should Not be Burned .................................................................. 12
3.2
How to Prepare or Buy Good Firewood ................................................................ 12
3.2.1
What is Good Firewood? ................................................................................... 12
3.2.2
Tree Species ..................................................................................................... 12
3.2.3
Log Length ........................................................................................................ 13
3.2.4
Piece Size ......................................................................................................... 13
3.2.5
How to Dry Firewood......................................................................................... 14
3.2.6
Judging Firewood Moisture Content ................................................................. 15
3.3
Manufactured Logs ............................................................................................... 15
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Operating Your Stove ....................................................................... 16
4.1
Your First Fires ..................................................................................................... 16
4.2
Lighting Fires ........................................................................................................ 16
4.2.1
Conventional Fire Starting ................................................................................. 16
4.2.2
The Top Down Fire ........................................................................................... 17
4.2.3
Two Parallel Logs ............................................................................................. 17
4.2.4
Using Fire Starters ............................................................................................ 17
4.3
Maintaining Wood Fires ........................................................................................ 18
4.3.1
General Advice ................................................................................................. 18
4.3.2
Ash Removal ..................................................................................................... 18
4.3.3
Raking Charcoal ............................................................................................... 19
4.3.4
Firing Each New Load Hot ................................................................................ 19
4.3.5
Turning Down the Air Supply ............................................................................ 20
4.3.6
Building Different Fires for Different Needs ....................................................... 21
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Maintaining Your Wood Heating System ....................................... 23