15. Do not burn garage, gasoline or any other flammable liquids in this boiler.
16. This is a wood and anthracite coal burning boiler and should not be altered in any way.
17. Do not burn boiler over 200 degrees water temperature or warranty will be void!
18. When used in a large greenhouse and they are forecasting a cold night it is advisable to load and fire
your boiler at 3 to 4 o’clock in the afternoon so that you do not fall behind. If you wait till the sun sets to fire your
boiler you may be playing catch up all night. In the morning when it is cold with a sunny day in the forecast you
may want to consider shutting the boiler down at 5 o'clock in the morning so that when the sun comes out and
it warms up so that there's not to much heat in your green house till the boiler fire dies down.
Note: When burning coal, shake ashes every 12 hours if possible. You must keep your ashes cleaned out from
under grating. This may require emptying your ash pan daily. If there is no air space under the grates, the
grates will warp and become inoperable.
Starting A Coal Fire
Fully open Samson Draft Regulator. Place crumpled paper and kindling wood on grate and ignite with match or
lighter. Use a good amount of kindling to get the fire started. Add larger pieces of wood to get a hot fire. Once
you have a hot fire, add 2” of coal over the entire grate area. As the coal starts burning and glowing red add an-
other 2” layer of coal. Keep adding coal until you have an 8” body of fire, but don’t add too much at a time or
you could smolder the fire. You can now add up to 50 lbs. of coal at a time, adjust draft on Samson Draft Regu-
lator to meet your desired water temperature. NOTE: You can also use charcoal briquettes for a fire starter.
With new steel there is a small amount of oil or dirt on the metal. You may smell an odor. This is normal during
the first operation. You may want to assemble the boiler out of doors and build a small fire in it to “BURN OFF”
this dirt and oil before installing unit.
Starting A Wood Fire
Fully open Samson Draft Regulator. Place crumpled paper and kindling wood on grate and ignite with match or
lighter. Use a good amount of kindling to get the fire started. Add larger pieces of wood to get a hot fire. Once
you have a hot fire add wood as needed, adjust draft on Samson Draft Regulator to meet your desired water
temperature. Allow ash to build up on top of grates, this will not choke fire until it covers louvers. For most effi-
cient burning keep approximately 2” to 3” of ash on grates at all times.
With new steel there is a small amount of oil or dirt on the metal. You may smell an odor. This is normal during
the first operation. You may want to assemble the boiler out of doors and build a small fire in it to “BURN OFF”
this dirt and oil before installing unit.
Creosote – Formation and Need for Removal
When wood is burned slowly, it can produce tar or other organic vapors, which combined with expelled mois-
ture will form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in the relatively cool chimney flue of a slow burning fire.
As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the flue lining. When ignited, this creosote
makes an extremely hot fire. The chimney connector and chimney should be inspected at least twice monthly
during the heating season to determine if a creosote build-up has occurred. If creosote has accumulated, it
should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney fire.
NOTE:
Firewood must be seasoned for one year. That means cut, split and stacked under shelter with sides
open so the wind can dry it. Wood needs to have no more than 20% moisture. Stack indoors 1 day prior to
burning.
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