OPERATION
THE FIRST FIRES
The fresh paint on your furnace needs to be cured to preserve its quality. Once the fuel charge is properly ignited, only burn small
fi
res in your furnace for the
fi
rst four hours of operation. Never open the air control more than necessary to achieve a medium burn rate.
Make sure that there’s enough air circulation while curing the furnace. DO NOT connect your furnace to the ductwork during this
curing process. The odors could be smelled during the 3 or 4
fi
rst
fi
res. Never start your furnace outside. You will not be able to see
if you are over heating.
LIGHTING YOUR WOOD FURNACE
1)
Make sure that your furnace has been installed as per the instructions outlined in this manual and the proper power is supplied to it.
2)
Open the fuel loading door.
Note: If there already is a bed of hot/glowing coals in the combustion chamber, proceed directly to the Preheating step.
3)
Place several pieces of small dry kindling in the front of the combustion chamber directly on the
fi
rebricks.
4)
Lay a few twists of newspaper over the kindling.
5)
Lay more dry kindling (crisscrossing) on top of the previous layers and possibly a few more twists of newspaper if needed.
6)
Light the lowest newspaper in the stack.
Note: In some draft situation you may be required to leave the door cracked no more than ½” only till a
fi
re is established in the stack
No chemical product should be used to light the
fi
re.
PREHEATING YOUR WOOD FURNACE
1)
Once the kindling is burning well or the glowing coal bed is stirred up, lay 2 or 3 pieces of well-seasoned cordwood down so
that the
fl
ame from the kindling
fi
re can circulate around the logs and close the door.
Note: You may need to add more kindling to help ignite the cordwood.
2)
Before loading your furnace fully you will want a well-established
fi
re in the combustion chamber. This typically takes 15-20
minutes.
HEATING WITH YOUR WOOD FURNACE
1)
Spread the
fi
re and coals evenly towards the center of the combustion chamber before loading your furnace fully or adding
more wood.
2)
Avoid over
fi
lling the combustion chamber. Air must be allowed to circulate freely through the upper portion of the combustion
chamber for the stove to perform best. Typically this would mean not to load your furnace more than ¾ of the way up the door
opening.
OPERATION
Controlled combustion is the most ef
fi
cient technique for wood heating because it enables you to select the type of combustion
you want for each given situation. The wood will burn slowly if the wood furnace air intake control is adjusted to reduce the oxygen
supply in the combustion chamber to a minimum. On the other hand, wood will burn quickly if the air control is adjusted to admit a
larger quantity of oxygen in the combustion chamber. Real operating conditions may give very different results than those obtained
during testing according to the species of wood used, its moisture content, the size and density of the pieces, the length of the chimney,
altitude and outside temperature.
CAUTION: Never alter the damper slide or the adjustment range to increase
fi
ring for any reason. Doing so could result
in heater damage and will void your warranty.
NOTICE:
To minimize the risk of smoke spillage when opening the door with a
fi
re in your furnace, crack the door open no more
than 1” and wait for at least 10 seconds before opening it more to allow pressure stabilization inside the furnace.
