Hearthstone
Quality Home Heating Products, Inc.
® Heritage Model 8021
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Operation
Once your Heritage is set in place, connected, and
assembled, you are ready to light a fire.
Hearthstone Stoves tests each wood stove before
we ship, so you should be able to easily light your
first fire.
WARNING: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION.
KEEP
CHILDREN,
CLOTHING
AND
FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE
SKIN BURNS.
Please read this entire chapter before lighting your
first fire. It explains the controls and features of your
wood stove, how to choose firewood, and how to
break-in your stove and use it on a daily basis.
C
ONTROLS
A
ND
F
EATURES
Before lighting any fires,
become familiar with the
location and operation of your stove's controls and
features and learn how to use them. For your own
safety, do not modify these features in any way.
FRONT DOOR HANDLE
:
The front door allows you
to load wood into your stove; a fixed handle allows
you to operate the front door and allows you to latch
the front door closed. To open the door, lift the
handle to the 10 o’clock position and pull the door.
To latch the door, push the door closed tightly then
turn
the handle to the 7 o’clock position. Pull on the
door handle to make sure it is properly latched.
SIDE DOOR HANDLE
:
The side door allows you to
load wood into your stove; a fixed handle allows you
to operate the side door and allows you to latch the
door closed. To open the door, lift the handle to the
2 o’clock position and pull the door. To latch the
door, push the door closed tightly then turn the
handle to the 5 o’clock position. Pull on the door to
make sure it is properly latched.
ASH PAN DOOR
:
When closed, the handle will be
in the 9 o’clock position. To open the ash door,
rotate the latch counter-clockwise to approximately
the 7 o’clock position.
PRIMARY AIR CONTROL:
The handle is located
on the front lower left of the stove, just under the ash
lip. The primary air control allows you to regulate
the amount of air entering the firebox. Generally,
the more air allowed into the firebox, the faster and
hotter the rate of burn; conversely, less air creates a
slower burn. To fully open the primary air intake,
move the handle as far as it will go to the left; move
the handle as far as it will go to the right, to close the
primary air control.
ASH PAN
:
The ash pan and ash pan access door
is located under the ash lip. To operate the ash
grate, simply attach the ash grate control handle
(shipped in your owner’s manual) to the control slide
under the center of the ash lip, with loop facing left.
Rotate the handle counter-clockwise until the handle
is locked in place. Push the handle in to close the
ash grate, Pull the handle out to open the ash grate.
To unlock the handle simply rotate clockwise. When
the ash door is closed, it will automatically close the
ash grate. (Refer to figure below to see the
attachment of the ash grate control handle to the
control slide.)
The ash pan collects burned ash from
a fire and allows you to conveniently remove the ash
from your wood stove. The firebox should be
cleared of ashes periodically by sliding the ash grate
towards the front door, sifting the ashes across the
grate into the ash pan, then returning the grate to its
closed position.
To access the ash pan, turn the ash door handle
counter-clockwise, and pull the door open. The ash
pan is easy to remove and has a handle for
convenient disposal of ashes. Before removing the
ash pan, push it
(hard!) into the stove, which kicks
the ashes further into the pan. To close the ash
door, push the door closed and turn the handle
clockwise. Note: The ash grate can only be opened
when the ash door is ajar or open. The ash grate
can be moved back and forth with the shaker grate
handle or from the top with a poker.
Do not operate the stove unless the ASH PAN is
inserted into the stove and the ash door is
closed. This could overheat and damage the
stove.
Figure 14
– Ash Grate Operation
Ash Grate Control Handle
Control Slide
ASH PAN REMOVED FOR CLARITY
