Hearthstone
Quality Home Heating Products, Inc
® Manchester Model 8360
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Operation
Once your Manchester is installed, you are ready to
light a fire.
Every installation, season’s firewood, and operator’s
technique varies. Learn how to use your stove most
efficiently for your installation. We can give you the
basic principles, but only you can ensure maximizing
the potential of your stove while also operating it
safely.
WARNING: HOT WHILE IN OPERATION! KEEP
CHILDREN, PETS, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE
AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
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 use your
stove on a daily basis.
C
ONTROLS AND
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 (
See Figure 11
).
For your own safety, do not modify these features in
any way. We recommend you use fireplace gloves
when the stove is in operation and hot.
Figure 11 - Controls & Features
FRONT DOOR HANDLE
:
The firebox door allows
you to load wood into your stove; a wood handle
operates the door. To open the door, pull up on the
handle and swing the door away from the stove. To
latch the door, push the door tightly towards the
firebox then continue to push the handle in and
down until it latches shut. Gently pull on the door
handle to make sure it is properly latched.
ASH PAN:
(This becomes hot during operation. It is
best to remove the ash pan only after the stove
cools).
To access the ash pan you must open the
ash door. Grip the ash door handle from the bottom
(See figure 11) and rotate toward you. While holding
it in the rotated position pull the handle away from
the stove and lower it. When the handle stops
lowering allow it to hang by letting go of it. The ash
pan handle and the ash grate handle (see figure 12)
are now accessible. To remove the ash pan, grip the
handle, and then pull it out. The ash pan collects the
ash residue from each fire and when full, allows you
to remove the ash conveniently from the stove.
Clear the firebox of ashes periodically. With the ash
pan in position and no fuel other than dead coals in
the stove pull the ash grate handle toward you. Sift
the ashes through the grate in the bottom of the
firebox into the ash pan or shake the ashes into the
pan by repeatedly moving the ash grate in and out.
Figure 12 Ash Door Handle
Do not operate the stove unless the ASH PAN is
in place, and properly sealed by the gasket on
the ash box door. A poor seal could cause
overheating and damage the stove.