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4.
Reloading the stove—Stove tending time will be greatly
reduced if you reload your stove while the system is still
hot and there is plenty of hot embersl to rekindle the fire
quickly. Including some smaller pieces of wood in the new
fuel load will help the stove regain temperatures quickly.
When reloading, open the oven damper and wait
momentarily—if loading from the top—slowly lift the key
plate or if loading from the front, open the door slowly.
Load wood—smaller, split pieces first.
Close the door or key plate.
Open the bell dampers slightly.
The stove must rebuild its thermal momentum before
closing the oven damper.
As you become more experienced you will gain knowledge
on what settings of bell dampers and oven dampers can be
used at the different stages of the woodburning cycle (see
Combustion Process, page 13 figure 7).
Summer Burning
Both Oval and Sweetheart stoves feature a utility which allows
you to use your stove during the summer months with less
heat radiating from the firebox.
Oval:
1.
Slide the wood grate from the lower firebox position and
remove the wood grate slide.
2.
Set the wood grate on top of the firebrick. You are now
ready for summer cooking.
lower "standard position"
wood grate positions for oval stove
upper "summer position"
upper "summer position"
lower "standard position"
sweetheart summer grate stand
wood grate positions for Sweetheart stove
Sweetheart:
To use the summer position in the SweetHeart you will need
to purchase the optional #4271 summer grate support. Call
your dealer to order, or call direct to Heartland
1.
Remove the wood grate from the lower firebox position by
pulling the grate up, back end first, and out of the firebox.
2.
Remove the wood grate slide from the wood grate. Place
the "summer position wood grate stand" at the back of the
firebox on the firebox extension.
3.
Place the fire grate so the back of the fire grate rests on
the stand, and the front rests on the top of the front brick.
You are now ready for summer cooking.
