7056-138L • August 23, 2019
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Heatilator EcoChoice WS18
www.heatilatorecochoice.com
2 pc Baffle Board
Tube Channels
Baffle
Protection
Channel
Ceramic Blanket on Top
Burn Rate
Air Control
Baffle Boards & Blanket
even with front tube and
resting on back tube
Figure 13.1
J. Building A Fire
NOTE:
The special high temperature paint that your
appliance is finished with will cure as your
appliance heats. You will notice an odor and
perhaps see some vapor rise from the appliance
surface; this is normal. We recommend that you
open a window until the odor dissipates and paint
is cured.
Figure 13.2
Before lighting your first fire in the appliance:
1.
Confirm the baffle is correctly positioned. It should
be even with the front tube and resting on all
tubes
(Figure 13.1 and 13.2).
2. Remove all labels from glass and inside of appliance.
There are many ways to build a fire. The basic principle is
to light easily-ignitable tinder or paper, which ignites the
fast burning kindling, which in turn ignites the slow-burning
firewood. Here is one method that works well:
1.
Raise the Burn Rate Air Control to the High Setting.
2.
Place several wads of crushed paper on the firebox
floor. Heating the flue with slightly crumpled newspaper
before adding kindling keeps smoke to a minimum.
3.
Lay small dry sticks of kindling on top of the paper.
4. Make sure that no matches or other combustibles are
in the immediate area of the appliance. Be sure the
room is ventilated and the flue unobstructed.
5.
Light the paper in the appliance. NEVER light or
rekindle fire with kerosene, gasoline, or charcoal lighter
fluid; the results can be fatal.
6.
Once the kindling is burning quickly, add several full-
length logs 3 to 4 inches (76 to 102mm) in diameter.
Be careful not to smother the fire. Stack the pieces of
wood 1/2 inch to 1 inch apart; near enough to keep
each other hot, but far enough away from each other to
allow air flow between them.
7.
Once there is an established bed of coals, set the
Burn Rate Air Control to the desired setting following
the instructions found in the Section: Burn Rates and
Operating Efficiency.
8.
If you have installed the optional blower, please note
that the blower tends to cool the appliance. Leave
the blower off until the burn is well established, i.e.,
30 minutes.
NOTE:
•
Build fire on brick firebox floor.
•
Do NOT use grates, andirons or other methods to
support fuel.
It will adversely affect emissions.
WARNING
Fire Risk.
Do NOT store wood:
• Closer than required clearances to
combustibles to appliance
• Within space required for loading or
ash removal.
Do NOT operate appliance:
• With appliance door open.
• With ash removal system door open.
Fire Risk.
•
Do NOT burn wet or green wood.
•
Store wood in dry location.
•
Stack wood so both ends are exposed to
air.
Wet, unseasoned wood can cause
accumulation of creosote.
WARNING
WARNING
Fire Risk.
Keep combustible materials, gasoline and
other flammable vapors and liquids clear of
the appliance.
DO NOT:
•
Store flammable materials close to the
appliance, or
• Use gasoline, lantern fuel, kerosene,
charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids to
start or “fresh up” a fire in this appliance.
Keep all flammable liquids well away from
the appliance while it is in use. Combustible
materials may ignite.
9.
When ready to reload, It is best to set the Burn Rate Air
Control in the High position before reloading.
- This livens up the coal bed and reduces excessive
emissions (opacity/smoke).
-
Open door slowly so that ash or smoke does not
exit appliance through opening.
-
Large logs burn slowly, holding a fire longer.
-
Small logs burn fast and hot, giving quick heat.
10. As long as there are hot coals, repeating steps 6
through 8 will maintain a continuous fire throughout
the season.
