WOOD BURNING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Model: Wood Classic
RECOMMENDATIONS ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A FIRE:
1. Open air control by pulling draft handle all the way out.
2. Start with tinder and small kindling. When starting a fire, stack wood in a “crisscross” arrangement so as to
allow the fuel plenty of air. Place smaller chunks of wood, on up to larger ones until desired fire size and heat
level is achieved. Once the desired heat level in house is reached, pushing the air control handle back in decreases
the air to the firebox, and thus reduced heat produced. Use the following table as a general guideline for desired
burn rates:
Low-burn- Draft handle pushed all the way in.
Med-low- Draft handle pulled out approximately 1/8”.
Medium- Draft handle pulled out approximately 1/4”-1/2”.
Med-high- Draft handle pulled out approximately 1/2”-1”.
High burn- Draft handle pulled all the way out.
CAUTION:
When building the first couple of fires, be careful to build the fire small and increase heat slowly
over a 4-5 hour period. The paint on the stove “cures” with heat and needs to be done slowly. As the paint “cures”
it gives off a smell of paint, and even sometimes a visible “smoky” haze into the room. Make sure the area is well
ventilated during the curing operation. The smell will disappear after a few hours of operation.
OPTIONAL BLOWER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
Install blower unit in back of stove as per
instructions, and plug into nearest 115V grounded circuit. Turn the variable speed knob to ‘click’ onto high speed.
As the knob is turned clock-wise, the blower speed decreases to your desired speed. The blower speed should
match the desired burn rate on your stove: i.e. low-burn rate...low blower speed; high-burn rate… high blower
speed and so forth.
DO NOT OPERATE THIS STOVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN.
It may be necessary, however, to crack the
door for up to 5 minutes during the start-up stage. Contact your dealer if you have any questions or problems
building or maintaining a fire.
CAUTION:
DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START OR FRESHEN UP A FIRE. DO NOT
BURN GARBAGE OR FLAMMABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPHTHA, OR ENGINE OIL.
1. The unit is designed to burn wood only. Build the fire directly on the firebrick. Do not use grates.
Your stove will burn better with about one inch of ash in the bottom. Your stove is a very efficient “airtight”
heater and if you use high quality wood, there will be very little ash residue.
2. Use only the best grade of dry wood available. It takes a full year to properly dry your split wood, so
plan ahead. Burning wet or green wood greatly increases the chance of creosote build-up and produces less heat.
Store your fuel in a dry location and be sure to maintain clearances from the wood supply to your stove.
3. Small hot fires produce less creosote than long, low smoldering fires. When you start your stove or are
re-kindling (reloading) your wood stove, open the draft fully and burn the stove at full burn for 20-30 minutes to
heat up the chimney and secondary burn system. This ensures that when the draft control is pushed in for a lower,
longer burn, the stove will burn cleaner. You should notice more upper firebox flame activity. This is smoke from
the wood mixing with pre-heated air and burning. This is called secondary burn, and results in higher stove
temperature at lower burn rates and less soot and creosote build-up. Just after starting the fire, some smoke may
occur until the chimney warms up to produce some draft. During normal operation, adjust the draft to the position
required. If properly set, it will assure longest burn times and the most even heat cycle.
4. Make routine inspections of your flue system at least once every two months to ensure clean, safe
operation.
5. Ensure an adequate supply of outside combustion air is available. Failure to provide adequate
combustion air is dangerous. Twelve (12) square inches minimum is recommended.
