12
OPERATING
&
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
INBUILT
WOOD
HEATERS
4
OPERATING
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT
•
NEVER
OVERFIRE
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT.
IF
ANY
PART
OF
THE
WOOD
INBUILT
STARTS
TO
GLOW
RED,
OVER
FIRING
IS
HAPPENING.
READJUST
THE
AIR
INTAKE
CONTROL
AT
A
LOWER
SETTING.
•
NEVER
LOAD
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT
UP
TO
THE
BAFFLE.
ALWAYS
LEAVE
5
TO
10
CENTIMETERS
TO
ALLOW
PROPER
COMBUSTION
THROUGH
SECONDARY
AIR
OPENINGS
(NEVER
PUT
WOOD
ABOVE
THE
FIREBRICK
LINING
ON
THE
FIREBOX).
THIS
WILL
ALSO
PREVENT
OVERFIRING
OF
YOUR
WOOD
INBUILT.
•
SHOULD
THERE
BE
A
SOOT
OR
CREOSOTE
FIRE
IN
YOUR
FLUE
SYSTEM,
CLOSE
THE
AIR
CONTROL
COMPLETELY.
IMMEDIATELY
CALL
THE
FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
4.1
YOUR
FIRST
FIRES
Two
things
will
happen
as
you
burn
your
first
few
fires;
the
paint
cures
and
the
internal
components
of
the
wood
inbuilt
are
conditioned.
As
the
paint
cures,
some
of
the
chemicals
vaporize.
The
vapors
are
not
poisonous,
but
they
do
smell
bad.
Fresh
paint
fumes
can
also
cause
false
alarms
in
smoke
detectors.
So,
when
you
first
light
your
wood
inbuilt,
be
prepared
by
opening
doors
and/or
windows
to
ventilate
the
house.
As
you
burn
hotter
and
hotter
fires,
more
of
the
painted
surfaces
reach
the
curing
temperature
of
the
paint.
The
smell
of
curing
paint
does
not
disappear
until
you
have
burned
one
or
two
very
hot
fires.
Burn
one
or
two
small
fires
to
begin
the
curing
and
conditioning
process.
Then
build
bigger
and
hotter
fires
until
there
is
no
longer
any
paint
smell
from
the
wood
inbuilt.
Once
the
paint
smell
disappears,
your
wood
inbuilt
is
ready
for
serious
heating.
Build
your
first
few
fires
with
the
blower
on
high
to
allow
the
high
temperature
paint
to
cure.
4.2
LIGHTING
FIRES
Each
person
who
heats
with
wood
develops
their
own
favorite
way
to
light
fires.
Whatever
method
you
choose,
your
goal
should
be
to
get
a
hot
fire
burning
quickly.
A
fire
that
starts
fast
produces
less
smoke
and
deposits
less
creosote
in
the
flue
system.
Here
are
three
popular
and
effective
ways
to
start
wood
inbuilts.