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When you purchased your Northern Stoker, you bought a heavy duty, high output very efficient furnace. In 

order for the furnace to work properly, it must be fired with the proper fuel.  Dry Wood! If the wood you 
burn is too high in moisture, excessive amounts of creosote will accumulate and cause problems.  

 

CREOSOTE

: -Formation and need for removal- When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other 

organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture to form creosote. The creosote vapors condense in 

the relatively cool chimney flue of a slow burning fire. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the flue 

lining. When ignited, this creosote will make an extremely hot fire. When burning wood, the chimney 

connector and chimney should be inspected at least once every two months, during the heating season to 

determine if a creosote buildup has occurred. If creosote has accumulated, it should be removed to reduce 
the risk of a chimney fire.  

 

DISPOSAL OF ASHES: - 

Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed 

container of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible floor or on the ground, well away from the 

combustible materials, pending final disposal. If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally 

dispersed, they should be retained in the closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled. 

 

1.

 

 When you go to your furnace in the morning, and the fuel is very low (a bed of coals), this is the 
time to look at the combustion chamber walls.  If there is a light layer of soot, fly ash and/or 

creosote, use a scraper for this job and scrape down the combustion chamber.   

 

 

 

2.

 

Go to the control house and open the heat exchanger doors, pull out the ash tray directly below and 

turn the top auger first in the direction indicated by the arrows and then bottom auger. This will 

clean the heat exchanger tubes and deposit the fly ash back into the combustion chamber. Every two 
(2) weeks or there about, it is advisable to remove the augers and clean the augers with a wire brush, 

then scrape the heat exchanger tubes with a scraper. Whenever doing this, wear safety glasses and 

leather gloves. 

3.

 

After a few days of continuous burning, ash will begin to accumulate in the combustion chamber.  

This ash is removed by way of the fire loading door and a shovel.  When removing ash, try to 

remove as little charcoal and live embers as possible. The ash should be placed in a metal container, 

with a metal lid that is tight fitting.  The closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-

combustible surface, well away from all combustible materials, pending final disposal.  If the ashes 
are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be retained in the closed 

container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.  This can take two (2) or (3) days to cool.  

4.

 

At some point in time, you may notice that the fire has become lazy or not as hot and robust as it 

was compared to the first firing.  This may be due to ash build up under the combustion grate.  Some 

ash may have gone down the air holes and accumulated there.  By opening the combustion chamber 

blower air injection door in the control house, the ash can easily be removed with a scraper and pan. 

As required, the entire grate can be removed for complete ash removal. This should be done when 

there are no hot embers present. Follow directions outlined in paragraph section 3 on this page.  

5.

 

When cleaning ashes this is a good time to check the condition of the doors, latches & hinges.  It is 

also necessary to maintain seals in good condition.  If door seal is not soft & pliable it should be 

replaced, contact your Northern Stoker Dealer for a new door seal. (This is a consumable product.)  

 

Starting a Fire 

 
 
 

CAUTION! NEVER LEAVE AN OPEN DOOR. 

Do not operate with fuel loading or ash removal doors open. 

Summary of Contents for 30-30

Page 1: ...SEDNOVEMBER1 2013 Note In an effort to provide our customers with the best product and experience available Northern Stoker reserves the right to update and modify the contents of this Owners Manual a...

Page 2: ...Starting a Fire 7 Refueling 8 Cleaning your Northern Stoker 9 Electronic Control System 10 14 Maintenance Schedule and Approved Fuels 15 16 Troubleshooting Guide 17 Furnace Diagram 18 Specifications...

Page 3: ...burn 30 50 less fuel This would represent a very high return on your labour Your Northern Stoker will give you the best results if you burn the best possible fuel which is Dry Wood If you cut your own...

Page 4: ...oor clean and free from combustible materials CAUTION It is important to regularly clean the flue pipes and chimney and is especially important to thoroughly clean at the end of the heating season to...

Page 5: ...erneath a driveway they should be buried approximately 4 5 1219 1524 mm below grade If lines travel through a low or wet area they should be insulated and installed in a water tight piping Burying Tip...

Page 6: ...ys and various system setups to add your Northern Stoker Water Treatment fluid Please contact your Northern Stoker Dealer for the best way to do so as per your system design Model 30 30 requires appro...

Page 7: ...C BOILER PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THAT IT WILL OPERATE SATISFACTORILY WHEN NEEDED 2 DO NOT RELOCATE OR BYPASS ANY OF THE SAFETY CONTROLS IN THE ORIGINAL GAS OIL ELECTRIC BOILER INSTALLATION 3 CAUTION TH...

Page 8: ...ater to water heat exchanger Forced Air Furnaces Forced air furnaces are the most common type of primary heat systems in residences today With the addition of a water to air heat exchanger installed i...

Page 9: ...fire 10 When you need to add this additional fuel turn OFF the combustion chamber blower fan follow instructions on page 8 for Refueling the Northern Stoker Wait a minimum of one minute or until smok...

Page 10: ...l into your Northern Stoker When placing the fuel in your furnace it should be placed in the firebox combustion chamber and not in the loading door frame area Wood can be loaded to the top of the open...

Page 11: ...en bottom auger This will clean the heat exchanger tubes and deposit the fly ash back into the combustion chamber Every two 2 weeks or there about it is advisable to remove the augers and clean the au...

Page 12: ...LOW WATER ALARM INDICATOR C START PUSH BUTTON D SYSTEM OFF ON ILLUMINATED SWITCH G INTERIOR LIGHT OFF ON SWITCH H CONTROLLER I TEMPERATURE FARRENHEIT J OUT1 INDICATES BLOWER IS ON M PV INDICATES ACTU...

Page 13: ...roller system to function correctly The switch will illuminate red if left in the OFF position This is a reminder to the operator to turn the switch ON for normal operation Note The auxiliary receptac...

Page 14: ...GLE DEGREE INCREMENTS TO 10 DEGREE INCREMENTS This button changes the set temperature UP Down buttons O from single degree increments to 10 Degree increment adjustments M PV INDICATES ACTUAL MANIFOLD...

Page 15: ...e UP arrow and DOWN arrow buttons O on the CONTROLLER H The range of adjustable temperature is 150 F to 185 F 65 6 C to 85 C Simply press up or down to the desired temperature shown at M Now the furna...

Page 16: ...chamber loading door and turn ON the blower fan Toggle switch located on the upper right side of structure Flip combustion chamber blower fan toggle switch ON D When you want to shutdown the furnace f...

Page 17: ...ean out augers Page 9 Observe light layer of soot fly ash or creosote on the combustion chamber walls chimney flue chimney connector or chimney and remove Page 9 Top up with water to ensure there is n...

Page 18: ...cian or Northern Stoker Dealer APPROVED FUEL NON APPROVED FUELS Dry split wood up to 25 moisture content Fire starter fluids of any kind Gas Diesel Fuel Oil Tires Naphtha YOUR INVESTMENT You have inve...

Page 19: ...le Fan Forced Furnace make sure that existing primary heat source is operating correctly If the temperature reading is inaccurate check that the temperature probe has a loose connection come out of th...

Page 20: ...TDOOR 120V LIGHT 11 EXPANSION TANK AND WATER LEVEL INDICATOR 4 CHIMNEY AND RAINCAP 12 HEAT EXCHANGER DOORS HOUSES AUGERS FOR ASH CLEANOUT 5 INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH LOCATED ON 6 WATER LEVEL FLOAT SWITCH...

Page 21: ...OUSE AND FLOOR WEIGHT AND OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS EMPTY 3175 lbs 1440 kg 84 2134 mm L x 56 11 16 1440 mm W x 105 5 8 2383 mm H WATER CAPACITY 167 IMP GALLONS 758 L ELECTRICAL RATING 120V 60HZ 15A HEAT OUTP...

Page 22: ...Follow instructions in owner s manual OPERATE THE OIL GAS ELECTRIC BOILER PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE IT WILL OPERATE SATISFACTORILY WHEN NEEDED DO NOT RELOCATE OR BYPASS ANY OF THE SAFETY CONTROLS IN THE...

Page 23: ...21 Notes...

Page 24: ...N INFORMATION INSTALLED BY DEALER CUSTOMER INSTALLED FOR HOUSE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL GARAGE SHOP GREENHOUSE OTHER ____________________________________________________________________________________...

Page 25: ...GES INCURRED TO PROPERTY BY DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS AND SUB TRADES DAMAGE CAUSED BY CORROSIVE WATER WATER TREATMENT PURCHASED FROM A NORTHERN STOKER DEALER MUST BE ADDED TO HELP WITH CORROSION LUBRICATIO...

Page 26: ...N INFORMATION INSTALLED BY DEALER CUSTOMER INSTALLED FOR HOUSE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL GARAGE SHOP GREENHOUSE OTHER ____________________________________________________________________________________...

Page 27: ...GES INCURRED TO PROPERTY BY DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS AND SUB TRADES DAMAGE CAUSED BY CORROSIVE WATER WATER TREATMENT PURCHASED FROM A NORTHERN STOKER DEALER MUST BE ADDED TO HELP WITH CORROSION LUBRICATIO...

Page 28: ...GES INCURRED TO PROPERTY BY DISTRIBUTORS DEALERS AND SUB TRADES DAMAGE CAUSED BY CORROSIVE WATER WATER TREATMENT PURCHASED FROM A NORTHERN STOKER DEALER MUST BE ADDED TO HELP WITH CORROSION LUBRICATIO...

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