Pacific energy SUMMIT INSERT, Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

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Operation

Wood Selection

This heater is designed to burn natural wood only.  Higher 
efficiency and lower emissions generally result when burning 
air-dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or 
too green or freshly cut hardwoods.
Wood should be properly air dried (seasoned) for six months 
or more.  Wet or undried wood will cause the fi re to smoulder 
and produce large amounts of creosote.  Wet wood also pro-
duces very little heat and tends to go out often.

DO NOT BURN:

-*Salt water wood  

-Coal/charcoal

 -Treated 

wood 

 -*Garbage/Plastics

-Wet or green wood 

-Solvents

* These materials contain chlorides which will rapidly destroy 
metal surfaces and void warranty.
Do not burn anything but wood.  Other fuel, e.g. charcoal, 
can produce large amounts of carbon monoxide, a tasteless, 
odourless gas that can kill.  Under no circumstances should 
you attempt to barbecue in this heater.

How to Test Your Wood

Add a large piece of wood to the stove when it has a good, 
large bed of coals.  It is dry if it is burning on more than one 
side within one minute.  It is damp if it turns black and lights 
within three minutes.  If it sizzles, hisses and blackens without 
igniting in fi ve minutes it is soaked and should not be burnt.

WARNING:  Do not use grates or andirons to elevate the 
fuel.  Burn directly on the fi rebricks.  Replace broken or 
missing bricks.  Failure to do so may create a hazardous 
condition.

Your Pacifi c Energy heater is designed for maximum overall 
efficiency at a moderate fi ring rate.  Overfi ring is hazardous 
and a waste of fuel.  Too slow a burn contributes to creosote 
buildup and lowers combustion efficiency.

Lighting the Fire

WARNING:  Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern 
fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fl uid, or similar liquids  
to start or ‘freshen up’ a fi re in this heater. Keep all such 
liquids well away from the heater while in use.

1)  Adjust air control to "H" (high) position (pushed to the far 

left) and open door.

2)  Place crumpled newspaper in the centre of the heater 

and criss-cross with several pieces of dry kindling.  Add 
a few small pieces of dry wood on top.

3)  Ignite the paper and close the door.
4)  After the fi re has established itself, open the door and add 

a few small logs.  Close door.

5)  Begin normal operation after a good coal base exists and 

wood has charred.

Normal Operation

1)  Set air control to desired setting.  If smoke pours down 

across the glass (waterfall effect), this indicates you have 
shut the control down too soon or you are using too low a 
setting.  As every home’s heating needs vary (i.e. insula-
tion, windows, climate, etc.), the proper setting can only 
be found by trial and error and should be noted for future 
burns.

2)  To refuel, adjust air control to "H" (high) position (pushed 

to the far left) and give the fi re time to brighten. Turn 
the blowers "OFF". 

Open door slowly

, this will prevent 

backpuffing.

3)  Use wood of different shape, diameter and length (up to 

20").  Load your wood endwise and try to place the logs 
so that air can fl ow between them.  Always use dry wood.

4)  Do not load fuel to a height or in such a manner that 

would be hazardous when opening the door.

5)  For extended or overnight burns, unsplit logs are preferred.  

Remember to char the wood completely on "H" (high) 
setting before adjusting air control for overnight burn.

WARNING:  Always keep the loading door closed when 
burning.  If the door is left partly open, gas and fl ames 
may be drawn out of the fi replace stove opening creating 
risks from fi re and/ or smoke. This heater is not designed 
for open door burning, unless a manufacturer supplied 
screen is used. 

DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER:  Attempts to achieve 
heat output rates that exceed heater design specifi ca-
tions can result in permanent damage to the heater and 
chimney.

WARNING:  No alteration or modifi cation of the combus-
tion air control assembly is permitted.  Any tampering 
will void warranty and could be very hazardous.

Do not store/place wood or other combustibles within 
the required clearances surrounding the unit.

Restarting After Extended or Overnight 
Burns

1)  Open door and rake hot embers towards the front of the 

heater.  Add a couple of dry, split logs on top of embers, 
close door.

2)  Adjust air control to “H” (high) position (pushed to the far 

left) and in just a few minutes, logs should begin burn-
ing.

3)  After wood has charred, reset air control to desired set-

ting.

4)  When burning at a slow rate for extended periods, oc-

casionally maintain a strong fi re under supervision for a 
couple of hours to relieve fi rebox and chimney deposits 
as well as any of the deposits on the glass.

WARNING:  This method is not a substitute for regular 
chimney inspections and cleaning.

5)  To achieve maximum fi ring rate, set control to “H” (high) 

position (pushed to the far left). Do not use this setting 
other than for starting or preheating fresh fuel loads.

Over Firing

Over fi ring can be caused by operating the unit with the door 
open, damage to door gaskets allowing excess air to enter 
the fi rebox, the use of kiln dried lumber, mill ends or paper 
waste and prolonged or continual use on a high burn setting.