TN19 121211-20
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Operation
CAUTION: Hot while in operation. Keep children,
clothing and furniture away. Contact may cause
skin burns.
WARNING: Always keep loading door closed when
burning. This heater is not designed for open door
burning.
WARNING: No alteration or modifi cation of the
combustion air control assembly is permitted. Any
tampering will void warranty and could be very
hazardous.
WARNING: Do not use grates or andirons to elevate
the fuel. Burn directly on the fi re bricks. Replace
broken or missing bricks. Failure to do so may create
a hazardous condition.
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.
Your True North 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.
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 to 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 produces very little heat and tends to go
out often.
DO NOT BURN :
-Salt water wood *
-Treated wood
-Wet or green wood -Coal/charcoal
-Garbage/Plastic *
-Solvents
* These materials contain chlorides which will rapidly
destroy metal surfaces and void warranty.
Do not burn anything but wood. Other fuels, eg. 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 burned.
Lighting for the First Time
Remove the retaing clip on the front of the baffle
before lighting for the fi rst time.
Curing of the Paint Finish
To achieve the best fi nish, the paint on your stove must
be baked on with small fi res. When burning your stove
for the fi rst 2-3 times it is very important that the room
be well ventilated. Open all windows and doors. Smoke
and fumes caused by the curing process may cause
discomfort to some individuals.
Lighting a Fire
1. Move air control lever to the left-most position (maximum
fi ring rate) 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 a 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. The wide range control panel makes
fi nding the desired setting for your application easy. As
every home's heating needs vary (ie. insulation, 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 high, and give the fi re
time to brighten. Open the door slowly, this will prevent
backpuffing.
3. Use wood of different shape, diameter and length (up
to 18"). Load your wood endwise and try to place the
logs so that the 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
maximum setting before adjusting air control for overnight
burn.
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 high (control lever to the left) and
in just a few minutes, logs should begin burning.
3. After wood has charred, reset air control to desired
setting.
