2. The Kimberly™ wood stove heater will achieve its cleanest and longest burn with the damper/draft control in
the mostly to fully closed position (to the right). This feature is unique to the Kimberly™ wood stove heater.
Other wood stoves require the damper/draft control to be open about 1/3 to enable sufficient primary air to
enter the burn chamber in order to maintain a smokeless burn.
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3. The Kimberly™ wood stove heater incorporates a
gasifier
in the lower part of the combustion chamber with
a
re-burner
in the upper part of the combustion chamber. These components will perform best when the
stove has a well-established fire, with the damper/draft control mostly to fully closed (to the right). Make it a
habit during the first few days of burning the Kimberly™ wood stove heater to monitor the smoke output at
the chimney top, so as to fully understand the operation of the damper/ draft control. There should be little to
no smoke exiting from the chimney, except for the initial start-up period (15-20 minutes) and at fuel reloading.
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4. As with any wood stove, do not over-fire the Kimberly™ wood stove heater. If the stove or chimney
connector glows red, you are over-firing. It is not uncommon to develop temperatures of 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit (538 degrees Celsius) on the stove top surface. Not only can over-firing potentially damage the
stove, but any adjacent combustible materials could be exposed to excessively high temperatures and
potentially ignite.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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The Kimberly™ wood stove heater was designed to provide many years of trouble-free service. Proper function
of the Kimberly™ wood stove heater is dependent upon proper installation and function of its chimney, much like
the heart and lungs must cooperate in the human body. Most user challenges are easily solved when owners
follow the 5-point troubleshooting checklist below:
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1. Check the chimney for any sign of obstruction, such as a build-up of creosote. If the Kimberly™ wood stove
heater is spilling smoke with the door open, poor chimney performance is the likely cause.
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2. Check the four metal tabs covering the air intake tubes in the base of the combustion chamber to ensure
they are free of ash so as not to block the flow of air into the combustion chamber. Check the grate/ash
dump cover to be sure that it is firmly seated in place. Never operate the Kimberly™ wood stove heater
without the grate/ash dump cover. Doing so can cause a run-away fire. After removing ashes from the firebox
each time, care must be taken to be sure that the grate/ash dump cover is correctly re-seated firmly in place.
When tested, the grate/ash dump cover should not rock back and forth.
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3. Test the damper/draft control by moving it from one direction to the other. If the damper/draft control does not
operate properly, there may be unseen debris under the grate/ash dump cover, which can allow excessive air
into the burn chamber and interfere with secondary combustion. Should this occur, stop the fire and re-clean
the firebox.
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4. Check the door gasket. The door gasket on the Kimberly™ wood stove heater should form a tight seal when
the door is closed against its frame. A loose or damaged door gasket can cause unwanted air to enter the
combustion chamber and interfere with the secondary combustion.
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5. Check the door handle. At all times, you should operate the Kimberly™ wood stove heater with the door
handle in the fully-closed position. Failure to do so can cause unwanted air to enter the combustion chamber
and interfere with the secondary combustion.
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After a fire has been well established in the combustion chamber, the best indicator that the Kimberly™ wood
stove heater is operating properly is to observe an aggressive flame pattern above the level of door. This
indicates that secondary combustion is occurring as it should, and that the Kimberly™ wood stove heater is
running at its peak efficiency.
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PROTECTING THE GLASS WINDOW
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1. Care should be taken to not damage the glass window in the door of the Kimberly™ wood stove heater, such
as striking the glass, or closing the door against a protruding fuel load. Caution should be taken to keep the
fire burning towards the back of the Kimberly™ stove at all times, and away from the glass.
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