Vermont Castings • Merrimack Large Insert Owner’s Manual_R15 • 11/18
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Merrimack Large Insert Control Settings
Primary Air
Air Circulation
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Control Position
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Low
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leaking into the room through the stove or chimney connector
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windward side of the house will provide the fresh air needed.
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control lever settings as a starting point to help determine
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supply automatically resets to the desired air setting, taking
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primary air control lever all the way to the left. Push the primary
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heats up to its proper operating temperature, you will here a
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the stove to the output setting of the primary air control.
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Burn Only High-Quality Wood
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than two years old.
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under cover for at least one to two years.
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properly dried.
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distance from the heater and keep it out of the areas around
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