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oPERAtIoN of yoUR NEW JACK LINE
Wood BURNING fURNACE
Check that your main blower and draft blower are in proper
working order before lighting a fire.
Turn thermostat upstairs to high temperature so draft blower
turns on, then turn thermostat back to proper setting, turning
draft blower off.
Crumple a piece of paper, place inside, light paper, making
sure you have a good draft (.03 water column).
Now proceed with lighting a fire.
1. Open manual draft spinner 3-4 turns.
2. Make sure your smoke pipe damper is open. Place
several pieces of crumpled paper in the center of your
firebox. In a criss-cross pattern, place a couple hand-
fuls of dry kindling wood 3/4” thickness, then several
small dry pieces of firewood.
CAUtIoN
Never use chemicals or fluids such as gasoline, charcoal
lighter fluid, drain oil or kerosene to light a fire in your Jack
furnace.
3. Ignite the paper and close the door. Do not attempt
to open door immediately after igniting the fire. There
could be a flame flash out.
4. It will take a few minutes for the fire to establish itself.
Once you have some good red hot burning embers,
add larger pieces of wood. All chimneys and hook-ups
act differently. After a while you will find out how your
unit works best for you.
5. After a time you can adjust draft according to your
needs. On air tight units, the burning time is controlled
very much by the draft control on the furnace, contrary
to the old type stove where the smoke pipe damper
controlled the burning time. Your Jack Line furnace is
capable of putting out many BTU’s, so don’t fully load
your furnace or open all drafts fully until you have
become familiar with the operation of the furnace.
Keep in mind, a full load will not always give you the
best results for your needs.
NotE
With new steel, there is a small amount of oil or dirt on the
metal — you may smell an odor. This is normal during the
first operation.
CAUtIoN
Use caution when opening loading door. Avoid opening
loading door rapidly. This could cause flame to flash out
door. This occurs when there is unburned fuel and a large
amount of gases on top of the fire box. When the door is
opened, oxygen is combined with the gases and ignites.
HELPfUL HINtS
Set the draft to proper setting. The chimney, hook-ups, and
kinds of wood will be a factor.
Your Jack is capable of holding very large logs.
do Not try
to add a log that is larger than what you can easily place in
the furnace. You will get best efficiency when you add only
the amount of wood needed for a 4 to 6 hour burn.
In the spring and in the fall when the weather is mild, burning
large loads of wood for long periods may cause creosote.
Stack temperature should be 300º for good burning. Again,
depending on the weather, you may not need a full load of
wood for a good overnight burn. You will get the best effi-
ciency when you add only small amounts of wood.
You can use wood of various shapes, diameters and lengths,
but not to exceed your unit’s specifications.
Always try to place the logs so air has free flow between
them, increasing combustion.
ASH REMoVAL
When burning wood, every morning when there is just a bed
of hot embers, run your poker over top of grates making sure
grate slots are clear of burnt fuel.
Once every week or two, depending on how much fuel you
burn, ashes should be removed.
CAUtIoN
Never let ashes build up to grate level. This will reduce
the life of your grate.
To remove ashes, simply pull out your ash pan. But remem-
ber, the ash pan can get very hot. Dump ashes in a metal
container with a lid that is placed on a non-combustible
surface.
CAUtIoN
Never use anything but a metal container to put your
ashes in. Every year fires are caused by emptying ashes
into cardboard boxes or paper bags.
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