Dadant M00926 User manual

SMOKERS
CORPORATE OFFICE
51 S. 2nd Street, Hamilton, IL 62341
Ph. 217-847-3324 Toll Free 1-888-922-1293
M00926 4” x 7” Stainless Steel
M00927 4” x 7” Stainless Steel w/shield
M00928 4” x 10” Stainless Steel w/shield
M009281 4” x 10” Stainless Steel w/shield and Finger Heat Guard
Whether you are a new beekeeper or a seasoned vet-
eran, you have just purchased the highest quality Bee
Smoker available. With proper care, it will give you
years of trouble free service.
If you are a new beekeeper, your new Dadant and Sons
Bee Smoker will be a pleasure to use. But, it may take
some pracce and experimentaon on fuel selecon
and lighng to get the most eciency out of it.
Smoking honeybees should be a gentle procedure for
both the bees and the beekeeper. The object is not to
burn or drive the bees out of the hive with massive
amounts of heat or smoke, but to use as lile smoke
as possible to gently calm the bees.
The smoke produced from your smoker interferes with
the bees detecon of the alarm pheromone (isopen-
tyl acetate) that the bees produce when an intruder
comes to their hive.
M00926
M00927
M00928
M009281
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Replacement Parts for Smokers
Part Number Descripon
04-80103 4 x 7 Tinplate Top Assembly
04-92603 4 x 7 & 4 x 10 Stainless Top Assembly
04-80102A Smoker Grate
03-40161 Bellows Nut
M00805 Smoker Shield
The bees respond to the smoke by eang as much
honey as possible and become very calm. When the
smoke leaves the hive, the bees shortly revert to nor-
mal acvies.
For best results use Dadant and Sons Smoker Fuel item
number M00809. It is a natural ber that produces
good cool smoke.
The following items may also be used, but burn some-
what hoer:
Corn cobs
burlap (washed to remove pescides)
baler twine (natural, not plasc)
pine needles
ne wood chips
small twigs
dry roen wood
dry tree leaves
untreated straw
uncolored paper (rolled)
corrugated cardboard (rolled)
sumac bobs
wood pellets
Open the hinged top of your smoker. Look inside and
check that the smoker grate (round piece with the
holes) is securely seated on the boom of the smoker.
This grate supports the smoker fuel to provide good
burning and is removable for easy smoker cleaning. If
in shipping, this piece has loosened and is not in its
proper posion, simply push it back in place with your
hand. Now add the smoker fuel you have chosen and
ll to about half of your smoker’s volume and light it.
Pump the bellows gently to help the fuel start burn-
ing briskly. If not using Dadant & Sons Smoker Fuel,
add enough green leaves or green grass to ll smoker
and pack down, using your hive tool. This mixture will
produce a cool, dense, moist smoke. Close the smoker
lid securely. Pump the bellows occasionally when you
are not acvely using the smoker to ensure the proper
consistent burning of the smoker fuel.
Please note and follow the addional cauons listed
on this leaet for successful and enjoyable use.
Cauon- Treat your Bee Smoker with respect. It can
cause res, destrucon of property, burns, and injury.
Do not let children play with a Bee Smoker-lighted or
unlighted. Never pu a Bee Smoker in anyone’s face.
Danger of sparks, dust, etc. in the eyes and seng a
bee veil on re. Handle a Bee Smoker by the bellows
only. Do not allow loose embers or sparks to blow or
fall into grass, leaves, pine needles, etc. If ames ap-
pear, stop pung the bellows. Keep away from and
never place a hot or burning Bee Smoker near amma-
ble or combusble materials, such as gasoline, paint,
benzaldehyde, gloves, veils, etc. When you dump a
Bee Smoker make sure that the burning or smoldering
fuel is completely exnguished. When transporng
in a truck or car, make sure the re is out or nozzle is
plugged to stop dra and smoker is in a metal con-
tainer that can not p over. Be sure to exnguish a Bee
Smoker before storing in any building or vehicle. Use
good judgement and common sense.
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