Esse Ironheart EW User manual

Ironheart
Model EW
Wood Fired Cook Stove
North American Instructions
THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE COMMISSIONED BY A QUALIFIED INSTALLER
THE WARRANTY CARD MUST BE RETURNED TO ENSURE GUARANTEE VALIDITY
Les instructions en français sont disponibles en ligne à www.essestoves.ca
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Test Standards Applied: UL 1482-1996 & ULC-S627-00
TableofContents
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................3
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................3
BEFORE USING YOUR COOK STOVE................................................................3
YOUR COOK STOVE ........................................................................................4
LIGHTING AND CONTROLLING THE FIRE.........................................................6
NOTES ON WOODBURNING.........................................................................10
LONG TERM SHUTDOWN.............................................................................11
FIREWOOD AND THE WOODBURNING PROCESS..........................................11
COOKING WITH THE COOK STOVE ...............................................................16
EXTENDED WOODBURNING.........................................................................18
CLEANING AND MAINTAINANCE..................................................................19
CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE ......................................................................21
EXCLUSIONS.................................................................................................21
CUSTOMER CARE .........................................................................................22
SAFETY NOTES..............................................................................................22
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS .........................................................................24
GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION.................................................................24
DIMENSIONS AND CLEARANCES ..................................................................25
CHIMNEY AND FLUE INFORMATION ............................................................27
INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE ........................................................................35
COMMISSIONING THE APPLIANCE ...............................................................37
REPLACEMENT PARTS ..................................................................................38
COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST .......................................................................40
TECHNICAL INFORMATION...........................................................................41

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Ironheart
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
READ FULLY BEFORE OPERATING THIS APPLIANCE
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing an ESSE cook stove. Please read these instructions
carefully to ensure your safety and enjoyment whilst using this product.
Correctly installed and operated, your ESSE cook stove will provide faithful
service indefinitely. We feel certain that like countless ESSE owners since 1854,
you will be truly satisfied by the warmth and comfort it will provide and the taste
of your food cooked within its oven.
BEFORE USING YOUR COOK STOVE
Ensure that all protective packaging has been removed. The hotplate has been
oiled at the factory to prevent rusting and therefore will require wiping with a
damp cloth and drying with a tea towel or kitchen roll.
During the first few operations of the cook stove there may be some ticking and
fumes emitted. This is normal and part of the initial expansion & material curing
process.
This appliance is suitable for burning wood only.

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YOUR COOK STOVE
Figure 1 Ironheart Cook stove
Figure 1 shows the cook stove and it’s controls. The fire is loaded, refuelled, and
emptied through the large glass fire door.
A flue damper is fitted in the bottom of the flue box and is in the open position
when the lever is pointing to rear of cook stove. This is used on initial light up
and also gives a cooler oven temperature when open. It can also help to control
excessive flue draught. This is done by pointing the lever to the front of the cook
stove.
The controls are operated in the following ways:
Primary Air Control
Slide LEFT to open
Secondary Air Control
Slide LEFT to open
Oven Damper
Turn COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to open
Flue Damper
PUSH back to open

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Included inside your cook stove is a multi-purpose Operating Tool –for adjusting
the air supply and operating the door. A glove is also provided to protect the
user’s hand. (Figure 2)
WARNING
Do not place towels on the handrail, keep pets and children away and ensure
that any drapes near the appliance cannot ignite even when displaced.
Surfaces will be hot when in use.
An extractor fan MUST NOT be fitted in the same room as the appliance.
Figure 2 Operating Tool and Glove

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LIGHTING AND CONTROLLING THE FIRE
Figure 3 Multi-fuel Grate Firebox Parts
Before lighting the fire ensure that all parts are in the correct position, see Figure
3.
Ensure both air controls are in the open position by moving the controls to the
LEFT, the oven damper is opened by rotating the control COUNTER-CLOCKWISE,
and the flue damper opened by pushing the lever to the REAR of the cook stove.
Open the fire door and lay two logs along the base of the fire box forming a
space between them.

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Figure 4 Logs Laid in Fire Box
Place a firelighter in the space and surround with a small amount of kindling.
Figure 5 Fire Lighter and Kindling in Place

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Lay a third log over the top of the space perpendicular to the other logs.
Figure 6 Final Log in Position
When you are ready to light the fire all that needs to be done is light the
firelighter.
Once the fire has been lit leave the door partially open to allow additional
airflow until the fire has become established. When the fire is established the
fire door can be fully closed. The air controls can be moved towards the closed
position once the sooting has burnt off the brickwork. To control the fire the
secondary air control should be used, the primary air control should be kept
closed.

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Figure 7 Oven Damper Controls
Once the fire has been established the oven damper control may be used to
regulate the oven temperatures along with the burning rate of the cook stove.
WARNING
When the cook stove is running ALL HANDLES become hot and the operating
tool or glove provided should be used to open or close the doors (Figure 2)
The burning rate of the stove can now be regulated by the rate at which fuel is
added and use of the air control. The maximum amount of fuel to be loaded
during normal operation is 2kg per hour in order to achieve nominal heat output.
NOTE
This appliance is not an incinerator and only dry well seasoned wood or
other approved solid fuels should be used.
If the cook stove is being used primarily to heat the room it is recommended
that the bolster lid is kept in the raised position to allow heat from the hotplate
to radiate into the room.

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When refuelling the cook stove it is recommended that the logs are placed
running front to back as in Figure 4 as this leads to the cleanest combustion.
Before lighting a full fire in the cook stove for the first time it is recommended
that 3 smaller fires are lit first to ensure that any moisture is driven out.
WARNING
Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter
fluid or similar to start or ‘freshen up’ a fire in this appliance. Keep all such
liquids away from the appliance when it is in use.
NOTES ON WOODBURNING
Wood burns most efficiently when the air for combustion is supplied from above
the fire bed. This air supplies the oxygen necessary for the volatile gasses given
off by the wood as it is heated to combust which increases efficiency and
reduces heat being wasted up the chimney.
Running the cook stove with the air control open will provide oxygen for the
wood to burn on the fire bed and should be used to control the fire when lighting
or refuelling. The cook stove should ideally be run with the air control in the
closed position for the majority of the time in use. If the fire appears to die down
too low then opening the air control slightly for a short period can help revive it.
To get the best results from your cook stove it is recommended that a wood
stove thermometer be fitted to the flue pipe above the cook stove. This allows
you to monitor the temperature of the flue gasses leaving the cook stove.
Below 115oC
This is below the condensation point of wood gasses and may cause the build-
up of tar in the chimney, dirty the fire door glass and result in the inefficient
burning of fuel.
115oC –260oC
The flue gasses should be in this temperature band for the safest, most efficient
operation of your cook stove.