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C G:The Model 1600 is equipped with a clear
window which allows monitoring the condion of the fire
without the need to open the Loading Door. The transparent
ceramic material has been safety tested for impact and ther-
mal resistance, however it can be damaged if it is abused.
Inspect the ceramic glass frequently for signs of damage.
Never operate the wood heater with damaged, cracked, or
broken ceramic glass. See Page 18.
Creosote deposits will build up on the window, especially
when burning low fires. The deposits may burn offwith a
hot fire. Never use oven cleaners, harsh cleaners containing
ammonia, or abrasive cleaners that may cause scratches that
can develop into cracks. A simple and cost effecve soluon
is to use damp (not wet) black & white newspaper to remove
light staining. To remove heavier deposits, dip the newsprint
(or a damp cloth) in a small amount of cold wood ash. Spe-
cial glass cleaners for woodstoves, formulated to dissolve
creosote, are also available through your dealer.
A D:Remove ashes once they get 2" to 3"
deep, or deep enough to impede the air inlet located be-
neath the Loading Door opening. Remove ashes when the
fire is exnguished or burned down to embers at the end of
the charcoal stage of combuson. Use a steel rake to gather
unburned charcoal or embers to one side and leave them
in the firebox to be consumed as fuel. Remove spent ash
only, leaving @ ½" to 1" of ash and hot coals in the firebox
to insulate the ember bed and ignite fresh fuel. Again, try
to avoid shoveling up hot coals or embers with the spent
ash. Embers can stay hot for days insulated in ashes. Use a
steel shovel to carefully remove the spent ashes into a steel
container with a ght-fing lid and move the container out-
doors immediately. The closed container of ashes should
be placed on a non-combusble surface or on bare ground,
well away from any building and all combusble materials,
pending final disposal. If the ashes are to be disposed of by
burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should be
retained in the closed container unl all embers have thor-
oughly cooled. No other waste of any kind shall be placed
in this container.
Some ashes may spill while removing them from the firebox.
Ashes can be vacuumed up once they are proved to be com-
pletely cool, but be advised that fine ash can pass through
the vacuum and into the home. Special vacuums, equipped
with heat resistant filters and designed for ash clean-up and
removal, are available through your dealer.
C B O:A Convecon
Blower is an oponal feature of the Model 1600. The Con-
vecon Blower increases the delivery of heated air into the
home. Room air is drawn in by the blower and circulated be-
tween the double walls of the Model 1600. The Convecon
Blower is equipped with a Variable Speed Control that allows
you to adjust the blower speed to suit the current burn rate.
If you have purchased an oponal Convecon Blower Kit ad-
dional instrucons are found on Page 17.
• Rotate the Variable Speed Control clockwise to increase
the blower speed and counterclockwise to reduce speed.
• Match the Convecon Blower speed to the burn rate. Re-
duce the blower speed if cool air is coming from the vent.
• Rotate the control knob fully counterclockwise to the Off
posion when the Model 1600 is not in operaon.
S O:The amount and density of smoke com-
ing from the chimney is a visual indicator of how cleanly the
wood heater is burning. Develop a habit of checking the
smoke opacity regularly, and at various stages of combus-
on. With experience a quick glance can confirm proper op-
eraon or signal that something needs aenon. Modern
wood heaters can burn wood very cleanly and efficiently but,
ulmately, they rely on the operator to adjust the combus-
on air properly. The correct combuson air seng is de-
pendent on the draof the chimney, the fuel being burned,
and the stage of combuson. Ideally you will observe lile
or no smoke (0% opacity) if the fire is burning efficiently.
Dense smoke indicates poor combuson. Be aware that in
cold weather what looks like smoke could be moisture vapor
condensing in cold air.
C F R:When wood
is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors
which combine with moisture to form creosote. Modern
wood heaters, properly sized and operated, should not pro-
duce smoke or creosote to the degree that older stoves did,
but the same elements are present. At one me it was pop-
ular to install a very large woodstove, load it full of wood,
and reduce the combuson air; perfect condions for pro-
ducing creosote. Tars and vapors, combined with moisture,
condense in the chimney at temperatures below @ 250°F.
The resulng creosote can accumulate, clinging ghtly to the
flue liner and, if ignited, can create a very hot and dangerous
chimney fire.
Creosote producing tars and vapors are burned at tempera-
tures over 1100°F inside a modern wood heater producing
the flames at the top of the firebox during the second stage
of combuson. Ensure that there is always enough com-
buson air to support secondary combuson. Even sll,
a relavely cool chimney, especially an exterior masonry
chimney, can cool the exhaust gasses before they exit the
flue and some creosote will be produced. The chimney con-
nector and chimney should be inspected at least once every
two months during the heang season, or more frequently
as needed, to determine if creosote build-up has occurred.
Contact your High Valley dealer or local chimney sweep if
you are uncertain how to inspect the venng system. Always
have the chimney professionally cleaned at the end of the
burning season or before resuming operaon.
IC C F:If your wood heater is
operated properly to maintain clean, efficient combuson,
connected to a good chimney, burning good, dry wood, and
inspected regularly, a chimney fire should be an unlikely oc-
currence. If a chimney fire does occur it can be dangerous
and frightening. Chimney fires are oen accompanied by a
loud rushing sound and, at mes, banging noises within the
chimney. Should a chimney fire occur, alert everyone in the
home and leave the building immediately. Contact the fire
department. If it appears safe to reenter the home close
the Air Control and manual damper (if so equipped) wear-
ing a heat resistant glove, to cut offair to the fire. Do not
throw water on the wood heater. Thermal shock could break
the ceramic glass causing smoke and/or ember spillage, or
otherwise damage the wood heater. Have the chimney in-
spected and cleaned or repaired as necessary before resum-
ing operaon of the wood heater.