Kitchen Queen 750 User manual

Grand Comfort
750-550
Owner’s Manual
Manufactured by:
Kitchen Queen LLC
380 Fuller Rd.
Croon KY, 42217
Wood Cookstove Quality
and Eciency at it's best.
Made in the USA

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!! CAUTION !!
Hot while in operaon. Keep children, clothing, and furniture away.
May cause skin burns.
DO NOT use chemicals or uids to start the re.
DO NOT burn garbage or ammable liquids.
DO NOT connect to any air distribuon duct or system.
This stove is designed to only burn wood.
DO NOT REDUCE THE STOVE PIPE FROM THE STOVE TO
THE CHIMNEY.
DO NOT touch any part of the stove while hot (including the controls)
without using thermal hand protecon.
Helpful Tip: wear insulated gloves made of leather or a similar material
when adding wood or adjusng controls to protect your hands from heat
or splinters.
Good safety pracces:
Educate your family members:
1) Before “ring” the stove, have each family member read this manual and be aware of
safety pracces.
2) Keep children, clothing, and furniture away from the stove.
3) The stove is HOT while in operaon – DO NOT TOUCH the stove, because contact may
cause burns.
4) Keep a re exnguisher nearby, and have a clearly understood plan on how to exnguish
a re.

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WARNING
• DO NOT STORE WOOD ON FLOOR PROTECTOR, UNDERNEATH
STOVEPIPE, OR ANYWHERE WITHIN MINIMUM CLEARANCES
FROM COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES SPECIFIED FOR THIS STOVE.
• OVER FIRING MAY CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE. YOU ARE OVER
FIRING IF THE OVEN THERMOMETER SHOWS A TEMPERATURE
ABOVE 500 DEGREES.
• OVER FIRING WILL VOID STOVE WARRANTY.
• STOVE IS HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN,
CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE
SKIN BURNS. DO NOT TOUCH THE STOVE AFTER FIRING UNTIL
IT HAS COOLED.
• PROVIDE AIR INTOTHE ROOM FOR PROPER COMBUSTION.
• INSPECT STOVEPIPE EVERY 60 DAYS. REPLACE IMMEDIATELY IF
STOVEPIPE IS RUSTING OR LEAKING SMOKE INTO THE ROOM.
• DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START THE FIRE.
• NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO
START OR 'FRESHEN UP' A FIRE IN THIS STOVE. KEEP ALL SUCH
LIQUIDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STOVE WHILE IT IS IN USE.
• KEEP ALL FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, ESPECIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF
THE VICINITY OF THE STOVE WHETHER IN USE OR IN
STORAGE.
THIS STOVE IS DESIGNED TO BURN
WOOD FUEL ONLY!
Hardwood, 16" to 18" (46 to 50 cm) should be
air dried (seasoned), for a minimum of 12
months. Wood should be stored in a dry, well
ventilated area. The humidity content for
usable firewood must be less than 20% of the
weight of the log. Attempts to use wet or
unseasoned wood will cause:
- ignition problems
- rapid creosote build-up which could result in
a chimney fire
- incomplete combustion
- low oven temperatures
Chimney Requirements
This stove must be connected to its own dedicated chimney. The required chimney size is 6 inches in
diameter. The chimney flue connectors should stay vertical as much as is possible. Where a horizontal run is
unavoidable, 45 degree elbows should be used to create a slope instead. Failure to do so will prevent the
stove from functioning at its maximum potential and may affect the safety of the stove.
A stove DOES NOT create dra. Dra is provided by the chimney. Factors such as wind, barometric
pressure, trees, terrain, and chimney temperature can all have an adverse eect on the dra. The
manufacturer cannot be held responsible for external factors leading to less than opmal draing.
Should you have a problem with inadequate dra, you should contact a licensed heang and cooling
contractor for assistance in solving the problem.
More than any other factor, your choice of a chimney will determine how well you will like the
performance of your new Grand Comfort wood cookstove.
Helpful p: when selecng a chimney it is also possible to select one with too much dra. However,
too much dra can easily and economically be xed with a damper in the ue pipe. It seems to work
best to try and get as much dra as possible then restrict it later if necessary.

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The stove must be set on a non-combusble material
This stove only needs a Type 1 (ember) oor protector standard UL1618 for USA or
approved to the local codes R-Value = 0.
The stove is not to be installed in restricve air space installaons, i.e., alcoves, which
prevents the ow of air around and under the stove.
This stove shall not be installed in a mobile home, or any type of structure lacking a
xed foundaon.
Floor protector shall extend a minimum of 18” beyond the front of the stove and 8” beyond each side.
This stove shall not be installed closer than 10” on the right (oven) side, 10” on the left (fire) side, 10” on
the back side, and 24” on the front side to any combustible surface on any side, back, or front without also
installing additional thermal barriers.
Stove must be installed with all standard heat shielding installed and securely in place.
The fuel and/or ash removal doors should never be left open and unattended during normal operation. A
burning wood fire can “pop” at any time, presenting a fire hazard and if any doors are left open.
INSTALLATION REQIUREMENTS
In addion to installaon requirements outlined in this manual, installer must also follow all local building codes and re
protecon ordnances. Failure to do so could result in a chimney and, or, structural re. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to
ensure this stove has been installed according to all safety requirement prior to operang this stove.
!! IMPORTANT!!
Combusbles
Combusbles
Combusbles
Combusbles

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
1) Remove the stove from the shipping crate (if crated) by removing the lag bolts that hold three of the stoves legs to the pallet.
2) Posion the stove on the oor protector following the minimum clearances to combusbles outlined on page 4.
• To reduce weight when moving your stove, it is possible to remove and reinstall the doors, grate, rebrick, and lids
relavely easily.
• To remove re door—open slightly and li up to slide it o the hinges.
• To remove ash door—loosen the two hinge bolts, open the door slightly, li up, and spin the door in a counter-
clockwise direcon.
• To remove cleanout door—slide the cleanout door cover all the way to one side, pull the boom out slightly, and li
up. Then unscrew the wingnuts holding the cleanout door in place.
• The oven door cannot easily be removed.
• To remove rebrick rst remove the grate and oor rebrick then the rest will easily disassemble. (See rebrick
placement drawings p. 6)
3) Adjust the rear adjustable leg to level the stove. If addional adjustment is needed use only non combusble metal or
masonry shimstock.
4) Remove all parts and/or packing material from inside the rebox and oven.
5) Fasten the smoke outlet heat shield to the back of the rear heat shield. Fasteners are already aached to the rear heat shield.
6) The cooking surface is has been treated with an anrust agent at the factory. Using soap and water thoroughly clean the
enre cooking surface.
7) Remove the safety rails from the wrapping paper and install along the top of the stove using the aached bolts. Once safety
rails are centered on the brackets ghten the set screws using a 1/8” allen wrench.
8) For model 750 aach the thermostat, and the damper control handles.
• To aach thermostat handle (p. 9 gure 1) —remove the bolt and washer from the thermostat stub. Use the handle to
turn the stub as far clockwise as is possible. The handle can be mounted in two posions. Mount the handle in whichever
posion is nearest to poinng at the ( C ) cold posion.
• To aach the damper control handle (p. 9 gure 1)—remove the bolt from the damper control stub. Slide the damper
control stub as far to the le as it will go, connect the damper control handle with the damper control stub, and refasten
the bolt.
9) Aach the ue pipe to the ue collar using 1/4” sheet metal screws (not included).
Be sure to understand your new stove instrucons by reading them several mes. Installaon
must comply with all local and naonal building codes. The proper authories (i.e. the municipal
building department, re department or re prevenon bureau) should be consulted before
installaon to determine the need to obtain a permit. If the stove is not properly installed, a
house re may result. To reduce the risk of re, follow the installaon instrucons. Failure to
follow instrucons may result in property damage, bodily injury or even death.

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Actual stove may vary slightly from these pictures
FIRE BRICK PLACEMENT
750
Figure #1 Figure #2
Figure #3 Figure #4
550

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STARTING YOUR FIRST FIRE
1. Turn the thermostat control handle (p. 9 gure 1) in a counter-clockwise direcon ( H ) hot as far as it will
go.
2. Push the oven by-pass control handle (p. 9 gure 2) all the way in.
3. Pull the damper control handle (p. 9 gure 1) all the way up.
4. Pull the air wash control handle (p. 9 gure 1) all the way out.
5. Insert a small amount of dry kindling into the rebox. Stack increasingly larger pieces of wood on top of
the kindling. Light the kindling and shut the re door as soon as possible aer combuson.
6. Once it appears the chimney has been suciently warmed to be drawing well, push the damper control
handle (p. 9 gure 1) all the way down.
7. Aer a good, strong burn is aained pull oven by-pass control handle (p. 9 gure 2) out to iniate heang
the oven.
8. Monitor the stove on this seng for at least one hour. During this me it is normal for the stove to
produce a lot of smoke and unpleasant odors. This is caused by the paint as it nishes it’s curing process
and also by the oils which are used in the manufacture of the steel, geng burned o. Vacate all persons
with weak respiratory systems from the area where the stove is burning. If this smell returns at a later
date it means you are pushing the upper limits of the stove’s heang capabilies.
9. Adjust the thermostat control back down to a desired cooking or heang temperature. See page 9 in the
Owners Manual.
10. Congratulate yourself for having now successfully liberated yourself from a dependence on unreliable
grid power!
11. It is normal for the re door glass to smoke up easily at rst. Within a few months it should become
“seasoned” and stay clean far more easily. Use only clear water to clean the glass, never use Windex® or
a similar glass cleaner.
Helpful p: when starng a re, stacking kindling in a teepee facilitates the easiest combuson.
Helpful p: for a quick, hot burn insert wood vercally in the rebox. For a long, slow burn insert wood
horizontally. Rounds burn slower than split wood.
Helpful p: handheld propane torches seem to be one of the most economical and easy ways to get a re
started.
ASH REMOVAL
It is ideal to remove ashes when there is the least amount of live embers possible, in the re box.
 Using the scraper, rake excess ashes to and through the ash grate. Always leave at least 2” of ashes on top of the grate. Be
careful not to clean your grate too well. Connually building a re directly on the grate will cause it to wear out
prematurely.
 Wait 2 hours before emptying the ash pan to give any live embers in the ash pan me to cool o.
 Ashes should be emped into a closed non combusble container unl they can be properly disposed of.

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OPERATING YOUR STOVE
• Have all members of your household read and understand this Owners Manual.
• For fuel, use only dry hardwood that has been stored out of the elements and seasoned for at least one year.
• Adding wood when stove is hot:
 Check to make sure rebox handle is not too hot to touch comfortably. If it is, use a ame retardant thermal protector when
touching rebox handle to prevent skin burns to your hands.
 Push the oven by-pass control handle (p. 9 gure 2) all the way in.
 Pull the damper control handle (p. 9 gure 1) all the way up.
 Slowly open the rebox door. Opening the door slowly will prevent sucking ue gases into your living space.
 Sr the ashes with your poker breaking up any clumps which might restrict air from siing up through the ashes.
 a. If you only have a few live embers le from the previous burn, scape them all together on a pile using the poker and add
kindling on top before adding larger pieces.
6. b. If you sll have a lot of live embers simply add more wood. This is the opmal refueling condion.
7. Shut the re box door.
8. Push the damper control handle (p. 9 gure 1) all the way down.
9. Turn the thermostat control handle (p. 9 gure 1) in a counter-clockwise direcon ( H ) hot as far as it will go.
10. Aer a good, strong burn is aained pull oven by-pass control handle (p. 9 gure 2) out to iniate heang the oven (if
desired).
11. Adjust the thermostat control (p. 9 gure 1) back down to a desired cooking or heang temperature.
• Adding wood when the stove is cold:
1. Turn the thermostat control handle (p. 9 gure 1) in a counter-clockwise direcon ( H ) hot as far as it will go.
2. Push the oven by-pass control handle (p. 9 gure 2) all the way in.
3. Pull the damper control handle (p. 9 gure 1) all the way up.
4. Sr the ashes with your poker breaking up any clumps which might restrict air from siing up through the ashes.
5. Insert a small amount of dry kindling into the rebox. Stack increasingly larger pieces of wood on top of the kindling. Light the
kindling and shut the re door as soon as possible aer combuson.
6. Once it appears the chimney has been suciently warmed to be drawing well, push the damper control handle all the way
down.
7. Aer a good, strong burn is aained pull oven by-pass control handle out to iniate heang the oven (if desired).
8. Adjust the thermostat control back down to a desired cooking or heang temperature.
ATTENTION: OPERATING A GRAND COMFORT WOODSTOVE IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN AS IT
IS OUTLINED IN THIS MANUAL COULD RESULT IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
KITCHEN QUEEN LLC AND IT’S AFFILIATES ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY IN ANY WAY WHAT-
SOEVER FOR THE SAFETY AND/OR OPERABILITY OF A STOVE USED IN SUCH A MANNER.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR CONTROLS
Your stove comes standard with four dierent controls. Understanding them and their
recommended usage is essenal for a posive cooking experience.
1. Damper control (p. 9 gure 1). Pulling up on the damper control handle opens an access hole from the re box
directly into the ue. In this posion the stove will dra much easier but will not burn very eciently. During normal
operaons this handle should only be up when the fuel door is open. Failure to raise this handle when opening the
fuel door will result in smoke spilling into the room. Leaving this handle up during normal operaons will result in the
damper control wearing out prematurely.
2. Thermostat control (p. 9 gure 1). This is the primary air inlet. Turning the thermostat in a counter-clockwise direc-
on allows more air into the stove, which makes for a hoer re, and turning it in a clockwise direcon shuts the air
o, which makes for a cooler re. The thermostat also has a feature which will automacally slowly open or close as
the stove cools down or heats up. During normal operaons this should be opened all the way to start a re then
turned down to match the temperature you prefer in your house or in the oven. It is not possible to increase the
temperature in the oven without also increasing the heat released by the stove. The thermostat controls the
temperature of the stove it does not control the temperature of your house. Adjusng the thermostat will not bring
immediate results. It handles more like a semi than a drag racer
3. Air wash control (p. 9 gure 1). Pulling the air wash handle out allows a curtain of relavely cool air to wash across
the face of the re door glass keeping it from smoking up. Pushing this handle in will slightly extend an overnight burn
me however, doing so will also of course, smoke up the re door glass.
4. Oven by-pass control (p. 9 gure 2). Pushing this handle in allows ue gases (smoke) to by-pass the oven while
heang more of the cooking surface. Also, pushing this handle in drascally reduces the ue gas path and beer
allows gases to escape during less than opmal draing condions, such as a cold start up. Pulling this handle out
iniates heang the oven. This handle does not control oven temperature, it only turns it on or shuts it o. The
thermostat control is used to adjust oven temperature.
Actual stove may vary slightly from these pictures
It is normal for the oven thermometer to read slightly cooler than a thermometer set in the center of the oven. This is caused by the fact that, for the
sake of convenience, the oven thermometer has been mounted on the coolest surface on the enre oven. This is not indicave of a faulty thermometer.
Oven by-pass control
Thermostat control
Air Wash Control
Damper Control
Figure # 1 Figure # 2

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MAINTANAINCE
PROPER MAINTANAINCE IS VITAL IN MAINTAINING
THE LIFE AND SAFETY OF YOUR STOVE.
CREOSOTE AND THE NEED FOR REMOVAL
!! WARNING !! CLEANING CREOSOTE SHOULD ONLY BE DONE WHEN THE STOVE IS COLD.
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors, which combine with expelled moisture to form creosote.
The creosote vapors condense in the relavely cool chimney ue of a slow burning re. As a result, creosote residues accumulate
on the ue liner. When ignited, this creosote makes an extremely hot re. The enre ue gas path, from the rebox to the chimney
cap should be inspected regularly during the heang season to determine if a creosote buildup has occurred. If creosote has
accumulated, it should be removed to reduce the risk of a chimney re. You have made a very wise choice in choosing an
extremely ecient, double re-burn stove and, while creosote build up will be far less than nearly all other solid fueled cookstoves
currently available, it is sll necessary to regularly inspect for and remove any creosote buildup.
To remove creosote from the stove.
1. Remove the oven side lid.
2. Use the scraper and a dust pan to remove all the creosote that has accumulated above the oven.
3. There is a secon of the ue path located on the right side of the oven. This narrow channel may also accumulate some
creosote periodically. To clean it, reach in through the lid and with a long screwdriver scrape both the shell and the exterior
wall of the oven as far down as you can reach. Next, reach in through the main cleanout access and again using a long
screwdriver scrape the rest of the shell and the oven wall clean.
4. Remove the main cleanout access cover by sliding the porcelain cover all the way to one side, then pull the boom out unl it
misses the cleanout access behind it, next slide the cover up, nally undo the wingnuts that are holding the cleanout access
door in place and slide the door o of the bolts being careful nut to damage the threads on the bolts.
5. Place the empty ash pan underneath the cleanout access hole and use the scraper to scrape all the creosote out of the stove
and into the ashpan.
• Always inspect the gasket before replacing the cleanout access door. A faulty cleanout access door gasket will result in
lower oven temperatures and more sluggish draing.
Oven side lid
Main Clean Out Access
Figure # 1
Actual stove may vary slightly from these pictures