Pacific energy PACIFIC SUMMIT Original operating instructions

INSTALLATION
& OPERATION
GUIDE
Models
PACIFIC SUMMIT
SUMMIT CLASSIC
Series - A
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211105-20 SUMMIT-A 5055.325
SAFETY NOTICE
If this stove is not properly installed,
a house fire may result. For your
safety, follow the installation
instructions. Contact local building
or fire officials about restrictions
and installation inspection
requirements in you area.
TESTED and LISTED
to CAN/ULC S627 and UL 1482
Meets the Environmental Protection
Agency's July 1990 Particulate
Emission Standards

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Operation
CAUTION: Never use gasoline, gasoline type lantern fuel,
kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or similar liquids to start or
"freshen up" a fire in this heater. Keep all such liquids well
away from the heater while it is in use.
CAUTION: Hot while in operation. Keep children, cloth-
ing and furniture away. Contact may cause skin burns.
Your PACIFIC ENERGY heater is designed for maximum
overall efficiency at a moderate firing rate. Overfiring is
hazardous and a waste of fuel. Too slow a burn contributes to
creosote buildup and lowers combustion efficiency.
Wood Selection
This heater is designed to burn natural wood only. Higher
efficiency and lower emissions generally result when burning
air-dried seasoned hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or to
green or freshly cut hardwoods.
Wood should be properly air dried (seasoned) for six months
or more. Wet or undried wood will cause the fire to smoulder
and produce large amounts of creosote. Wet wood also pro-
duces very little heat and tends to go out often.
DO NOT BURN :
-Salt water wood * -Treated wood
-Wet or green wood -Coal/charcoal
-Garbage/Plastic *-Solvents
* These materials contain chlorides which will rapidly
destroy metal surfaces and void warranty.
Do not burn anything but wood. Other fuels, eg. charcoal, can
produce large amounts of carbon monoxide, a tasteless, odour-
less gas that can kill. Under no circumstances should you
attempt to barbecue in this heater.
How to Test Your Wood
Add a large piece of wood to the stove when it has a good large
bed of coals. It is dry if it is burning on more than one side
within one minute. It is damp if it turns black and lights within
three minutes. If it sizzles, hisses and blackens without igniting
in five minutes it is soaked and should not be burnt.
Lighting for the First Time
Curing of the Paint Finish
To achieve the best finish, the paint on your stove must be
baked on. When burning your stove for the first 2-3 times it is
very important that the room be well ventilated. Open all
windows and doors. Smoke and fumes caused by the curing
process may cause discomfort to some individuals.
Lighting a Fire
WARNING: Never use chemicals or any other volatile
liquid to start a fire.
1. Adjust air control to high(maximum firing rate) and open
door.
2. Place crumpled newspaper in the centre of the heater and
criss-cross with several pieces of dry kindling. Add a few
small pieces of dry wood on top.
3. Ignite the paper and close the door.
4. After the fire has established itself, open the door and add
a few small logs. Close door.
5. Begin normal operation after a good coal base exists and
wood has charred.
Normal Operation
1. Set air control to a desired setting. If smoke pours down
across the glass (waterfall effect) this indicates you have
shut the control down too soon or you are using too low a
setting. The wide range control panel makes finding the
desired setting for your application easy. As every home's
heating needs vary (ie. insulation, windows, climate, etc.)
the proper setting can only be found by trial and error and
should be noted for future burns.
2. To refuel, adjust air control to high, and give the fire time
to brighten. Open the door slowly, this will prevent
backpuffing.
3. Use wood of different shape, diameter and length (up to
18"). Load your wood endwise and try to place the logs so
that the air can flow between them. Always use dry wood.
4. Do not load fuel to a height or in such a manner that would
be hazardous when opening the door.
5. For extended or overnight burns, unsplit logs are preferred.
Remember to char the wood completely on maximum
setting before adjusting air control for overnight burn.
WARNING: Always keep loading door closed when burn-
ing. This heater is not designed for open door burning.
WARNING: No alteration or modification of the combus-
tion air control assembly is permitted. Any tampering will
void warranty and could be very hazardous.
WARNING: Do not use grates or andirons to elevate the
fuel. Burn directly on the fire bricks. Replace broken or
missing bricks. Failure to do so may create a hazardous
condition.

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Caution: Ashes are to be removed only when the heater is cold.
Whenever ashes get 3 to 4 inches deep in your firebox, and
when fire has burned down and cooled, remove excess ashes.
Leave an ash bed approximately 1" (25 mm) deep on the
firebox bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
Optional Ash Cleanout system: The ash dump handle is
located under the ash lip on the left hand side. To operate ash
dump, pull handle out 1/2" and turn clockwise. This will unlock
the ash dump and allow it to open. Hold handle open while
pulling ashes into the opening. Avoid large embers as these still
contain heat value. Release handle and push in to lock. Ensure
ash dump door is properly engaged. Fill the cavity with the
remaining ash level with the firebox floor. Lift and pull out
ashpan and discard ashes into metal container. Replace ashpan
and ensure it is seated properly.
Do not burn with ash dump door open. Doing so will create
a hazardous condition. Always leave about 1" of ash when
cleaning.
Disposal of Ashes
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting
lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-
combustible floor or on the ground, well away from all combus-
tible materials, pending final disposal. If the ashes are disposed
of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed, they should
be retained in closed container until all cinders have thoroughly
cooled. Other waste should not be placed in this container.
Baffle Removal
Chimney connector pipe should be disconnected from stove to
clean and inspect. Only if this is not possible should you
remove baffle assembly.
DO NOT OPERATE WITH BAFFLE ASSEMBLY OR
INSULATION REMOVED.
Removal
Remove retaining pin at the back top of the firebox, just under
the baffle. Lift baffle up and pull forward to disconnect from
the supply tube. Tilt baffle sideways to drop down and remove
from firebox. Inspect gasket between baffle and supply tube. If
necessary, replace with gasket #3139.5 available from your
Pacific Energy dealer. Re-install baffle assembly in reverse
order. Ensure that the two side pieces of insulation are set
inside the siderails and tight against the baffle. If the insulation
is damaged during removal, it should be replaced.
Restarting After Extended or Overnight
Burns
1. Open door and rake hot embers towards the front of the
heater. Add a couple of dry, split logs on top of embers,
close door.
2. Adjust air control to high and in just a few minutes, logs
should begin burning.
3. After wood has charred, reset air control to desired setting.
4. To achieve maximum firing rate, set control to high. Do not
use this setting other than for starting or preheating fresh
fuel loads.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER: Attempts to achieve
heat output rates that exceed heater design specifications
can result in permanent damage to the heater and chimney.
More Wood, More Heat
Seasoned wood has approximately 7500 BTU's per pound. If
you put 10 pounds of wood in your stove for an eight hour burn
the wood will be producing 9375 BTU's per hour. (7500 BTU
x 10 lbs./8hrs.=9375 BTU's per hr.) If you put 20 lbs of wood
in your stove for eight hour burn you will get 18,750 BTU's per
hr. (7500 BTU x 20lbs./8hr.=18,750 BTU's per hr.). This is
only an example and is based on 100% efficiency. In reality,
your stove should perform in the 70% efficiency range.
Experience will give you the right settings for proper combus-
tion and efficient burning. Remember the correct air inlet
setting is affected by variables such as type of wood, outside
temperature, chimney size and weather conditions. With
practice, you will become proficient in operating your heater
and will obtain the performance for which it was designed.
Proper Draft
1. Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up
through the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney
depends on the length of the chimney, local geography,
nearby obstructions and other factors.
2. Too much draft may cause excessive temperatures in the
appliance. An uncontrollable burn or a glowing red stove
part or chimney indicates excessive draft.
3. Inadequate draft may cause backpuffing into the room and
plugging of the chimney. Smoke leaking into the room
through appliance and chimney connector joints indicates
inadequate draft.
Ash Removal

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Understanding & Operating Your Pacific Energy Stove
The Pacific Energy SUMMIT woodstove is a culmi-
nation of years of research and development. De-
signed to be efficient, clean-burning and user-
friendly, this heater will give you years of warm
service. However, a knowledgeable operator is still
the most important factor for maximum perform-
ance and part of this is understanding the basic
functions of this design.
Traditional wood stoves had a basic combustion
system which allowed a considerable amount of heat
energy to escape up
the chimney as
unburned gases and
particulates (smoke).
Pacific Energy has de-
signed a system that
solves the problem by
burning the smoke
and releasing the ad-
ditional heat to the
room.
This system has two
critical design fea-
tures:
1.
Above fire second-
ary air injection:
The hollow "air baf-
fle" injects super-
heated secondary air
just above the load.
With the stove at the proper operating temperature,
this will create a secondary flame that will be evident
for approximately 1/3 of the total burn time.
2. High mass and thermal insulation:
The high mass (weight) acts as a heat storage and the
thermal insulation keeps the combustion zone hot.
Active flaming takes place during the first part of the
burn. During this stage, heat is stored in the mass of
the unit and is later released slowly and evenly. As
wood chars, active flaming will diminish. This
clean charcoal burning stage will last for a consider-
able length of time and refuelling should be avoided
until the charcoal base has become quite small.
OPERATING TIPS
1. Always use dry, seasoned firewood, up to 18"
long. Load wood
endwise, a mixture
of large and small
pieces, on top of a
good ash base (1"
minimum).
2. Operate on a me-
dium to high setting,
for up to 1 hour from
cold start. After the
initial warm up pe-
riod, refuel and leave
the air control on a
medium setting for 5
to 10 minutes more
and then set the air
control to the desired
position.
3. If a slow burn is
desired, set the air
control to low. Active secondary burning should be
present above the wood load. If it is not present or
goes out shortly after, proper operating temperature
has not been reached and the stove needs additional
warm up time.
For additional operating, safety and maintenance
information refer to the installation manual.
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1 -Boost Air 4 -Secondary Combustion Zone
2 -Main Combustion Air 5 -Radiant Heat
3-Air Wash System 6-Convected Heat

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