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operation and maintenance differ from the
traditional wood stove.
FOLLOW THESE OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY AS STATED
TO ENSURE SAFE AND RELIABLE
OPERATION.
1. Carefully read this “Operation and
Maintenance” manual in its entirety BEFORE
lighting your stove for the first time.
2. Obtain final inspection and approval of
installation from local building officials.
3. Carefully clean all marks off the gold plated
parts before the first fire is lighted. Use a soft
cloth and a “Windex” type cleaner. Caution:
Never use an abrasive cleaner on any plated
or painted parts of the stove.
4. Have your dealer demonstrate all the
operational and maintenance steps necessary
for proper use of the stove. Sign and mail the
warranty card, on the back page.
5. Some odors may be given off during the first
few hours of burning during initial break-in.
These odors are normal and not harmful.
However, ventilating the room until the odors
disappear is recommended.
6. The stove will become HOT while in
operation. Keep children, clothing and
furniture away from all stove surfaces.
WARNING: Direct contact with the stove
while operating may cause skin burns.
7. To avoid the possibility of smoke and/or
sparks entering the room, always keep
firebox and de-ashing doors closed whenever
the stove is operating.
8. A certain amount of carbon monoxide may
be produced within the stove as a by-product
of combustion. All exhaust vent connections
must be sealed with RTV silicone to assure a
gas tight seal. Any leaks into a confined area
caused by faulty installation or improper
operation of the stove could produce
dizziness, nausea and in extreme cases, death.
9. An outside source of combustion air is
strongly recommended and is required on all
mobile home installations. If room air is used
to supply combustion air, room air starvation,
operation of exhaust fans and icing of air vents
can adversely affect proper stove operation.
10. Smoke detectors, installed in the same general
area as the stove, may be activated if the stove
door is left open and smoke is allowed to
enter the area.
Pre-Lighting Instructions
Your stove is equipped with an air inlet damper.
Before lighting your stove for the first time READ
the following and adjust this damper accordingly.
The purpose of this damper is to adjust combustion
airflow to match the characteristic of each specific
air inlet and chimney configuration. Adjust the
damper in this manner: Close the damper until
you see a lazy flame. Then open the damper a
small amount and wait several minutes for the burn
pot to adjust. If your stove still burns with a lazy
flame and/or with black smoke curling at the flame
edges you should continue making small
adjustments to the damper until your flame burns
cleanly. In some installations the inlet air damper
should be almost fully closed to burn properly
(shown in Figure 1 on page 6). Adjusting the
damper during the break in period is very
important (See “Preventing Chimney Fires”
on page 4). Break-in requires the burning of 15
bags of pellets or continuous burn for two weeks.
If during the initial break-in period you experience
difficulty keeping the stove burning or there appears
to be an excessive amount of burning pellets being
evacuated from the burn grate, it may be necessary
to close the damper some more. Once the damper
is fine tuned for settings 1, 2, 3 and 4 the stove will
run fine without having to make a change to the
damper setting unless the stove is run on 5 or 6 for
extended periods of time. It is normal for ash and
some sparks to be continually evacuated from the
burn grate. This is how the grate continuously
cleans itself. The equivalent of a teacup of
unburned pellets a day in the ash pan is considered
normal. Further adjustment may be needed if you
continue to have excess pellet evacuation. If you
experience problems adjusting the stove after
the break-in period contact your dealer.