StoveTec Wood/Charcoal Stove User manual

StoveTec Wood/Charcoal
Stove Manual
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StoveTec
PO Box 1175
79093 Highway 99
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
USA
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Instructions and photos by Evan Shenkin, Illustration by Lance MacCarty
www.stovetec.net
Detailed Instructions for
the Wood/Charcoal Stove
The Wood/Charcoal stove can be used with wood or
charcoal fuels.
•For wood burning, open the big door and place the
fuel shelf in front of the stove. Insert the sticks,
burning only at the ends makes a lot less smoke.
Control the airflow using the little door – fully open for
high power, 1/2 open for low power. To light the
stove, place some kindling inside the combustion
chamber. Add larger pieces of wood when the flame
is established. Continue pushing sticks into the stove
as they are burned. Do not overfill the stove.
•To use the stove with charcoal, insert the ceramic
piece and close the big door. Then fill with charcoal
from the top. Control the power of the stove by
adjusting the small lower door, fully open for high
power and almost fully closed for low power. The
ceramic piece must be used or the metal door will
burn out quickly.
•The adjustable pot skirt helps to save fuel! Loosen the
nut and adjust the skirt making sure that the skirt touches
the top of the stove. Then tighten the nut.
¾Use the stove only in a well-ventilated area!
¾Do not use the stove indoors.
¾Keep the stove out of the rain. Keep it dry.
¾Use stove on a heat-resistant surface.

Failure to comply with the precautions and instructions
provided with this stove can result in death, serious bodily
injury and property loss or damage from hazards of fire, burn,
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• Never leave stove unattended when hot or in use.
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out of reach of children.
•For Outdoor Use Only
•Never use inside house, camper, tent, vehicle or other
unventilated or enclosed areas. This stove consumes air
(oxygen). Do not use in unventilated or enclosed areas to
avoid endangering your life.
•This stove is a combustion appliance. All combustion
appliances produce carbon monoxide (CO) during the
combustion process. This product is designed to produce
extremely minute, non-hazardous amounts of CO if used
with wood and maintained in accordance with all
warnings and instructions. Dangerously high levels will be
emitted from charcoal. Do not block air flow into or out of
the stove.
•Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning produces flu-like
symptoms, watery eyes, headaches, dizziness, fatigue
and possibly death. You can't see it and you can't smell
it. It's an invisible killer. If these symptoms are present
during operation of this product get fresh air immediately!
•This stove is red hot during use and can ignite flammables
too close to the burners. Keep flammables at least 12
inches from the sides and 48 inches from the top of the
stove. Keep gasoline and other flammable liquids and
vapors well away from stove.
•During operation, this product can be a source of ignition.
Never use the stove in spaces that contain or may contain
volatile or airborne combustibles, or products such as
gasoline, solvents, paint thinner, dust particles or unknown
chemicals. Minimum clearances from combustible
materials: 12 inches from the sides & 48 inches from the
top.
•Operate stove only on top of heat-resistant material.
•Provide adequate clearances around air openings into the
combustion chamber.
CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD
• This appliance can produce carbon monoxide
which has no odor.
• Using it in an enclosed space can kill you.
• Never use this appliance in an enclosed space
such as a camper, tent, car or home.

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Instructions for using
Stove with
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------ Use stove in a well-ventilated area on heat resistant
surface. -----
1. Open the big door. Remove brick from stove.
2. Place fuel shelf in front of the stove. Keep bottom door all
the way open for full power.
3. Place pot skirt under bottom of pot.
4. Press pot skirt together and tighten screw.
5. Place the pot and pot skirt on top of the stove. Push the
pot skirt down onto the top of the stove.
**Using the pot skirt will save about 25% of the fuel!
6. Light fire with kindling.

7. Larger sticks catch fire from the kindling underneath.
8. Burning the sticks at the tip will create much less smoke.
Push sticks into the stove as they burn up.
9. Close the bottom door half way for simmering when using
less fuel.
10. When moving stove wait until cool. Carry using both
handles.
Special tips for reducing fuel use while
cooking with wood:
Keep lid on pot at all times.
Keep pot skirt on pot.
Make sure pot skirt is touching top of stove.
When cooking at a simmering temperature:
A. When water comes to a boil, remove burning sticks.
The sticks make coals that can be used for further cooking.
B. Break off coals from ends of stick.

C. Put brick back into stove. Slide top door and close
completely.
D. Slide bottom door closed. Leave only a small opening to
keep coals burning.
E. When using a pot lid and skirt, the food will continues to
cook. The coals should cook the food for about 30 minutes.
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Instructions for using Stove
with
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------Use stove outside on a heat resistant surface------
1. Put brick back into stove. Slide top door and close
completely. The brick must be used with charcoal or the
metal door will burn out quickly.
2. Open bottom door halfway. Keep top door closed. The brick
protects the upper door from the heat of the charcoal fire.
3. Feed large pieces of charcoal into the top of the stove.
Fill chamber with enough charcoal to complete cooking.
4. Light charcoal at the top of the stove.

5. Place pot skirt under bottom of pot.
6. Press pot skirt together and tighten screw.
7. Place the pot and pot skirt on top of the stove. Push the
pot skirt down onto the top of the stove.
**Using the pot skirt will save about 25% of the fuel!
Do not overload with fuel
The stove body is hot – do not touch
Use only with ventilation
Protect from rain

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