Woodstock Soapstone NAVAJO Hybrid Instruction manual

A. Lighting a Fire and Starting the Stove
Use only wood to kindle a fire. Move coil-handled Fuel Choice
Lever to “WOOD” position (Figure 1)
Move the Air Control to the right (upper slots fully open) (Figure 2)
Open the Bypass Damper (Figure 3) Must be open to prevent
smoke from spilling into room.
Build a kindling fire to start the stove
a. Put small sheets of crumples newspaper on the grate.
b. Build a small tipi with kindling around the newspaper. (Figure 4)
c. Light the newspaper, and slowly close the Load Door
Note 1: Always leave the Fuel Choice Lever in the “WOOD” position,
unless you are adding coal/burning coal
Note 2: As soon as the stove is warm, close the bypass damper. This
increases efficiency and heat output.
B. Adding Wood to a Kindling Fire
Make sure the Bypass Damper (Figure ) is open
Add several pieces of firewood to the kindling fire (Figure 5)
Close the Load Door, wait for the stove to warm up, then close the
Bypass Damper (Figure 6) to increase efficiency and output.
Gradually close the Air Control (Figure 7) to reduce air intake so
the wood will burn longer
Please note: when burning wood only, do not close the Air Control beyond the
center diamond mark, keeping the Air Control on the “wood” side of the diamond.
C. COAL OPERATION
The stove should be started using wood. Once a wood fire has been
established, coal may be added as an alternative fuel. Establish a
good, hot coalbed before adding coal.
Move the Fuel Choice Lever to “COAL” (Figure 8)
Slide the Air Control to “COAL” all the way to the left (Figure 9)
Open the Bypass Damper (Figure 3) and the Load Door
Rake down the center of the grate, to move ashes into the ash pan
and increase airflow through the grate and into the firebox.
Put in several large pieces of coal. Leave space between pieces of
coal so air can flow up through the middle of the grate. Add small
coal pieces ouside big pieces. (Figure 10) Always keep a flame in
the coalbed. Make sure there is some flame before you close the door.
Close the Load Door and Bypass Damper
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Figure 7 Figure 8
Figure 9 Figure 10
Quick User Guide: The NAVAJO HybridWood/Coal Stove
After loading coal, check to be sure there are
visible flames in the coalbed. If there are no
flames, open the Bypass Damper for several
minutes until flames are clearly visible.
When burning coal,
always keep a flame
in the coalbed
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Fuel Choice Lever
The Fuel Choice Lever is operated with a coil spring handle
above the door. This control engages a catalytic combustor when
burning wood, and disengages it when burning coal.
To burn wood, use the coil spring to straighten the lever, then
push it in as far as it will go and leave it there. The coil spring
handle is centered over the door (Figure 1)
To burn coal, pull the rod out completely to disengage the cata-
lyst. Move the handle to the left before loading coal (Figure 2)
Bypass Damper
Opening the Bypass Damper prevents smoke from coming out
the loading door when you are kindling a fire or loading fuel.
The Bypass Damper Handle is in front of the loading door, so the
door cannot be opened unless the bypass is opened first.
When the bypass is open, smoke goes directly up the chimney
When the bypass is closed, the stove produces more heat, and
less smoke. Close the bypass as soon the the stove begins to
warm up.
Air Control
The air damper on the bottom of the Load Door controls the rate
the fuel is burned and the amount of heat that the stove produces.
Move the air damper to the right of the diamond mark to burn wood.
Move it all the way to the right to kindle a fire or maximum heat.
When burning coal, move the air damper all the way to the left. Ad-
just the damper slightly toward the middle to extend coal burn times.
Door Latch Detente
There is a small notch in the door handle. If you close the door
just to this notch, it will let air in at the edge of the door. This will
provide a small boost when kindling a fire.
Use the detente to add a little air when starting a wood fire, or
just after reloading.
The NAVAJO Hybrid Wood/Coal Stove: Controls
Wood Position Coal Position
Bypass Closed Bypass Opening
When burning wood and coal at the same time,
leave Fuel Selection Rod in “COAL” position.
The Bypass Handle must be opened to kindle a
fire or reload the stove. Close this handle when
the stove is in operation. The stove will produce
more heat and less smoke with the handle closed.
Push RIGHT To Burn
WOOD
Push LEFT To Burn
COAL
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There should always be a flame when burning coal.
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