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CAUTION: BURN UNTREATED WOOD
ONLY. OTHER MATERIALS SUCH AS WOOD
PRESERVATIVES, METAL FOILS, COAL,
PLASTIC, GARBAGE, SULPHUR, OR OIL, MAY
DAMAGE THE STOVE.
• Your wood stove was designed to burn well
seasoned natural wood only; no other materials
should be burned. Any type of well seasoned
natural wood may be used in your stove, but
specific varieties have better energy yields than
others. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions
generally result when burning air dried, seasoned
hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or too
green or freshly cut hardwoods.
• Deadwood lying on the forest floor should be
considered wet and requires full seasoning time.
Standing deadwood can usually be considered to
be about 2/3 seasoned.
• Smaller pieces of wood will dry faster. All logs
exceeding 6" in diameter should be split.
• The wood should not be stored directly on the
ground. Air should circulate through the logs. A
24" to 48" air space should be left between each
row of logs, which should be placed in the sunniest
location possible. The upper layer of wood should
be protected from the element but not the sides.
A good indicator of if the wood is ready to burn is
to check the piece ends. If cracks are radiating in all
directions from the center then the wood should be
dry enough to burn.
• If your wood sizzles in the fire, even though the
surface is dry, it may not be fully cured and should
be seasoned longer.
• It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you use DRY
WOOD only in your wood stove. The wood should
have dried for 9 to 15 months, such that the
humidity content (in weight) is reduced below 20%
of the weight of the log.
• It is very important to keep in mind that even if
the wood has been cut for one, two, or even more
years, it is not necessarily dry, if it has been stored
in poor conditions. Under extreme conditions, it
may rot instead of drying.
• The vast majority of the problems related to the
operation of a wood stove is caused by the fact that
the wood used was too damp or had dried in poor
conditions.
Single Burn Rate Wood Fire Stove
CAUTION: Attempts to use wet or
unseasoned wood will result in:
• Ignition difficulty.
• Accelerated creosote build-up resulting in
chimney fire.
• Incomplete combustion.
• Blackened windows
• Low heat yield.
Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax
impregnated sawdust or logs with any chemical
additives. Manufactured logs made of 100%
compressed sawdust can be burned, but be careful
burning too much of these logs at the same time. Start
with one manufactured log and see how the stove
reacts. You can increase the number of logs burned
at a time but make sure the temperature never rises
higher than 475˚F (246˚C) on a magnetic thermometer
for installation on single wall stove pipes or 900˚F
(482˚C) on a probe thermometer for installation on
double wall stove pipe. The thermometer should be
placed about 18" (45.7 cm) above the stove. Higher
temperatures can lead to overheat and damage your
stove.
Some fire starters may be used at the very beginning to
help wood catch fire. Examples of potentially effective
fire starters include paper wads, cardboard, saw dust,
wax, and similar products marketed explicitly for the
purpose of starting fires. Burning these materials may
result in the release of toxic fumes, rendering the
stove ineffective, and causing smoke. Research and
understand the guidelines and risks for your chosen fire
starter(s).
Do not store fire wood or fire starting materials on
floor protector, underneath stovepipe, anywhere
withing minimum clearances from combustible surfaces
specified on page 6 or the space required for
charging and ash removal.
Wood should be stored in a dry, well ventilated area.
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Operating Instructions and Owner's Manual
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