Specifications

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16 Solution3.4InstallationandOperationManual
4 OPERATINGYOURWOODFIRE
• NEVER OVERFIRE YOUR WOOD FIRE.IF ANY PART OF THE WOOD FIRE STARTS TO GLOW
RED, OVER FIRING IS HAPPENING. READJUST THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL AT A LOWER
SETTING.
• NEVERLOADYOURWOOD FIRE UP TO THEBAFFLE.ALWAYS LEAVE5TO10 CENTIMETERS
TOALLOWPROPERCOMBUSTIONTHROUGHSECONDARYAIROPENINGS(NEVERPUTWOOD
ABOVETHEFIREBRICKLININGONTHEFIREBOX).THISWILLALSOPREVENTOVERFIRINGOF
YOURWOODFIRE.
• SHOULD THERE BE A SOOT OR CREOSOTE FIRE IN YOUR FLUE SYSTEM, CLOSE THE AIR
CONTROLCOMPLETELY.IMMEDIATELYCALLTHEFIREDEPARTMENT.
4.1 YOURFIRSTFIRES
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
componentsofthewoodfireareconditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they do
smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when you first
lightyourwoodfire,bepreparedbyopeningdoorsand/orwindowstoventilatethehouse.Asyou
burn hotter and hotter fires, more of the painted surfaces reach the curing temperature of the
paint. The smell of curing paint does not disappear until you have burned one or two very hot
fires.
Burn one or two small fires to begin the curing and conditioning process. Then build bigger and
hotter fires until there is no longer any paint smell from the wood fire. Once the paint smell
disappears,yourwoodfireisreadyforseriousheating.
4.2 LIGHTINGFIRES
Each person who heats with wood develops their own favorite way to light fires. Whatever
method you choose, your goal should be to get a hot fire burning quickly. A fire that starts fast
produces less smoke and deposits less creosote in the flue system. Here are three popular and
effectivewaystostartwoodfires.