User's Manual
12 CAC
FIGURE 10 - OPENING AND CLOSING FUEL FEED DOOR
When the wood is burning briskly, add additional kindling as required to establish a good kindling fi re.
When the kindling fi re has been established and is burning briskly, cover it with a thin layer of coal. If you add too
much coal you will smother the fi re, requiring you to start the whole process over again. Be patient.
Securely close the heater’s fuel feed door as the coal begins burning. See fi gure 10. CAUTION: OPERATING THE
HEATER WITH ITS FUEL FEED DOOR OR ASH REMOVAL DOOR OPENED CREATES AN ABNORMAL FIRING
CONDITION WHICH CAN OVERHEAT THE HEATER, CHIMNEY AND ADJACENT COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.
THIS CAN DRASTICALLY SHORTEN THE HEATER’S LIFE AND VOID THE FACTORY WARRANTY.
Wait about ten minutes, or until the coal is burnign well, then start adding small quantites of coal at ten minute inter-
vals until a good doal fi re is established.
CAUTIONS:
-Never add more coal than is already burning and NEVER add more than ten pounds of fresh coal at one
time.
-When fresh coal is added, ALWAYS leave some of the glowing coals uncovered.
-NEVER fi ll the heater so that the burning coal is above the top of the heater’s chamber liners. This will
cause the heater to overheat and will shorten its life.
MAKE SURE THAT THE HEATER’S FUEL FEED DOOR, ASH REMOVAL DOOR, AND CABINET DOOR ARE
SECURELY CLOSED.
Set the heater’s thermostat control knob to a point midway between “HI” and “Lo”. If the house or heating situation
requires a higher or lower setting to obtain the desired amount of heat, adjust the heate’s thermostat control knob
accordingly.
FIRETENDING
Firetending is the occasional poking or stirring of the burning coal bed to ensure airfl ow through the coal bed and adding fresh coal as needed. With
experience, you should determine how often fi retending is required to maintain the desired heat output of the heater. To ensure safe and satisfactory
performance of the heater, the following rules should be observed:
KEEP THE FUEL FEED DOOR AND ASH REMOVAL DOOR CLOSED EXCEPT WHEN TENDING THE FIRE OR REMOVING ASHES. Operat-
ing the heater with either of these doors open can cause the heater to dangerously overheat and will increase the possibility of smoke, ash or
sparks escaping the heater and damaging the dwelling or its contents.
NEVER FILL THE HEATER ABOVE THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER LINERS. Overfi lling the heater can cause it to overheat, create a fi re hazard,
and damage the heater.
NEVER OPEN THE FUEL FEED DOOR WITHOUT FIRST TURNING THE THERMOSTAT CONTROL KNOB TO “HI” FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS.
NEVER ADD MORE THAN TEN POUNDS OF FRESH COAL TO THE HEATER AT EACH REFUELING. Adding large amounts of fresh coal
can cause an accumulation of gases above the fi re that can cause backpuffi ng. Backpuffi ng can occur whenever concentrated gases accumu-
late over the fi re bed and then catch fi re quickly. This may cause smoke and fl ame to be expelled from the heater during fi retending. Under rare
conditions, backpuffi ng can be severe enough to break apart poorly connected chimney connector pipes. If backpuffi ng is experienced, see
TROUBLESHOOTING section of this manual. Backpuffi ng is an abnormal condition and a potential hazard. Determine and correct the cause.
TURN THERMOSTAT TO “HI’ FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER ADDING FRESH COAL TO A FIRE. This allows the gases to be driven off and shortens
the length of time the dense smoke is likely to deposit soot on the chimney walls.
DO NOT TAMPER WITH THE INTERNAL THERMOSTAT MECHANISM. The thermostat has been designed and calibrated to porvide continuous
contrrol of the fi re for sefety and effi ciency. Thermostat adjustments are made with the thermostat control knob only. See fi gure 9.
PREPARE THE HEATER TO HOLD FIRE ALL NIGHT BY LOADING IT WITH COAL AT LEAST AN HOUR BEFORE BEDTIME. Burn the heater
at the normal rate for for this hour, then turn it back to a slower burn just before going to bed. This procedure will help drive excess moisture and
gases out of the coal and minimize soot buildup during the night. This procedure also minimizes the liklihood of backpuffi ng.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THE HEATER. If any part of the heater or chimney connector becomes red hot, the heater is being overfi red. Immediately
turn the heater’s thermostat to “LO” and keep the fuel feed door and ash removal door closed until the heater cools.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THE HEATER. If any part of the heater or chimney connector becomes red hot turn the thermostat to low and keep the
ash and feed doors closed until the heater cools.
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