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Dry Seasoned Wood Only!Save These Instructions Harman®  •  TL300 Owner's Manual_R25  •  2007 -___  •  08/15
For low burn, slide the air control to the left. For medium 
burns, use notches 1 to 2. Maximum heat is attained with 
the air control all the way to the right. Do not burn the stove 
continuously at the maximum setting. If maximum heat is 
required day after day, the stove is too small for the area 
you are trying to heat.
If your wood is not seasoned long enough or is high in 
moisture content, you may need to adjust the primary air 
slightly higher to sustain a low burn rate with the cleanest 
possible exhaust.
F. Before Your First Fire
•  Be sure the appliance is installed properly and that 
all safety requirements have been met. Pay particular 
attention to the clearances to combustibles, oor
protection and the venting instructions.
•  Test your smoke detector(s) and CO detector(s) to the 
specicationsofthemanufacturer.
•  Doublecheckthattheashpanandinternalreboxare
empty.
•  Be sure to read this entire manual.
Begin with the bypass damper open, and the air control lever 
at the maximum setting, all the way to the right. Be sure the 
ash pan door is closed and latched. 
Start with a bed of crumpled paper and kindling sized about 
ngerwidth;placeseveral1"-2"(25-50mm)splitpieces
of dry wood on top of the kindling, followed by a few 2" - 3" 
(50 - 80 mm) split pieces. Lay the wood in a crossed pattern 
toallowmaximumairow.Ignitethepaperandclosethe
loading door(s). Allow this start-up re to burn for a few
minutes,keepingthebypassdamperopen.Addaboutve
more pieces of wood in the 2 to 3 inch (50 - 80mm) size range, 
makingsurethatthefuelbedisallthewayacrosstherebox
andstaggeredtoallowairow.Closethedoorandallowthis
loading to burn a few minutes. 
Addincreasinglylargerpiecesofwoodtothereuntilyou
have a thick bed of hot embers, approximately 2 to 3 inches 
deep at the back of the grate and at least an inch deep at the 
front. You must have this charcoal bed established before 
you close the bypass damper.
E. User Controls
Two important controls - the damper bypass handle and the 
air control lever regulate the operation and output of the stove.
To open the top or front loading door, you must open the 
damper bypass, or smoke will come in the room. In this 
mode of operation the combustion gases go directly from 
themaincombustionchambertotheuecollarandexitinto
the chimney.
Note: The bypass damper must be open for smokeless 
loading. Open the bypass damper by turning the handle 
clockwise while facing handle.
The air control lever is located on the ash lip, below the load 
door. Sliding this lever allows you to vary the amount of air 
tothere,creatingarangeofheatoutputs.Thelowestheat
output setting is to the left, and the highest is to the right. 
The notches are provided as a reference for your comfortable 
heat settings. Do not, under any circumstances, alter the 
congurationoroperationoftheaircontrollever.
Damper Open Damper Closed
DO NOT OVERLOAD THE APPLIANCE. IF YOU 
CAN NOT CLOSE THE LID OR DOOR, YOU HAVE 
OVERLOADED. 
CAUTION
Minimum 
Primary Air
Maximum 
Primary Air