When loading the appliance, ensure that the two upper bre bafes are not lifted up and off their ledge. For maximum
efciency, when the appliance is thoroughly hot, load it fully to the top of the door opening and burn at a medium
low setting. Maximum heat for minimum fuel (optimum burn) occurs when the appliance top temperature is between
500°F (260°C) and 600°F (316°C). The bricks will be nearly all white and the glass mostly clear. The whiteness of the
bricks and the cleanliness of the glass are good indicators of your operating efciency. Not enough heat is produced
when only one or two pieces of wood are burned or the wood may not burn completely. A minimum of three pieces
are needed to encase a bed of coals that sustains the re.
NOTE:
Loosely stacked wood burns quicker than a tightly packed load. Wood burns in cycles rather than giving a
steady output of heat. It is best to plan these cycles around your household routine so that only enough coals
are left to start the next load. In the evening, load your appliance, at least, a half-hour before bed to ensure a
good re, hot enough to close the draft control for an overnight burn.
Burn only dry seasoned wood. It produces more heat and less soot or creosote. Do not burn ocean beach
wood. Its salt content can produce a metal-eating acid. When refueling open the door slowly to prevent smoke
spillage. Use a pair of long gloves (barbecue gloves) when feeding the re. Because these appliances burn
at the front, they are clean and efcient, but they are also very hot and gloves are useful. Keep a small steel
shovel nearby to use as a poker and to remove ashes. Do not store the wood within 3 feet (.91m) of the appli-
ance.
93.1
A ash re is a small re burned quickly when you don't need much
heat. After your kindling has "caught", load at least 3 pieces of wood,
stacked loosely. Burn with the draft control fully open or closed only
slightly.
82.1
Load your larger pieces of wood compactly, packed close enough to prevent the ames from penetrating
it completely. After approximately 30 minutes, depending on the size of the load, close the draft control
completely making sure that the re is not extinguished.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THE
APPLIANCE!
A.
Burning large amounts of smaller wood pieces such as furniture scraps, skids or treated wood;
Vigorously burning large loads of wood with the draft control on “HIGH” (fully open) for long periods of
time (one or two hours).
Operating the appliance with the ash dump door blocked open or a poor gasket seal on the main door.
7.4 LIGHTING A FIRE
7.4.1 FLASH FIRE
7.4.2 EXTENDED FIRE
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