Vermont Casting 1450 - Manual (Page 24)

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Encore 1450 Non-Catalytic Woodburning Stove
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ST264
good fire
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ST265
Fig. 39 Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn
well.
During the break-in fires, do not let the stove get hotter
than 500°F (260°C) as measured on an optional stove-
top thermometer. Adjust the air control lever as neces-
sary to control the fire.
Some odor from the stove’s hot metal, the paint, and
the cement is normal for the first few fires.
NOTE: Some chimneys need to be “primed,” or
warmed up, before they will draw sufficiently to start
a fire. To correct this situation, roll up a couple pieces
of newspaper, place them on top of the kindling and
toward the back of the stove, light them, and close the
doors. This will encourage smoke to rise rapidly, en-
couraging a good draft.
Once the draft is established, open the front door and
light the rest of the fuel from the bottom. Do not light
the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing,
and repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the
initial attempt is unsuccessful.
If your Encore has been broken-in previously using,
continue to build the fire gradually. Add larger wood with
a diameter of 3-4” (76-102 mm). Continue adding split
logs of this size to the briskly-burning fire until there is
a glowing ember bed at least 3” (76 mm) deep. A good
ember bed is necessary for proper functioning of the
combustion system and may take an hour or more to
establish.
ST264a
add wood fire
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ST264a
Fig. 40 Add full-size logs when the kindling has burned down
to a bed of embers.
Refuel While the Embers Are Still Hot
When reloading, best results will be achieved if you first
de-ash the stove by stirring the fuel bed to allow ash to
fall through the grate into the ash pan.
Do not break the charcoal into very small pieces or
pound or compress the charcoal bed.
It is important that air can circulate through the charcoal
bed while the heater is in operation. Larger pieces of
charcoal allow more air to circulate under the wood,
resulting in the fire reviving more quickly.
For best results when refueling, wear stove gloves to
protect your hands, add fuel while the stove still has
plenty of glowing embers to re-kindle the fire, and
include some smaller pieces of wood in the new fuel
load to help the stove regain its operating temperature
quickly. Use this sequence as a guide to successful
refueling:
1. Open the damper.
2. De-ash the stove as described above. Open the
front doors and check the level of ash in the ash
pan. Empty the pan if necessary and replace it in the
stove. Close the front doors.
3. Open the griddle, load the wood (smaller pieces
first), and close the griddle.
4. Allow the stove to regain its “thermal momentum”
before closing the damper. This may take 15--20
minutes.
5. Close the damper and set the air control lever for the
desired heat output. When the surface temperature
reaches 450°F (230°C), adjust the air control for the
amount of heat you desire.
NOTE: If the charcoal bed is relatively thick {about 2”-
3” (52-76 mm)} deep, and if your fuel is well seasoned,
it is possible to add fresh fuel (smaller pieces first),
close the door and damper, and reset the primary air
control for the desired heat output within five minutes.
WARNING: FIREPLACE STOVES EQUIPPED WITH
DOORS SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY WITH
DOORS FULLY OPEN OR DOORS FULLY CLOSED.
IF DOORS ARE LEFT PARTLY OPEN, GAS AND
FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT OF THE FIREPLACE
STOVE OPENING CREATING RISKS FROM BOTH
FIRE AND SMOKE.
CAUTION: The Encore will be hot while in opera-
tion. Keep children, clothing and furniture away.
Contact may cause skin burns.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER. Overfiring may
cause a house fire, or can result in permanent dam-
age to the stove and to the catalytic combustor. If
any part of the Encore glows, you are overfiring.