Vogelzang International 1500 - Manual (Page 15)

VGZ-018 / 051809.0 NORSEMAN™ 1500/2500 FuRNAcE / Page 15
DANgER: RISk OF FIRE OR ExPLOSION
1. DO NOT BURN OR USE gARBAgE, ChEmI-
CALS, gASOLINE, gASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN
FUEL, kEROSENE, ChARCOAL LIghTER
FLUID, DRAIN OIL OR OThER FLAmmABLE
LIqUIDS TO START OR “FREShEN-UP” A FIRE
IN ThE FURNACE.
2. DO NOT USE OR STORE ANY FLAmmABLE
LIqUIDS, ESPECIALLY gASOLINE, IN ThE
vICINITY OF ThE FURNACE.
3. gASES EmITTED FROm FREShLY ADDED
COAL mUST BE BURNED OR ThEY wILL
ACCUmULATE AND ExPLODE. NEvER SmOTh-
ER A FIRE whEN ADDINg FRESh COAL.
4. NEvER USE mANUFACTURED COAL “BRICkS”
mADE OF COAL DUST AND wAx-TYPE BIND-
ER.
5. NEvER OvER FIRE ThIS FURNACE BY
BUILDINg ExCESSIvELY hOT FIRES AS
A hOUSE/BUILDINg FIRE mAY RESULT. IF A
UNIT OR ChImNEY CONNECTOR gLOwS, YOU
ARE OvER FIRINg.
6. DO NOT OPERATE wITh FEED OR ASh DOORS
OPEN. OvER FIRINg mAY RESULT.
7. BUILD FIRES ONLY ON INTEgRAL gRATE
INCLUDED wITh ThE FURNACE.
8. BURN wOOD OR COAL FUEL ONLY. DO NOT
BURN gARBAgE, gASOLINE, DRAIN OIL OR
OThER FLAmmABLE LIqUIDS.
9. INSPECT AND CLEAN CONNECTOR PIPE,
ChImNEY PIPE & FLUE EvERY 90 DAYS.
REPLACE ImmEDIATELY IF ANY PIPE IS RUST-
INg OR LEAkINg SmOkE INTO ThE ROOm.
10. DO NOT OPERATE FURNACE wITh A DRAFT
ExCEEDINg 0.05˝ wATER COLUmN (0.1 PA).
OPERATINg SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. NEvER BUILD ExTREmELY LARgE FIRES
IN ThIS TYPE OF FURNACE AS DAmAgE TO
ThE FURNACE OR SmOkE LEAkAgE mAY
RESULT.
2. CAUTION: hOT SURFACES whILE IN OP-
ERATION. kEEP ChILDREN, CLOThINg, AND
FURNITURE AwAY. CONTACT mAY CAUSE
SkIN BURNS. DO NOT TOUCh ThE FURNACE
AFTER FIRINg UNTIL IT hAS COOLED.
3 . P ROv I D E A I R I N TO T h E RO O m F O R
PROPER COmBUSTION.
opERAtiNg iNstRUctioNs
FUEL(S)
This furnace is designed to burn wood or
coal fuel only.
COAL FUEL
Low ash content (2% to 6%) coal is recommended.
Purchase “washed” coal in chestnut, egg, furnace, or
nut-sizes (1-3/4 to 4 inch diameter) for residential fur-
naces. Any of the specialty packaged fireplace coals can
also be used. (Do not use wax-type coal “bricks”)
wARNINg: FOR BEST RESULTS USE SOLID,
BITUmINOUS COAL. NEvER USE mANUFAC-
TURED COAL “BRICkS” mADE OF COAL DUST
wITh wAx-TYPE BINDER. DO NOT BURN
gARBAgE, OIL OR FLAmmABLE FLUIDS.
STORE FUEL IN DRY, wELL vENTILATED
AREA.
wOOD FUEL
Hardwood, 18˝ to 26˝ should be split and air dried
(seasoned) for 6 months to provide proper burning
without excessive creosote buildup.
LIghTINg
NOTE: On first use build three (3) small fires
to “season” cast iron parts and prevent cracking.
Allow furnace to cool between firings.
1. Set the thermostat on “HIGH” to provide maximum
draft.
2. Open the feed door and place paper and kindling
on the grate for starting the fire.
3. Light fire, close and secure the feed door.
4. Add wood or about 15 pounds of coal after fire
is burning briskly. use care not to smother the
kindling fire when adding coal.
5. Set the thermostat to maintain desired tem-
perature. “MEDIuM” setting is nor mally
satisfactory. Set higher or lower for your
personal comfort level.
ADDINg FUEL
When starting fires, add small amounts of fuel
each hour or so instead of piling large quantities
of fuel every 3 to 5 hours. As you become more
familiar with the operation of your furnace, it is
possible to add fuel to burn for longer periods of time, but
doing so carelessly will promote incomplete combus-
tion and considerable sooting, along with a very dirty,
inefficient fire.
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