Weiman Products Deva 100 - Manual (Page 21)

HearthStone Quality Home Heating Products Inc ® Model 8220
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B UILDING Y OUR F IRST F IRE
Once you understand the controls of your wood
stove and have chosen the appropriate firewood,
you are ready to start a fire.
When you light your first fires, the wood stove
will emit some smoke and fumes. This is
normal “off-gassing” of the paints and oils used
when manufacturing the wood stove. If you
find it necessary, open a few windows to vent
your room. The smoke and fumes will usually
subside after 10 to 20 minutes of operation. The
odor and smoke will end once the stove is
“cured”.
The first fires may produce other odors from
impurities that exist in the area immediately
surrounding the stove. Some of these impurities
can be cleaning solvents, paint solvents,
cigarettes, smoke, pet hair, dust, adhesives, a
new carpet, and new textiles. These odors will
dissipate over time. You can alleviate these
odors by opening a few windows or otherwise
creating additional ventilation around your
stove.
B UILDING A F IRE
1. Open the door and place five or six
double sheets of tightly twisted
newspaper in the center of the firebox.
Arrange kindling in a crisscross pattern
over the newspaper. Kindling should be
approximately ten pieces, 1/2" (13 mm)
in diameter and 10" to 17" (254 to 431
mm) long.
2. Open the flue bypass system by pulling
the handle out completely. (as described
on page 18)
3. Fully open the primary air control by
pushing the lever toward the left of the
stove.
4. Light the paper under the kindling.
Leave the door slightly ajar momentarily
until the kindling has started to burn and
draft begins to pull.
5. Close the door and allow the fire to burn.
6. Once the kindling is burning, open the
door and add logs, small at first, to build
the fire up. Otherwise, keep the fuel
loading door and ash door closed while
the stove is in use.
7. Close the bypass system by pushing the
handle all the way in.
8. Once the fire is burning well, use the
primary air control to regulate the
desired rate of burn. Pushing the lever
to the left of the stove opens the
PRIMARY AIR CONTROL for a high
rate of burn or pushing it to the right of
the stove for a low rate of burn.
9. The flue bypass is used to control the
cook top and oven temperature.
Note: When opening the door to reload or
re-arrange logs, it is advisable to open the
door just a crack, pause for a moment,
then open the door completely. This
procedure will allow the firebox to clear
of smoke before the door is opened fully.
You must open the flue bypass system
prior to opening your fuel loading door.
Also, reloading on a bed of hot, red coals
reduces smoking time and will bring fresh
fuel up to a high temperature rapidly.
Do not open the fuel loading door
with the bypass closed!