Vogelzang BX26E - Manual (Page 13)

VGZ-006 / 20120225.0 BX26E-STD / Page 13
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
THIS STOVE IS DESIGNED TO BURN
WOOD FUEL ONLY!
Hardwood, 18” to 20” (46 to 50 cm) should be air
dried (seasoned), for a minimum of 6 months. Logs
grater than 6˝ (152mm) in diameter should be split.
Wood should be stored in a dry, well ventilated area.
The humidity content for usable firewood must be less
than 20% of the weight of the log.
Attempts to use wet or unseasoned wood will
cause:
- ignition problems
- rapid creosote build-up resulting in chimney fire
- incomplete combustion
- low heat yield
NOTICE: USE SOLID WOOD MATERIALS ONLY.
DO NOT BURN GARBAGE, CHARCOAL OR
FLAMMABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE,
NAPHTHA OR ENGINE OIL. DO NOT USE COAL.
THIS STOVE IS NOT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMO-
DATE THE AIR FLOW (DRAFT) NECESSARY TO
PROPERLY BURN COAL OR COAL PRODUCTS.
NOTE: A 2˝/51mm layer of sand or a layer of
firebrick should be used as bottom insulation in
the Boxwood stove. An optional cast iron grate,
26G, may be used instead of firebrick or sand. See
Accessory Sheet included with this manual or visit
www.vogelzang.com for ordering information.
STARTING A FIRE
1. Open collar draft damper fully to provide maximum
draft.
2. Open the feed door and place several wads of
crushed paper in the firebox.
3. Lay small stacks of kindling on the paper to start
the fire.
4. Light the paper and kindling, close the door and
secure tightly.
5. Add fuel after fire is burning briskly. Use care not to
smother the kindling fire when adding wood. Close
the door and secure tightly.
6. Adjust the collar draft damper and hearth slide draft
control. The more closed the slide draft is set, the
lower and slower the fire will burn. The more open,
the faster and hotter the fire will burn. Do not over
fire the stove.
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CAUTION: HOUSE FIRE HAZARDS
• DO NOT STORE WOOD ON FLOOR PROTEC-
TOR, UNDERNEATH STOVEPIPE, OR ANY-
WHERE WITHIN MINIMUM CLEARANCES FROM
COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES SPECIFIED FOR
THIS STOVE.
• OVER FIRING MAY CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE.
YOU ARE OVER FIRING IF A UNIT OR CHIMNEY
CONNECTOR GLOWS RED.
OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. NEVER OVER FIRE THIS STOVE BY BUILD-
ING EXCESSIVELY HOT FIRES AS A HOUSE/
BUILDING FIRE MAY RESULT. YOU ARE OVER
FIRING THE STOVE IF UNIT OR STOVEPIPE
BEGINS TO GLOW OR TURN RED.
2. NEVER BUILD EXTREMELY LARGE FIRES
IN THIS TYPE OF STOVE AS DAMAGE TO
THE STOVE OR SMOKE LEAKAGE MAY
RESULT
3. UNIT IS HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP
CHILDREN, CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE
AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
DO NOT TOUCH THE STOVE AFTER FIRING
UNTIL IT HAS COOLED.
4. PROVIDE AIR INTO THE ROOM FOR PROP-
ER COMBUSTION.
5 INSPECT STOVEPIPE EVERY 60 DAYS.
REPLACE IMMEDIATELY IF STOVEPIPE IS
RUSTING OR LEAKING SMOKE INTO THE
ROOM.
WARNING: EXPLOSION HAZARD
• DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO
START THE FIRE.
• NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE-TYPE
LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL
LIGHTER FLUID, OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO
START OR ‘FRESHEN-UP’ A FIRE IN THIS
HEATER. KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS WELL
AWAY FROM THE HEATER WHILE IT IS IN USE.
• K E E P A L L F L A M M A B L E L I Q U I D S ,
ESPECIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF THE
VICINITY OF THE STOVE — WHETHER IN USE
OR IN STORAGE.