Wood Stove Instructions

First some terminology:

• the bottom vent, the "BOTTOM AIR INTAKE", is a small opening on the bottom left of stove you can tilt in/out
• the MAIN DOOR is as the name suggests the main opening to the stove. This is what you need to open to load firewood, and to clean the stove before loading it when cold.
• the CATALYTIC CONVERTER SCREW controls the flow of air through the catalytic converter. This mechanism allows the stove to "burn smoke", making it more efficient. The fire needs to be at least 750 degrees hot for this to work effectively.
• the TOP AIR INTAKE is controlled through a lever on the left (you need to use a handle)

To fire up the wood stove (NOTE: "stove", not "oven") you should start with the following:

• dry logs, you can get them from the crawlspace (look for Pick n Save bags)
• dry kindling, you can get those from the same place
• some newspaper
• a couple of matches

The first thing you need to do is clean the oven, if it is cooled off. Opening the MAIN DOOR, take the shovel from the tools and scrape it back and forth on the bottom. The ash should fall through the slats onto the ash pan on bottom. Take out the ash pan and dump in the ash bin (black, with handle), best to do this outside on the deck.

To start the fire, load up the stove with the newpaper and kindling on the bottom, logs on top, like in any normal fire. Before you light anything, make sure the oven looks like this:

• BOTTOM AIR INTAKE is open
• MAIN DOOR is closed * once fire is lit
• CATALYTIC CONVERTER SCREW is open (2-3 turns open)
• TOP AIR INTAKE is open

When the fire reaches ca. 400 Degrees, the wood is usually well lit and has partially burned through. At this point you can: CLOSE TOP AIR INTAKE. this reduces oxygen flow and the fire burns slower.

When the fire reaches ca. 750 Degrees, the temperature is high enough to engage the catalytic converter, going into "efficiency mode". Engage the Converter by screwing the CAT. CONVERTER SCREW in to 1 turn open. Close the other air vents (BOTTOM AIR INTAKE). Now the fire should get hot (unless it's the first time after being completely cold), up to above 1000 Degrees.