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Installation and Operation Manual for Escape 1800
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You could buy a wood moisture meter to test your
firewood.
3.1.7 Manufactured Logs
Do not burn manufactured logs made of wax
impregnated sawdust or logs with any chemical
additives. Manufactured logs made of 100%
compressed sawdust can be burned but use
caution in the number of these logs burned at
once. Start with one manufactured log and see
how the stove reacts. You can increase the
number of logs burned at a time to making sure
the temperature never rises higher than 475 °F
(246 °C) on a magnetic thermometer for
installation on single wall stove pipes or 900 °F
(482 °C) on a probe thermometer for installation
on double wall stove pipe. The thermometer should be placed about 18” (457 mm) above
the stove. Higher temperatures can lead to overheat and damage your stove.
4 Operating Your Stove
This wood heater has a manufacturer-set minimum low burn rate that must not be
altered. It is against federal regulations to alter this setting or otherwise operate this
wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating instructions in this manual.
4.1 The use of a fire screen.
This stove has been tested for use with an open door in conjunction with a fire screen, sold
separately. Make sure the fire screen is properly secured on the stove to avoid any risk of
fire. When the fire screen is used, it is important not to leave the stove unattended to respond
promptly in the event of smoke spillage into the room. Potential causes of smoke spillage
are described in Section 8 of this manual. See Appendix 2: Installing the Optional Fire
Screen for installation instructions.
4.2 Your First Fires
Two things will happen as you burn your first few fires; the paint cures and the internal
components of the stove are conditioned.
As the paint cures, some of the chemicals vaporize. The vapors are not poisonous, but they
do smell bad. Fresh paint fumes can also cause false alarms in smoke detectors. So, when
you first light your stove, be prepared by opening doors and/or windows to ventilate the
house.
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