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Escape 1800-I Insert Installation and Operation Manual
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2.3 EPA Certification Loading
For EPA Certification testing, wood logs were 16 ± 1 inches long and the specie used was
hard maple.
2.4.1 Air control
The air control is located underneath the
ash shelf. To open the air control, pull the
air control handle completely (High). This
will increase the burn rate. To close the air
control, push the air control handle
completely (Low). This will decrease the
burn rate.
2.4.2 High burn rate
Open the air control completely. Place six
small pieces (2˝x 2˝) of wood in the firebox
crossing them at the greatest possible
angle. Criss cross fifteen kindling wood
pieces on the small pieces of wood in
three layers at the greatest possible
angle.
Tie knot with five sheets of paper and place them on top of the kindling wood. Light up the
paper and let the door ajar at 90° until all the kindling wood is on fire and the first row of
small pieces of wood is on fire too. Close the door. When there is no more fire in the front of
the firebox and there are only faint flames on the wood in the back of the firebox, break
ashes, level the coal bed and put five logs in the firebox. Place the biggest log (about 4˝x 4˝)
at the back in an East-West orientation. Place a medium log (about 3˝x 3˝) on top of the
biggest one. Place another medium on coal bed on front of the biggest with another medium
on top of it. Place the last medium one in front. If you need to stack the last piece over the
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