Loading ...
Engaging the Catalytic Combustor
The catalytic combustor will start to burn the gases and particles in the smoke when the temperature of the smoke
reaches approximately 500ºF (internally) , or after about 5-15 minutes of establishing a strong fire. Each stove comes with
a magnetic thermometer. Use the thermometer to monitor your stove/pipe temperatures. The temperature of the single
wall pipe is approximately 1/2 the temperature of the exhausting smoke, so when the thermometer on the stove pipe
reads 250ºF, it is approximately 500ºF inside. You will find that after the combustor is engaged, temperatures will often
stabilize or lower on the pipe - evidence that the heat isn’t getting lost up the chimney!
Engage the combustor by lowering the bypass handle (above the loading door) down until it closes completely. Then
reduce the air damper setting to achieve the desired burn rate. Make fine adjustments to your air control damper by
moving it slightly up or down. You may find that you can achieve the longest burn when the damper is only slightly
open. In the Absolute Steel Hybrid, allowance is made for a small amount of primary and secondary air to enter the
stove even when the damper is fully closed, and the stainless steel catalyst will work efficiently at low to moderate firing
rates, thus preventing creosote formation or excessive smoke from your chimney.
Low & Overnight Burning
These instructions are intended as a guide to operating your wood stove. Your
timing and final damper settings will vary depending on chimney draft, type of
wood, moisture content of the wood and size of the splits. The Absolute Steel Hybrid
is simply designed and intended to be user friendly, but it will take some practice to
understand how the stove works best for you.
1. Before you open the loading door, you must fully open the catalytic bypass and
the air damper. Wait a minute or so, before opening the loading door slowly,
for a strong draft to be established to prevent smoke from spilling back into
the room.
2. Wearing stove gloves, open the loading door and stir up the hot coals. If
necessary, excess ash should be removed before reloading the firebox. If your
stove has the optional ash pan, simply rake the hot coals back and forth in the
firebox to allow the loose ash to fall through the center grate into the ash pan.
If your stove does not have an ash pan, push the hot coals to one side and
shovel the loose ash into a non-combustible ash container with a tight fitting
lid. Dispose of the ash properly.
NEVER PUT AN ASH CONTAINER ON A COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE,
LIKE A WOOD FLOOR.
3. Place several small splits on top of the hot coals and allow them to ignite.
4. Load the firebox to capacity leaving roughly 2” of space for secondary
combustion, with a mix of larger and smaller splits. Close the loading door.
5. Allow the temperature on the exterior of single wall pipe to come back up to
250°, this may only take 5-15 minutes depending on the dryness of the wood
and draft conditions.
6. Adjust the air damper to a low setting, around the 1.5 position, by lowering the
air damper handle down.
7. Close the catalytic bypass by lowering the lever until it stops.
8. Initially the fire may appear to die out. This may cause a small amount of soot to collect on the glass. Any buildup
on the glass should go away with higher t emperature burns.
NEVER BURN THE STOVE WITH THE AIR DAMPER FULLY OPEN EXCEPT WHEN KINDLING A FIRE OR
RELOADING THE FIREBOX. NEVER BUILD A ROARING FIRE IN A COLD STOVE. IT TAKES AT LEAST 30 MINUTES
TO HEAT THE INNER SOAPSTONE PANELS OF THE ABSOLUTE STEEL HYBRID. ATTEMPTS TO REACH HIGH
TEMPERATURES VERY QUICKLY COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE STEEL OR SOAPSTONE PARTS.
14
Bypass lever should be up when starting
or reloading the Absolute Steel.
Allowing the smoke to heat up to 500° F
The bypass lever interlocks with the door
when the combustor is engaged (bypass
closed). This safety feature makes it
impossible to open the loading door with-
out opening the bypass.
CAUTION
NEVER USE GASOLINE, GASOLINE TYPE LANTERN FUEL, KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID OR SIMILAR LIQ-
UIDS TO START OR “FRESHEN UP” A FIRE IN THIS STOVE. KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS WELL AWAY FROM THE STOVE
WHILE IT IS IN USE.
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...