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will drop into a down position at the top of the door opening. When closing the
loading door, the smoke flap will be pushed back out of view. This flap can be locked
into an upright positon to keep it out of the way for loading, or it can be removed
from the stove, if you find this feature to be unecessary in your installation. To lock
the smoke flap in the upper position, simply take a hearth tool, like a poker, and push
it up and back. To release the smoke flap from the locked position, push up on the
latch located on the upper left side of the door opening (about 2” down), using a
hearth tool or the provided helping hand. Do not attempt to remove the flap while the
stove is hot.
The Helping Hand
The “helping hand”, which comes with your stove, can be used to operate the
door latch. Simply insert the bent finger into the door handle circle to use to safely
open/close the loading door. The loading door and the door handle are very hot,
so use the tool provided. The “helping hand” conforms to UL requirements and is
made so that if you let go of it, it will “fall-away” from the stove and not become too
hot to handle.
The Cook Top
The top lid of the Ideal Steel Hybrid woodstove consists of a three-piece
decorative metal set. The lid has been designed to enhance the beauty and versatility
of your stove. The cook top has three distinct areas that provide high, medium, and
low temperature zones for more cooking flexibility. The center “burner” can be
removed to expose a stainless steel surface which delivers the highest heat. The left
and right burners are elevated about 1/8” and the center burner is elevated 1/4” .
The steel cook top is not designed as a cooking surface and food should always be
placed in a heavy duty Dutch oven or skillet, not directly onto the steel surface. The
decorative metal set can be easily removed and the steel cook top/lid will stand
upright to access the catalytic combustor below. This easy access makes cleaning and
replacing the combustor very user friendly.
Firewood
Your Woodstock Soapstone Stove is designed to burn dry, natural cordwood. Higher efficiency and lower emissions
generally result when burning air dried hardwoods, as compared to green, freshly cut hard woods. It is perfectly fine to
burn soft woods in your stove as long as they are properly dried. Hardwoods are preferable because they are typically
denser than soft woods which gives them a higher fuel value per volume.
The moisture content of some trees may range as high as 50% – i.e., there is as much moisture in the tree as there is
wood. After wood has been cut to length, split and stacked for a year, the moisture content will usually range from 15-
25%. Splitting wood before it is stored will reduce drying time. Properly dried wood will produce more heat, reduce the
likelihood of water vapor condensing in the chimney, forming creosote, and result in less pollution entering the air. It is
safer and more efficient to burn dry hardwood than green or wet wood that smolders.
The advantages of burning dry wood are many. Dry wood is lighter, easier to split, and easier to carry. It is easier to
light, produces more heat, and generates less pollution. If you burn wet wood much of the energy generated by the fire
is used to drive moisture out of the wood, rather than producing heat for you. Dry wood will maintain the highest
combustor temperatures and burn the most efficiently. Creosote is much less likely to form
if you burn dry wood.
DO NOT BURN TREATED OR PAINTED WOOD, COAL, GARBAGE,
CARDBOARD, SOLVENTS, COLORED PAPER, OR TRASH IN YOUR WOODSTOCK
SOAPSTONE STOVE. Coal and artificial logs burn much hotter than wood and could
cause damage through overheating the the steel or the soapstone panels. Burning treated
wood, garbage, solvents, colored paper or trash may result in the release of toxic fumes and
may poison or otherwise render the catalytic combustor ineffective.
Burning cardboard, loose paper, and trash will add significantly to ash and soot buildup,
and it will not produce much heat. Fly ash from improper fuel can also coat or plug the
combustor, causing smoke spillage into the room. Under normal operating conditions, the
Woodstock Soapstone Stove is designed to last for generations. It is not, however, designed
for continuous over-firing, or firing with coal, artificial logs or trash.
DO NOT BURN
• Treated Wood
• Coal
• Garbage
• Cardboard
• Solvents
• Colored Paper
• Trash
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Removable Center Burner
Helping Hand
High heat for fast
sautéing or wok
Smoke Flap
Smoke flap drops down to help prevent smoke
spillage.
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