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Close the loading door and allow the pipe temperature to come back up to 300°-350°.
5) Adjust the air damper to a low setting by lifting the lever up.
6) Close the catalytic bypass, by lifting the lever with the black knob all the way up into the closed position. It will
stop when the bypass is fully closed.
7) 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
THE STOVE SHOULD NEVER BE OPERATED WITH THE DRAFT DAMPER COMPLETELY OPEN EXCEPT
WHEN KINDLING A FIRE OR RELOADING THE STOVE. It should be “damped down” or partially closed as soon
as the fire has been kindled or, if the stove is being reloaded, as soon as the fire has been re-established.
NEVER BUILD A ROARING FIRE IN A COLD STOVE! It takes approximately 30-45 minutes to heat the soapstone
mass of the Fireview stove thoroughly. Any attempt to hurry this process and generate extremely high heat quickly
could result in damage to the cast-iron or to the soapstone. Your patience will be rewarded with hours of “stored”
warmth.
The Surface and Probe Thermometers
We recommend placing the surface thermometer 8”-10”above the flue collar on
single wall stove pipe if the stove is vented out the top. If you are reading the
single wall stove pipe temperature, the interior flue exhaust temperature is about
twice as hot. Since the 22 gauge sheet metal pipe is more reactive (faster heat
transfer) than the stove top, you will find you can engage the combustor sooner. We
recommend engaging your catalytic combustor once the pipe thermometer reaches
250°-300° F.
Once the combustor is engaged, you should see the stove surface temperature rise
and the pipe temperature drop, indicating catalytic combustor activity. From a cold
start it may take 30-45 minutes to get the stove up to temperature. If you are
reloading a hot stove, wait approximately 10-15 minutes before engaging the
combustor.
The thermometer is not a precise instrument – it will not tell you the exact
temperature inside the firebox or in the flue. If reading the surface temperature, the thermometer will not register
changes in temperature quickly due to the thickness and heat retention of soapstone. We supply the thermometer to give
you some idea of what is going on inside the stove, and to provide a guide for operation.
STOVE TOP READING OPERATION
at or over 250º...............OK to engage the combustor
400-600º......................Normal operating temperature
600-700º......................High burn range
over 700º.....................DO NOT burn in this range
The probe thermometer can be inserted into the port beside the flue collar in the rear of the stove. The probe
thermometer wll measure the temperature immediately downstream of the catalytic combustor. The sensing end of the
probe extends to within 1 inch of the face of the catalyst. The probe is calibrated from room temperature to 1700 degrees
F. The catalyst can be engaged as soon as the temperature on this probe exceeds 500 degrees F, or as soon as the
temperature on the pipe thermometer exceeds 250 degrees (see above). The best operating range for the catalyst is from
500 - 1400 degrees F. When the temperature on the probe thermometert exceeds 1400oF, we recommend closing the
damper to prevent excessive heat from occuring
Overfiring
The cast iron parts in your Woodstock Soapstone Stove are of the finest quality. Each cast iron part is inspected by our
stove builders before it becomes part of a stove. However, cast iron is not indestructible. Experts have shown that cast
iron begins to oxidize (reddish or whitish discoloration) at 1400º F. Burning a stove frequently at excessive temperatures
is known as overfiring. When the surface temperature is consistently near or over 700º F, the stove has reached 1400º F
inside. Operation with temperatures in this range can lead to cast iron warping, becoming brittle, and eventually
deteriorating completely. Overfiring can also shorten the useful life of the catalytic combustor.
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Place the stove top thermometer on the soap-
stone, in the center of the top of the stove, over
the the catalyst, or on the first 8-10” of single
wall stove pipe.
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