VG2020-P User Manual

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center then the wood should be dry enough to burn. If your

wood sizzles in the re, even though the surface is dry, it

may not be fully cured and should be seasoned longer. It

is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you use DRY WOOD only

in your wood stove. The wood should have dried for 9 to

15 months, such that the humidity content (in weight)

is reduced below 20% of the weight of the log. It is very

important to keep in mind that even if the wood has been

cut for one, two, or even more years, it is not necessarily

dry, if it has been stored in poor conditions. Under extreme

conditions, it may rot instead of drying. This point cannot

be overstressed; the vast majority of the problems related

to the operation of a wood stove is caused by the fact

that the wood used was too damp or had dried in poor

conditions. These problems can be:

• ignition problems

• creosote build-up causing chimney res

• low energy yield

• blackened windows

• incomplete log combustion

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 be careful

burning too much of these logs at the

same time. Start with one manufactured log and see how

the stove reacts. You can increase the number of logs

burned at a time but make 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.

TESTING YOUR WOOD

• When the stove is thoroughly warmed, place one piece

of split wood (about ve inches in diameter) parallel to

the door on the bed of red embers.

• Keep the air control fully open and close the door. If

the wood ignites within 90 seconds from the time it

was placed in the stove, your wood is correctly dried. If

ignition takes longer, your wood is damp.

• If your wood hisses and water or vapor escapes at

the ends of the piece, your wood is soaked or freshly

cut (green). Do not use this wood in your stove. Large

amounts of creosote could be deposited in your chimney,

creating potential conditions for a chimney re.

TAMPER WARNING

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.

EFFICIENCIES

Eciencies can be based on either the lower heating value

(LHV) or the higher heating value (HHV) of the fuel. The

lower heating value is when water leaves the combustion

process as a vapor, in the case of woodstoves the

moisture in the wood being burned leaves the stove as a

vapor. The higher heating value is when water leaves the

combustion process completely condensed. In the case

of woodstoves this would assume the exhaust gases are

room temperature when leaving the system, and therefore

calculations using this heating value consider the heat

going up the chimney as lost energy. Therefore, eciency

calculated using the lower heating value of wood will be

higher than eciency calculated using the higher heating

value. The best way to achieve optimum eciencies is to

learn the burn characteristic of you appliance and burn

well-seasoned wood. Higher burn rates are not always the

best heating burn rates; after a good re is established a

lower burn rate may be a better option for ecient heating.

A lower burn rate slows the ow of usable heat out of the

home through the chimney, and it also consumes less

wood.

NOTICE - INITIAL BURNS TO CURE PAINT

BECAUSE OF THE HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES,

THIS APPLIANCE IS COATED WITH A SPECIAL HIGH

TEMP PAINT WHICH REQUIRES A SERIES OF LOW TO

MEDIUM BURNS TO FULLY CURE FOR DURABILITY AND A

LIFETIME OF SERVICE.

Proper curing of the high-temp paint requires a series of

three initial burns. The appliance should be allowed to

cool off between each burn. The rst two burns should be

small res and low temperatures (250°F) for a duration of

20 minutes each. The third re should be at a temperature

of approximately 500°F for 20 minutes. Provide adequate

cross ventilation to clear any smoke or odor caused by

initial rings.

Notice: Use solid wood fuel only! Do not burn garbage, or

ammable uids. Do not use coal. This appliance is not

designed to accommodate the air ow (draft) required to

properly burn coal or coal products. Do not elevate the

re using grates or irons. Build the re directly on the

rebrick.

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

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