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Ash Removal
NEVER BURN THE STOVE WITH THE ASH DOOR OPEN!
If your Survival Hybrid Wood Stove is in continuous operation we recommend that
you check the ash pan every few days, and empty it at least once a week. Before
emptying out the ash pan, make sure that the fire is reduced to hot coals. Open bypass
damper, and open the air control damper. Remember to wear stove gloves - the ash pan
will be hot! Open the ash pan door located below the loading door. Carefully slide the lid
into place on the top of the ash pan and remove the ash pan from the base of the stove.
The lid slides over the long top edges of the ash pan. Close the ash pan door before
emptying the ashes into an appropriate container.
Do not open the ash removal door while the stove is in the middle of a long burn,
because the additional draft created under the fire could cause the stove to burn
excessively hot and the ash pan itself will be very hot, and full of live coals. If you are
burning your stove 24 hours/day, it is often easiest to empty the ashes first thing in the
morning, after an overnight burn.
Magnetic Thermometer
We recommend placing the magnetic thermometer 8”-10”above the flue collar on single wall stove pipe.
If you are reading the single wall stove pipe temperature, the interior flue exhaust temperature is
about twice as hot as the reading on the magnetic thermometer. We recommend engaging your
catalytic combustor once the pipe thermometer reaches 200°-250°F.
Once the temperature on the pipe has reached 200°-250°F and you have engaged the catalytic
combustor, move the magnetic thermometer to the stovetop, right over the catalytic combustor.
Since the exhaust has not been passing through this area, initially the temperature will be low (less
than 200°-250°F). As the catalytic combustor engages, this temperature will rise to the 300-500°F
range, or somewhat higher. This temperature can be high either when there are a lot of small
pieces of wood in the firebox (more surface area), or when there is a smoldering fire and lots of
smoke is passing through the catalyst. You will quickly learn what burning conditions produce
different temperatures. When you see reduced temperatures on this top thermometer, it is almost
always a sign that the catalyst needs to be removed and cleaned.
Overfiring
Burning a stove frequently at excessive temperatures is known as overfiring. When the surface temperature is
consistently over 700º F, the stove has reached 1400º F inside. Operation with temperatures in this range can lead to metal
warping, becoming brittle, and eventually deteriorating completely. It can shorten the useful life of the catalytic
combustor.
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Place the surface thermome-
ter 8” above t he stove top for
top vent, or on the cover
plate for rear vent.
The ash pan door is located below the
front loading door.
The ash pan door drops down and the
ash pan slides out from under the
stove for easy ash removal.
NEVER SHOVEL ASHES INTO A COMBUSTIBLE CONTAINER LIKE A CARDBOARD BOX OR A PLASTIC BUCKET. DO
NOT USE A VACUUM CLEANER TO REMOVE ASHES UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR WOODSTOVE
ASH REMOVAL. NEVER LEAVE A CONTAINER OF HOT ASHES ON A WOOD FLOOR, PORCH, OR ANY
COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE.
ASHES SHOULD BE EMPTIED INTO A METAL CONTAINER WITH A TIGHT FITTING LID. THE CLOSED CONTAINER
OF ASHES SHOULD BE PLACED ON A NONCOMBUSTIBLE FLOOR OR ON THE GROUND, WELL AWAY FROM ALL
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, PENDING FINAL DISPOSAL. IF THE ASHES ARE DISPOSED OF BY BURIAL IN SOIL OR
OTHERWISE LOCALLY DISPERSED, THEY SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE CLOSED CONTAINER UNTIL ALL
CINDERS HAVE THOROUGHLY COOLED. LIVE CINDERS CAN TAKE 36 HOURS OR LONGER TO COOL.
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