US Stove 2500 Owner’s Operation and Instruction Manual

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WARNINGS

• NEVEROVERFIREYOURSTOVE.IFANYPARTOFTHESTOVESTARTSTOGLOWRED,

OVERFIRING ISHAPPENING.READJUSTTHEAIRINTAKECONTROL ATA LOWER

SETTING.

• THEINSTALLATIONOFALOGCRADLEorGRATESISNOTRECOMMENDEDINYOUR

WOODSTOVE.BUILDFIREDIRECTLYONFIREBRICK.

• NEVERPUTWOODABOVETHEFIREBRICKLININGOFTHEFIREBOX.

RELOADING

Onceyouhaveobtainedagoodbedofembers,youshouldreloadtheunit.Inordertodoso,openthe

aircontrolstomaximumafewsecondspriortoopeningthestove’sdoor.Thenproceedbyopening

thedoorveryslowly;openitoneortwoinchesfor5to10seconds,beforeopeningitcompletelyto

increasethedraftandthuseliminatethesmokewhichisstagnantinastateofslowcombustionin

thestove.Thenbringtheredemberstothefrontofthestoveandreloadtheunit.

For optimal operation of your wood stove, we recommend you to operate it with a wood load

approximatelyequivalenttotheheightofrebricks.

Itisimportanttonotethatwoodcombustionconsumesambientoxygenintheroom.Inthecaseof

negativepressure,itisagoodideatoallowfreshairintheroom,eitherbyopeningawindowslightly

orbyinstallingafreshairintakesystemonanoutsidewall.

Creosote-FormationandNeedforRemoval-Whenwoodisburnedslowly,itproducestarandother

organicvapors,whichcombinewithexpelledmoisturetoformcreosote.Thecreosotevaporscondense

intherelativelycoolchimneyueofaslow-burningre.Asaresult,creosoteresidueaccumulates

ontheuelining.Whenignitedthiscreosotemakesanextremelyhotre.Whenburningwood,the

chimneyconnectorandchimneyshouldbeinspectedatleastonceeverytwomonthsduringthe

heatingseasontodetermineifacreosotebuild-uphasoccurred.Ifcreosotehasaccumulated,it

shouldberemovedtoreducetheriskofachimneyre.

We strongly recommend that you install a magnetic thermometer on your smoke exhaust pipe,

approximately 18” above the stove. This thermometer will indicate the temperature of your gas

exhaustfumeswithinthesmokeexhaustsystem.Theidealtemperatureforthesegasesissomewhere

between275°Fand500°F.Belowthesetemperatures,thebuild-upofcreosoteispromoted.Above

500degrees,heatiswastedsinceatoolargequantityislostintotheatmosphere.

TO PREVENT CREOSOTE BUILD UP

• Alwaysburndrywood.Thisallowscleanburnsandhigherchimneytemperatures,thereforeless

creosotedeposit.

• Leavetheaircontrolfullopenforabout5min.everytimeyoureloadthestovetobringitbackto

properoperatingtemperatures.Thesecondarycombustioncanonlytakeplaceifthereboxishot

enough.

• Alwayscheckforcreosotedepositonceeverytwomonthsandhaveyourchimneycleanedatleast

onceayear.

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