Summers Heat 50-SHSSW02 User Manual

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OPERATION

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Break‐In Fires

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Thiswoodburningunitisconstructedofheavygaugesteelandcastironand isbuilttolastalong

time. However,inordertoensurenoexcessivethermalstressesareinducedonthe

metal

during

thefirstfire,threebreak‐infiresshouldbeburned,eachoneslightlyhotterthanthelast.

Thesebreak‐infireswillnotonlyhelpthestovebodyacclimatetothehightemperaturesofthe

fire,butwillalsoslowlycurethehightemperaturestovepaint,whichwillensurethe

high

qualityfinishlastsforyears.

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Thisstovehasasingleaircontrolrodwhichregulatesthewoodburnrate;whentheprimaryair

controlslideispulledallthewayoutoftheunit,thestovewillburnmoreslowlyandputout

heatoveralongertimeperiod. Conversely,whentheaircontrolslide

ispushedallthewayin,

theunitwillburnmorequicklyandputoutalargeramountofheatoverarelativelyshorter

time

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period. Donotattempttomodifytherangeofaircontroladjustmentforanyreason.

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Thefirstbreak‐infireshouldbejustalargekindlingfire,gettingthestovetoabout300°Fas

measuredbyamagneticthermometerontherightorleftsideofthestove,abovethe

door.

Once

thistemperatur ehasbeenreached,allowthefiretodieoutwiththeaircontrolopen.The

secondandthirdbreak‐infiresshouldbeabitlarger,withsomesmalldrysplitsaddedtothe

kindlingload. Thetemperaturegoal duringthesefiresisabout35 0°F–450°

F;don’tletthefire

gethotterthanthat.

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Continuous Operation

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Afterthebreak‐infiresarecomplete,thisunitisreadyforcontinuousoperation. Whenburning

thestovecontinuously,donotallowashandcoalstoaccum ulatehigherthantheairholeinthe

dogbox. Excessivecoalingisoftenaresultofburningwoodattoohighaburn

rate,andthecoal

bedshouldbeallowedtoburndownbeforereloadingthestovewithfreshwood.

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Combustionairisdeliveredtothestoveattwolocations:Themajorityoftheprimarycombustion

airentersthefireboxviatheair‐washsystemwhichkeepstheglasscleanandfeedstheprimary

combustionflamesonthetopsurfacesofthewood;someprimarycombustionairisfedinto

the

coalbedviathedogboxholeinthebottom,frontboxofthestove. (Thisairissuppliedfrom

undertheunit.)Everyeffortmustbetakentomaintaintheareainfrontofthisholefreeofash.

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Whenloadingthestoveforalongtermburn,itismostusefultorakea“v”inthecenterofthe

coalbed,toallowtheprimaryairbleedholetopushairallthewaytotherearoftheunit.

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Afterloadingthestovewithafullfireboxoffreshwood,itisimportanttooperatetheunitwith

theaircontrolinthefullopenpositiontoproperlycharthewoodloadanddriveofftheinitial

moistureinthefreshwood. Oncethewoodhasbeenproperlycharred

andiscompletely

ignited,theaircontrolcanthenbesettothedesiredheatoutputlevel.

o AirControlrange:Iftheaircontrolispulledfullyout,thestoveisintheLowBurnsetting.

Pushedapproximately½wayinistheMediumsetting,andwiththeair con trol

pushedall

thewayin,thestoveisintheHighsetting.

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Thisunitalsooffersanewfeature. Whenloadingthestoveforalonglowburn,youcansetthe

aircontroldampertoallowtheunittoheatupandgetagoodburngoingbeforetheairis

closed

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offtotheLowposition. SimplypulltherodouttoLowandturnitcounter‐clockwiseuntil

youhearaslight “click”(aboutaquarterofaturn). Whenitisreadythedamperwillshutitself.

Thiswillworkforlowandmediumlowsettings.Thisensuresgood

combustionattheLowest

burnrate(oreventheMediumburnrate,ifsettoMedium).

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Summers Heat 50-SHSSW02 2400-sq ft Heating Area Firewood Stove

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