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Daily Operation

It is very important when you first fire your stove to allow the water to come up to operating temperature (160° to 180°) before you actually start heating your home or other structure. If you start drawing heat out of the water too soon, the stove will not be able to catch up, and creosote will probably clog your chimney. Keep the water pump(s) operating, but don’t turn the indoor thermostat for the outdoor stove up until that operating temperature is reached.

Everyday, before you load your outdoor stove, you will want to pull the ash and coal pile to the front of your firebox. Make it into a heaping pile, then load your organic fuel on and behind that pile. The fire will burn through the coal pile and into the fresh organic fuel, turning coal to ash much better.

Another benefit of raking ashes forward each day is that it will make it easier when you need to empty the ashes, every 4-6 weeks, or as needed. The ashes will already be in the front, and more of the firebox is available for heat transfer to the water jacket. This will make your outdoor stove work more efficiently and burn less fuel! If you allow your outside furnace firebox to fill halfway up with ashes, you will minimize the heat transfer area and will leave less room for fresh fuel.

Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fitting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on a non-combustible floor or on the ground. All combustible materials should be disposed of by burial in the soil, or otherwise dispersed. They should be retained in the closed container until all cinders have thoroughly cooled.

Loading The Stove

Ash Removal

There is no set rule for exactly how often you need to remove excess ashes. It all depends upon the quality and amount of fuel burned. Once every 2 or 3 weeks is normal. Make sure to push enough hot embers to the back to rekindle your fire. Then remove the old ashes, scrape all of the sides of the firebox to loosen gunk, then pull the reserved embers forward and reload the stove with fresh fuel.

Greasing The Solenoid

At least once a month, you should check the solenoid to make sure that the shaft is lubricated and operating smoothly. It only takes a few seconds and a small dab of fresh grease three or four times during the heating season to maintain it.

Proper operation of the solenoid is the key to maintaining the right temperature in your stove. It opens and closes the damper, thus regulating the burn rate of your fuel.

CAUTION! The damper door controlled by the solenoid is designed to open only about one inch. That is all the air necessary for efficient burning of your fuel. Adjusting the damper to open more than one inch will result in premature failure of the solenoid.

Make sure to keep the firebox door closed tightly after fueling your stove. Check the door gasket periodically. Check the water level in the sight gauge every day. An unusual drop in the water level may be a sign that the stove is running too hot. Overheating can often be traced to a leaking door gasket or a malfunctioning solenoid, both of which are easy fixes.

Water Pump Check Valve Removal

The factory installed check valve on the water pump needs to be removed and discarded prior to the installation of the pump. This will allow you to push water backwards through the system in the very rare circumstance where an air pocket forms in the water lines, interfering with water circulation.

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