Northline Express BK100E Owner's Manual - Operating Instructions
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BK100E /
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OPERATINg INSTRUCTIONS
wARNING: ExPLOSION HAzARD
N E V E R U S E C H E m I C A L S , G A S O L I N E ,
G A S O L I N E - T Y P E L A N T E R N F U E L ,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID,
OR SImILAR FLAmmABLE LIqUIDS TO START
OR “FRESHEN-UP” A FIRE IN THE STOVE.
KEEP ALL FLAmmABLE LIqUIDS, ESPE-
CIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF THE VICINITY
OF THE STOVE — wHETHER IN USE OR IN
STORAGE.
wARNING: RISK OF FIRE
HOUSE FIRE HAzARDS
DO NOT STORE wOOD OR ANY OTHER
COmBUSTIBLE mATERIALS UNDERNEATH
STOVEPIPE OR ANYwHERE wITHIN mINI-
mUm CLEARANCES FROm COmBUSTIBLE
SURFACES SPECIFIED FOR THIS STOVE.
(36”)
OVER FIRING mAY CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE.
YOU ARE OVER FIRING IF THE CHImNEY
CONNECTORS OR STOVE GLOwS RED.
CLOSE THE DOOR, SLIDE DRAFT AND
DAmPER ImmEDIATELY TO REDUCE THE
AIR SUPPLY TO THE FIRE. THIS wILL SLOw
DOwN THE FIRE.
SLOw BURNING FIRES AND ExTENDED USE
mAY CAUSE ExCESSIVE CREOSOTE BUILD
UP. IGNITION OF CREOSOTE BUILD UP OR
OVER FIRING mAY CAUSE A CHImNEY FIRE.
CHImNEY FIRES BURN ExTREmELY HOT AND
mAY IGNITE SURROUNDING mATERIALS. IN
CASE OF A CHImNEY FIRE CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTmENT ImmEDIATELY.
This stove is designed to burn
wOOD FUEL ONLY.
Hardwood, 18” to 28” should be split and air
dried (seasoned), for 6 months to obtain maximum
burning efficiency. Wood should be stored in a dry,
well ventilated area.
CAUTION: USE SOLID wOOD mATERIALS
ONLY. DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAm-
mABLE FLUIDS. DO NOT USE COAL. USE OF
COAL OR CHARCOAL CAN DAmAGE THE
STOVE COmPONENTS.
NOTE: BUILD SIx (6) SmALL FIRES UPON INI-
TIAL FIRING TO TEmPER BARREL STOVE AND
SEASON CAST IRON COmPONENTS.
NOTE: A 2” LAYER OF SAND OR A LAYER
O F F I R E B R I C K S H O U L D B E U S E D A S
BOTTOm INSULATION IN THE BARREL STOVE.
A CAST IRON OR STEEL GRATE (55G) mAY BE
USED IN CONjUNCTION wITH THE BOTTOm
INSULATION.
LIGHTING
1. Fully open damper/collar and slide draft
below door to provide maximum air draft.
2. Open the feed door and place several wads of
crushed paper in the firebox.
3. Lay small stacks of kindling on the paper to
start the fire.
4. Light the paper and kindling, close the door
and secure tightly.
5. Add fuel after fire is burning briskly. Use care
not to smother the kindling fire when adding
wood. Close the door and secure tightly.
6. Adjust slide draft and flue damper/collar for
proper combustion. Periodically check fire to
assure proper firing. The more closed the slide
draft is set, the lower and slower the fire will
burn. The more open, the faster and hotter the
fire will burn. Do not over fire the stove.
7. NEVER build extremely large fires in this type
of barrel stove as damage to the barrel stove or
smoking may result.
8. If you have too much draft, then regulate the
draft with the 6” cast iron stove pipe damper
in the damper/collar.
9. DO NOT TOUCH the barrel stove after firing
until it has cooled.
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