Obadiah's Wood Stoves 1500 Installation And Operator's Manual - Maintenance
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Section 6: Operating and Building an Efficient Fire
For the High Valley Model 1500
1. Pull Catalyst Bypass (top center handle) completely open (pull to open, push to
close) to bypass the catalyst until it reaches operating temperature (500°F)
2. Pull Dampers (left and right) out all the way to open (pull to open, push to close).
3. Prepare tinder and kindling by crumbling up a bit of old newspaper and placing
into firebox, then add small pieces of dry kindling on top of newspaper.
4. Before lighting newspaper and kindling, you may want to burn out the flu by tightly
rolling up piece of newspaper, lighting an end, then holding the burning newspaper
into far upper rear portion of firebox. Now, light the kindling newspaper at multiple
points along the bottom. After kindling is ignited and burning, place slightly larger
pieces of dry wood onto the fire.
5. After the temperature in the catalyst has reached operating temperature (500°F),
push the Catalyst Bypass (top center handle) closed to engage catalyst.
6. You can now further control the burn rate by leaving both Dampers 100% open for
high burn, open 50% for a medium burn, or open 25% for a slow burn.
7. It blower toggle switch is in the “Therm” position, it will come on automatically
after temperature at the thermostat reaches 100°F. Regulate heat by adjusting fan
speed with rheostat and adjusting burn as described above in Step 6.
For the High Valley Model 2500
1. Pull Catalyst Bypass (top center handle) completely open (pull to open, push to
close) to bypass the catalyst until it reaches operating temperature (500°F)
2. Pull Primary Damper and Under-Fire Damper completely open. Primary Damper is
on right side and Under-Fire Damper is on left side (pull to open, push to close).
3. Prepare tinder and kindling by crumbling up a bit of old newspaper and placing
into firebox, then add small pieces of dry kindling on top of newspaper.
4. Before lighting newspaper and kindling, you may want to burn out the flu by tightly
rolling up piece of newspaper, lighting an end, then holding the burning newspaper
into far upper rear portion of firebox. Now, light the kindling newspaper at multiple
points along the bottom. After kindling is ignited and burning, place slightly larger
pieces of dry wood onto the fire.
5. After the temperature in the catalyst has reached operating temperature (500°F),
push the Catalyst Bypass (top center handle) closed to engage catalyst. Also, push
the Under-Fire damper closed in order to slow down burn.
6. You can now further control the burn rate by leaving the Primary Dampers 100%
open for high burn, open 50% for a medium burn, or open 25% for a slow burn.
7. It blower toggle switch is in the “Therm” position, it will come on automatically
after temperature at the thermostat reaches 100°F. Regulate heat by adjusting fan
speed with rheostat and adjusting burn as described above in Step 6.
Maintenance
1. Blower Motor: In the event of a power failure we recommend removing motor
to help natural convection, which will increase the life of the motor. If the motor or
thermostat fails to work, remove motor and return to your dealer for servicing.
2. Stove Finish: Your stove is finished with a high temperature, heat resistant paint.
There will be a slight odor of paint during the first burn, though not hazardous. A
door or window opened slightly will reduce fumes to a minimum.