Pacific Energy NEO 1.6 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual - page 7
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Over Firing
Over fi ring can be caused by operating the unit with the door
open, damage to door gaskets allowing excess air to enter
the fi rebox, the use of kiln dried lumber, mill ends or paper
waste and prolonged or continual use on a high burn setting.
More Wood, More Heat
Seasoned wood has approximately 7500 BTU’s per pound.
If you put 10 pounds of wood in your stove for an eight hour
burn the wood will be producing 9375 BTU’s per hour. (7500
BTU x 10 lbs / 8 hrs. = 9375 BTU’s per hr.). If you put 20 lbs
of wood in your stove for an eight hour burn you will get 18,750
BTU’s per hr. (7500 BTU x 20 lbs / 8 hrs. = 18,750 BTU’s per
hr.). This is only an example and is based on 100% efficiency.
In reality, your stove should have a combustion efficiency in
the 80% range.
Experience will give you the right settings for proper combus-
tion and efficient burning. Remember the air inlet setting is
affected by variables such as type of wood, outside tempera-
ture, chimney size and weather conditions. With practice, you
will become profi cient in operating your heater and will obtain
the performance for which it was designed.
Proper Draft
1) Draft is the force which moves air from the appliance up
through the chimney. The amount of draft in your chimney
depends on the length of the chimney, local geography,
nearby obstructions and other factors.
2) Too much draft may cause excessive temperatures in the
appliance. An uncontrollable burn or a glowing red stove
part or chimney indicates excessive draft.
3) Inadequate draft may cause backpuffing into the room and
plugging of the chimney. Smoke leaking into the room
through appliance and chimney connector joints indicates
inadequate draft.
Ash Removal
Whenever ashes get 3 to 4 inches deep in your fi rebox, and
when fi re has burned down and cooled, remove excess ashes.
Leave an ash bed approximately 1 inch deep on the fi rebox
bottom to help maintain a hot charcoal bed.
Disposal of Ashes
Ashes should be placed in a metal container with a tight fi t-
ting lid. The closed container of ashes should be placed on
a non-combustible fl oor or on the ground, well away from all
combustible materials, pending fi nal disposal. If the ashes
are disposed of by burial in soil or otherwise locally dispersed,
they should be retained in the closed container until all cinders
have thoroughly cooled. Other waste should not be placed
in this container!