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HELPFUL TIPS FOR USING YOUR CATALYTIC WOODSTOVE
A model of your stove was sent to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified test lab prior to any mass production of that model. The lab tests the stove for safety and emissions, among other things. Once certified, the model is returned to the manufacturer to be used as a template for future productions. Any modifications made to that model will then be returned to a test lab for re‐certification.
When the EPA certifies the stove as air tight, they are intending that, as a safety precaution, if you, the homeowner, have a tragedy such as a flue fire, you will have the means of extinguishing the fire. They are not intending for you to pour buckets of water into the stove, but rather close off the air intakes that feed oxygen to the burning logs.
Stove Maintenance
The engineers that designed your stove intended for you to operate the stove as an air tight appliance. The internal air currents, the exhaust path through the chimney, will only flow properly if the stove is air tight. You may notice one or more things if your stove is not air tight:
1. A smoky smell in the room when there shouldn’t be. If air can leak into your stove, it can leak out in the form of smoke.
2. The glass on your stove is next to impossible to keep clean. Instead of the smoke evacuating properly through the chimney, the smoke will roll around in the wood box, constantly pushing soot onto the glass. NOTE: never clean the inside of your stove with oven cleaners, glass cleaners or any other chemical product. These chemical cleaners leave residues that can later burn and so poison your catalytic combustor. Use only a razor blade scraper and wet paper towels to clean the glass.
3. Air leaking into your stove, called ‘Puffing,’ can make small columns of flames shoot up into your combustor like a mini‐flamethrower. Over time, these columns can cause what is known as ‘Flame Impingement.’ This is the slowest acting and first of three causes of Flame Impingement.
Most air leakage problems can be corrected by replacing the door seal every 2‐3 years. The opening and closing of the stove door will flatten the seal, letting air seep through. Manufacturers also use this seal on other parts of the stove, such as around the ash can, glass and door latch. If you need to replace the seal around the door, it is a good idea to replace the seal in all other areas at the same time. Do not expect to remember a few years later which piece was last replaced. Do the job once and completely.
How do you know if the seal need replacing? Here are two methods to use. One is for when the stove is cold and the other is when there is a fire burning.
For a cold stove, do the old Refrigerator Door test. Take a dollar bill from your pocket and open the stove door. Insert the bill halfway in and close the door on it. If you can pull the bill out easily, you have air leakage. If the bill stays in snugly, then it is probably a good seal. Do this test all the way around the door. Remember to only do this test on a cold stove. Try it on a burning stove and you will lose your dollar.
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