Lennox Hearth GRANDVIEW GV230 User Manual

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NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.

Place a small

amount of

crumpled paper

in the front of the

firebox

Cover paper with

a few pieces of

kindling

Light paper

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STARTING AND MAINTAINING A FIRE

Figure 23

Figure 24

DO NOT LEAVE THE STOVE UNATTENDED WHILE THE FRONT

DOOR IS SLIGHTLY OPEN.

CAUTION: Do Not alter the adjustment range of the draft control

for increased firing for any reason.

Operate only with fuel door and ash drawer closed. Maintain

all seals in good condition. Do not operate with broken glass.

NEVER USE FLAMMABLE LIqUIDS TO START OR REKINDLE

A SOLID FUEL FIRE!!

2. Fully open the primary draft control by placing draft control (wood

handle located on left side of the stove) in the highest position. This

control determines the amount of air entering the stove. Lowering

this control reduces the burn rate of the stove. For your convenience,

the control is marked with five positions to assist you in obtaining

repeatable burn rates.

3. Place a small amount of crumpled paper in the front of the firebox

and cover it with a few pieces of kindling.

4. Light the paper and allow sufficient time for the kindling to become

fully engulfed in flames. You will now close the wood units front door.

Your wood units front door may or may not need to be left slightly

open during this start up process, this depends on the stove model

and the amount of draft present.

5. When operating any wood burning appliance, it is important to

become familiar with how the damper control affects heat output

and the overall temperature of the appliance. A stove thermom-

eter can be a helpful tool to help ensure you are not over-firing

your appliance and it will also ensure you are burning fuel at a

rate that is most efficient. Place a stove thermometer on the top

of the appliance as shown in Figure 23. Monitor the tempera-

ture every 15 minutes or so until you become more familiar with

your appliance. Close the damper all the way down if you begin

to reach 500 degrees, as this is a sign that you are operating

your appliance at too high a temperature.

Low Burn

Medium Burn

High Burn

SEE MAINTENANCE SECTION FOR GLASS CLEANING GUIDELINES AND

TIPS FOR KEEPING THE GLASS CLEAN (PAGE 24).

Magnetic Thermometer

(recommended)

Figure 25

6. Once kindling is burning well, larger pieces of wood may be added,

then the door should be fully closed if there was the need to keep it

slightly open during start up.

7. For best results, use smaller pieces of wood to get the stove or

fireplace insert temperature very high before loading larger wood

for sustained burns. If necessary, crack the door to allow ignition of

the fuel charge. Now you can add larger pieces of wood and after

several minutes of high burn, set the left control for the desired heat

output. Check the exhaust in about 15 to 20 minutes (see Figure 26).

Large amounts of smoke indicate an improper burn setting (either

too high or too low). Adjust and recheck in 5 to 10 minutes.