Vermont Casting 1990 - Manual (Page 21)

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Intrepid II Woodburning Stove
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A Damper Directs Air Flow
Within the Stove
The damper handle opens and closes the damper to
direct air flow within the stove, and is next to, and to the
right of, the primary air control lever on the right side of
the stove. (Fig. 34)
When the handle points to the floor, the damper is
open, letting smoke pass directly into the chimney. The
damper must be open when starting or reviving a fire,
and whenever the griddle or doors are opened.
When the handle points to the front, the damper is
closed. Smoke from the fire travels through the catalytic
combustion system where it can burn further for greater
efficiency, before passing up the chimney.
The damper has no intermediate positions. Figure 28
shows the handle’s open and closed positions.
When closing the damper, push firmly and snap it
into the locked position to ensure that the stove
remains in the catalytic mode.
Andirons
Your stove has andirons to keep logs away from the
glass panels. The andirons are important to maintain
clear fireviewing and should be removed only while
reloading through the front doors.
Wear heavy stove gloves when removing the andirons,
and place them on a noncombustible surface until you
replace them in the stove. Most stove owners will prefer
the convenience of top loading through the griddle, and
will leave the andirons in place permanently.
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Intrepid II
damper
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Open
(Updraft Mode)
Closed
(Catalytic Mode)
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Fig. 34 The damper is either open or closed. There are no
intermediate positions.
Side View
ST520
Intrepid
andirons
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ST520
Fig. 35 Remove the andirons for front loading.
Two Ways to Add Fuel
The Intrepid II’s griddle lifts for convenient top-loading
of logs, and is the easiest way of regularly adding fuel.
However, the front doors open as well for adding an oc-
casional log to a fire. (Fig. 36)
You can open (or even remove) the front doors and
place the optional Intrepid II spark screen in the front
opening for open-fire viewing.
INTREPID II
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Intrepid
loading
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Fig. 36 Top loading is the best way to add fuel during regular
use. Front loading is useful for kindling a fire.
Glass Door Panels
The glass panels in the doors have a heat-reflective
coating on the outside surface. Heat reflected back to
the inside of the glass helps keep the inner surface at
a higher temperature than the outside. In combination
with pre-heated primary combustion air ‘washing’ over
the inside of the glass, this helps provide clear fire-
viewing at most operating levels.