American Energy Systems O2 Catalytic - Manual (Page 31)

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STOVE COMPONENTS
Before installing and operating a catalytic stove, locate and identify all the controls and ensure a complete understanding
of each. This manual has been organized to assist the installer during installation. This manual has been organized to
assist the homeowner in operating and maintaining the catalytic stove at peak performance. Keep this manual and refer to
it often.
MANUAL DRAFT CONTROLS
1 A manual draft control is provided on each catalytic stove to assist in controlling the solid wood fuel burn rate.
The manual draft control limits the fuel burn rate by metering the amount of combustion air entering the firebox.
2
All Country Flame catalytic stoves have manual draft controls. Refer to a specific model for the different
locations of these controls.
3.
Manual draft controls have nothing to do with the room air being heated and returned to the room. Manual draft
controls are used to control the amount of combustion air available to the firebox.
a. Model B, Model BBF, and Model O2 Manual Draft Control Slides: Refer to FIGURE 13 for the
location of the two manual draft control slides on these models.
i. Slide each manual draft control slide toward the center of the stove. When slid all the way to the center,
the slides allow maximum combustion air to be drawn into the firebox.
ii. Slide each manual draft control toward the outside of the stove. When slid all the way out, the
slides allow minimal combustion air to be drawn into the firebox.
iii. CAUTION: Do not allow the manual draft control slides to remain fully open and the stove
unattended for more than 30 minutes. In this state, the stove can overheat due to OVER FIRING. Over
firing can cause a chimney fire or even worse, a house fire.
FIGURE 13: MODEL B, BBF, and O2 MANUAL DRAFT CONTROL
b. Model R Manual Draft Control: Refer to FIGURE 14 for the Model R manual draft control location.
i.
Pushing the manual draft control rod completely in provides MINIMUM combustion air to the
firebox thus decreasing the fuel burn rate.
ii. Pulling the manual draft control rod completely out provides MAXIMUM combustion air to the
firebox thus increasing the fuel burn rate.
iii. There is a groove on the manual draft control rod. Aligning this groove with the edge of the
stove’s front face provides MEDIUM combustion air to the firebox in the Model R.