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Thank you for choosing a wood heater from High Valley Stoves. Safe and efficient operaon of your wood heater depends
greatly on proper installaon as outlined in this owner’s manual. If this wood heater is not properly installed, a house fire may
result. To reduce the risk of fire follow all instrucons, cauons, and safety noces contained herein. Installaon must also
meet all State and Local Code requirements and/or restricons. Check with your local Building Official, Fire Official, or other
Authority Having Jurisdicon (AHJ) regarding the need to obtain a permit prior to installing a wood heater; and whether an
inspecon of the installaon is required upon compleon. Understand that code requirements and follow-up inspecon are
not put in place to make the installaon process more difficult. Rather they are designed to help ensure your safety. Don’t
take shortcuts, use or allow makeshimethods, or other compromises in the installaon. Safety is paramount and the key
to enjoying your new wood heater. Installaon by an experienced professional installer who has the specialized knowledge,
tools, and equipment to complete the installaon safely is strongly recommended. Look for an installer who is cerfied by the
The Naonal Fireplace Instute (NFI) as a Woodstove Specialist or Master Hearth Professional (MHP) to have demonstrated
their mastery of the knowledge required in all phases of safe woodstove installaon, and of best current industry pracces.
Be sure to contact your insurance company to inquire whether they have addional requirements.
BURN SOLID WOOD FUEL ONLY. This wood heat-
er is designed and approved for the burning of cord
wood fuel only. Burning any type of fuel other than
cord wood in this wood heater is against all safety test-
ing and will void all warranes.
DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START
THE FIRE. Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern
fuel, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids
to start or “freshen up” a fire in this wood heater. Keep
all such liquids well away from the heater at all mes.
Storing these or other flammable liquids near a wood
heater could cause a fire.
DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAMMABLE FLU
IDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPHTHA OR ENGINE
OIL. Cord wood is the only fuel approved for use in
this wood heater.
DO NOT CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY
FLUE SERVICING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
DO NOT CONNECT A WOOD HEATER TO, OR
USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH, ANY AIR DISTRI
BUTION DUCTWORK UNLESS SPECIFICALLY
APPROVED FOR SUCH INSTALLATIONS.
DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXTREME MANNER AS
TO OVERFIRE THE WOOD HEATER. If any part
of the wood heater, the chimney, or the chimney con-
nector glows, you are over-firing. If over-firing occurs,
close all combuson air controls immediately. Over-
firing and/or aempts to achieve heat output rates
that exceed heater design specificaons can result in
permanent damage to the heater, and to the catalyc
combustor, and may cause a fire.
HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN,
CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE WELL AWAY.
CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS. Observe all
minimum clearances as listed in this manual. Maintain
a 36” area around the wood heater to be kept free of
combusble materials including furniture and window
treatments. DO NOT allow unaended children in the
area of an operang wood heater.
BURN DIRECTLY ON FIRE BRICKS. Do not use
grates, andirons, or other methods to support fuel.
FUEL STORAGE. Store bulk cord wood covered in a
well venlated area to ensure that the wood fuel is as
dry as possible. Do not store wood fuel within wood
heater minimum clearances or within the space need-
ed for loading the heater or for ash removal.
ASH DISPOSAL. Ashes should be placed in a steel
container with a ght-fing lid and moved outdoors
immediately. The closed container of ashes should be
placed on a non-combusble floor or on the ground,
well away from all combusble materials, pending final
disposal. If the ashes are disposed of by burial in soil or
otherwise locally dispersed, they should be retained in
the closed container unl all cinders have thoroughly
cooled. Other waste shall not be placed in this con-
tainer.
CREOSOTE FORMATION & REMOVAL. Inspect
chimney connector and chimney twice monthly, and
clean if necessary. Creosote accumulaon in the con-
nector pipe, chimney, or flue lining can create an ex-
tremely hot fire if ignited.
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