New Buck Corporation 21 User Manual

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SECTION VII 
OPERATION 
 
This  section of the manual is to help you get the maximum  efficiency and maximum smoke 
(particulate) reduction from your  heater.   If you should experience any difficulty or 
have  any  questions concerning your heater, contact your dealer for assistance.  The 
manufacturer  recommends that  for maximum performance  burn  seasoned hard wood. 
 
Build a fire for maximum efficiency.  These models burn wood and extract heat so efficiently, 
a large fire is not  necessary.  A large fire not only wastes energy, it usually results in the home 
being too warm for comfort. 
 
The following steps will serve as a guide for operating your stove. 
 
BUILDING A FIRE 
 
1.  Open the door. 
 
2.  Open the primary air control under hearth, push in.  To close pull all the way out. 
 
3.  Twist two pieces of non-colored newspaper into a roll and place them on the floor of the 
firebox. 
 
4.  These models are not designed for the use of grates, andirons or other methods of 
supporting the fuel. 
 
5.   Lay several pieces of dry kindling on top of the newspaper. 
 
6.   Place three or four small pieces of firewood, 2-3" in diameter, on top of the kindling. 
 
7.  Light the newspaper in the front. Close and latch the door. Don't leave the fire unattended at 
this point.  The draft   system of the heater should start quickly.  It may be necessary to 
preheat the chimney to get the draft started.  To do this, open the door and add newspaper to 
the top rear of the wood.  Light or let this paper ignite and allow to burn while holding the 
door slightly cracked.  Once the draft has started, close and lock the door.  You are over 
heating the unit if the chimney and or connector glows red. 
 
8.  After embers and a coal bed  have been established, load the heater with wood. 
 
NOTE:  THE FUELING DOOR MUST REMAIN CLOSED DURING OPERATION
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NOTE:  If the optional blower is being used on the Model  21 Non-Cat, operate the blower 
in the “OFF” position for the first thirty (30) minutes after starting the fire and in the 
“OFF” position for thirty (30)  minutes after refueling the fire. 
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