Century 45398A Benutzerhandbuch

 

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Fuel for the stove must not be stored closer than the required clearances to combustibles (heat 
sensitive materials). NEVER STORE WOOD IN THE ASH PAN COMPARTMENT. 
 
Your  E.P.A Century stove is designed to burn 

.  Do not burn coal, charcoal, or trash in 

the unit. Highly flammable items such as trash may ignite creosote in the chimney (flue), resulting in 
a chimney fire.  Never burn salt wood, beach wood, chemically treated wood, or wood removed from 
salt water, since the deposits left will deteriorate the firebox. Damage caused by chemicals or salt is 
not covered under warranty. 
 
Seasoned cord wood is recommended.  Wood should be air dried in a covered and ventilated area for 
a minimum of six months (one year or more is recommended).  This reduces the moisture content of 
the wood, resulting in a better stove performance.  Wood species with moisture content of 20% or 
less are ideal.  Dry, seasoned cord wood, can be distinguished from green wood by the cracks at each 
end of the logs. Wet or green wood will tend to cause the fire to smoulder, producing large amounts 
of creosote.  Creosote buildup could result in a chimney fire.  This wood will also prove difficult to 
keep burning properly, and fires will tend to go out.  Green wood produces very little heat, and 
sometimes causes customers to think that the stove does not work.   
 
Decayed wood or low-density wood has very little energy content or heating value, and will not burn 
satisfactorily for long periods of time. An example of the energy values of some common wood fuels 
found un North America is given in the following table: 

 

High energy yield 

Oak 29 
Sugar Maple 

28 

Beech 26 
Yellow birch 

25 

Ash 24 
Elm 23 

Medium energy yield 

Larch (Tamarack) 

23 

Red Maple 

23 

Douglas red fir 

23 

Silver birch 

22 

Alder 18 
Poplar 17 
Hemlock 17 

Low energy yield 

Spruce 17 
Pine 17 
Bass 16 
Fir 13