Vermont Casting 1610 사용자 설명서

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Once the draft is established, open the front door and 
light the rest of the fuel from the bottom.  Do not light 
the main bed of fuel until the chimney begins drawing, 
and repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the 
initial attempt is unsuccessful.
4.  If your Defiant has been broken-in previously us-
ing Steps 1-3, continue to build the fire gradually.  Add 
larger wood with a diameter of 3-4” (75-100 mm). Con-
tinue adding split logs of this size to the briskly-burn-
ing  fire until there is a glowing ember bed 2-3” (51-75 
mm) deep. (Fig. 34) A good ember bed is necessary for 
proper functioning of the non-catalytic system and may 
take an hour or more to establish.  

When reloading, best results will be achieved if you first 
de-ash the stove by stirring the fuel bed to allow ash to 
fall through the grate into the ash pan.
Do not break the charcoal into very small pieces or 
pound or compress the charcoal bed.
It is important that air can circulate through the charcoal 
bed during the burn.  Larger pieces of charcoal allow 
more air to circulate under the wood,  resulting in the 
fire reviving more quickly. (Fig. 35)
For best results when refueling, wear long-cuffed stove 
gloves to protect your hands and forearms, add fuel 
while the stove still has plenty of glowing embers to 
re-kindle the fire, and include some smaller pieces of 
wood in the new fuel load to help the stove regain its 
operating temperature quickly.  Use this sequence as a 
guide to successful refueling:
1.  Open the damper.
2.  De-ash the stove as described above.  Open the 

ashdoor and check the level of ash in the ash pan.  
Empty the pan if necessary and replace it in the 
stove.  Close the ash door.

3.  Open the griddle, load the wood (smaller pieces 

first), and close the griddle.

4.  Close the damper.
5.  When the surface temperature reaches 450°F. 

(230°C), adjust the air control for the amount of heat 
you desire.

NOTE:  If the remaining charcoal bed is relatively thick 
(2-3”/51-75 mm) and if your fuel is well seasoned, it is 
possible to add fresh fuel (smaller pieces first), close 
the door and damper, and reset the primary air control 
for the desired heat output within five minutes.
WARNING:  FIREPLACE STOVES EQUIPPED WITH 
DOORS SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY WITH 
DOORS FULLY OPEN OR DOORS FULLY CLOSED. 
IF DOORS ARE LEFT PARTLY OPEN, GAS AND 
FLAME MAY BE DRAWN OUT OF THE FIREPLACE 
STOVE OPENING CREATING RISKS FROM BOTH 
FIRE AND SMOKE.
CAUTION: The Defiant will be hot while in opera-

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Fig. 34  Add larger pieces of wood as the fire begins to burn 
well.

5.  Close the damper when the griddle temperature 
reaches 450°F (230°C).  
6.  Adjust the air control for your desired heat output. 
NOTE: Stove installations vary widely, and the operat-
ing guidance given here is only a starting point . The 
draft management information on Page 26 will explain 
in detail how the features of your installation may help 
or hinder good draft, and how you may need to vary 
your firing technique if your installation doesn’t encour-
age a good draft. 

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Fig. 35  Add full size logs after the ember bed is 3” (75mm) 
deep.

DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER.  Overfiring may 
cause a house fire, or can result in permanent dam-
age to the stove.  If any part of the Defiant glows, you 
are overfiring.