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How to Build and Maintain a Wood Fire 
Loading Wood
Your Dutchwest Convection Heater accepts wood from 
both the front and side.  Front loading is useful for kin-
dling a new fire and adding an occasional log, however, 
we recommend side loading as most convenient when 
adding several logs at a time.  Always be certain that 
the stove damper is open before opening either door.
WARNING: OPERATE YOUR DUTCHWEST  CON-
VECTION HEATER ONLY WITH THE DOORS  FULLY 
CLOSED EXCEPT WHEN REFUELING.
THIS STOVE IS HOT WHILE IN OPERATION!  KEEP 
CHILDREN, CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE AWAY. 
CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
Break-in Fires
If your stove is new or has new cast iron replacement 
parts, “season” the new cast iron with a few break-in 
fires.  Follow Steps 1-3 below.  Then let the fire burn 
out.  Do not close the damper.  Maintain a small, but not 
smoky, fire by adjusting the primary air control.  After 
the break-in fires, continue with Step 4.
The stove’s paint and cement will emit a slight odor 
as these materials cure during the first few fires. You 
may wish to provide extra ventilation near the stove by 
partially opening a door or window when the odor is 
present.
Lighting the Fire
Step 1.  Open the stove damper. Fully open the pri-
mary air control and close the secondary (catalyst) air 
control.  
Step 2.  Lay some crumpled newspapers in the stove.  
Place six or eight finger-width size pieces of dry kindling 
on the paper. On the kindling, lay two or three larger 
sticks of split dry wood approximately 1-2” (25-50 mm) 
thick.
DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO START 
THE FIRE.  DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR FLAM-
MABLE FLUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE, NAPTHA, OR 
ENGINE OIL.
Also, never use gasoline-type lantern fuel, kerosene, 
charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start or “fresh-
en up” a fire in this heater.  Keep all such liquids well 
away from the heater while it is in use.
Step 3.  Light the newspaper and close the door.  The 
fire should be well-established within 10-15 minutes. 
You may gradually build it up by adding a few sticks at 
a time of a progressively larger size.  Continue to build 
the fire until a live coal bed begins to form.
NOTE:  An especially large, outdoor, or cold chimney 
may need to be “primed,” or warmed up, before it will 
draw sufficiently to start a fire.  If this is the case, roll up 
a couple pieces of newspaper, place them on top of the 
kindling and toward the back of the stove, light them, 
and close the doors. This should heat the chimney 
enough to initiate a draft.  
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. 
Repeat the procedure as often as necessary if the initial 
attempt is unsuccessful.
Step 4.  After a lively fire has been established, (ap-
prox. 30 minutes) close the stove damper.  
Step 5.  Close the primary air control to a medium  low 
setting.  The fire volume will diminish immediately, but 
the stove will continue to warm up.  Maintain control of 
the fire using the primary air control. Reduce the setting 
for a smaller fire, increase the setting for a hotter, more 
intense fire.  Refer back to the air control settings chart 
on pages19.
Step 6.  Open the catalyst air control.  Refer back to the 
air control settings chart on page 19.
DO NOT OVERFIRE THIS HEATER.  Overfiring may 
cause a house fire, or can result in permanent damage 
to the stove.  If a part of the stove or the chimney con-
nector glows, you are overfiring.
Reloading and Reviving the Fire
Open the stove damper and wait at least thirty seconds 
for the draft to increase.  Open the door slowly and add 
the fuel.  Split firewood will fill the firebox more com-
pletely than will unsplit wood and will thereby reduce 
the frequency of reloading.
You may find that the fire intensity will decrease after 
reloading, particularly if the loading door is open a 
long time.  Stimulate the fire by increasing the primary 
air supply and leave the stove damper open. Then as 
soon as the fire is reestablished, close the damper and 
reduce the air supply to prevent over-firing.