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WinterWarm Fireplace Insert or System
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Use the following air control settings as a starting point 
to help determine the best settings for your installation.  
Each is described as a fraction of the total distance the 
lever may be moved from right to left.
WinterWarm Control Settings
 
Burn Rate 
Primary Air Control   
 
Low 
From far right to 1/3   
 
 
 
the distance to left 
 
Medium 
From 1/3 to 2/3 the distance   
 
 
to left 
 
High 
From 2/3 the distance    
 
 
to left to far left
How To Build a Wood Fire and 
Keep It Going
A WinterWarm leaves the factory with the combustor 
installed.
In the United States, it is against the law to operate this 
wood heater in a manner inconsistent with operating 
instructions in this manual, or if the catalytic combustor 
is deactivated or removed.
High-Efficiency Wood Burning 
with Catalytic Combustion 
The components of the catalytic combustion system in 
your WinterWarm work together to produce optimum 
conditions for secondary combustion.  
When the damper is closed, smoke is directed through 
the catalytic element, which causes ignition of smoke  
at temperatures of 500-600°F (260-315°C), half the 
temperature normally required for unaided secondary 
combustion. 
The catalytic element is a ceramic “honeycomb” coated 
with the catalytic material. The element is located in 
the secondary combustion chamber, molded from a 
special high-temperature insulating refractory mate-
rial. The design of the chamber provides the correct 
environment necessary for secondary combustion of 
the fuel (smoke).
Catalytic combustion is activated  by closing the damp-
er, thereby exposing the smoke to the combustor.  
Closing the stove damper may also reduce the draft, so 
to avoid putting out the fire or deactivating the combus-
tor, close the damper only when a fire is well-estab-
lished.  When starting a fire, wait until the fire is well 
established and there is an ember bed of at least 3-4” 
(76 - 102mm) before closing the damper.
Never kindle a fire with colored paper or paper that 
has colored ink or a glossy surface, and never burn 
treated wood, garbage, solvents, or trash. All of these 
may poison the catalyst and prevent it from operating 
properly. Never burn cardboard or loose paper except 
for kindling purposes. Never burn coal;  doing so can 
produce soot or large flakes of char or fly ash that can 
coat the combustor and cause smoke to spill into the 
room. Coal smoke also can poison the catalyst so that it 
won’t operate properly.  
In general, the fire must be sufficiently well-established 
to ensure that catalytic activity is initiated. When first 
starting a fire, a medium- to high- firing rate must be 
maintained for at least twenty minutes. This ensures 
that the stove, catalyst, and fuel are all stabilized at the 
proper operating temperatures.  
Even though it is possible for the fire to get quite hot 
within a few minutes after a fire is started, the combus-
tor may stop working or the fire may go out if the fire 
is allowed to die down immediately as a result of the 
damper being closed. Once the combustor starts work-
ing, heat generated by burning the smoke will keep it 
working.
To determine whether the combustor is operating, ob-
serve the amount of smoke leaving the chimney when 
the damper is activated and when it is not.  This proce-
dure is described on Page 12.
Starting and Maintaining a Wood Fire
Burn solid wood fuel only in the WinterWarm, and 
burn it directly on the grate.  Do not elevate the fuel.  
Do not burn coal or other fuels. 
Cast iron is a superior  material for solid fuel stoves but 
it must be treated with respect. It is extremely strong, 
but can be broken with a sharp blow from a hammer or 
from the thermal shock of rapid and extreme tempera-
ture changes.
The cast plates expand and contract with changes in 
temperature. Minimize thermal stress by allowing the 
plates to adjust gradually during an initial break-in fire 
by following Steps 1-3 below.
Always be certain that the damper is open when start-
ing a fire or when refueling. This rule is easy to re-
member, as the WinterWarm’s integrated door/damper 
interlock design does not permit opening the door unless 
the damper is already open. To open the damper, lift up 
on the lever and move it to the left. (Fig. 6)
WARNING:  Operate your WinterWarm only with 
the door fully closed and either the glass panel or 
spark screen in place. If the door is left partially 
open, gas and flame may be drawn out of the 
fireplace opening, creating risks of both fire and 
smoke.