OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. Blaze King APEX CBT

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

In order to get peak performance out of your Blaze King furnace you will need to follow a few basic steps outlined in the following chapters. Forget everything you learned about how to burn or operate a regular wood furnace. You cannot just throw in some newspaper and a log or two, light a match and expect your Blaze King to saving you time and money.

BYPASS

All catalytic wood burning appliances have a bypass device for allowing the smoke from the fi re to temporarily steel plate door, hinged inside the furnace, and is controlled by the bypass handle on the left or right side of the furnace. When the handle is lift ed up, the bypass is open, when pushed down, it is closed.

Other than during the initial startup sequence, DO NOT burn the furnace with the by-pass open. Leaving the by-pass open may APPEAR to achieve a hotter fi re, but in fact, just the opposite is true. Bypassing the catalyst catalytic furnace produces the greatest amount of heat when the by-pass is closed, and the catalyst is active.

avoid over fi ring. (See “MAINTENANCE cont.” on page 31) for adjusting bypass handle and gasket.

CATALYTIC MONITOR (THERMOMETER)

Depending on the temperature you know if the catalyst is active or not. Press the red button and the catalyst temperature will be displayed for 30 minutes. When temperature is below 500 F, “COOL” will be displayed.

FUEL

• Blaze King recommends using dry seasoned wood, split and stacked and protected from rain for at least 24 months with a moisture content of 13% or lower. It takes a great deal of energy to evaporate the moisture contained in green wood and that energy will not be heating your house. Also, green or wet wood will greatly increase creosote & combustor problems. Blaze King moisture meters are available at your Blaze King dealer.

• Our wood furnaces are not designed for burning coal and doing so will void the warranty.

• Never burn salt-water drift wood. It is very corrosive and will damage the fi rebox. Burning salty wood also voids the warranty.

very little smoke at this stage in the burn cycle.

WARNING: BURNING WET UNSEASONED WOOD CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE CREOSOTE

ACCUMULATION. WHEN CREOSOTE IS IGNITED IT CAN CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE WHICH MAY

RESULT IN A SERIOUS HOUSE FIRE.

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AIR SETTINGS

(standby) can be adjusted with the screw on the primary air blade (see fi g 25) situated behind the draft box fi rebox, the higher the low burn.

Every installation is diff erent because of draft , kind of wood being used and geographic location.

Adjust the fl ap in a way that it maintains a fi re overnight on standby but not using high amounts of wood.

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Fig. 25 Low output adjustment

THERMOSTATS

If your furnace is operating as a combination unit remember both units will not fi re at the same time. If the wood furnace is to be your main source of heat, set the wood thermostat at your desired room temperature and set the thermostat from your alternate furnace approximately 5° F (3°C) lower.

Note: If the alternative furnace is running and the wood furnace is starting to heat up aft er (re-)loading, the alternate furnace will shut off automatically.

When programmable thermostats are used, it is recommended that the wood thermostat is programmed so the being in standby mode.

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FAN OPERATION

the plenum the fan will turn on and at 100 F it will turn off .

If the fan turns on regularly in standby mode (no call for heat) adjust the low output so less heat will be produced

at low (see “OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS cont.” on page 26, fi g. 25).

LIGHTING THE FIRE

NEVER START A FIRE UNLESS ALL BRICKS ARE CORRECTLY PLACED INSIDE THE

FIREBOX. CHECK THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. ALWAYS OPEN THE

BYPASS DOOR BEFORE OPENING THE LOADING DOOR. ONCE THE LOADING DOOR IS

CLOSED, CLOSE THE BYPASS DOOR DIRECTLY AFTER.

BUILD A SMALL FIRE THE FIRST TIME YOU USE YOUR APEX CBT. STARTING OFF WITH A

HOT INTENSE FIRE CAN DAMAGE THE CAST-LINERS.

• Turn up the wall thermostat to open the draft

• Open the bypass door

• NEVER USE FLAMMABLE FLUIDS TO START THE FIRE

• On top of crumpled paper place split dry kindling and then small wood.

• Light the fi re as low as possible and leave the door 1/2” (13 mm) open.

• Once the kindling is well ignited or the coals revived, load 2 or 3 fi re logs in such a way that the fl ames can work their way between the logs, then close the door and immediately close the bypass door aft er (this will supply more combustion air)

• Aft er a few minutes check to see if the catalytic monitor indicates 500 F or higher, if not, repeat the last two steps.

• When a decent fi re is going, add larger pieces of wood.

• High temperature paints will give off an odor the fi rst time you light your furnace. Open a window to ensure adequate ventilation.

reaches the thermostat setting.

CAUTION: Air dampers are set in the factory, never adjust or open dampers manually to increased fi ring for any reason.

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OPERATION DURING POWER FAILURE CONDITIONS

• Your system was designed as a forced air system; do not expect regular performance without the fan running. Do not over fi re to compensate for the lack of a fan. Your system will perform at a lower capacity in the gravity mode.

• During a power failure never fi ll the fi rebox above the top of the fi rebox liner bricks.

• Remove the cabinet door from the blower. Remove the air fi lter and open all registers to facilitate free air fl ow.

• When the power returns the damper motor will open (aft er pressing the reset button on the limit switch) and the manual control will return to normal position. Even without the manual control open the factory adjusted bleed air system will provide some combustion air. When power is restored reinstall the blower system, air fi lters, and door.

Without the blower running, high temperature in the system builds up quickly and over fi ring will result in permanent damage to the fi rebox. Maintain a small fi re only. Over fi ring voids all product warranties.

Fig. 26 Power outage control levers

Push the long lever up to open combustion air

(lever stays in up position) damper.

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Push the short lever up to lower the long lever.

Closed position

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