KENT EVOLUTION4 Owner's Manual

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USING YOUR HEATERBefore using your wood heater, study this entire section carefully. It will assist you in achieving maximum efficiencyand enjoyment.CURING THE PAINTVarious parts of your heater have been coatedwith high quality paints to protect them and to givethem an attractive finish. You will need to “break-in” your heater to harden or cure these coatings.While curing, be careful not to touch the paintedsurfaces as the paint will be quite soft.The basic rule is: cure slowly, over about threeburns, without a hot fire. During the curingprocess it is normal for some smoke and smell tobe given off from the surface of the heater. Eachtime, some windows should be opened to allowthe paint odours to escape. Using a fan also helpsdisperse the odours. For this reason it is best doneduring the day.1. The first fire should be kindling only and shouldlast for about 20 minutes. Leave the doorslightly ajar to stop the door rope from sticking.2. Once the heater has cooled down, repeat theprocess.3. The third fire should be a normal fire of at least45 minutes.By this time, your heater should be cured. Incolder conditions, or if the heater uses a fan, itmay take slightly longer. The house should beventilated until all odours are gone.OPERATING THE AIR CONTROLYou can control whether your heater burns onhigh or low with the air control lever found oneither the front or the side of the heater,depending on the model. The high and lowpositions are clearly marked on all models.For low burns - Use this setting for low burning, orfor extended burn times.For medium burns - This is the optimal setting fornormal use.For high burns - Use this setting for starting the fireand for at least 30 minutes after loading andreloading.LIGHTING THE FIREWood burns most efficiently when placed in a veryhot fire. These procedures are designed to bringyour firebox to the right temperature as quickly aspossible.Put the air control on high.Place a large amount of kindling in a criss-crosspattern over a firelighter. Make sure plenty of aircan get into the stack and around each piece ofkindling.Add a few small pieces of wood on top. Thefirebox should be about half full of fuel.Ignite the firelighter.Leave the door slightly ajar for the first few minutesto allow extra air to hasten the build up of flame.Do not leave the heater unattended while the dooris ajar.Continue to add small pieces of wood until a bedof hot glowing coals is established.Place two or three thoroughly dry split logs (about80-100mm diameter) on the well established fire.Logs will burn better if they are placed with theirends near the glass, ie front to back.Leave the air control on high for about 30minutes. After this time, the firebox should be hotenough for normal operation, so you can turndown to medium or low.Adding fresh wood cools the fire down, so whenyou need to replenish the fuel, turn the air controlto high for about 30 minutes to bring the fireboxtemperatures back up to normalAlways leave the air control on high for at least 30minutes after reloading.8