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OpERATINg INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: EXPLOSION HAZARD
• NEVER USE CHEMICALS, GASOLINE,
GAS OLI NE- TYP E L ANT ERN FU EL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID,
OR SIMILAR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO
START OR “FRESHEN-UP” A FIRE IN ANY
HEATING APPLIANCE.
• KEEP ALL FLAM MABL E LI QUIDS ,
ESPECIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF THE
VICINITY OF ANY HEATING APPLIANCE
— WHETHER IN USE OR IN STORAGE.
CAUTION: HOUSE FIRE HAZARDS
• FLOORPROTECTOR MUST EXTEND
UNDERNEATH HEAT GRABBER.
• OVERFIRING MAY CAUSE A HOUSE FIRE.
YOU ARE OVERFIRING IF THE HEATER,
CHI MNE Y CO NNE CTOR, OR HE AT
GRABBER GLOWS RED. OVERFIRING
MAY DAMAGE THE TUBING AIR SEALS
IN THE HEAT RECLAIMER AND CAUSE
UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS.
OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. NEVER BUILD EXTREMELY LARGE
FIRES IN YOUR STOVE AS DAMAGE TO THE
APPLIANCE OR SMOKE LEAKAGE MAY
RESULT.
2. H E AT G RA B BE R AN D HE ATI NG
APPLIANCES ARE HOT WHILE IN
OPERATION. KEEP CHILDREN, CLOTHING,
AND FURNITURE AWAY. CONTACT MAY
CAUSE SKIN BURNS. DO NOT TOUCH THE
HEAT RECLAIMER OR APPLIANCE AFTER
FIRING UNTIL IT HAS COOLED.
3. IN SP E CT S TOV E PI PE AN D H EAT
EXCHANGER TUBES EVERY 60 DAYS.
REPLACE IMMEDIATELY IF STOVEPIPE
OR TUBES ARE RUSTING OR LEAKING
SMOKE INTO THE ROOM.
NOTICE: BEFORE FIRST USE, REVIEW THE
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF
THE PROCEDURES AND STEPS HAVE BEEN
PROPERLY COMPLETED.
Build a small re in your stove and gradually
build up to normal operating condition. Some
smoke and odor may be evident during initial
operation. This will cease as the paint bakes
and cures.
The Heat Grabber is designed to be auto-
matic and will turn on when the ue pipe reaches
the factory set temperature. It will also turn off
automatically when the flue temperature falls
below the factory set temperature. A toggle switch
on the rear of the Heat Grabber allows the fan to op-
erate before the thermostat activates. Do not attempt
to alter the thermostat in any way. This not only
a convenience feature, but an important safety
device as well. Keep the electrical cord plugged
into a live circuit at all times except during
servicing to prevent overheating and possible
damage and/or malfunctioning of the unit.
Do not connect this unit to a switched circuit.
CAUTION: SLOW BURNING FIRES AND
EXTENDED USE MAY CAUSE EXCES-
SIVE CREOSOTE BUILDUP. IGNITION OF
CREOSOTE BUILDUP OR OVERFIRING
MAY CAUSE A CHIMNEY FIRE. CHIMNEY
FIRES BURN EXTREMELY HOT AND MAY
IGNITE SURROUNDING MATERIALS. IN
CASE OF A CHIMNEY FIRE CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY.
CAUTION: SOOT SCRAPER KNOB AND CON-
NECTING ROD ARE HOT DURING OPERATION
AND COULD CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. USE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN OPERATING
OR WAIT UNTIL UNIT HAS COOLED BEFORE
OPERATING.
After each firing, operate the soot scraper
(pull knob in and out) to clean the heat exchanger
tubes.
Keep soot scraper knob pulled out at least
5 inches from the face of the unit while in
operation.
