Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product OC-10 Kuma Stoves
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K um a S to ves Ha yden, ID . USA M ODEL: OIL CLA SSIC (OC-7, OC- 8, OC-10) Fuel-oil stove User Manua l for: -Installati on -Operatio n -Servicing Thi s m anu al con tain s inf or m at ion necessary f or the saf e install at ion and oper ation of y o ur Kum a O il Classi c eith er in residen tial or m ob il e homes.
CONTENTS Secti on 1 – S to v e pl acemen t, a i r requirem ents, an d clear ances… .. pg . 1 -2 2– T he flu e and flu e conn ection s… ……… …… … …… … p g . 2 -3 3– Fu e l tank inst allati on an d fuel lin e conn ect ion s …… ….
Th e ai r duct d o es n ot ne ed to c onn ect d i rectly t o th e stove as the duc t m ay term i nat e a t th e h ea rth top l e v e l . If ai r is ac cess ed t h r ough the wa l l, rem ove the ai r cov er at the stov e pe des t al b ac k, and i n st all a 4” or l arger duc t c o n nec t in g t h e stove pede s ta l an d the wall .
Thi s wi ll dep en d on the fl ue’s abili t y t o p rovi de a con sis t en t ne gativ e pre ss ure. Th ere is n o sub sti tute f o r a warm , ef fi cien t chi m ne y /p i pe sys t em . I f the f l ue gases cool too qui ckly , draf t will s l ow an d comb ust i o n wil l n o t b e as effi cien t .
To pr ovi de correc t pres sure of the f uel supply t o your s to v e, the tan k o u tl et sh o ul d be b etween 16 ” an d 72” ab ove the ca rburet or on the stov e. D o n ot ex ceed 72 ” ab ove the carb uretor as ex cessi ve h ead pre ssure coul d l imi t th e carbu retor’s abili t y t o sh ut off fuel fl o w.
i s possi b le , the m ost eff i c i ent m ethod of tunin g t h e stov e i s at t h e start an d wi th the pr oper equi pmen t. Th e cus tom er who wi ll be opera t i n g t h e stov e i s an im por tan t par t n er i n this proces s, s o a f u l l understan d i ng of h o w the stov e ope r ates an d i s m a i n t ained i s in v a l uabl e.
High -fire : Th e fl am e sh oul d be b r igh t y e ll ow wi th a 2/3 fi re -box heigh t to wh ere the f lame will begi n to brea k up an d termi nate j u st a f ew i nch es un der t h e fi rebric k baffl e. Th e base of the f lame at the b urne r r i n g shoul d st ill be blu e, and th e ca taly st w i ll b e a dull red.
0.090> 2 .3 ro aring, f lick eri ng f la me ide al o pe rati ng range 0.050> 1 .4 0.035> 0 .95 we ak, soo t y flame 0.020> 0 .5 ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ _.
W E EKLY : *Th e de-coki n g ro d m ust be opera t ed a t l east on ce per we ek to el im ina te carb o n dep os i t s th at bui l d up wh ere oil e n ters the bu rner bo ttom : 1. Rem ove f ro n t bu rn er ac ce ss cov er. 2. Sli g h t ly b ac k bras s packi ng nu t off (co un t ercl ockwi se) to rel ease de -cokin g rod .
3. -S tov e doo r n ot cl osed t i ght l y . -L ow draf t pres sure/dra f t stabi lize r not cl o sin g (ch eck pres sure). -C arb o n dep osi t s at oil entr y (o pera te de -coki n g rod). -C o l d flue. -Pl ugge d fl ue. -W i n d con d i t i o n s c ausi ng press ure t o b e o u t of li mi ts.
12. -O i l l eaking f ro m any conn ec t i o n . -P oor l y adju sted b ur n er (l ow fl ue pres su re, re- adj ust dra f t s tabi li zer). SECTION 7 Lim ited Lif eti me W arran ty Your K um a Oil C l.
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