Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product K-300 Kuma Stoves
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K uma Sto v e s K uma Sto v e s Ha yden, ID. US A Models: K -300 Fi repla ce Inser t K -400 F ree-St a nding W ood St o v e Ins t alla tion an d O pe r atin g In s tructi on s *S A VE TH E SE I NS TRU C TIONS * Th is manu a l descri bes the ins t allation and Ope r ation of the K UMA model K -300 /K -400 w ood s to ve/i nsert.
Section A - St o v e De s c rip tion and Complian c e This man ual desc ribes the installat ion and op eration of the KUMA m odel K -300/ K-4 00 cataly tic equip ped woo d stov e. This heat er m eets the U.S . Env ironmen tal Prot ection A gen c y’s em ission li mi ts for woo d stov es sold in the U.
Section E- A c hieving and Maint aining Cat al yst Light-Off You r KUMA stov e is equip ped with a by-pa ss plate that slides forward to allow the dra ft to escap e up the chim ney when the ro d is pulled all the way forw ard. Thi s “by - pass es” the com b ustor for the purpo se of (1) star ting a fire, and (2) ref ueling .
Section F- Cat al yst Monitoring (continued..) S tep 1- L ight stov e in acco rdance with instr uctions in sec tion ‘E’. S tep 2- Wit h sm o k e routed in the by- pass m ode, go ou tside and observ e the emis sions le avi n g the chimn ey. S tep 3- Pus h in the by- pass m echa nism an d again ob serv e the emi ssions lea v ing the ch im ney.
Section H- Oper ation and maintenan ce (con tinued..) 5. The slide typ e air contro ls can be slid op en to allow m ore air to the fire, thus increas ing the fire size , rate of bu rn, an d hea t produc ed.
Section J- Sto ve Mainte nance W arnings DO NO T OV ERFIRE TH IS HEA TER: EXC ESSI VE TEM PER ATURES CAN CAUSE THE STE EL PL ATE TO WA RP OR CRA CK. * CA UTION : Nev er us e gasolin e, gasolin e-typ e lante r n fuel, ke rosen e, char c o al ligh ter fluid or si m ilar liqu i d s t o st art o r ‘ fresh en -up’ a f ire in th is h eater.
Section K - Pr oper Dr aft Information ( con tin ued ..) appl iance and chim ney co nnecto r joints. A n u ncon trollab le burn or a g low ing red sto ve part or chim ney con nector indicate s excess i ve draft. A po or draft ca n cause po or st ove perfo rm a nce an d can be rem ed ied with a po sitiv e conn ect or chim ney lin er.
Section L - Inst allation Instructions (c on tinued..) A stove top connec tor sectio n m ay be requ ired with reduc ed clear ances ins tallatio ns (dou ble-w all conne ctor). W ARN ING: Neve r pa ss a ch i m ney connec t o r through a n attic or roof sp a ce, clo set or sim ilar con cealed s p ace, or a floor o r ceilin g.
Section M- K -300 Fireplace Insert Ins t allation Instructio ns Wi t h the addi t i o n of a fi r e p la ce ins ert surr ound ki t (par t # W -KW SK) y our K-3 00/K -400 uni t m a y be ins t all ed and used in ma son r y fi r epla ces only ( li ne d, m asonry chim neys constructed i n accordan ce wi t h NF P A 211 gui delin es).
Section M– K -300 Inst allati o n Ins tru ction s (con tinued…) In sta ll at i on Proced ure: 1. Pr otect t he he arth wi th a ca rpet or s om e so f t m a t erial so the in se rt will n o t dam age the hea rt h . 2. Se t the in se rt o n the h ea rt h by do l ly o r som e o t h er m eans .
Section N- W arr an ty LIMIT ED LIF ET IME WA RRANTY You r KUMA woo d burning system is warran ted for lifetim e to th e orig inal purc haser ag ain st defect s in m aterials or workm anship on the fi rebox an d all welde d steel com ponen t s.
Section O- Figures 1-5 Fl ame Defle ctor Plate *All T op surface s to be gask eted W ith 1 /8” ga sket before re p lacing baffle system Bypa ss Cont rol Rod 3/8 X 3/4 S.
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