Pacific energy STEP D1, DESIGN-D Installation And Operating Instructions Manual
IMPORTANT:
THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO
REMAIN WITH THE HOMEOWNER
SAFETY NOTICE
INSTALLATION
A N D O P E RAT I N G
INSTRUCTIONS
If this stove is not properly installed, a
house re may result. For your safety,
follow the installation instructions. Contact
local building or fire officials about
restrictions and installation inspection
requirements in you area.
TESTED and LISTED to CAN/ULC S627
AND UL 1482
Meets the Environmental Protection
Agency's July 1990 Particulate Emission
Standards
MODEL
STEP D1
090709-16 STEP.D1 5055.2012
DESIGN-D
Contents
Safety and Maintenance ......................................................................................3
Creosote ............................................................................................................... 4
Formation and Need for Removal ....................................................................................... 4
Chimney Fires .....................................................................................................................4
In Case of a Chimney Fire ..................................................................................................4
Avoiding a Chimney Fire ..................................................................................................... 4
Stove Dimensions ................................................................................................5
Minimum Clearance to Combustibles ................................................................5
Mobile Home Installation .................................................................................... 6
Clearances .........................................................................................................................6
Procedure:...........................................................................................................................6
Listed Chimney and Chimney Connector ...........................................................................7
Residential Installation .......................................................................................8
Clearances .........................................................................................................................8
Chimney and Connector ..................................................................................................... 8
Double-Wall Connector ....................................................................................................... 8
Single-Wall Connector ........................................................................................................8
Procedure ...........................................................................................................................8
Floor Protector ..................................................................................................... 9
Combustion Air .................................................................................................... 9
Operation ............................................................................................................ 10
Wood Selection................................................................................................................. 10
How to Test Your Wood ..................................................................................................... 10
Lighting for the First Time ................................................................................................. 10
Lighting a Fire ................................................................................................................... 10
Normal Operation ............................................................................................................. 10
Restarting After Extended or Overnight Burns .................................................................. 11
More Wood, More Heat ..................................................................................................... 11
Proper Draft ...................................................................................................................... 11
Ash Removal .................................................................................................................... 11
Disposal of Ashes ............................................................................................................. 11
Baffle Removal ................................................................................................... 11
Removal ............................................................................................................................ 11
Optional Blower ................................................................................................. 12
Blower Instalation ............................................................................................................. 12
Blower Operation .............................................................................................................. 12
Appendix A .........................................................................................................13
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 13
Replacement Parts ........................................................................................................... 14
Label ................................................................................................................................. 15
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NOTE: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT SMOKE DETECTORS BE INSTALLED.
If smoke detectors have been previously installed, you may notice that they are operating more frequently. This may
be due to curing of stove paint or fumes caused by accidentally leaving the re door open. Do not disconnect the
detectors. If necessary, relocate them to reduce their sensitivity.
SAFETY NOTICE: If this stove is not properly installed, a house re may result. For your safety, follow the
installation instructions. Contact local building or re officials about restrictions and installation inspection
requirements in you area.
Please read this entire manual before you install and use your new room heater. Failure to follow instructions may
result in property damage, bodily injury, or even death.
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Safety and Maintenance
1. Burn wood only, dry and well seasoned. The denser or
heavier the wood when dry, the greater its heat value.
This is why hardwoods are generally preferred. Green
or wet wood will cause a rapid buildup of creosote.
If you feel it is necessary to burn wet or unseasoned
wood, do so only with the air inlet set open enough
to maintain a good strong re and fairly high chimney
temperatures. Do not attempt to burn overnight using
green wood or wet wood. Wet wood can cause up
to 25% drop in heater output, as well as contributing
signicantly to creosote buildup.
WARNING: Never use chemicals or any other
volatile liquid to start a re. Do not burn garbage,
or ammable uids such as gasoline, naptha, or
engine oil. We strongly recommend that smoke
detectors be installed.
2. Remove ashes frequently. Embers can roll out the
door and create a re hazard. Maintain a 1" minimum
ash base.
3. If glass becomes darkened through slow burning or
poor wood, it can readily be cleaned with replace
glass cleaner when stove is cold. Never scrape with
an object that might scratch the glass. The type and
amount of deposit on the glass is a good indication
of the ue pipe and chimney buildup. A light brown
dusty deposit that is easily wiped off usually indicates
good combustion and dry, well-seasoned wood and
therefore relatively clean pipes and chimney. On the
other hand, a black greasy deposit that is difficult to
remove is a result of wet and green wood and too
slow a burning rate. This heavy deposit is building
up at least as quickly in the chimney.
WARNING: ONLY USE MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY
MANUFACTURER WHEN DOING MAINTENANCE
OR REPLACEMENTS.
4. DOOR GASKETS - The gasket used by Pacic Energy
(7/8" medium density berglass rope) requires only
light pressure to seal. This will prolong seal life. It is
important that the door seal be maintained in good
condition. Periodically inspect seals and replace if
necessary. Follow instructions included in the DR31.
WDGKIT kit obtainable from your nearest Pacic
Energy dealer.
5. DOOR GLASS - Do not slam loading door or otherwise
impact glass. When closing door, make sure that no
logs protrude to impact the glass. If the glass gets
cracked or broken, it must be replaced before us-
ing the stove. Replacement glass can be obtained
from your dealer. Use 8-13/16" x 15-1/4" x 5 mm.
Ceramic glass only. Do not substitute with any
other type.
To remove broken glass, undo the four retaining screws
and remove clamps and frame, noting position for re-
assembly. Remove all particles of glass . Be careful as
they are very sharp. Install new glass complete with
gasket. Replace frame, clamps and screws.
CAUTION:
- do not overtighten, tighten screws very carefully
- do not clean glass when hot
- do not use abrasive cleaners on glass
6. The area where boost combustion air enters the
rebox must be kept clear of excessive ash buildup
which will block air ow. This area is at the front of
the rebox.
7. Do not store wood within heater installation clearances,
or within the space required for fuel loading and ash
removal. Keep the area around the heater clean and
free of loose combustibles, furniture, newspapers,
etc.
8. If gold door requires cleaning, use mild soap and
water only. Use of abrasive cleaners will void war-
ranty.
9. Establish a routine for the fuel, woodburning and ring technique. Check daily for creosote buildup until
experience shows how often you need to clean to be
safe.
10. Be aware that the hotter the re, the less creosote
is deposited. Weekly cleaning may be necessary in
mild weather, even though monthly cleaning is usually
enough in the coldest months when burning rates are
higher.
11. Instruct all members of your family on the safe
operation of the heater. Ensure they have enough
knowledge of the entire system if they are expected
to operate it. Stress the section on chimney res
and the importance of following the steps outlined
"In Case of Chimney Fire".
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Creosote
Formation and Need for Removal
In Case of a Chimney Fire
When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapours, which combine with expelled moisture to form
creosote. The creosote vapours condense in the relatively
cool chimney ue of a slow burning re. As a result, creosote residue accumulates on the ue lining. When ignited,
this creosote makes an extremely hot re. The chimney
connector and chimney should be inspected periodically (at
least once every two months) during the heating season to
determine if a creosote buildup has occurred. If creosote
has accumulated (3 mm. or more), it should be removed to
reduce the risk of a chimney re.
1. Highest smoke densities occur when a large amount of
wood is added to a bed of hot coals and the air inlet is
closed. The heated wood generates smoke, but without
ample air, the smoke cannot burn. Smoke-free, clean
burning requires small fuel loads, two or three logs at
a time or 1/4 to 1/2 of fuel load and leaving the air inlet
relatively wide open, especially during the rst 10 to 30
minutes after each loading, when most of the smoke
generating reactions are occurring. After 30 minutes or
so, the air inlet can be turned down substantially without
excessive smoke generation. Wood coals create very
little creosote-producing smoke.
2. The cooler the surface over which the wood smoke is
passing, the more creosote will be condensed. Wet or
green wood contributes signicantly to creosote formation as the excess moisture that is boiled off cools the
re, making it difficult for the tars and gases to ignite,
thus creating dense smoke and poor combustion. This
moisture-laden smoke cools the chimney, compounding the problem by offering the smoke the ideal place to
condense.
In summary, a certain amount of creosote is inevitable
and must be lived with. Regular inspection and cleaning is the solution. The use of dry, seasoned wood and
ample combustion air will help to minimize the buildup.
1. Prepare to evacuate to ensure everyone's safety. Have
a well understood plan of action for evacuation. Have a
place outside where everyone is to meet.
2. Close air inlet on stove.
3. Call local re department. Have a re extinguisher handy.
Contact your local municipal or provincial re authority
for further information on how to handle a chimney re.
It is most important that you have a clearly understood
plan on how to handle a chimney re.
4. After the chimney re is out, the chimney must be cleaned
and checked for stress and cracks before starting another
re. Also check combustibles around the chimney and
the roof.
- The services of a competent or certied installer, (certied
by the Wood Energy Technical Training program (WETT) in Canada, Hearth Education Foundation (HEARTH) - in
U.S.A.,) are strongly recommended.
Avoiding a Chimney Fire
There are two ways to avoid chimney res:
1. Do not let creosote build up to a point where a chimney
re is possible.
2. Do not have res in the heater that may ignite chimney
res. These are hot res, such as when burning household
trash, cardboard, Christmas tree limbs, or even ordinary
fuel wood; (e.g.. with a full load on a hot bed of coals and
with the air inlet excessively open.)
3. The Chimney connector pipe should be disconnected
from stove to clean and inspect the chimney. Only if
this is not possible should you remove baffle assembly
Chimney Fires
The result of excessive creosote buildup is a chimney re.
Chimney res are dangerous. Chimney inside temperatures
can exceed 2000° F. This causes much higher than normal
temperatures in the chimney and on its exterior surfaces.
Thus ignition of nearby or touching combustible material is
more likely during a chimney re. Proper clearances are
critical during such a re.
Chimney res are easy to detect; they usually involve one
or more of the following:
-Flames and sparks shooting out of the top of the chimney
-A roaring sound
-Vibration of the chimney
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Stove Dimensions
FIG. #1
Minimum
Clearance to
Combustibles
Single Wall Connector - Residential
Double Wall Connector - Residential
Alcove: Min. Height 7 1/2'
Max. Depth 4'
Double Wall Connector - Mobile Home
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