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In spiteof thecarefulresearchanddesignworkthatwent AIR AIR AIR
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Into our stoves,wedo not want to misleadyou aboutcombustIon SHUTTER SHUTTER SHUTTER
efficiency and secondary combustion. HALFOPEN CLOSED HALFOPEN
Complete combustion of wood is a relatively easy thing to
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accompIS WIt elt er woo c IpSor woo our, were air, LEVER
moisture content, and draft are consistently controlled. This is
how largecommercialinstallationsoperate.With non-uniform THER~8VAT
logs,variablemoisturecontent,and an unknown draft quotient, :=:::
compl~tecombustionis more,difficult to attain. Your careful, BIM~6ttLlC :b ~bIattentiontoproperlypre-heatingthestoveandfluebeforeclosIng , // "., h
the damper,to burning seasonedwood, and to maintaininga BALLCHAIN ~ /, ; ~
clean,tightinstallationwillhelpachievehighcombusitonefficiency. ~ - -
Beh'dhI:" b k h k Th AIR INTAKE
, m t ~ rITe ac are t ~ smo e passages. esep~ssages SHUTTER a,Afterfireis b,Ashealoutput c,Ashealoutput
consistof a senesof Baffleswhichconductthefluegasesm a ser- wellestablished,intensifies,airintake lowers,airintake
pentinemannerbackandforthacrossthelengthofthestove.The sl~~~~[r~dSlal is decreased, increases,
gasesarechanneledcloseto thethermostatcoilin orderto giveit healoutput,
maximumsensitivityto thechangingfireconditionswithin the TH~RMOSTATOPERATION ,..
, , , .V,ew of thermostatfor Defiant and VIgilant ISwIth thermostatcover removed
stove.Thebackof theVIgilantandthebackandSIdesof the .Resolutebimetallic coil is reversed
Resolutehave been deeplyconvolutedlikeoldVictoriansteam .I~trepidleverispushedbackto openair shutter,puUedforwardto close
, airshutter.
radiators,to provide a larger surfaceof castiron. The Thermostat
The Flame ath The heatoutputof the stovecanbe regulatedto accom-
P modateindividualheatingrequirementsby settingthe thermostat
The SecondaryCombustionChamber,takentogetherwith the lever(a).The bimetalliccoil to which the leveris attachedwill
smokepassages,makeup theflamepath. contractor expandin responseto the heatfrom the stove.Con-
The Defiant'ssixtyinch flamepathisoneof the longestof any sequently,throughconnectionto the coil by the ball chain,the
castiron stovecurrentlyon themarket.The Vigilantflamepath air intakeshutterwill openor close,thusregulatingthe flow of
measuresfifty-fiveinches;the Resolutefifty inches.A longflame- incomingcombustionair. The resultis that asheatoutputinten-
pathis importantto the heatingcapabilityfor two reasons.The sifies,the air supplyisdecreased(b). The combustionrateslows.
considerableheatof thefluegasesistransferredto thesurfaceof heatoutputdrops,andthe air supplyisagainallowedto increase
the stove,wherein turn it is givenoff to the room,ratherthan asthebimetalliccoilreopensthe air intakeshutter(c).The overall
beinglostup the chimney.Secondly,becausethe passagesareadja- heatoutputthroughoutthebum periodisdeterminedby the
centto thecombustionchamber,highertemperaturesareencour- initial leversetting.
agedwithin the firemassitself,whichaidsin the burningof the The lengthof bum periodis similarlyrelatedto the leverset-
volatiles.It caneasilybeseenthat unlessthe flamepathis concen- ting asa high heatoutputwill necessarilyallowfasterfuelcon-
tratedtightlywithin the stove,the heatof thefluegaseswill not sumptionthan will a lowerheatoutputsetting.You will gainthe
contributeto the temperatureof theprimaryfire mass,nor will the mostefficientuseof your stoveandfuelby settingthe thermostat
gasesmaintaintheir necessaryhightemperaturesin orderto ensure to allowa moderatelyhot fire. Long,smolderingbum periods
combustionof thevolatiles. shouldbeavoided.
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I, Thermoslat 6. SecondaryAir Tube
2,Damper 7.TheBaffles
3, SecondaryAir EntrancePort 8, ReversibleFlueCollar
c 4, PrimaryAir Ports 9. Topor RearExit Model
:; THEDEFIANT 5, SecondaryCombustionChamber THERESOLUTE
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