Harman Stove Company II manual

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    Magnafire Mark I Magnafire Mark II Magnafire Mark III Installation and Operator’ s Manual Caution: Read W arnings and Safety Considerations/Recommendations For Safe Installation & Operation. Please “Read Carefully .” “Built T o A Standar d Not A Price” 2004[...]

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    Thank Y ou . . . THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A HARMAN ST OVE AND FOR READING THIS OWNER’S MANUAL. It is our desire to provide as much data as needed to allow you to install and operate your Harman Stove in the safest manner possible. If you have any questions regarding your Harman Stove which were not covered in this manual, contact your local deale[...]

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    1 Index INTRODUCTION READ ALL INFORMA TION “PRIOR” T O PROCEEDING WITH INST ALLA TION, AND CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR PREV AILING FIRE ORDINANCES AND RECOMMENDA TIONS. 1. SAFETY CONSIDERA TIONS - W arnings to owner/operator of possible dangers, fire hazards and cautions. 1.1 Keep children away -- may cause serious burns. 1.2 Fuel/Fir[...]

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    2 1.1 KEEP CHILDREN A W A Y - MA Y CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS C A U T I O N : A L L S U R F AC ES OF ST OVE ARE HOT . DO NOT T OUCH. K E E P CHILDREN A WA Y . SERIOUS BURNS WILL RESUL T IF TOUCHED. THIS IS A HEA T PRODUCING APPLI- AN CE . SE RI OU S BU RN S MA Y RESUL T IF THE STOVE IS TOUCHED DURING FIRING. 1.2 FUEL/FIRING W ARNINGS DANGER! FIRE HAZARD! [...]

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    3 No damper , heat saver , or automat - ic v en t d am per de vi ce s ho uld b e installed in or on the smoke pipe. NO O TH ER A P P L I A N C E S SHOULD BE VENTED TO THIS FLUE! CAUTION: THE CHIMNEY MUST BE A CLASS “A” CHIMNEY IN GOOD OPERA TION CONDITION. NOTE: THE USE OF ALUMINUM TYPE “B” GAS VENT F OR SOLID FUELS IS UNSAFE AND PROHIBIT -[...]

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    4 H. Multiple V enting - No more than one device shall vent into the same chimney flue. THE MOST IMPORT ANT THING T O REMEMBER ABOUT CHIMNEYS IS THEIR NEED FOR MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING. IF CHIMNEYS ARE N O T CLEAN ED ON A F R E Q U E N T BASIS. IT WILL AFFECT THE DRAFT , AS WELL AS BEING A CONTRIBUT- ING CAUSE TO A CHIMNEY FIRE. CAUTION ANYTIME YOU[...]

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    5 B. Burns Three Sizes of Anthracite - Y ou can burn pea, nut or stove coal with these stoves. C. Exterior Shaker-Lever - For greater saf e ty (fr om g ett in g b ur ned ) an d greater convenience (no need for sep - arate tools). I M P O R T A NT! W H EN S HAK I NG I S COMPLETED, TURN THE SHAKER UNTIL THE GRA TES ARE FLA T AND HORIZONT AL. KEEP ASH[...]

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    6 or the elbow should be installed inside the f lue connector o n the stove. It should be held in place by drilling three hol es t hrou gh the p ip e. T he hol es should be of suitable diameter for the sheet metal screws or pop rivets used for fastening. A straight section of pipe or an elbow must now be installed. A bar ome tr ic d amp e r m ay b [...]

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    7 CAU T ION ! BE FO RE CLE A NIN G C H I M N E Y AN D SM OK E P IP E B E SURE FIRE IS OUT AND INSIDE OF ST OVE IS COOL. Cleanin g The Chi mney and Smok e Pipe A void chimney fires. On a regular schedule, check for creosote and soot buildup in the chimney , smoke pipe and spiral chamber . They must be kept clean. Keep a professional chimney sweep in[...]

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    8 8.4 Shaking Shaking should be done only when there is a hot fire. Th e fr eq ue ncy o f s hak in g w il l depend on the type of stove and the degree of burning. Shaking should be done at least once a day , and prefer - ably twice a day . B est r es ul ts fr om s ha ki ng w it h Harman grates will occur if short “chop - py” strokes are used ra[...]

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    9 11. Optional Hot W ater Coil (Not A vailable For Mark I) PLUMBING DIAGRAM FOR THERMO-SIPHON METHOD - MAX. DIST ANCE 10 FT . COIL INST ALLA TION (See Coil Diagram on Page 14) Place one of the nuts supplied on each leg of the coil. Place coil through the holes in the back of the firebox and adjust the nuts so the pipes stick out about 1 1/4 to 1 1/[...]

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    10 PLUMBING DIAGRAM FOR CIRCULA TING PUMP METHOD - MORE THAN 10 FT . CIRCULA TING PUMP METHOD (MORE THAN 10 FEET) This method is used when the hot water heater tank is more than ten feet away from the stove or the stove is on a higher level than the hot water heater tank. In addition to a circulator pump, you may want to add an aquastat to thermost[...]

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    Harman Stove Company warrants its products to be free from defects in material or workmanship, in normal use and service, for a period of 6 years from the date of sales invoice and for mechanical and electrical failures, in normal use and service, for a period of 3 years from the date of sales invoice. If defective in material or workmanship, durin[...]

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    MIP-9331 Rev . 07/04[...]