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"DRY BURNING" YOUR HEATER / REMOVING CARBON FROM YOUR WICK Dry burning" your heater will cause a strong odor. For this reason it is best to "dry burn" your heater outdoors on a day that is completely calm and windless. If it s too windy outside you can consider a porch, breezeway or other room with all of the windows open to disperse the strong odor. Step 1 With your fuel tank nearly empty, burn your heater (without refueling) until the flames start to burn out, then raise the wick to it s highest possible setting and leave it there until it burns out completely. Wait 60 minutes then re-light the wick (with a match if necessary) and allow it to burn out again. Once the heater is cool to the touch, remove the cabinet and brush the top of the wick with an old tooth brush, or other stiff bristle brush, to remove any remaining ash. A canister type vacuum cleaner may be a useful tool in removing this ash. Step 2 the first step should remove most carbon and your wick should feel softer to the touch. If any part still feels hard, you can use small pliers to pinch these hard spots and break up the carbon into pieces. Clean these up before using your heater. After doing this, replace the cabinet, add a small amount of fuel, wait at least one hour and then repeat Step 1. Carry out Carbon Removal/Dry Burning within 5-7 days after your first use of your new heater to reduce carbon build-up on the wick’ s burning surface. Afterwards, Dry burn your heater anytime the wick appears to be hard. CHECK YOUR WICK OFTEN! Dry burn your heater and remove all fuel from your heater at the end of the heating season. Note: Burn your heater Dry, as noted above, weekly during the heating season. Check your wick often to see if CARBON REMOVAL/DRY BURNING is necessary. Carbon removal will NOT be effective if your fuel has been contaminated by water or any other liquid. In this case you must clean the fuel tank, replace the wick and soak it for 60 minutes in fresh, 1-K Kerosene. |
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