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K um a S to ves, In c. Ha yden, ID . USA M ODEL: SHAS T A Fuel-oil stove User Manua l for: -Installati on -Operatio n -Servicing Thi s m anu al con tain s inf or m at ion necessary f or the saf e install at ion and oper ation of y o ur Kum a m odel Shasta eith e r in resid ent i a l or mo bile hom es. Whil e most any one can in sta ll th eir o il s[...]
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CONTENTS Secti on 1 – S to v e pl acemen t, a i r requirem ents, an d clear ances… .. pg. 1 -2 2– T he flu e and flu e conn ection s… ……… …… … …… . .. pg. 2 -3 3– Fu e l tank inst allati on an d fuel lin e conn ect ion s …… … p g . 3 -4 4– Lig h t ing, adju stmen ts to carbu retor , and dr a f t stabi lizer adjustm[...]
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Th e ai r duct d o es n ot ne ed to c onn ect d i rectly t o th e stove as the duc t m ay term i nat e a t th e h ea rth top l e v e l . If ai r is ac cess ed t h r ough the wa l l, rem ove the ai r cov er at the stov e pe des t al b ac k, and i n st all a 4” or l arger duc t c o n nec t in g t h e stove pede s ta l an d the wall . A storm or dry[...]
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Draft is caused b y the gases inside the flue being hotter and lighte r t han the air outside , thus the ri s in g heate d gases carry out the product s of combustion . Since the flue “sucks” gases up the flue, it i s this suction that dra ws a i r into the pedestal area to fee d t he burn pot with the ai r needed for an effici ent, b l ue- fla[...]
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To pr ovi de correc t pres sure of the f uel supply t o your s to v e, the tan k o u tl et sh o ul d be b etween 16 ” an d 72” ab ove the ca rburet or on the stov e. Be s ure the sup port sy stem und er the tank is s afe an d ad equ ate as a f u l l 300 gal l o n t an k will we i gh ab out 2 000 lb . If y o u m u st in sta l l a tank b el o w t[...]
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LI GHTI NG : Initial lightin g s ho uld be undertaken by a qualified technician , w i t h a su it able pro be-type manome ter for checkin g the fl ue pressure. Alt ho ugh ad j usting the draft stabili zer b y “feel” i s possible, the most efficient method of tuning the stove i s at t h e start and with th e proper equi p ment. The custome r w h[...]
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High -fire : Th e fl am e sh oul d be b r igh t y e ll ow wi th a f ull fire -box heigh t to wh ere the fl a m e will begi n to brea k up an d termi nate 2” -3” b e l ow th e b affl e at stov e top. Th e b ase of t he fl ame at the b urn er r in g shoul d st i ll be bl ue, goin g to whi t e/y ell o w up to ti p of fl a m e, and the c atal y s t[...]
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0.090> 2 .3 ro aring, f lick eri ng f la me ide al o pe rati ng range 0.050> 1 .4 0.035> 0 .95 we ak, soo t y flame 0.020> 0 .5 ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 P o sitio n of th e c a rbu reto r k n o b draf t i n mm w ater g auge draf t i n inc hes w ate r gau ge SECTION 5 Servicing A NN[...]
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E VERY TW O WEE K S: *Th e de-coki n g ro d m ust be opera t ed a t l east twi ce a m onth to el imin ate carb on dep os i t s th at bui l d up wh ere oil e n ters the bu rner bo ttom : 1. Ope n acc ess door on si de of stove. 2. Twi st an d pull de -cokin g ro d ou t un t i l i t sto ps (a ngle b e n d o n the en d of th e rod wi ll be outsi de th[...]
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3. -Sto ve do o r no t clo s ed tightly . -Lo w draft p re ssure /draft st a bi lize r no t clo sing (che c k pre ssure ). -C a rbo n de p o s its at o i l en try (o pe rate de -cok i ng r od ) . -Co ld fl u e . -Pl ugg ed flue . -W ind condi tion s causi ng pre ssure to be out o f limi t s. -F aul ty catal y st. 4. -An y pro b lem s in (3 ) abo ve[...]
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SECTION 7 Firepl ace Installation Instructions Your Sh as ta Oi l Hea r th s tove can b e ins t all ed in f r o n t of a fi r epla ce , t h ere by ut il i zing the fi replace fl ue . The m o del Shas ta m a y be vented out the rear an d up th e fi replace usi ng a 4” stai nl e ss s teel li ner to th e ch i m ney to p . Th e m o del Sh asta m a y [...]
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SECTION 8 Lim ited Lif eti me W arran ty Your K um a m odel Shasta is wa r ran t ed agai n st defec t s i n m ateri als or workm anshi p acc o rdi n g to the f o ll ow i ng: *Stov e b o dy , all weld ed steel com po n e n ts– Lif et im e, to the ori ginal purcha ser. *B urni ng sys te m (stainl ess steel b ur n pot, catal ys t, carb uretor, f uel[...]