Harman TLC 2000 Stove - Manual

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 6 Operation The Stove Doors Your stove has a large glass-paneled door for loading an d f ire viewin g, a separate smaller do or f or rem ovingash es an d a top loadin g doo r. To open th e glass do or,turn the handles clockwise and pull out; to close the door,return the handles t...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 7 Air Controls Coal The primary air control for coal burning is a knob located on the bottom door. Sliding the knob to the left pro-vides less air for a smaller fire. Sliding the knob to the rightprovides more air for a larger fire.When burning wood thisknob should be all the way...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 8 load of dry wood. After adding the fuel, leave air setting atmaximum for 5 to 15 minutes. Then adjust the air controlsand blower speed for the desired heat output. Reloading. Once you have prepared and maintained a thick char- coal bed, you should be able to reload the stove, a...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 9 Building and Maintaining a Coal Fire Build a wood fire as described but instead of adding larger wood, limit the size to about 2" in diameter. Add enough2" wood that the firebox floor is covered with burning wood. After the wood is burning well for about five minutes, p...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 10 Disposal of Ashes . The TLC 2000 was designed to provide access to the ash pan without the need for openingthe main door. Wearing heavy protective gloves, open theash door and remove the ash pan by pulling it forward byth e handle. Close the ash do or b efor e taking the ash e...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 11 Like all fine equipment, your TLC 2000 re- qu ires some r outine maintenance an d inspectio n.Follow the guidelines in this section to guaranteesaf e, ef ficient op eration. The Stove Surface The stove’s exterior surface should be dusted periodically with a soft cloth. For mor...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 12 Gaskets Gaskets are used on the doors and top lid of the TLC 2000. You must check these gaskets from time to time, andreplace them when necessary. The gaskets are made of fi-berglass of different sizes (obtainable from Harman StoveDealer) and are fixed in place with a high tem...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 13 Installation DO NOT INSTALL IN A SLEEPING ROOM Assembly Blower ( Optional ) Bolt the blower to the bottom rear of the stove with four 1/4-20 bolts. Tighten the bolts, but do not overtighten. The power cord for the blower must be connected to a grounded outlet, and may not be r...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 14 Parallel versus Corner Installations A parallel installation is one in which the back and sides of the stove are parallel to the walls behindand to the side of the stove. A corner installation is onein which the back of the stove is positioned diagonallyacross a corner of the ...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 15 The Chimney System Creosote When wood is burned slowly, it produces tar and other organic vapors, as well as soot, which combine withexpelled moisture to form creosote . The creosote vaporscondense in the relatively cool chimney flue (associated witha slow burning fire). As a ...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 16 The NFPA (National F ire Pro tection Association) permits four methods for passing through a combustible wall.A commonly used method to pass through a wall directly to amasonry chimney is to clear a minimum 12"(300 mm) aroundthe entire chimney connector, and fill it with b...

TLC 2000 Coal Stove 18 Caution: Always wear fire-resistant gloves to operate the stove. The air control is hot while in operation. Installing to a Prefabricated Chimney When venting your TLC 2000 using a prefabri- cated chimney , b e su re to contact local buildin g co deauthorities, and to follow t...