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DAY ONE

1. Build a small kindling fire of newspaper and ruler sized pieces of wood directly on the floor of the oven against the side or back of the dome. Do not build the fire in the center of the oven. The temperature sensor (thermocouple) is located at the center of the floor one inch under the surface and will give false readings if the fire is placed on top of it. As the fire gets established, increase size of wood (2" to 3" in diameter) and maintain constantly for 7 to 9 hours. During this first fire period the oven should raise no more than 50 degrees F. per hour until a maximum of 250 degrees F. is reached.

2. At the end of the first day, put a fireplace sized piece of wood on the fire and install the doors to retain the heat for the night.

DAY TWO

1. Rekindle fire and continue to raise temperature 100 degrees per hour to an average cooking temperature of 500 degrees F. At this point you can start cooking and practicing with your product to determine what temperature is best for you.

During the first few days of operation, small amounts of water may appear dripping from the oven. This is normal and will stop within a few days.

NOTE:

If at anytime the oven is allowed to cool to room temperature for an extended period of time (two weeks or more) this heat-up procedure will need to be repeated to avoid thermal shocking of the refractory stone which can cause excessive cracking.

NOTE:

Small "crazing" cracks will occur with normal heating and cooling. They will not effect the performance or durability of the oven. If cracks of 1/32" or more develop, contact Wood Stone for evaluation.

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FIRST DAY

1. Make sure main gas supply is on (valve parallel with gas line).
2. Make sure Honeywell gas valves are in the on position.
3. Push ON/OFF button on controller. It may take a while for the gas to purge all the air from the gas lines.
4. Allow oven to operate at FACTORY SETTINGS for 1 hour (thermostat set at 200 degrees, radiant flame at its lowest setting).
5. After one hour, raise dome flame to 25% (~6 inch flame), hold this setting for 4 hours.
6. After 4 hours @ 25% flame, raise to 50% flame and hold for at least another 4 hours.

The oven can be left at this setting all night.

SECOND DAY

1. Set the floor temperature to 500 degrees.
2. Turn the radiant flame to 75% height.
3. The floor temperature should reach 500 degrees within about an hour. The oven is now ready for cooking, go to it!!

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FIRST DAY

1. Make sure main gas supply is on (valve parallel with gas line).
2. Make sure Honeywell gas valve is in the on position.
3. Push the ON/OFF button on the controller. It may take a while for the gas to purge all the air from the gas lines.
4. Allow oven to operate for 1 hour with the radiant flame at its lowest setting.
5. After one hour, raise the flame to 25% (~6 inch flame), hold this setting for 4 hours.
6. After 4 hours @ 25% flame, raise to 50% flame and hold for at least another 4 hours.

The oven can be left at this setting all night.

SECOND DAY

Turn the radiant flame to 75% height. The floor temperature should reach 500 degrees within about an hour. The oven is now ready for cooking, go to it!!

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FIRST DAY

THIS OVEN HAS BEEN CURED, HOWEVER SLOW WARMING IS STILL NECESSARY TO AVOID THERMAL SHOCKING OF THE OVEN WHICH CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE CRACKING.

FIRST FIRING— The infrared burner is preset for 200F, DO NOT ADJUST THE FLOOR SET POINT DURING THIS FIRST FIRING. Push the ON/OFF button on the controller, the hearth set point should display 200F.  The infrared/under floor burner will come on until the floor has warmed to 200F.

Build a small kindling fire of newspaper and ruler sized pieces of wood directly on the floor of the oven against the side of the dome. To start the fire in the oven, use a wad of newspaper or similar type of paper, with kindling or wood shavings on top, placed directly on the floor of the oven. Light with a match and add progressively larger pieces of wood until the fire will burn for 30 to 45 minutes without adding more wood. Do not build the fire in the center of the oven. The temperature sensor (thermocouple) is located 3/4 of the way back, at the center of the floor, one inch under the surface and will give false readings if the fire is placed on top of it. As the fire gets established, increase size of wood (2" to 3" in diameter) and maintain constantly for 7 to 9 hours. During this first fire period the oven should raise no more than 50 degrees F. per hour until a maximum of 250 degrees F. is reached.

At the end of the first day, turn the gas burner off, put a fireplace sized piece of wood on the fire and install the doors to retain the heat for the night.

SECOND DAY
Rekindle fire and continue to raise temperature 100 degrees per hour until the desired cooking temperature is reached. At this point you can program the set point of the controller for the desired floor temperature (see "Adjusting the Floor Set Point" on page 19). The infrared under floor gas burner is designed to act as an assist to the wood fire.

Note: Small "crazing" cracks will occur with normal heating and cooling. They will not effect the performance or durability of the oven. If cracks of 1/32" or more develop, contact Wood Stone for evaluation.

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