CCAT rocket stove/Operation and maintenance

This is the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manual for CCAT rocket stove. Please refer to it and keep it up to date with any O&M changes.

CAUTION: DO NOT TOUCH THE RIM OF THE ROCKET STOVE. IT GETS VERY HOT WHEN IN USE.

Operation

1. Locate a pot that will fit INSIDE of the barrel’s opening at the top. It should NOT sit on the rim of the rocket stove.
2. Make sure that the chimney is securely attached to the back of the stove
3. Prepare kindling that is approximately 1’ to 1.5’ long and less than 8” in diameter. Multiple pieces should be able to fit inside the fuel feeding chamber without hanging too far out of the shelf.
4. Place kindling or alternative fire starter inside of the fuel feeding chamber
5. Ignite the fire
6. Once the fire has ignited, place your pot INSIDE of the barrel
7. As the kindling burns, push sticks into the fire, slowly feeding the fire one stick at a time
8. While operating, be careful not to touch the top rim of the stove (the “pot skirt”) as it can get very hot
9. Feed with kindling until desired cooking result is reached, then carefully remove the pot from the stove
10. The stove – the ceramic chamber in particular – will remain hot for sometime after use. Allow the stove to cool.
11. Periodically clear debris out of the combustion chamber before next use

Maintenance

Introduce this maintenance section.

Schedule

This is when to maintain what. We are still working on the best format for this. It may be a table eventually, but for now use the bullets below.

Daily

• A daily task
• A daily task

Weekly

• a weekly task
• a weekly task

Monthly

• a monthly task
• a monthly task

Yearly

• a yearly task
• a yearly task

Every __ years

• task
• task

Instructions

This is how to maintain. The step by step how to template {{How to}} is most likely best for this part.

Troubleshooting

This is only how to troubleshoot basic operation. For complex issues, the solution might just say contact ________. It should be a table in this format:

Suggestions for future changes

This is where to lay out suggestions for how to make the project function better in the future.